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COMPETITIVE ANXIETY, SELF-CONFIDENCE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SKILLS IN TOP ATHLETES WITH AND WITHOUT DISABILITIES: A PILOT STUDY  2012 796:159.922.73 http://ezaposleni.singidunum.ac.rs/rest/sciNaucniRezultati/oai/record/2/4956 LJ. Bačanac B. Milićević G. Kasum M. Marinković To test our premise of the positive impact of sport activities on the psychological health of persons with disability, which implies psychological well-being and the ability to live a full and creative life, we compared a profile of the specific psychological characteristics of athletes with disability (N=12) and without disabilities (N=12). The results of this pilot study indicate that there is only one significant difference between top athletes with and without disability, only in achievement under pressure (F=4.655, p=.043). The psychological profile of athletes with disability is very similar to the profile of athletes without it, which proves that sport positively contributes their physical strength making them equally ready for top results in sport as athletes without disabilities. Practicing sport has a positive impact not only on the sport Self-confidence (SCI) but on Global Self-Esteem (GSE) of athletes with disabilities. Their competitive anxiety is optimized (SCATr) and their psychological skills for overcoming stress are improved (ACSI28), so they are not different from their peers without disabilities. The age of athletes with disability is in a significantly positive correlation with the strength of their global self-esteem (r= .88, p= .001), with self-confidence and motivation for achievement in sport ACSI-coam (r= .67, p= .023) and in a negative correlation with their competition anxiety (r= -.65, p= .022). We can conclude that with the growth of their competitive experience their sport confidence grows, especially psychological resilience (r=.64, p=.45). article 12 2 59 70 1451 740X Facta Universitatis, Series: Physical Education and Sport