Table 2. Emotional states experienced before best, worst, and injured performance among 59 athletes.
Best performance |
Injured Performance |
Worst performance |
Affect |
Freq % |
Intensity M |
Affect |
Freq % |
Intensity M |
Affect |
Freq % |
Intensity M |
Motivated |
63 |
8.3 |
Motivated |
58 |
8.0 |
Nervous |
37 |
6.8 |
Confident |
59 |
7.1 |
Confident |
49 |
6.9 |
Anxious |
31 |
6.6 |
Determined |
51 |
8.4 |
Aggressive |
39 |
6.8 |
Determined |
25 |
7.0 |
Anxious |
51 |
5.7 |
Determined |
37 |
7.9 |
Tense |
24 |
5.8 |
Aggressive |
49 |
6.5 |
Anxious |
36 |
5.7 |
Calm |
24 |
4.5 |
Energetic |
46 |
8.3 |
Nervous |
34 |
6.4 |
Excited |
22 |
6.3 |
Nervous |
44 |
5.8 |
Energetic |
27 |
8.8 |
Annoyed |
22 |
5.9 |
Freq = frequency.