Table 4. State and trait anxiety levels and patterns of biogenetic temperament between athletes with and without winning experience. Data are means (±SD).

 

Winner
(n=110)

No winner
(n=167)

Statistics

t

p

State anxiety

47.0 (15.2)

50.7 (12.1)

2.13

.03 *

Trait anxiety

47.8 (13.4)

51.4 (14.1)

1.99

.04 *

Novelty Seeking

19.9 (5.2)

19.7 (5.2)

.48

.63

Harm Avoidance

18.1 (5.5)

18.5 (6.5)

.58

.56

Reward Dependence

15.4 (3.2)

14.4 (3.3)

2.41

.02 *

Persistence

4.9 (1.8)

4.4 (1.8)

2.29

.02 *

* p < 0.05. Winner: athletes who had the experience of the 1st or the final winner