Citation

Gimeno F, Buceta JM, Pérez-Llantada MC. Psicothema 2007; 19(4): 667-672.

Vernacular Title

Influencia de las variables psicológicas en el deporte de competición: evaluación mediante el cuestionario Características psicológicas relacionadas con el rendimiento deportivo.

Affiliation

Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain. fgimeno@cop.es

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Departamento de Psicología de la Universidad de Oviedo, Publisher Colegio Oficial de Psicológicas de Asturias)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

17959124

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to observe the relationship among psychological variables and three important issues in sports competition: achieving success, long-term continuance and sustaining injuries. Three studies were carried out with three groups of athletes from the areas of judo, football (soccer) and swimming, using the Questionnaire of Sports Performance-related Psychological Characteristics as the measuring instrument. The analyses carried out revealed significantly statistical associations between the perception of stress control and of self-confidence, and between achieving success, long-term continuance in competition sports and sustaining injuries. These results indicate the importance of psychological skills training to aid sports performance and prevent injuries, as well as the use of the above-mentioned questionnaire, which, with a limited number of items, measures a wide range of psychological variables in the specific context of sports.

Language: es