The Relational Study of Competitive Anxiety and Cognitive Regulation of Emotion Based on Brain-Behavioral Systems

The aim of recent study was to predict competitive anxiety and cognitive regulation of emotion based on brain-behavioral systems in wrestlers. The population of this research was all young wrestlers in the age group of ۱۸ to ۲۰ years in Tehran province, from whom ۱۹۶ participants were selected. The research instruments included Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ) Competitive Anxiety State Questionnaire ۲, and Behavioral Activation and Inhibition Scale. Data were analyzed using Pearson's correlation coefficient and multivariate regression. The results showed that the behavioral activation system had a significant negative correlation with competitive anxiety. It also had a significant positive correlation with the cognitive emotional regulation. Also, the behavioral inhibition system had a significant positive relationship with competitive anxiety. It had negative significant correlation with cognitive regulation of emotion. According to the obtained results, it can be concluded that in wrestlers the activity of the behavioral activation system, predicts reduction of competitive anxiety and promotion of cognitive emotional regulation strategies.