Beyond physical ability—predicting women’s football performance from psychological factors
IntroductionEven though there is a clear agreement among researchers that psychological factors are a vital part of a football player’s performance, the topic has not been investigated thoroughly. The present study aimed to examine the predictive value of psychological factors on female football pla...
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| author | Susann Dahl Pettersen Monica Martinussen Bjørn Helge Handegård Lene-Mari Potulski Rasmussen Roman Koposov Frode Adolfsen |
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| description | IntroductionEven though there is a clear agreement among researchers that psychological factors are a vital part of a football player’s performance, the topic has not been investigated thoroughly. The present study aimed to examine the predictive value of psychological factors on female football players’ match performance.MethodsA sample of 156 players from the top two leagues in Norway completed the following questionnaires: Perceived Motivational Climate in Sport Questionnaire 2 (PMCSQ-2), Big Five Inventory (BFI-20), Self-Regulated Learning questionnaire, and Grit-S and Sport Mental Toughness Questionnaire (SMTQ). Match performance data were collected from the online database of the performance analysis company InStat.ResultsResults from a linear mixed model analysis showed that perceived mastery climate and extraversion were the only significant predictors of performance. Other relevant indicators, such as mental toughness, self-regulated learning, and grit, did not predict performance.DiscussionThese findings suggest that the team climate facilitated by coaches may be more important for predicting match performance than individual psychological factors. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5b8c524347dc4375a92dc9cdf19888ca2023-03-28T05:22:52ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782023-03-011410.3389/fpsyg.2023.11463721146372Beyond physical ability—predicting women’s football performance from psychological factorsSusann Dahl PettersenMonica MartinussenBjørn Helge HandegårdLene-Mari Potulski RasmussenRoman KoposovFrode AdolfsenIntroductionEven though there is a clear agreement among researchers that psychological factors are a vital part of a football player’s performance, the topic has not been investigated thoroughly. The present study aimed to examine the predictive value of psychological factors on female football players’ match performance.MethodsA sample of 156 players from the top two leagues in Norway completed the following questionnaires: Perceived Motivational Climate in Sport Questionnaire 2 (PMCSQ-2), Big Five Inventory (BFI-20), Self-Regulated Learning questionnaire, and Grit-S and Sport Mental Toughness Questionnaire (SMTQ). Match performance data were collected from the online database of the performance analysis company InStat.ResultsResults from a linear mixed model analysis showed that perceived mastery climate and extraversion were the only significant predictors of performance. Other relevant indicators, such as mental toughness, self-regulated learning, and grit, did not predict performance.DiscussionThese findings suggest that the team climate facilitated by coaches may be more important for predicting match performance than individual psychological factors.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1146372/fullsoccersports psychologypersonalitymotivational climateteam sportfootball |
| spellingShingle | Susann Dahl Pettersen Monica Martinussen Bjørn Helge Handegård Lene-Mari Potulski Rasmussen Roman Koposov Frode Adolfsen Beyond physical ability—predicting women’s football performance from psychological factors Frontiers in Psychology soccer sports psychology personality motivational climate team sport football |
| title | Beyond physical ability—predicting women’s football performance from psychological factors |
| title_full | Beyond physical ability—predicting women’s football performance from psychological factors |
| title_fullStr | Beyond physical ability—predicting women’s football performance from psychological factors |
| title_full_unstemmed | Beyond physical ability—predicting women’s football performance from psychological factors |
| title_short | Beyond physical ability—predicting women’s football performance from psychological factors |
| title_sort | beyond physical ability predicting women s football performance from psychological factors |
| topic | soccer sports psychology personality motivational climate team sport football |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1146372/full |
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