Sports Competitive Anxiety and Burnout Level of Polytechnic University of the Philippines Student-Athletes: Basis for a Proposed Intervention Program

Abstract

This study examines the competitive anxiety when it comes to sports, and the burnout level of respondent Student-athletes and their significant difference when respondents were grouped according to profile. Subjects Participants were the 167 student-athletes of Polytechnic University of the Philippines. The Procedure Sport Competitive Anxiety Test (SCAT), developed by Rainer Martens in 1990) was administered to determine each athletes level of sports competitive anxiety. The composite scores (CS) were analyzed according to SCAT score analysis norms. The Athlete Burnout Instrument (ABI) from Athlete Burnout Questionnaire (ABQ; Raedeke, 1997; Raedeke & Smith, 2001) was also administered to identify the level of burnout of each respondent. Frequency distribution, percentage and weighted mean were used to interpret the Responses gathered. T-test was used for the analysis of the two independent variables. One-way ANOVA was used to know the significant difference between the level of sports competitive anxiety and burnout of the respondents when grouped according to the respondents’ profile. Results based on the Sports Competitive Anxiety Test, revealed that the Athletes had an average level of anxiety. Findings from the Athletes Burnout Instrument showed that the level of burnout was medium level. Since the f-values and p-values were greater than .05, assumed level of significance, the null hypotheses were accepted. When the respondents were grouped according to profile, their levels of sports competitive anxiety and burnout do not vary significantly. Hence, statistically the same. An Intervention Program is recommended to meet the pressing need of the student-athletes to eliminate or decrease the occurrence of anxiety and burnout in their daily workload (academic and athletic). The program includes swimming activities that can be adapted by different coaches in their respective team.