1. Anxious Swimmers

2. Background Cognitive vs. Somatic Anxiety Cognitive vs. Somatic Anxiety Outcome measures Outcome measures Inter vs. Intra Individual performance Inter vs. Intra Individual performance CA = linear performance CA = linear performance SC = linear performance SC = linear performance SA = inverted U performance SA = inverted U performance

3. Task & Anxiety CA or SA more detrimental to fine task? CA or SA more detrimental to fine task? Task Duration & SA Task Duration & SA Task Complexity & SA Task Complexity & SA –Decision characteristics –Perceptual characteristics –Motor Response characteristics

4. Purpose & Hypotheses Clean up previous methodological issues. Clean up previous methodological issues. #1: CA more related to performance than SA #1: CA more related to performance than SA #2: SA = inverted U; CA & SA = linear. #2: SA = inverted U; CA & SA = linear. #3: Short duration w/ h or l task complexity events have a stronger relationship between SA and performance. #3: Short duration w/ h or l task complexity events have a stronger relationship between SA and performance.

5. Method 2 Samples 2 Samples 1: CSAI-2 3X (early, mid, championship) 1: CSAI-2 3X (early, mid, championship) 2: CSAI-2 2X (2 days prior to competition and again w/in 1 hour of race) 2: CSAI-2 2X (2 days prior to competition and again w/in 1 hour of race) Perf. measure: Current – PR = score Perf. measure: Current – PR = score –Converted to 50m scores Duration: >100=S; 200 400=M; 800 100=S; 200 400=M; 800<=L Complexity: based upon event Complexity: based upon event

6. Results from #1 CA & SC significantly related to perf. 3X CA & SC significantly related to perf. 3X –SA only at mid. Anxious swimmer DO swim slower Anxious swimmer DO swim slower SC relationship to performance supported SC relationship to performance supported CSAI-2-cog = better predictor variable CSAI-2-cog = better predictor variable

7. Results from #2 & #3 All three predictions supported. (2) All three predictions supported. (2) Duration: Duration: –S events: CSAI-2-som significant (cog still stronger). –M: CSAI-2-som declined –L: CSAI-2-som increased again Complexity: Complexity: –CSAI-2-som more important on both ends Not the same though. Not the same though.