Such pressure can contribute to inequitable levels of competition.
"It seems to be important at very elite levels of competition," Dr. Roth said.
There are three levels of competition for men and women: beginner, intermediate and advanced.
New distribution systems provide for new levels of competition, and record companies will have to prove their worth to artists in the new marketplace.
When I look at the world through their eyes, I see levels of competition and performance anxiety unknown to my generation.
This is true at all levels of competition, including Division III, and in all sports, including the lower-visibility ones such as tennis and swimming.
At the Corcoran Group, sealed bids, an indicator of unusual levels of competition, were down 33percentt in July compared with July 1999.
"While the school's Handbook states that it seeks to minimize competition by no longer reporting class rank... elsewhere it heightens the levels of competition by naming a valedictorian".
Dr Nihara Krause, a consultant clinical psychologist who set up stem4, said children were subject to "levels of competition and performance anxiety unknown to any generation.
The team is so good, the victories are almost anti-climactic: Despite the increasing levels of competition in the women's game, fans in Storrs simply expect to win.
Whalen and Pearce, both members of the 1999 Women's World Cup championship team, know that players need high levels of competition.
