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Background <p>The PanHellenic Interscholastic Regatta presents a unique competitive environment for adolescent rowers, combining athletic performance with university admission bonus points. This dual-pressure context may influence athletes’ psychological states, particularly competitive anxiety, self-confidence, and motivational orientation.</p> Methods <p>A total of 132 school-age rowers (66 males, 66 females; aged 15–18&#xa0;years) competing at the Panhellenic Interscholastic Regatta participated in the study. Athletes completed validated Greek versions of the Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-II (CSAI-II) and the Task and Ego Orientation in Sport Questionnaire (TEOSQ) approximately 30–60&#xa0;min before competition. Differences across age groups were examined using ANCOVA with previous experience as covariate, while the relationship between the CSAI-II constructs and TEOSQ was assessed with point-biserial correlation coefficient.</p> Results <p>Overall levels of anxiety and self-confidence were comparable to those reported in similar youth sport populations. No significant differences were observed between age groups in cognitive anxiety, somatic anxiety, or self-confidence (<i>p</i> &gt; 0.05), regardless of accounting for prior experience. Goal orientation was not significantly associated with cognitive anxiety or self-confidence; however, a small-to-moderate significant negative relationship was found between task orientation and somatic anxiety (<i>r</i> = -0.18, <i>p</i> &lt; 0.05), indicating that more task-oriented athletes experienced lower physiological symptoms of anxiety.</p> Conclusions <p>School-age rowers competing in the Panhellenic Interscholastic Regatta demonstrated no differences in their psychological profiles across age groups, potentially due to prior competitive experience and similar sport exposure. Task-oriented motivation appears to have a weak-to-moderate relationship with somatic anxiety. These findings provide some information from an original and unexplored context on how to support young athletes in such environments.</p>

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Psychological insights into school-age Greek rowers at Interscholastic Regatta: a cross-sectional study

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    2026年7月20日

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  • Eleni Dimakopoulou,
  • Stavroula Ntomali,
  • Socratis Kaloupsis,
  • Mary Karydaki,
  • Theodoros M. Bampouras

摘要

Background

The PanHellenic Interscholastic Regatta presents a unique competitive environment for adolescent rowers, combining athletic performance with university admission bonus points. This dual-pressure context may influence athletes’ psychological states, particularly competitive anxiety, self-confidence, and motivational orientation.

Methods

A total of 132 school-age rowers (66 males, 66 females; aged 15–18 years) competing at the Panhellenic Interscholastic Regatta participated in the study. Athletes completed validated Greek versions of the Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-II (CSAI-II) and the Task and Ego Orientation in Sport Questionnaire (TEOSQ) approximately 30–60 min before competition. Differences across age groups were examined using ANCOVA with previous experience as covariate, while the relationship between the CSAI-II constructs and TEOSQ was assessed with point-biserial correlation coefficient.

Results

Overall levels of anxiety and self-confidence were comparable to those reported in similar youth sport populations. No significant differences were observed between age groups in cognitive anxiety, somatic anxiety, or self-confidence (p > 0.05), regardless of accounting for prior experience. Goal orientation was not significantly associated with cognitive anxiety or self-confidence; however, a small-to-moderate significant negative relationship was found between task orientation and somatic anxiety (r = -0.18, p < 0.05), indicating that more task-oriented athletes experienced lower physiological symptoms of anxiety.

Conclusions

School-age rowers competing in the Panhellenic Interscholastic Regatta demonstrated no differences in their psychological profiles across age groups, potentially due to prior competitive experience and similar sport exposure. Task-oriented motivation appears to have a weak-to-moderate relationship with somatic anxiety. These findings provide some information from an original and unexplored context on how to support young athletes in such environments.