The Mediating Role of Psychological Resilience in the Relationship Between Pre-Competition Anxiety and Perceived Athletic Performance = 대학 에어로빅 체조 선수의 경기 전 불안과 지각된 운동수행 간의 관계에서 심리적 회복탄력성의 매개 역할

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

In competitive sports, psychological factors are closely related to athletes’ performance. Among these factors, pre-competition anxiety is widely regarded as an important psychological state that may be negatively associated with athletes’ perceived performance in competition. At the same time, psychological resilience, as a positive psychological resource, may help athletes cope with pressure, adapt to challenging situations, and maintain stable performance. As aerobic gymnastics requires technical precision, concentration, coordination, expressive quality, and emotional control, it is particularly important to examine the relationships among pre-competition anxiety, psychological resilience, and perceived athletic performance in this context. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the relationship between pre-competition anxiety and perceived athletic performance among collegiate aerobic gymnastics athletes and to further examine the possible mediating role of psychological resilience in this relationship. This study adopted a cross-sectional survey design. A total of 421 collegiate aerobic gymnastics athletes participated in the study. Standardized scales were used to measure pre-competition anxiety, psychological resilience, and perceived athletic performance. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, structural equation modeling, and mediation analysis.
This study adopted a cross-sectional survey design. A total of 421 collegiate aerobic gymnastics athletes participated in the study. Standardized scales were used to measure pre-competition anxiety, psychological resilience, and perceived athletic performance. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, structural equation modeling, and mediation analysis.
The results suggested that pre-competition anxiety was significantly and negatively associated with perceived athletic performance and psychological resilience, whereas psychological resilience was significantly and positively associated with perceived athletic performance. In addition, psychological resilience partially mediated the relationship between pre-competition anxiety and perceived athletic performance.
This study contributes to a deeper understanding of the relationships among pre-competition anxiety, psychological resilience, and perceived athletic performance. Theoretically, it extends research on these variables in the field of sport psychology and provides empirical support for the possible mediating role of psychological resilience in competitive sports. Practically, the findings suggest that reducing excessive pre-competition anxiety and strengthening psychological resilience may help collegiate aerobic gymnastics athletes maintain more stable perceived athletic performance. In terms of real-world significance, this study provides useful guidance for coaches, athletes, and sport practitioners in developing psychological training and pre-competition intervention strategies.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• I. INTRODUCTION 1
• 1. The necessity of the study 1
• 2. The purpose of the study 3
• 3. The significance of the study 4
• 3.1 Theoretical Significance 4
• 3.2 Practical Significance 5
• 4. The research questions 5
• 5. Research design 6
• 6. Limitations 6
• 7. Definition of terminologies 7
• 7.1 Pre-competition anxiety 7
• 7.2 Psychological resilience 8
• 7.3 Perceived Performance of Aerobic Gymnastics Athletes 9
• II. LITERATURE REVIEW 10
• 1. Pre-Competition Anxiety 10
• 1.1 Theoretical Understanding of Pre-Competition Anxiety 10
• 1.2 Review of Studies on Pre-Competition Anxiety 12
• 2. Psychological Resilience 13
• 2.1 Theoretical Understanding of Psychological Resilience 13
• 2.2 Review of Studies on Psychological Resilience 14
• 3. Perceived Athletic Performance of Competitive Aerobic Gymnasts 16
• 3.1 Characteristics of Perceived Athletic Performance in Aerobic Gymnastics 16
• 3.2 Review of Studies on Perceived Athletic Performance 17
• 4. Research on the Relationship Among Psychological Resilience, Pre-Competition Anxiety, and Perceived Athletic Performance 19
• 4.1 Pre-Competition Anxiety and Perceived Athletic Performance 21
• 4.2 Pre-Competition Anxiety and Psychological Resilience 22
• 4.3 Psychological Resilience and Perceived Athletic Performance 23
• 4.4 Mediating Role of Psychological Resilience 25
• III. METHODS 27
• 1. Research subject 27
• 1.1 Participants and Data Collection 27
• 2. Survey Instruments 28
• 2.1 Pre-Competition Anxiety 28
• 2.2 Psychological Resilience 28
• 2.3 Perceived Athletic Performance 29
• 3. Validity and Reliability Testing of the Measurement Instruments 29
• 4. Confirmatory Factor Analysis 30
• 5. Statistical Analysis 38
• 6. Research Hypotheses 39
• IV. RESULTS 40
• 1. Descriptive Statistics 40
• 2.Discriminant Validity and Correlation Analysis 41
• 3. Hypothesis Testing Results 43
• 3.1 Meditation Analysis 44
• V. DISCUSSION 46
• 1. Association Between Pre-Competition Anxiety and Perceived Athletic Performance 46
• 2. Association Between Pre-Competition Anxiety and Psychological Resilience 48
• 3. Role of Psychological Resilience in Perceived Athletic Performance 49
• 4. Mediating Role of Psychological Resilience 51
• 5. Theoretical Implications and Practical Applications 53
• 6. Limitations and Future Directions 54
• VI. CONCLUSIONS 55
• REFERENCES 56
• Appendix 63
• 국문초록 73