Psychological comparison of Indonesian badminton players aged 13-14 years: a multidimensional assessment
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badminton psychology, adolescent athlete psychology, adolescent badminton, athlete evaluationAbstract
This study aims to compare the psychological profiles of Indonesian badminton players aged 13-14 across seven aspects: confidence, anxiety, composure, courage, resilience, communication, and decision-making, based on event category (singles and doubles) and gender (male and female). The study employed a quantitative approach with cross-sectional design. The participants were badminton athletes aged 13-14 years who competed in an inter-school competition in East Java Province, Indonesia. The sample consisted of 32 singles-male, 24 singles-female, 28 doubles-male, 20 doubles-female. Data were collected using standardized questionnaires adapted to the research context, including the Self-Confidence Scale, the Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2 Revised, the Athletic Coping Skills Inventory-28, the Sport Courage Scale, the Resilience Scale for Sport, the Scale for Effective Communication in Team Sport, the Melbourne Decision-Making Questionnaire. The data were analyzed using MANOVA. The results indicate that gender did not independently produce a significant difference (sig = 0.272). In contrast, event category had a significant effect on all psychological aspects (sig = 0.041; η² = 0.197). In addition, there is a significant interaction between gender and event category in all aspects (sig = 0.034; η² = 0.208), which indicates that the pattern of psychological differences between singles and doubles is different in male and female athletes. These findings confirm the importance of specific group-based psychological mapping and the need for a mental coaching program tailored to the demands of event category and developmental characteristics of early adolescent athletes.
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