Identifying the correlates of competition anxiety is fundamental to athletes’ well-being and performance. Self-compassion is gaining attention in sport psychology because of its associations with positive outcomes, while repetitive negative thinking (i.e. worry and rumination) is associated with negative conditions, such as anxiety. Building on previous evidence in the general population of associations between self-compassion, repetitive negative thinking, and trait anxiety, we investigated these relations in athletes of different sports. A total of 263 athletes (Mage = 23.72, SD = 6.97, 141 males) completed scales measuring self-compassion, repetitive negative thinking, and trait competition anxiety. Regression models showed the effects of self-compassion and worry on concern (the cognitive component of anxiety), and of worry on somatic anxiety. Gender, number of competitions a year, and years of practice were also associated with trait competition anxiety. A subsequent mediation model revealed significant direct and indirect effects of self-compassion on anxiety, mediated by worry. Results are discussed theoretically and considering their practical implications for athletes.

识别比赛焦虑的相关性对于运动员的幸福感和表现至关重要。自我同情在运动心理学中正受到关注，因为它与积极的结果有关，而重复的消极思维（即担心和沉思）与消极条件有关，例如焦虑。基于先前在一般人群中自我同情、重复消极思维和特质焦虑之间关联的证据，我们调查了不同运动运动员的这些关系。共有 263 名运动员 (Mage = 23.72, SD = 6.97, 141 名男性) 完成了测量自我同情、重复消极思维和特质竞争焦虑的量表。回归模型显示了自我同情和担忧对担忧（焦虑的认知成分）的影响，以及担忧对躯体焦虑的影响。性别、一年的比赛次数和练习年限也与特质竞争焦虑有关。随后的中介模型揭示了自我同情对焦虑的显着直接和间接影响，由担忧介导。结果在理论上进行了讨论，并考虑了它们对运动员的实际影响。