Whilst anxiety may generally be seen as a negative emotion, there is increasing evidence to suggest that anxiety could actually enhance performance
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Much of the previous research on anxiety in sport has been based on Martens et al. (1990) multidimensional approach to anxiety. Martens et al. (1990) proposed that anxiety consists of two components: a cognitive component, associated with worry, and a somatic component, associated with nervousness or tension.