The purposes of this study were to compare the effects of different sex、age、experience time、skill; level and sport participation on trait anxiety.
By using Martens'Sport Competition Anxiety Test (SCAT) 860 male and female subjects sampled from 106 colleges were tested and the following findings were revealed:
1.Female athletes showed higher trait anxiety level than male athletes (P＜.01).
2.From male athletes, it was found very siginficent differences on trait anxiety level (P＜.01) among the subject with different age groups, but not from the female athletes.
3.From female athletes, it was found very siginficant differences on trait anxiety level (P＜.01) among the subject with different experience time, but not from the male athletes.
4.There were no siginficant differences on trait anxiety level (P＜.01) between both of male and female athletes with different skill level.
5.There were significant differences on trait anxiety level (P＜.01) between both of male and female athletes in individual sports and team sports. Further invesitgation found that individual sports athletes possess higher trait anxiety level than team sports athletes.
6.Only from female athletes, very significant differences on trait anxiety level (P＜.01) between direct sports and parallel sports were found. Further investigation found that female parallel sports athletes possess higher trait anxiety level than direct sport athletes.
7.Only from female athletes, very significant differences on trait anxiety level (P＜.01) between closed skill sports and open skill sports were found. Further investigation found that female closed skill sports athletes possess higher trait anxiety level than open skill sports athletes.
8.Only from male athletes, very significant differences on trait anxiety level (P＜.01) between combat sports and non-combat sports were found. Further investigation found that male combat sports athletes possess higher trait anxiety level than non-combat sports athletes.
