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Cunninghamand Ashley 2002 PMS
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total sample (81% men, 19% women). Next, consistent with the gradmg
policy of the university, students were divided into two groups based on per-
formance of the Pitching Wedge S M s Test: high performers with scores of
8 or above ( n = 4 3 ) and low performers with scores of 7 or below (n=28).
Next, a 2 x 2 chi-square analysis was carried out to assess whether the fre-
quency of debilitating interpreters and fachtating interpreters varied by s k d
level. The analysis indicated no differences in the Astribution by skill level
(xIZ= .580, ns). Distributions are given in Table 1.
TABLE 1
TABLE 2
MFANSA N D STANDARD
DEVIATIONS
OF I N T E N S I ~ DIRECTION
AND O F TRAIT
ANXIETY
DISCUSSION
Results stand in opposition co prior findings concerning hrection of
trait anxiety in the sport and exercise setting (Jones, et a/., 1994; Jones &
Swain, 1995; Perry & Wdiarns, 1998) in chat perceived direction of trait anx-
iety did not Affer between the high and low performers. That the present
study specifically examined participants competing a t an extremely low level
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