Sport-related performance anxiety in young athletes: a clinical practice review.

ABSTRACT: Performance anxiety is characterized by intense feelings of emotional distress before, during, or after performing in front of others. In pediatric patients who participate in organized, competitive athletics, this can manifest with somatic, cognitive, and behavioral symptoms such as activation of the sympathetic nervous system and avoidance behaviors. Performance anxiety may now be classified as a psychiatric disorder if symptoms have been longstanding and cause significant emotional distress and/or functional impairment. Participation in competitive sports can confer many benefits to pediatric patients, but these benefits may go unrealized if performance anxiety is not addressed and leads to attrition from athletics. This review provides up-to-date information on prevalence and risk fact

SUBMITTER: Beenen KT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11811592 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature