Does repetitive thinking mediate the relationship between self-compassion and competition anxiety in athletes?

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Table 1. Demographic data of the participating athletes

Type of sport	Soccer (n = 127)	Handball (n = 103)	Individual sport (n = 63)	p	Significant differences
Sex (% women)	32.28	58.25	47.62	p < .001**
Mean age (SD)	24.19 (5.20)	28.05 (8.28)	22.02 (7.32)	p < .001*	Soccer, individual sport < handball
Sport experience (years) (SD)	17.37 (5.89)	18.63 (8.50)	14.13 (5.25)	p < .001*	Individual sport < soccer, handball
Sport practice (h per week) (SD)	2.52 (.93)	2.41 (1.05)	4.73 (2.10)	p < .001*	Soccer, handball < individual sport
League (% international, national)	20.47	29.12	39.68	p = .019**
Number of competitions (per year)	27.29 (9.75)	24.71 (11.45)	10.29 (5.09)	p < .001*	Individual sport < soccer, handball

n = number, p = p value, SD = standard deviation. *F-values; **Chi-Quadrat-value

Figure 1. Mean score (SD) of the WAI-T somatic anxiety (Figure 1a) and WAI-T concern (Figure 1b) dependent on gender and sport group

Table 2. Correlation between self-compassion, worry, rumination and competition anxiety

	SCS Positive	SCS Negative	Rumination	Worry	Anxiety-Concern	Anxiety-Somatic
SCS Positive	1	−.33**	−.24**	−.20**	−.14	−.16*
SCS Negative		1	.57**	.56**	.51**	.38**
Rumination			1	.62**	.43**	.30**
Worry				1	.49**	.36**
Anxiety-Concern					1	.55**
Anxiety-Somatic						1

**p < .001

*p < .01

Figure 2. Mediation for the relation of self-compassion (negative scale) and WAI-T somatic anxiety (Figure 2a) and WAI-T concern (Figure 2b) and the possible mediators: rumination and worry. B values are reported