Sports Psychology

Sports Psychology

Predicting Anxiety in Athlete Students Based on Coherent Self-Knowledge: Examining the Mediating Role of Mentalization

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Seyed Mohammad Ebrahim Montazeri 1
Anis Khoshlahjeh Sedgh 2
1 Mc in Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychology, Qom Medical Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qom, Iran.
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, Qom Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran
10.48308/mbsp.2022.1059.1018
Abstract
Purpose: The present study aimed to predict anxiety in athlete students based on integrative self-awareness with the mediation of mentalization.
Methods: The research method was descriptive-correlational. The statistical population consisted of all athlete students studying Physical Education and Sport Sciences at Qom Medical Sciences University, from which 453 participants were selected by availabily sampling. The research instruments included Beck Anxiety Inventory, Integrative Self-Awareness Scale, and Dimitrijević et al.'s Mentalization Scale. Structural equation modeling was conducted using fit indices based on SPSS and AMOS softwares.
Results: Results indicated that anxiety was predicted by integrative self-awareness in athlete students (P= 0.001, β = -0.400). Anxiety was also predicted by mentalization (P= 0.001, β = -0.449) in athlete students. Furthermore, anxiety was predicted based on integrative self-awareness mediated by mentalization (P= 0.001, β = 0.324).
Conclusion: In conclusion, anxiety in athlete students was predicted by integrative self-awareness with the mediation of mentalization. Therfore, it is recommended that to reducing anxiety in athlete students should involve considerating the variables of integrative self-awareness and  mentalization.
Keywords
Anxiety
Athlete Students
Coherent Self-Knowledge
Mentalization
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-022-03614-w

Sports Psychology
Volume 17, Issue 1
2025
Pages 140-154

  • Receive Date 18 May 2022
  • Revise Date 31 December 2022
  • Accept Date 09 April 2023