M.A. Thesis:

The role of Dimensions of Perfectionism in predicting Competitive anxiety and Self confidence,in Adolescent Girls Volleyball

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between subscales of perfectionism with competitive anxiety and self esteem in In teenage girl volleyball players. 105 volunteers from teenage girl volleyball in Mashhad were selected in a purposeful and accessible way. The Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale 2 of the Competitive Anxiety Scale 2 was completed. To analyze the data in the descriptive statistics section, the mean and standard deviation and the inferential statistics of Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression were used by SPSS version 19 software. The results showed that there was a significantly positive relationship between some dimensions of perfectionism (concern over mistakes, perceived pressure from parents, perceived pressure from coach and doubt on actions) and physical and cognitive anxiety, and there was a negative significant relationship between dimensions of personal standards and organizational criteria with physical and cognitive anxiety. Also there was a significantly negative relationship between concern over mistakes, perceived pressure from parents, perceived pressure from coach and doubt on actions with self confidence. In addition there was a positive significant relationship between personal standards and organizational criteria with self confidence.The results of multiple regression analysis showed that perfectionism factors are capable of explaining the variance of cognitive anxiety, physical anxiety and self confidence. The results of this study confirm the perfectionism construct as one of the factors influencing competitive anxiety and self-confidence in sport.

Keywords: competitive anxiety, self confidence, perfectionism, teenage girl