Trisnar Adi Prabowo1, Nevitaningrum2
1Physical Education Study, Universitas Muhammadiyah Brebes, Indonesia
2Department of Physical Education, Siliwangi University, Indonesia
Coach-Athlete Intimacy, Parental Support, Emotional Regulation on Anxiety in Indonesian Boxing Student-Athletes with Gender as a Moderator
J. Anthr. Sport Phys. Educ. 2026, 10(2), Ahead of Print | DOI: 10.26773/jaspe.260402
Abstract
The purpose to analyze coach-athlete intimacy, parental support, emotional regulation towards competition anxiety in boxing student athletes with gender as a moderating variable. This type of research is quantitative descriptive, while the number of subjects was 103 athletes (34 female boxers and 69 male boxers) and aged 14 – 18 years. The research utilized a questionnaire as a research instrument and the indicators of this variable were coach-athlete intimacy (closeness, commitment, complementarity), parental support (emotional, instrumental, informative, reward), emotional regulation (cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression), anxiety (Cognitive, Somatic, Confidence). Data analysis of this study used Smart Partial Least Squares (PLS). The results of study were coach-athlete intimacy (T = 3.133; p = 0.027), parental support (T = 3.177; p = 0.024), and emotional regulation (T = 3.118; p = 0.008) had an effect on anxiety. Meanwhile, gender moderated the anxiety of boxing student athletes based on coach-athlete intimacy (T = 2.167; p = 0.041), parental support (T = 2.125; p = 0.003), and emotional regulation (T = 2.128; p = 0.037). This study also found that gender acted as a moderating variable, strengthening or influencing the relationship between three main variables and competition anxiety. Future research is expected to utilize a mixed-methods design to explore the qualitative aspects of athletes' interpersonal relationships and emotions in greater depth, as well as to expand the population and encompass various sports.
Keywords
sport psychology, athlete psychology, student athletes, combat sport
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