Mikio Tokunaga

Diagnostic Methods for Athletes' Psychological Competitive Abilities and Psychological States before and during Competition

The author, et al. had developed the Diagnostic lnventory for Psychological Competitive Ability (DIPCA. 2, for junior high school students 一 adults) to determine the mental strength of athletes, and the Diagnostic Inventory for Psychological Performance (DIPP. 1) to determine their psychological state during a competition. We had analyzed the correlation between these two diagnostic methods and competitive performance (self evaluation of ability and competition results) and reported their efficacy. In this study, we developed a diagnostic method to determine the psychological state before a competition, analyzed the relationship between the psychological competitive ability, the psychological state before competition and the psychological state during competition, and discussed the diagnostic method.