The Power of Anxiety in Sports Achievement of Nigerian Secondary School Students:- Uzoka, R. N

ABSTRACT

This study was conducted to determine the relationship between general anxiety and achievement in sports among Nigerian secondary school students. The design accepted for the study was the correlation survey design. The sample was made up 356 student athletes proportionately selected from the 3 educational zones ofAbia State Nigeria. The instruments utilized for data collection were Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale (MAS), Researchers Designed Questionnaire (RDQ) and Students’ achievement records in sports. Two research hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The study employed multiple correlation statistical analysis to establish the nature ofrelationship between general anxiety and students’ achievement in sports. Z-test analysis was utilized to test the significance of the relationship. The results showed that all the correlation were significant at 5% level ofprobability. Findings showed that anxiety were highly related to achievement ofstudents in sports. It was recommended among other things that student athletes should be encouraged to utilize anxiety management techniques to overcome anxiety associated with competitive sports to enhance achievement in sports.