قلق المنافسة و علاقته بدافعية الإنجاز لدى لاعبي دوري المناصير لكرة القدم في الأردن

Abstract EN

This study aimed at identifying the level of competition anxiety and achievement motivation among the players of Al-Mnaseer football league as well as identifying the relationship between competition anxiety and achievement motivation according to the variables of (age, educational level, and playing experience).

The study used the descriptive approach.

The study sample consisted of 237 players distributed to 12 teams.

The researcher used the following statistical methods (percentage, Cronbach alpha for internal consistency, means, standard deviations, one way analysis of variance, the least significant difference (LSD ), and Pearson correlation coefficient) in order to find out the study results.

The results showed that the level of competition anxiety and achievement motivation among the players of Al-Manaseer football league was medium.

The results showed that there are no statistically significant differences at the significance level of (α≤0.05) according to the variables of age and educational qualification regarding the level of competition anxiety.

While the results showed that there are statistically significant differences at the significance level of (α≤0.05) in the level of competition anxiety according to the variable of the playing experience in favor of ( less than 3 years of experience).

The results also showed that there is a relationship between the level of competition anxiety and achievement motivation.

The study recommended a number of recommendations; most notably, conducting workshops that illustrate the importance of reducing the level of competition anxiety among the players of Al-Mnaseer football league