Sport Competition Anxiety Test

Anxiety tests come in many forms, and designed for different set of patients. All these tests work because they are designed with the specific target population in mind. An example of an anxiety test employed right now is the sport competition anxiety test.

This is a test designed with the athletes in mind and questions in the test are formulated in such a way that the athletes’ anxiety level can be determined.

The sport competition anxiety test or the SCAT was first developed in 1990 by Martens, Vealy and Burton. This specific anxiety test is composed of a series of questions that can be answered by ‘Rarely’, ‘Sometimes’ or ‘Often’.

The test is a listing of 15 questions, and all questions relates to everyday simple activities that can be experienced by athletes.

For example athletes will be asked if “competing against others is socially enjoyable”, and the athletes are expected to answer it with ‘Rarely’, ‘Sometimes’ or ‘Often’.

A button field is provided for in the test and the athlete is expected to select the appropriate button.

After all the questions have been answered, the ‘Analyze’ button is provided for at the end of te test and this will be selected to see the test result. The SCAT score by the patient may range from the lowest of 10 to a high score of 30. A score of 10  in the sport competition anxiety test means that the athlete in question has a low level of anxiety, and a score of 30 suggest that the athlete is stressed.

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