Table 2:

Evaluation of the measurement model

Variables	Classification	Items	Standard regression weight	Critical ratio (t)	Construct reliability	Average variance extracted	Cronbach α
Competitive state anxiety	Cognitive anxiety	1	0.577	11.677 ***	0.913	0.539	0.912
		4	0.758	16.240 ***
		7	0.735	15.623 ***
		10	0.697	14.617 ***
		13	0.816	17.915 ***
		16	0.764	16.817 ***
		19	0.689	14.404 ***
		22	0.749	16.013 ***
		25	0.791	-
	State anxiety	2	0.768	17.778 ***	0.922	0.569	0.932
		5	0.738	16.783 ***
		8	0.763	17.614 ***
		11	0.817	19.595 ***
		14	0.581	12.188 ***
		17	0.845	20.733 ***
		20	0.867	21.678 ***
		23	0.767	17.757 ***
		26	0.841	-
	Confidence	3	0.853	21.836 ***	0.935	0.616	0.949
		6	0.820	20.340 ***
		9	0.859	22.128 ***
		12	0.856	21.983 ***
		15	0.589	13.042 ***
		18	0.846	21.531 ***
		21	0.876	22.955 ***
		24	0.834	20.996 ***
		27	0.855	-
Perceived performance		1	0.827	14.218 ***	0.946	0.689	0.933
		2	0.823	14.158 ***
		3	0.803	13.882 ***
		4	0.872	14.869 ***
		5	0.831	14.290 ***
		6	0.863	14.738 ***
		7	0.661	14.778 ***
		8	0.671	-

^***P<0.001; tested via confirmatory factor analysis