Thank you for agreeing to take part in my 3 part Questionnaire, I would like to inform you that the identity

of each individual taking part in this questionnaire will be kept anonymous to all except me. I will be using the information I gather for my 3rd year dissertation at University.

If you could please answer the following questions:

Participant Age: _______________ Are you male or female? ____________________

What is your ethnicity? _______________________________________

What sport do you predominantly play? ________________________________ How many years have you played competitive sport? ________________________________________________________________

How many hours of competitive sport do you play a week (includes training)? ________________________________________________________________

Please think about your experiences in sport. Answer the following questions as honestly as possible by circling the relevant number.

When playing sport....

1. It is important to me to perform as well as I possibly can. 2. I want to perform as well as it is possible for me to perform. 3. It is important for me to master all aspects of my performance. 4. I worry that I may not perform as well as I possibly can. 5. Sometimes Im afraid that I may not perform as well as Id like. 6. Im often concerned that I may not perform as well as I can perform. 7. It is important to me to do well compared to others. 8. It is important for me to perform better than others. 9. My goal is to do better than most other performers. 10. I just want to avoid performing worse than others. 11. My goal is to avoid performing worse than everyone else. 12. It is important for me to avoid being one of the worst performers in the group.

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Neutral

Agree

Strongly Agree

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Please think about your experiences in sport. Answer the following questions as honestly as possible by ticking the relevant box.

In the current season, how often have you...

Encouraged a teammate Refrained from encouraging a teammate Congratulated a teammate for good play Refrained from congratulating a teammate for good play Gave positive feedback to a teammate Refrained from giving positive feedback to a teammate Gave constructive feedback to a teammate Refrained from giving constructive feedback to a teammate Helped an injured opponent Refrained from helping an injured opponent Asked to stop play when an opponent was injured Refrained from asking to stop play when an opponent was injured Helped an opponent off the floor Refrained from helping an opponent off the floor Verbally abused a teammate Refrained from verbally abusing a teammate Swore at a teammate Refrained from swearing at a teammate Argued with a teammate Refrained from arguing with a teammate

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In the current season, how often have you...

Criticised a teammate Refrained from criticising a teammate Shown frustration at a teammates poor play Refrained from showing frustrating at a teammates poor play Tried to injure an opponent Refrained from trying to injure an opponent Tried to wind up an opponent Refrained from trying to wind up an opponent Deliberately fouled an opponent Refrained from deliberately fouling an opponent Intentionally distracted an opponent Refrained from intentionally distracting an opponent Retaliated to a bad foul Refrained from retaliating to a bad foul Intentionally broke the rules of the game Refrained from intentionally breaking the rules of the game Physically intimidated an opponent Refrained from physically intimidating an opponent Criticised an opponent Refrained from criticising an opponent

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