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Competitive Anxiety and Health Issues in Youth Sports

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Health, Well-Being and Sustainability".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2020) | Viewed by 13453

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Alexandre Garcia-Mas

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Basic Psychology Department, University of Balearic Islands, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Interests: human dynamics (group dynamics); performance and psychological and social variables related with sports
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Prof. Dr. Jeanette M. López-Walle

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Facultad de Organización Deportiva, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (México) (UANL), Av. Universidad s/n, Cd. Universitaria, San Nicolás de los Garza 66455, Nuevo León, Mexico
Interests: exercise psychology; sports science; coaching; exercise science; physics education self-efficacy; health science; pre-service teachers; elementary education; motivational psychology
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Prof. Dr. Adrià Muntaner Mas

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1. GICAFE “Physical Activity and Exercise Sciences Research Group”, University of Balearic Islands, 07122 Palma, Illes Balears, Spain
2. PROFITH “PROmoting FITness and Health through physical activity” research group, Department of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Sports Sciences, University of Granada, Granada 18071, Spain.
Interests: physical activity; physical fitness; academic achievement; brain function; human behavior
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Dr. Francisco Javier Ponseti Verdaguer

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GICAFE “Physical Activity and Exercise Sciences Research Group”, University of Balearic Islands, 07122 Palma, Illes Balears, Spain
Interests: anxiety; stress; values in sport; fair play

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Since the last third of the last century, the positive psychology paradigm has permeated widely throughout the academic approach to sport, especially when regarding younger participants, but also for the elite athletes. However, in more recent times, a relatively significant part of the research emphasis has been transferred to the prevention of the possible negative and "collateral" effects associated with the practice of sport, studied in the same kind of populations.

Thus, the amount of research, the number of publications, and the quality and interest of the intervention programs based on this approach have been increasing, addressed to analyze them, to know what factors trigger them, and try to prevent—if possible—their occurrence.

Therefore, this topic can motivate scholars to update their knowledge regarding the relationships between competitive anxiety and other health problems associated with sports, both in grassroots and elite sports.

With these ideas in mind, we want to invite the researchers and scholars to contribute to this Special Issue of Sustainability, with the aim of forming a solid piece of information that can help—from different perspectives—to consolidate this specific field of study and application of the sport psychology.

Prof. Dr. Alexandre García-Mas
Prof. Dr. Adrià Muntaner Mas
Dr. Francisco Javier Ponseti Verdaguer
Prof. Dr. Jeanette M. López-Walle
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • Anxiety
  • Prevention
  • Health
  • Grassroot sports
  • Elite athletes
  • Psychosocial factors

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Team Dynamics Perceptions, Motivation, and Anxiety in University Athletes
by Orlando Reyes-Hernández, José Tristán, Jeanette M. López-Walle and Alexandre García-Mas
Sustainability 2021, 13(2), 648; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13020648 - 12 Jan 2021
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This study aimed to evaluate the interrelation between team dynamics with motivation types and anxiety factors in university athletes, highlighting the role played by team members’ point of view and coach’s point of view. Participants were 674 university athletes, men (46.4%) and women [...] Read more.
This study aimed to evaluate the interrelation between team dynamics with motivation types and anxiety factors in university athletes, highlighting the role played by team members’ point of view and coach’s point of view. Participants were 674 university athletes, men (46.4%) and women (53.6%), from different sports, with an age range between 18 and 28 years (M = 21.06; SD = 2.07). Instruments used were Cooperation Workteam Questionnaire (CWQ), the Sports Motivation Scale (SMS-II), and the Sports Anxiety Scale (SAS-2). The model from the team member’s point of view presented adequate fit indices (χ2 (924) = 2690.17, χ2/df = 2.91, CFI = 0.90, RMSEA = 0.05), same as the model from the coach’s point of view (χ2 (924) = 2692.82, χ2/df = 2.99, CFI = 0.90, RMSEA = 0.05). The results obtained in both models show five indirect effects, two of them between team dynamics from both points of view with somatic anxiety and deconcentration, with autonomous motivation as a mediator, and the other three between the team dynamics from both perspectives with somatic anxiety, worry, and deconcentration, having controlled motivation as a mediator. Full article
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Effect of Mindfulness on the Stress–Recovery Balance in Professional Soccer Players during the Competitive Season
by Joaquín Holguín-Ramírez, Arnulfo Ramos-Jiménez, José Trinidad Quezada-Chacón, Mónica Sofía Cervantes-Borunda and Rosa Patricia Hernández-Torres
Sustainability 2020, 12(17), 7091; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12177091 - 31 Aug 2020
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Professional athletes are subjected to constant stress that often leads them to exceed their capacities and lose their homeostasis, which without a proper recovery program can lead to injury, chronic fatigue, and overtraining. This work examines the effect of six weeks of a [...] Read more.
Professional athletes are subjected to constant stress that often leads them to exceed their capacities and lose their homeostasis, which without a proper recovery program can lead to injury, chronic fatigue, and overtraining. This work examines the effect of six weeks of a psychological intervention called Mindful Sports Performance Enhancement (MSPE), on the stress–recovery balance in professional soccer players during a competitive season. Methods: The RESTQ-76 Sport psychometric questionnaire and heart rate variability (HRV) were used as psychometric and physiological evaluation methods. Under a longitudinal case–control study and having complied with bioethical procedures, 42 professional soccer players (22 control without treatment and 20 experimental), age 17 ± 1 year, weight 63 ± 11 kg, and height 172 ± 7 cm, were analyzed. Results: RESTQ-76 Sport increased the stress–recovery balance and global recovery (p < 0.5), but decreased global stress. The stress–recovery balance values measured by the nonlinear indicators of the HRV: SD1, SD2, SS, and S:PS, were not modified. Conclusions: Six weeks of MSPE improves the stress–recovery balance in third-division professional soccer players during the competitive season, reduces stress, and increases recovery. These positive effects were not observed in the nonlinear indicators of the HRV: SD1, SD2, SS, and S:PS. Full article
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Competitive Anxiety in Young Basketball Players from the Real Madrid Foundation
by Gema Ortega Vila, José Robles Rodríguez, Francisco Javier Giménez Fuentes-Guerra, Jorge Franco Martín, Ana Concepción Jiménez Sánchez, Luis Javier Durán González and Manuel Tomás Abad Robles
Sustainability 2020, 12(9), 3596; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12093596 - 29 Apr 2020
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Competition during the sports training process should aid young athletes’ overall development. The aim of this study was to ascertain the levels of competitive anxiety in athletes who practice basketball at the Real Madrid Foundation (RMF)’s Social-Sports Schools, and to analyze whether any [...] Read more.
Competition during the sports training process should aid young athletes’ overall development. The aim of this study was to ascertain the levels of competitive anxiety in athletes who practice basketball at the Real Madrid Foundation (RMF)’s Social-Sports Schools, and to analyze whether any differences exist in regard to anxiety in the various subscales that take into account gender, participation in the RMF’s internal competitions, and basketball modalities (mini basketball/basketball). The study sample consisted of 320 players (224 boys and 96 girls) belonging to the following different age groups: 8–9-year-olds, 10–11-year-olds, 12–13-year-olds, and 14–15-year-olds (M = 10.54; SD = 1.92). The Sport Anxiety Scale-2 (SAS-2) was used in the version translated and validated in Spanish. It was found that the athletes displayed low levels of competitive anxiety in all three subscales. No significant differences were observed between the genders, nor between basketball modalities (mini basketball/basketball). Finally, a positive correlation was observed between the various subscales. Full article
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Adaptation and Validation of the Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior Scale in Sports for the Spanish Context
by Noelia Navarro, Rubén Trigueros, Adolfo J. Cangas and José M. Aguilar-Parra
Sustainability 2020, 12(7), 2859; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12072859 - 03 Apr 2020
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The sporting context favors exchange and promotes social relations. Although there are various tools for measuring social behavior, most of them are not adapted to the Spanish context. The aim of the present study was to adapt and validate the Scale of Prosocial [...] Read more.
The sporting context favors exchange and promotes social relations. Although there are various tools for measuring social behavior, most of them are not adapted to the Spanish context. The aim of the present study was to adapt and validate the Scale of Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior in Sports (PABSS) for that context. The sample was made up of 732 athletes between the ages of 18 and 38 (M = 22.9; SD = 7.3). Statistical analyses allowed us to confirm their appropriate psychometric properties. Exploratory factor analysis revealed the existence of two factors (antisocial behavior and prosocial behavior). The results of the confirmatory factor analysis supported the internal structure of the questionnaire. In addition, the scale was invariant with respect to gender. Cronbach’s Alpha values above 0.70 were found in the different subscales, as well as adequate temporal stability. Therefore, the scale provides a very useful tool in clarifying behavioral processes at the base of prosocial and antisocial behavior in adults towards teammates or rivals in the context of sports competitions in Spain. Full article
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