Psychological analysis of injuries in a first category softball national championship in Cuba
Introduction: the systematic analysis of the relationships between relevant psychological variables for sports performance and injuries is essential to contribute to their prevention in specific sports. Material and methods: a descriptive-correlational and cross-sectional study was carried out in th...
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| author | Jesús Ríos Garit Yanet Pérez Surita Rosendo Berengüí Gil Yoanny Soris Moya César Alejandro Montoya Romero |
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| description | Introduction: the systematic analysis of the relationships between relevant psychological variables for sports performance and injuries is essential to contribute to their prevention in specific sports. Material and methods: a descriptive-correlational and cross-sectional study was carried out in the first category women's national softball championship in Cuba. 88 athletes participated with an average chronological age of 22.91 (SD=6.13) and a sports experience of 10.83 years (SD=4.92). A specific questionnaire, the Competitive Sport Anxiety Inventory and the Psychological Inventory of Sport Execution was applied. Descriptive statistics and Kendall's Tau_b nonparametric correlation coefficient was used for data analysis. Results: A high injury load was verified with a low perception of the role of psychological factors in its etiology, as well as a notable occurrence of new injuries with negative emotional repercussions. Negative correlations of self-confidence, negative coping control, visual-imaginative control, positive coping control, and attitude control with history of injuries were obtained. The high anxiety showed significant relationships with previous injuries and new injuries during the analyzed competition. Conclusions: the findings are especially congruent with previous results in elite softball players, although new and greater relationships between variables were determined. All this means that stimulating psychological skills to control anxiety in competition could contribute to the prevention of injuries. However, longitudinal analyzes are required to confirm the predictive role of these variables before proposing psychological interventions in this regard. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-70dd51342b984e8987bebc906a40662a2023-01-29T04:22:18ZengElsevierApunts Sports Medicine2666-50692023-01-0158217100402Psychological analysis of injuries in a first category softball national championship in CubaJesús Ríos Garit0Yanet Pérez Surita1Rosendo Berengüí Gil2Yoanny Soris Moya3César Alejandro Montoya Romero4Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas. Facultad de Cultura Física, Carretera Camajuaní kilómetro 5 1/2, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba; Corresponding author.Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas. Facultad de Cultura Física, Carretera Camajuaní kilómetro 5 1/2, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, CubaUniversidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia. Campus de los Jerónimos. Guadalupe, Avda. de Los Jerónimos, 135 Murcia, SpainCentro Provincial de Medicina del Deporte de Villa Clara. Departamento de Psicología. Avenida Sandino, Estadio Augusto César Sandino, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, CubaInstituto de Medicina del Deporte. Subdirección de Psicología. Calle 10 entre 100 y 14 Reparto Embil. Boyeros, La Habana, CubaIntroduction: the systematic analysis of the relationships between relevant psychological variables for sports performance and injuries is essential to contribute to their prevention in specific sports. Material and methods: a descriptive-correlational and cross-sectional study was carried out in the first category women's national softball championship in Cuba. 88 athletes participated with an average chronological age of 22.91 (SD=6.13) and a sports experience of 10.83 years (SD=4.92). A specific questionnaire, the Competitive Sport Anxiety Inventory and the Psychological Inventory of Sport Execution was applied. Descriptive statistics and Kendall's Tau_b nonparametric correlation coefficient was used for data analysis. Results: A high injury load was verified with a low perception of the role of psychological factors in its etiology, as well as a notable occurrence of new injuries with negative emotional repercussions. Negative correlations of self-confidence, negative coping control, visual-imaginative control, positive coping control, and attitude control with history of injuries were obtained. The high anxiety showed significant relationships with previous injuries and new injuries during the analyzed competition. Conclusions: the findings are especially congruent with previous results in elite softball players, although new and greater relationships between variables were determined. All this means that stimulating psychological skills to control anxiety in competition could contribute to the prevention of injuries. However, longitudinal analyzes are required to confirm the predictive role of these variables before proposing psychological interventions in this regard.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666506923000019AnxietyCompetitionPsychological skillsSports injuries |
| spellingShingle | Jesús Ríos Garit Yanet Pérez Surita Rosendo Berengüí Gil Yoanny Soris Moya César Alejandro Montoya Romero Psychological analysis of injuries in a first category softball national championship in Cuba Apunts Sports Medicine Anxiety Competition Psychological skills Sports injuries |
| title | Psychological analysis of injuries in a first category softball national championship in Cuba |
| title_full | Psychological analysis of injuries in a first category softball national championship in Cuba |
| title_fullStr | Psychological analysis of injuries in a first category softball national championship in Cuba |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychological analysis of injuries in a first category softball national championship in Cuba |
| title_short | Psychological analysis of injuries in a first category softball national championship in Cuba |
| title_sort | psychological analysis of injuries in a first category softball national championship in cuba |
| topic | Anxiety Competition Psychological skills Sports injuries |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666506923000019 |
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