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    Athletic identity, locus of control, sports motivation and competitive anxiety in university athletes
    (UMT, Lahore, 2025) Hania Habiba; Sumaiya Sher Afgun; Rohail Raza; Ali Husnain
    The research was conducted to find out the relationship between athletic identity, locus of control, sports motivation and competitive anxiety in university athletes. In this quantitative correlational research design, 217athletes (114males and 103females) aged from 18-24 years old were selected through purposive sampling. Four scales were used to collect data; Athletic Identity Measurement Scale (AIMS-3G; Brewer et al., 2021), Locus of Control Scale (Levenson, 1974), Sports motivation Scale (Briere et al., 1995), Competitive Anxiety Scale (Khadim, 2019)and a demographic form was given to participants. Correlation, Regression ,T-test and ANOVA were used to test the study variables. Results indicated that there was a significant relationship existing between the Athletic Identity Measurement Scale, Locus of Control Scale, Sports motivation Scale, and Competitive Anxiety Scale in university athletes. Correlation analysis demonstrated that negative relationship existed between athletic identity, locus of control, sports motivation and competitive anxiety in university athletes. Moreover, there was positive relationship existing between athletic identity and sports motivation. Similarly, athletic identity and locus of control also had a positive relationship between them. Furthermore, through t-test it was concluded that athletic identity, internal locus of control and intrinsic sports motivation was higher in male athletes whereas competitive anxiety was prevalent in female athletes. Also, those who played cricket depicted the strongest athletic identity due to higher recognition in Pakistan.