01580nas a2200253   4500000000100000008004100001260007600042653001300118653002400131653002000155653002200175653001100197653002100208653001800229100001800247700001800265700002800283245008900311300000900400490000700409520088200416022001401298020001401312       2011                            d  c01/2011bSociedad Española para el Estudio de la Ansiedad y el Estrés10aAthletes10acognitive appraisal10acoping behavior10aindividual traits10asports10athreat appraisal10aTrait anxiety1 aCláudia Dias1 aJosé F. Cruz1 aAntónio Manuel Fonseca00aAnxiety, threat appraisal and coping in sports: Individual trait anxiety differences  a1-130 v173 aThe purpose of this study was to examine the levels of anxiety, threat perception, and coping strategies used by high and low-trait anxious Portuguese athletes, examining if they could be differentiated by their levels of threat perception and coping skills. Five-hundred and fifty male and female athletes, aged between 15 and 35 years (19.8 ± 4.5), completed the Portuguese versions of the Sport Anxiety Scale (Smith, Smoll, & Schutz, 1990) and of the Brief COPE (Carver, 1997), as well as the Escala de Avaliação Cognitiva da Competição—Percepçãao de Ameaça (Cognitive Appraisal Scale in Sport Competition—Threat Perception; Cruz, 1994). Results suggested that high and low trait anxious athletes could be differentiated by their threat perception levels and coping strategies used. Results were discussed with regard to theoretical, research and applied issues.  a1134-7937  a2174-0437