The purpose of this investigation was to study the relationship between sports, skill level, and gender with selected cognitive psychological factors of elite and nonelite level athletes. The Psychological Skills Inventory for Sports(PSIS) was adminis...
The purpose of this investigation was to study the relationship between sports, skill level, and gender with selected cognitive psychological factors of elite and nonelite level athletes. The Psychological Skills Inventory for Sports(PSIS) was administered to a random sample of male and female athletes. Subjects for this research were 283 elite and nonelite athletes participating in the sports of Shooting, Archery, Basketball, and Handball. A skill level by sports by gender (2×4×2) MANOVA resulted in significant main effects for skill level, sports, gender, and for the interactions between skill level and sports and gender. Followup 3-way ANOVA and post-hoc comparisons(Duncan) were utilized to clarify the significant relationships. A series of statistical analyses indicated the following results: 1. Elite athletes displayed higher cognitive psychological skills score than nonelite athletes in anxiety control, concentration, confidence, motivation and emphasized more team goal than nonelits athletes. 2. Male athletes displayed higher cognitive psychological skills scores than female athletes in motivation, confidence. 3. Basketball athletes were observed to display higher anxiety control and motivation scores than other sports. 4. Athletes in close sports(Shooting, Archery) displayed higher mental preparation scores than athletes in open sports(Handball, Basketball). 5. Athletes in shooting observed to display higher confidence score than other sports. 6. Athletes in close sports(Shooting, Archery) emphasized more team goals than athletes in open sports (Handball, Basketball).