Niveles de ansiedad entre estudiantes que inician y culminan la carrera en actividad física / Anxiety levels among students who start and finish their studies in physical activity

Introducción: La ansiedad es una respuesta del organismo a una alteración del estado mental, causada por un estímulo endógeno o exógeno que afecta los niveles de equilibrio emocional, estrés y ansiedad de un estado óptimo determinado. Objetivo: Analizar los niveles de ansiedad presentados por estudiantes de primer y octavo nivel de la carrera en Ciencias de la Actividad Física, Deportes y Recreación de la Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE. Métodos: Se aplicó el Inventario de Situaciones y Respuestas de Ansiedad (ISRA) para medir la ansiedad cognitiva en 41 alumnos (7 mujeres y 34 varones) del primer (34 alumnos) y octavo (7 alumnos) semestre académico inmediatamente de iniciar sus exámenes finales. Se aplicó la Prueba no paramétrica U de Mann-Whitney (p≤ 0,05), estableciendo la existencia o no de diferencias significativas. Resultados: Mann-Whitney estableció la no existencia de diferencias significativas entre los semestres estudiados (p=0,282), existiendo un mayor rango promedio en el octavo semestre (25,50) en comparación al primer semestre (20,07). La media del índice de ansiedad cognitiva fue menor en el primer semestre (48 puntos) que el octavo (55 puntos), existiendo una media de ansiedad cognitiva desde el punto de vista cualitativo descrito como de ansiedad moderada a ansiedad marcada en ambos grupos. Se demostró extremos de ansiedad individual en el primer semestre que requieren atención especializada. Conclusiones: Las causas de los niveles de ansiedad individual y colectiva se originan en los distintos niveles adaptativos presentados por cada grupo estudiado, que independientemente de ser distintos ameritan la toma de acciones específicas(AU)

Introduction: Anxiety is a response of organism to an mental state alteration, caused by an endogenous or exogenous stimulus that affects the emotional balance levels, stress and anxiety of a certain optimal state. Objective: To analyze the anxiety presented levels of by students of the first and eighth level in the career in Physical Activity, Sports and Recreation Sciences of the Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE. Methods: The Inventory of Situations and Anxiety Answers (ISRA) is applied to measure cognitive anxiety in 41 students (7 women and 34 men) of the first (34 students) and eighth (7 students) academic semester immediately after beginning their final exams. . The non-parametric Mann-Whitney U test (p≤0.05) is applied, establishing the existence or not of significant differences. Results: Mann-Whitney established the non-existence of significant differences between the semesters studied (p = 0.282), with a higher average range in eighth semester (25.50) compared to first semester (20.07). The cognitive anxiety index mean was lower in first semester (48 points) than the eighth (55 points), there being an average of cognitive anxiety from qualitative point of view described as moderate anxiety to marked anxiety in both groups. Extreme individual anxiety levels are shown in the first semester that require specialized attention. Conclusions: The causes of individual and collective levels anxiety originate in different adaptive levels presented by each group studied, which independently of being different merit the taking of specific actions(AU)

Relationship between Cognitive Anxiety and Performance in Closed Loop Skill Sports / 정신신체의학

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this meta-analysis study was to examine the relationship between cognitive anxiety and performance in closed loop skill sports. METHODS: A comprehensive literature search was conducted using databases including Korean Information Service System, DBpia, Research Information Sharing Service, and National Assembly Library from 1980 to 2015. Search terms included ‘Golf’, ‘Shooting’, ‘Archery’, ‘Anxiety’, and ‘Performance’. Standardized mean difference and 95% CI(confidence intervals) were calculated, and the heterogeneity of the studies was estimated using Q statistic. RESULTS: Ten studies have satisfied the inclusion criteria. The main findings indicate that cognitive anxiety was significantly reverse correlated with performance in closed loop skill sports(r=-.198). The mean effect size for men(r=-.31) was significantly greater than that for women(r=-.05). CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest that cognitive anxiety in closed loop skill sports is correlated with performance of athletes. Future study related to psychological aspects on athletes in sports is required in order to understand the specific evidence of relationship between anxiety and performance.