Psychological Competitive Ability Research Articles

Preoperative psychological competitive ability has little relationship with subjective knee function and return to sports at 6 months postoperatively in patients with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

ObjectiveThis prospective study aimed to investigate the relationship between preoperative psychological competitive ability and preoperative and 6 months postoperative subjective knee function in patients undergoing anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. MethodsEighty-four patients who underwent ACL reconstruction and had a Tegner Activity Scale score of 6 or more were included in this study. Preoperatively, all patients were administered the Diagnostic Inventory of Psychological Competitive Ability for Athletes (DIPCA.3) for psychological competitive ability assessment and the International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) Subjective Knee Evaluation Form for subjective knee function assessment. The IKDC subjective score was re-evaluated 6 months postoperatively. We evaluated the associations of volition for competition, mental stability and concentration, confidence, strategic ability, and cooperation (DIPCA.3 factors) with the IKDC subjective score preoperatively and 6 months postoperatively. Furthermore, patients were classified into two groups according to whether they could return to participate in the entire practice and compared the DIPCA.3 total score and IKDC subjective score. ResultsThe DIPCA.3 confidence score negatively correlated with the preoperative IKDC subjective score (β = −0.34, p = 0.04). However, there was no association between the DIPCA.3 score for all variables and IKDC subjective score at 6 months after ACL reconstruction. Moreover, the DIPCA.3 total score was not related to return to participate in the entire practice 6 months after ACL reconstruction. ConclusionPsychological competitive ability is not associated with a return to participate in the entire practice, and a low preoperative IKDC subjective score should not be viewed too negatively.

Emotion Regulation Strategies during Competitive Games: Examination of the Relationship between Reappraisal/Expressive Suppression and Psychological Competitive Ability*

Emotion Regulation Strategies during Competitive Games: Examination of the Relationship between Reappraisal/Expressive Suppression and Psychological Competitive Ability*

Changes in the psychological-competitive ability across three grades in high school baseball players aiming for the “KOSHIEN” tournament

Changes in the psychological-competitive ability across three grades in high school baseball players aiming for the “KOSHIEN” tournament

Relationship Between Positive Affect, Psychological Competitive Ability and Psychological Stressors Among University Student-Swimmers

Relationship Between Positive Affect, Psychological Competitive Ability and Psychological Stressors Among University Student-Swimmers

Emotion regulation strategies during competitive games:

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between emotion regulation strategies (reappraisal and expressive suppression) and psychological competitive ability during sports games. A total of 492 athletes completed the Japanese version of the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (EQR-J) and the Diagnostic Inventory of Psychological-Competitive Ability for Athletes (DIPCA.3). The DIPCA.3 was used to assess psychological competitive ability as the dependent variable, and multiple regression analysis was conducted to analyze the effects of reappraisal and expressive suppression on psychological competitive ability. The results indicated that reappraisal had a positive effect on all 5 factors of the DIPCA.3. The participants were also classified into 3 clusters: the first cluster comprised players who had a strong tendency to use reappraisal, the second cluster comprised players who had a strong tendency to use expressive suppression, and the third cluster comprised players who did not use either of the emotion regulation strategies. Subsequently, one-way analysis of variance was conducted with each cluster as an independent variable and the DIPCA.3 as the dependent variable. The players who had a weak tendency to use both reappraisal and suppression had the lowest scores for 4 of the 5 factors. These findings indicate that athletes who use reappraisal or suppression as an emotion regulation strategy have better psychological competitive ability during competitive games.

Clarification of Relationship between Collegiate Athletes’ Psychological-Competitive Ability and Mindfulness

Clarification of Relationship between Collegiate Athletes’ Psychological-Competitive Ability and Mindfulness

Relationship between pulmonary function, throw distance, and psychological competitive ability of elite highly trained Japanese boccia players via correlation analysis.

BackgroundBoccia players have severe quadriplegia; nonetheless, detailed aspects of the physical function of individual players have not been evaluated.AimsThis study aimed to detetmine the relationship between pulmonary function, pitching distance, and psychological competitive ability of Japanese boccia players.MethodsParticipants were athletes from the Japan Boccia Association (10 males, 3 females; average age, 32.9 ± 12.0 years) who could independently perform pitching motions. We measured pulmonary function, respiratory muscle force, and diaphragm movement using ultrasonography, pitching distance, and psychological competitive ability.Outcomes and resultsIn all participants, pulmonary function, respiratory muscle force, and diaphragm displacement were low, whereas respiratory function was very low compared to the normal range (i.e., the value calculated from the subjects’ height, weight, and age). However, boccia players with high level of competitive ability performed well.Conclusions and implicationsThe results raise the question as to whether focusing on the development of boccia players’ competitive ability and physical function will improve their overall performance. This question warrants future investigation.

The psychological competitive ability in National Institute of Technology, Toyota College baseball player -Compared with high-school elite baseball players-

The psychological competitive ability in National Institute of Technology, Toyota College baseball player -Compared with high-school elite baseball players-

On The Psychological Competitive Ability of Ultimate Players

On The Psychological Competitive Ability of Ultimate Players

Mindfulness and Psychological Competitive Abilities Promotes the Mental Health of Athletes

Mindfulness and Psychological Competitive Abilities Promotes the Mental Health of Athletes

Correlations among focusing attitudes, psychological competitive abilities and public self-consciousness in college athletes

ABSTRACTFocusing has been used in various fields. However, there are few studies on focusing in the field of sports. Correlations between focusing attitudes and psychological competitive abilities were investigated to provide psychological support for athletes by focusing. Public self-consciousness was considered a parameter mediating between focusing attitudes and psychological competitive abilities. University student-athletes (N = 180; 111 men and 69 women) completed three questionnaires. Path analysis was conducted using covariance structure analysis. Results suggested that focusing attitudes contributed to improving psychological competitive abilities. Regarding the correlation with public self-consciousness, it was predicted that acquiring an attitude of ‘keeping a distance from experiencing (a focusing attitude)’ would reduce anxiety and fear toward evaluation from others, leading to ‘mental stability and concentration (a psychological competitive ability).’ The results indicated that taking an attitude of ‘accepting and acting from experiencing (a focusing attitude),’ contributed to an improvement in ‘self-confidence (a psychological competitive ability),’ leading to positive effects on other factors related to psychological competitive abilities. Based on the above results, it was indicated that acquiring focusing attitudes would increase athletes’ self-confidence and contribute to improvements in overall psychological competitive abilities. The possibility of psychological support for athletes using focusing is suggested.

Report of Psychological Competitive Ability of Rugby Players in Each Unit Who Belong to Companies

The purpose of this study is to clear their psychological athletic ability by comparison between members and non-members as Team and Units, and also to assess the different of the psychological ability between elite rugby players and collegiate athletes and collect those data. This study conducted a survey on psychological-competitive ability of rugby players who belong to companies with a focus on members and non-members in a whole team included both Backs (BK) and Forwards (FW), or each unit. Comparison between these players and collegiate players was also carried out and their differences were clarified. The results of the survey showed that the members’ scores of “Judgment” and “Strategic ability” were higher than the non-members’ scores. The comparison with the collegiate players indicated that the elite players’ scores of “Self-control”, “Ability to relax”, “Concentration”, and “Mental stability and concentration” were higher than the collegiate players’ score as well as the collegiate players’ scores of “Volition for winning” and “Volition for competition” were higher than the elite players’ scores. These results suggested that rugby players need decision making skills in the game situations and these psychological skills such as “Judgment” and “Strategic ability” are important in selection criteria of members and coaching guidelines even for the players who belong to companies.

高専野球部員(高校野球チーム)の心理的競技能力

高専野球部員(高校野球チーム)の心理的競技能力

Psychological traits regarding competitiveness are related to the incidence of anterior cruciate ligament injury in high school female athletes

BackgroundThe purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between psychological competitive ability and the incidence of noncontact ACL injuries among high school female athletes. MethodsA three-year prospective cohort study was conducted using 300 15-year-old high school female athletes with no previous injuries or symptoms in their lower limbs (106 handball players and 194 basketball players). At baseline, their psychological competitive abilities were assessed using a self-administered questionnaire—the Diagnostic Inventory of Psychological Competitive Ability (DIPCA.3). After the baseline examination was performed at high school entry, all players were prospectively followed for 36months to document any subsequent incidence of ACL injury, according to their coaches. An unpaired t-test with Welch's correction was performed to compare the differences in the psychological competitive abilities between the injured and uninjured players. ResultsOf the 300 players, 25 (8.3%) experienced a noncontact ACL injury during the three-year observation period. The injured players had significantly higher total DIPCA.3 scores for psychological competitive ability than the uninjured players (169.9±18.8 vs. 159.2±21.6, P=.036). Additionally, the injured players had significantly higher scores than the uninjured players in the following categories: aggressiveness, volition for self-realization, volition for winning, judgment, and cooperation. However, no significant differences were observed in patience, self-control, ability to relax, concentration, confidence, decision, and predictive ability. ConclusionsHigh psychological competitive ability was associated with the incidence of noncontact ACL injuries in high school female athletes. Level of evidenceLevel II (prospective cohort study).

Evaluation of Rugby Players’ Psychological-Competitive Ability by Utilizing the Analytic Hierarchy Process

The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) is a decision-making support method for selecting a solution from alternatives based on a number of evaluation criteria. This method has also been utilized in recent years to evaluate athletes’ competitive ability regarding their physical, technical, and mental aspects. Therefore, this study has sought to develop an evaluation index of rugby players’ psychological-competitive ability as their mental aspects. Initially, a survey on sixty-seven male university rugby players was conducted using the Diagnostic Inventory of Psychological-Competitive Ability (DIPCA.3) for Athletes. Next, a rugby coach was asked in an interview coach’s to rank five factors of DIPCA.3. After that, total evaluation values of each rugby player were calculated using the DIPCA.3 scores, the coach’s ranking, and AHP. The rugby players were divided into two groups, those with high or low DIPCA3 scores. Then, members in each of these two groups were divided again into two groups, for high or low total evaluation values of AHP. Comparing the high and low groups from the total evaluation values, the proportion of rugby players in the high level group, who were regular players and had much experience participating in national competitions, was significantly larger among the high group than the low group. The results of this study suggested that the total evaluation value calculated with AHP was more effective than the total scores of DIPCA.3 for evaluation of rugby players’ mental aspects.

Comparison of male and female rugby football players on psychological competitive ability

Comparison of male and female rugby football players on psychological competitive ability

A study on the psychological-competitive ability of the female rugby football players: Focusing on experience of national team participation and careers

A study on the psychological-competitive ability of the female rugby football players: Focusing on experience of national team participation and careers

Effects of an Injury Experience and Coping Styles on the Psychological Competitive Ability of College Handball Players in Japan

Effects of an Injury Experience and Coping Styles on the Psychological Competitive Ability of College Handball Players in Japan

The case study of longitudinal research about psychological tendency of a team using Diagnostic Inventory of Psychological Competitive Ability for Athlete. A practical example of as coaching material

The case study of longitudinal research about psychological tendency of a team using Diagnostic Inventory of Psychological Competitive Ability for Athlete. A practical example of as coaching material

High Psychological Competitive Ability Is Related to Incidence of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury in High School Female Athletes

Objectives:In a competitive sport situation, not only the exertions of performance but also the incidence of injury can be influenced by psychological factors. In recent years, the focus on anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury prevention has increased and many studies exploring risk factors for ACL injury have been published. However, the influence of psychological factors on ACL injuries is poorly documented. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between psychological competitive ability and incidence of ACL injury among high school female athletes.Methods:A 3-year prospective cohort study was conducted with 220 high school female handball or basketball players. All subjects were 15 years old and included 77 handball players and 143 basketball players. At baseline, psychological competitive ability was assessed by a self-administered questionnaire, the Diagnostic Inventory of Psychological Competitive Ability (DIPCA.3). This inventory measures an athlete’s psychological abilities to fully display their skills and talents during competition via 52 questions categorized into 12 scales: Patience, Aggressiveness, Volition for self-realization, Volition for winning, Self-control, Ability to relax, Concentration, Confidence, Decision, Predictive ability, Judgment, and Cooperation. After the baseline examination was performed at high school entry, all players were followed for 36 months to register any subsequent incidence of ACL injury. We compared the differences in psychological competitive ability between injured and uninjured players using an unpaired t-test. Values of p < 0.05 were considered statistically significant. The purpose of this study was explained to the subjects and their parents and written informed consent to participate was obtained from them. This study was approved by the ethics committee of our institution.Results:In the present study, 20 of the 220 players (9.1%) suffered an ACL injury during the 3-year observation period. Eighteen of the 20 injured players sustained a non-contact injury to her knee. Eleven players were injured during the game and 9 players were injured during the practice. Between injured and uninjured players, injured players had significantly higher total DIPCA.3 scores [172.7 ± 18.3 points in injured players and 157.9 ± 20.9 points in uninjured players (p<0.001)]. Regarding the specific scales, injured players scored significantly higher on Patience, Aggressiveness, Volition for self-realization, Predictive ability, Judgment, and Cooperation. However, no significant differences were observed on Volition for winning, Self-control, Ability to relax, Concentration, Confidence and Decision.Conclusion:It is reported that players displaying higher competitive levels of performance or players with higher self-esteem in their own performance score higher on DIPCA.3. In the present study, DIPCA.3 scores were significantly higher in injured players compared with uninjured players. Among the high-scoring players, a strong emphasis on improvement of their performance may force them into situations associated with injury risk. The results of the present study suggest that psychological factors are associated with the incidence of ACL injury.