Özet:

This study was carried out on total 25 volunteers– 10 females (16,30±1,06 years of age) and 15 males (15,87±3,56) to determine their state and continual levels of anxiety of Erzincan environment folk dancers. Data collection was done by survey technique and State Trait Anxiety Inventory STAI developed by Spielberger at al was used to measure the level of anxiety of dancers. In comparison of pre- contest state anxiety points as to their genders, a statistically significant differences at p<0.01 level was determined, while in comparison of post-contest state anxiety and continual anxiety points, statistically significant differences between groups were not determined. In comparison of precontest state anxiety points of male dancers, statisticall significant differences was not found, while in comparison of those of females, statistically significant differences at p<0.05 level was found. Our study has revealed that anxiety levels result in differences pre- and post contest conditions among genders. We suggest that similar studies should be done for diffe-rent folk dances at different locations.

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