01841nas a2200217   4500000000100000008004100001260007300042653001200115653001100127653001000138653001600148653002500164100002300189700003800212245007400250300001000324490000700334520125400341022001401595020001401609       2023                            d  c07/2023bSociedad Española para el Estudio de la Ansiedad y Estrés10aAnxiety10aStress10aSport10aperformance10aPsychological skills1 aBrais Seco Terrón1 aMaría de la Villa Moral Jiménez00aPrecompetitive anxiety and psychological skills in sports performance  a88-930 v293 aIntroduction: The link between stress, anxiety and sports performance is a relevant topic of interest in the area of sports psychology, although there is little evidence about how different variables can affect anxiety levels and thus alter sports performance. Objective: Compare the relationships between psychological characteristics related to sports performance and pre-competitive anxiety in a sample of federated and non-federated athletes differing in sex, age and sport practiced. Method: 202 sportsmen and women aged between 18 and 30 years (X = 22.35; SD = 3.69) who play football, basketball, athletics and/or swimming participated. Results: it was found that there is a relationship between psychological skills related to sports performance and pre-competitive anxiety. Likewise, it was found that there are only statistically significant differences in somatic anxiety depending on whether the sport practised is individual or group, as well as differences in the levels of pre-competitive anxiety by gender, although there is no differential relationship in the levels of anxiety with respect to age. Conclusions: the aim of this study is to provide more empirical evidence to the field of sport psychology and to assess its benefits.  a1134-7937  a2174-0437