Competitive Anxiety: A Role Between Mental Toughness and Self-Confidence in Karate Athletes?

Feny Pascalia Ratu (University of 17 August 1945 Surabaya)
Suryanto (Airlangga University)
Dyan Evita Santi (University of 17 August 1945 Surabaya)

Jurnal Multidisiplin Madani (MUDIMA)
Vol. 5 No. 2 (2025): February 2025

This research study aims to determine the relationship between mental toughness and self-confidence with competitive anxiety in karate athletes. The subjects in this study were 227 karate athletes from NTT who would take part in the competitive. Purposive sampling was used as a sampling technique and this study used Spearman-Brown analysis. Data collection in this study was obtained from the results of distributing scales via google form and directly between subjects using a Likert scale. The results of the study on the second hypothesis show that there is a significant negative relationship between mental toughness and competitive anxiety. Assuming that the higher the mental toughness, the lower the competitive anxiety in karate athletes. The third hypothesis also shows that there is a significant negative relationship between self-confidence and competitive anxiety. Assuming that the higher the self-confidence, the lower the competitive anxiety in karate athletes.