Illinois Self Evaluation Questionnaire

Analysing your responses to a series of statements about how you feel before a competitive situation makes it possible to determine your anxiety and self-confidence level. A test that provides such functionality is the Illinois Self Evaluation Questionnaire (ISEQ) (Martens et al. 1990)^[1]

Required Resources

To conduct this test, you will require:

Questionnaire (see below)
Assistant

How to conduct the test

The assistant explains the test protocol to the athlete:

Read each statement below, decide how you feel now about the forthcoming competition and respond with "Not at all", "Somewhat", "Moderately so" or "Very much so".

The athlete responds to the 27 questions on the questionnaire below - no time limit
The assistant determines and records the athlete's psychological anxiety, physiological anxiety and self-confidence scores.

Questionnaire

How I feel now	Question
	I am concerned about this competition
	I feel nervous
	I feel at ease
	I have self-doubts
	I feel jittery
	I feel comfortable
	I am concerned that I may not do as well as I could
	My body feels tense
	I feel self-confident
	I am concerned about losing
	I feel tense in my stomach
	I feel secure
	I am concerned about choking under pressure
	My body feels relaxed
	I am confident I can meet the challenge
	I am concerned about performing poorly
	My heart is racing
	I am confident about performing well
	I am concerned about reaching my goal
	I feel my stomach sinking
	I feel mentally relaxed
	I am concerned that others will be disappointed with my performance
	My hands are clammy
	I am confident because I mentally picture myself reaching my goal
	I am concerned I will not be able to concentrate
	My body feels tight
	I am confident of coming through under pressure

Assessment

Select the "Analyse" button to obtain the scores.

	Your Psychological Anxiety score is:
	Your Physiological Anxiety score is:
	Your Self-Confidence score is:

The test can be repeated by selecting the "Reset" button.

Analysis

Analysis of the result is by comparing it with previous tests' results. It is expected that the investigation would indicate an improvement with appropriate training between each test.

Target Group

This test is suitable for anyone but not for individuals where the test would be contraindicated.

Reliability

Test reliability refers to a consistent and stable test measuring what it is intended to measure. Reliability will depend upon how strict the test is conducted and the individual's level of motivation to perform the test. The following link provides various factors influencing the results and test reliability.

Validity

Test validity refers to the degree to which the test measures what it claims to measure and the extent to which inferences, conclusions, and decisions based on test scores are appropriate and meaningful. This test provides a means to monitor training on the athlete's physical development.

Advantages

No equipment required
Simple to set up and conduct
More than one athlete can conduct the test at the same time
Can be conducted almost anywhere

Disadvantages

Assistant required to administer the test

References

MARTENS, R. et al. (1990) Competitive Anxiety in Sport. Leeds: Human Kinetics

Page Reference

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MACKENZIE, B. (2001) Illinois Self Evaluation Questionnaire [WWW] Available from: https://www.brianmac.co.uk/iseq.htm [Accessed