Purpose: Athletes' subjective responses to competition are dynamic and complex states, most often encompassing more than one emotion associated with specific types of appraisal and action tendencies, and mediated by various situational and personal factors. This study investigated the mediating effects of emotions in the relationship between adolescent boxers' cognitive appraisals and performance strategies in a pre-competition setting. Methods: The participants were 165 male and female boxing athletes aged from 13 to 19 years. They completed a multi-sectional questionnaires measuring the types of cognitive appraisals, emotions, and performance strategies. For data, descriptive statistics, correlations, and hierarchical regression analyses were conducted. Results: Athletes' positive emotions partially mediated the relationships between challenge appraisal and self talk, as well as challenge appraisal and conditioning in a pre-competition setting. But Athletes' negative emotions didn't mediate the relationships threat appraisal and performance strategies. Conclusion: It was concluded that athletes' challenge appraisal, positive emotion, and performance strategies are highly related constructs. It is also important that coaches should have a greater understanding of the experience of adolescent boxing athletes in stressful competition in order to develop efficient performance strategies.

이 연구의 목적은 시합 전 복싱선수들의 자기효능감과 스트레스에 대한 인지평가가 정서 상태에 미치는 영향력을 검증하는데 두었다. 청소년 아마추어 복싱선수 168명이 자기효능감, 인지평가 및 정서 질문지에 응답하였다. 자료는 기술통계, 상관분석, 그리고 위계적 회귀분석을 이용하여 처리되었다. 위계적 회귀분석의 결과 시합에 대한 선수들의 자기효능감이 불안 정서를 감소시키고 유쾌한 정서상태(흥분, 행복)를 촉진시키는 반면, 위협평가는 선수들의 우울 정서를 일으키는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 선수들의 자기효능감은 불안 정서를 일으키는 것으로 나타났다. 이 결과는 시합에 대한 선수들의 자신감이 스트레스에 대한 인지평가와 비교하여 불안과 흥분, 행복 정서를 촉진시키는데 기여한다는 사실을 시사하며, 선수들의 개별 정서의 기능과 관련하여 논의되었다.