| OMSAT-3 subscales | Level of practice | Means | Standard deviation |
| Goal setting (GS) | Elite | 4.75 | 1.43 |
| Non-elites | 4.4 | 1.47 | |
| Self confidence (SC) | Elite | 4.81 | 1.53 |
| Non-elites | 4.55 | 1.57 | |
| Commitment (CO) | Elite | 5.06 | 1.5 |
| Non-elites | 4.76 | 1.43 | |
| Stress reactions (SR) | Elite | 4.76 | 1.57 |
| Non-elites | 4.46 | 1.42 | |
| Fear control (FC) | Elite | 4.86 | 1.4 |
| Non-elites | 4.45 | 1.4 | |
| Activation (AC) | Elite | 4.61 | 1.4 |
| Non-Elites | 4.4 | 1.32 | |
| Relaxation (RLX) | Elite | 4.65 | 1.49 |
| Non-elites | 4.52 | 1.36 | |
| Imagery (IMG) | Elite | 4.75 | 1.34 |
| Non-elites | 4.46 | 1.2 | |
| Mental practice (MP) | Elite | 4.66 | 1.37 |
| Non-elites | 4.41 | 1.3 | |
| Focusing (FOC) | Elite | 4.68 | 1.36 |
| Non-elites | 4.46 | 1.3 | |
| Refocusing (RFOC) | Elite | 4.54 | 1.43 |
| Non-elites | 4.27 | 1.31 | |
| Competition planning (CP) | Elite | 4.89 | 1.3 |
| Non-elites | 4.52 | 1.21 |