Sport Confidence Research Articles

SPORTS PERFORMANCE ANXIETY AND SPORTS CONFIDENCE AMONG COLLEGE ATHLETES: THE MODERATING EFFECT OF FRIENDSHIP QUALITY

The study endeavored to recognize the moderating effect of friendship quality between sports performance anxiety and sports confidence of varsity athletes in state colleges in Davao del Sur and Davao Occidental. A non-experimental quantitative research design was used, utilizing descriptive, correlational and causative designs and data were taken from N=119 college athletes who were asked to respond on questionnaires online. In the analysis of the data, weighted mean, Pearson r, mod graph via linear regression were used. Results revealed that sports performance anxiety has a significant relationship with sports confidence and friendship quality significantly related to sports confidence. However, sports performance anxiety does not significantly correlate with friendship quality. Linear regression analysis found out that while sports performance anxiety and friendship quality significantly influence sport confidence among athletes, sports performance anxiety does not significantly influence friendship quality among athletes. Finally, while no moderating effect was noted on friendship quality, regressing it in combination with sports performance anxiety posed a significant influence on the confidence of athletes.<p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0975/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

Children's Motor Intelligence Evaluation System Based on Multi-data Fusion.

Along with the main feedback information of early childhood education activities, children's movement evaluation plays an important guiding role in early childhood education activities. Teachers can teach children in accordance with their aptitude according to the results of children's sports evaluation. Traditional physical education overemphasizes the leading role of teachers, and young children can only passively receive the education of teachers. Teachers always use the same standard to evaluate each child, simply assigning a rating of “strong,” “moderate,” and “poor” to children, ignoring the differences in children's physical intelligence. The emergence of multidata fusion technology can use the differences and complementarity of various data in evaluation functions to make up for the insufficiency of a single exercise evaluation result, purposefully choose the evaluation method flexibly according to the content of the exercise and the scene of the exercise, and gradually improve the level of children's exercise evaluation. This paper studied the children's motor intelligence evaluation system based on multidata fusion. To this end, this paper will focus on children's autonomous sports games and determine the first-level indicators in the children's sports evaluation index system as four indicators: classroom performance, physical fitness, motor skills, and extracurricular fitness. It used the principle of multidata fusion, firstly evaluates children's exercise physiology data through a fuzzy neural network algorithm, and then combines the adaptive weighted data fusion algorithm with D-S evidence theory to evaluate children's movement intelligence. Experiments showed that the multidata evaluation system can take effective measures to intelligently evaluate children's comprehensive motor ability. Compared with the traditional evaluation method, the evaluation results are increased by 5%, and the children's sports evaluation results are more average, which can enhance children's sports confidence and promote children's effective exercise.

Elite Youth Soccer Players' Sources and Types of Soccer Confidence.

Sport confidence is a psychological characteristic considered vital for youth soccer players to possess. However, only limited research has explored the types and sources of sport confidence important to elite youth performers in professional soccer academies. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 11 academy footballers (aged 10 or 11). Abductive hierarchical content analysis identified types of confidence to include achievement, skill execution, psychological factors, superiority to opposition and tactical awareness. Key sources of confidence identified by players were performance accomplishments, coaching, social support, and preparation. Even though the dimensions reported were similar to previous research, a number of unique sub-themes of confidence sources emerged, including pre-training/competition emotions, coach and team-mate feedback. The results demonstrate the importance of considering maturation levels and context when seeking to understand and develop confidence in youth performers.

The effects of self-compassion on daily emotion regulation and performance rebound among college athletes: Comparisons with confidence, grit, and hope

Self-compassion (SC) facilitates healthy responses to stressful events among athletes. Existing findings are predominantly retrospective, however, and questions remain about the role of SC in college athletes’ daily emotion regulation and sport performance. Sixty-seven college athletes completed daily diaries for 14 consecutive days during their competitive seasons. We tested whether SC predicted 1) emotion regulation strategy use and effectiveness following negative events and 2) sport performance rebound following subjectively poor performances the previous day. We also compared the effects of SC with grit, sport-specific hope, and sport-related self-confidence, each in separate models. Results showed that SC and sport-specific hope predicted greater use of cognitive reappraisal in response to negative events. Interestingly, social support seeking was associated with higher negative emotions on average. However, higher levels of SC, grit, and sport-specific hope (but not sport self-confidence) mitigated this association. When athletes’ subjective performance during practice fell 1 SD below their two-week mean, SC, grit, and sport-specific hope predicted improved subjective performance during the next day’s practice by 7.8–10.9%. Sport confidence had no effect, suggesting that coaches and sport psychology consultants might consider shifting their focus toward cultivating SC instead.

퍼스널트레이닝 참가자의 자기관리와 운동 몰입의 관계에서 스포츠자신감의 조절효과

This study was aimed to determine what effects the self-management of PT participants had on exercises flow. Also, it was aimed to analyze the moderating effects of sports confidence. The subjects were 240 adults who participated for over 6 months, were over 20 years old, and lived in Seoul in October, 2020. Stratified cluster random sampling method was used in this study. 234 subjects were available for the final analysis. The results were as follows. First, all the sub-factors of self-management had positive effects on exercises flow. Second, sports confidence had moderating effects on the relation between self-management and exercises flow. Especially, the group, who experienced relatively high sports confidence through training-management and relationship care, enhanced the exercises flow.

Mental Imagery and Self Hypnosis in Sports Performance

Self hypnosis and mental imagery are two sides of a coin, specially in case of modern sports. Hypnosis of oneself and mental imagery are totally immersive multi-sensory procedure that associates with numerous senses to create as a mental image and process it in absent of external stimuli. In the sport situation, imagery has been with a state in which person imagine while effecting abilities to deal with the future duty or improve performance capacity. Scientific analyses have stated that imagery increases performance in motor stimuli. Routines mental practice play an important role in sports and games, not only for the acquisition of motor skills, but also for preparation and sport injuries rehabilitation. Imagery techniques in sport are used for different purposes, as outlined by the process of self hypnosis and Model of Imagery Use in Sports, to improve skill acquisition, motivation, and sport confidence and to reduce anxiety.. Clinical sport hypnosis can help athletes acquire certain cognitive, psychological, behavioral and affective qualities so that their physical and mental capabilities are improved. According Wikipedia, sports hypnosis is defined as the use of hypnotherapy with athletes in order to improve sporting performance. Others define sport hypnosis as a form of mental training which can contribute to enhancing athletic performance. . It has been shown that different forms and functions of imagery prove to be effective for the above-mentioned functions depending on the characteristics of different sports and the expertise level of athletes. The present study reviews systematically the findings of other reports on various aspects of mental imagery and self hypnosis in the field of sports.

고등학교 태권도 선수의 성취목표성향과 인지된 경기력의 관계에서 다차원자신감의 매개효과

The purpose of this study is to provide basic data to help the development of Taekwondo games by verifying the mediating effect of multi-dimensional sports confidence in the relationship between Taekwondo athletes achievement goals and perceived performance. To achieve the goal of the study, a questionnaire was distributed and retrieved through Google to 300 high school players, and 252 copies were selected as final analysis, excluding unfaithful responses from the retrieved questionnaire. Data processing used the PASW Statistics 21 version to produce Frequency Analysis, Exploration Factor Analysis and Cronbachs α coefficient. Furthermore, we conduct a mediated effect analysis by correlation analysis and regression analysis. According to the analysis, first, the recovery confidence and recognition confidence of multi-dimensional sports confidence had a mediated effect in the relationship between ego orientation and perceived performance, but the proficiency confidence did not have a mediated effect. Second, the recovery confidence and proficiency confidence of multi-dimensional sports confidence had a mediated effect in the relationship between task goal orientation and perceived performance, but recognition confidence did not have a mediated effect.

고등학교 운동선수의 마인드셋과 목표성향 및 스포츠 자신감의 관계

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship among mindset, goal orientation, and sport confidence of high school athletes.<BR> Method: Through the convenience sampling method, selected 239 survey questionnaires from physical education high school athletes were used for final analysis. With the collected data, multiple regression analysis was performed by SPSS 21.0.<BR> Results: First, the growth mindset had a positive (+) influence on the task propensity of high school athletes, but the fixed mindset did not have significant impacts. And the growth mindset and fixed mindset impacts positively (+) on ego propensity. Second, the growth mindset impacted positively (+) on proficiency proof, social supporting, coaching leadership, and physical & mental confidence of high school athletes, but the fixed mindset did not impact significantly. Third, the task propensity and ego propensity impacted positively (+) on proficiency proof confidence of high school athletes. And the task propensity impacted positively (+) on social supporting, coaching leadership, and physical and mental confidence, but the ego propensity did not have a significant effect.<BR> Conclusion: These results mean that high school athletes can improve their goal orientation and sport confidence through mindset. They can also improve their sport confidence through task propensity.

장애인육상선수의 스포츠자신감이 운동몰입과 경기력에 미치는 영향

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of sports confidence of disabled athletes on exercise commitment and performance, and to verify the relationship between the variables.<BR> Method: A questionnaire survey was conducted on 295 athletes with disabilities registered in the Korean Federation of Athletics with Disabilities. Exploratory factor analysis, simple regression analysis, and multiple regression analysis were conducted using the SPSS Window Version 23.0 program for data processing.<BR> Results: The results are as follows. First, the variables of physical/mental preparation, social support, and ability verification among the sub-variables of sports confidence of disabled athletes had a significant effect on cognitive commitment. Coach’s leadership and social support had an effect on behavioral immersion which are sub-variables of exercise immersion. It was found that the variables of leadership and ability to prove competence had a significant effect on behavioral commitment. Second, it was found that physical/mental preparation, social support, coach’s leadership, and ability verification variables, which are the subordinate variables of sports confidence of disabled athletes, had a significant effect on athletic performance. Third, it was found that cognitive and behavioral commitment, which are the sub-variables of exercise commitment, had a significant effect on performance. In addition, among the sub-variables of sports confidence, the coach’s leadership did not have a significant effect on cognitive commitment. And among the sub-variables of sports confidence, social support did not have a significant effect on behavioral commitment.<BR> Conclusion: In summary, it is found that sports confidence of handicapped athletes has a significant effect on exercise commitment and performance.

The Influence of Sports Confidence of High School TAEKWONDO Breaking Athletes on Exercise Continuation

Purpose: The study was conducted to verify how sports confidence affects the continuation of exercise for high school student breaking athletes participating in the national-scale Taekwondo breaking competition. In order to achieve the purpose of the study, a questionnaire was conducted on 364 high school student breaking athletes who have participated in a national Taekwondo breaking contest and analyzed the collected data. Method: In the study, the data collected through the questionnaire were analyzed using SPSS 26.0 and a Frequency analysis was performed to find out the general characteristics of the study participants. Correlation analysis was conducted to determine the influence relationship between the variables of the measurement tool. In addition, Multiple regression analysis was conducted to analyze the effect of sports confidence on the con-tinuation of exercise. All statistical significance levels were set to .05. Results: First, as a result of verifying the difference between sports confidence and exercise continuation ac-cording to the gender of high school breaking athletes who participated in the Taekwondo breaking contest, there were statistically significant differences in coach leadership of sports confidence, physical and mental preparation factor, and exercise friend factor in exercise continuation. Second, as a result of verifying the dif-ference between sports confidence and exercise continuation according to grades of high school breaking ath-letes participating in the Taekwondo breaking contest, statistically significant differences were found in the factors of exercise interest in exercise continuation. On the contrary, there was no statistically significant dif-ference in all factors of sports confidence. Third, as a result of verifying the difference between sports confi-dence and exercise persistence according to the winning experience of high school breaking athletes participat-ing in the Taekwondo breaking contest, there were no statistically significant differences in all factors of sports confidence and exercise persistence. Conclusion: as a result of the study, the recent increase in the sports confidence of Taekwondo-breaking players was identified and the conclusion that the sports confidence of high-school Taekwondo-breaking play-ers could have an effect on the continuation of the exercise was drawn. Based on this, if Taekwondo practition-ers of various age groups, from adults to adolescents and adolescents to youths, participate in the breaking contest and find a way to continue their Taekwondo training, it is thought that it could be a meaningful study not only for the Taekwondo demonstration field but also for the overall development of Taekwondo.

체육교사의 코칭행동이 중학생 수업만족도와 스포츠자신감에 미치는 영향

본 연구는 체육교사의 코칭행동이 중학생의 수업만족도와 스포츠자신감에 미치는 영향을 규명하는데 목적을 두 고 실시하였다. 이와 같은 목적을 달성하기 위해 전라북도 G시에서 체육교과목에 참여하는 중학생 145명을 대상으로 설문조사를 실시하였다. 설문조사는 SPSS 통계프로그램을 이용하여 상관관계분석 및 다중회귀분석을 실시하여 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 첫째, 체육교사의 코칭행동은 중학생의 수업만족도 모두와 정적 상관관계가 나타났으며, 스포츠자신 감의 하위변인 중 능력입증, 신체적준비, 정신적준비와 정적 상관관계가 나타났다. 둘째, 체육교사의 코칭행동은 중학생 의 체육환경에 정적 영향을 미쳤으며, 인성중심과 교사중심은 교사행동만족과 체육능력효과에 정적 영향을 미쳤다. 셋째, 체육교사의 코칭행동은 중학생의 능력입증에 정적 영향을 미쳤다. 인성중심과 교사중심은 신체적준비에 정적 영향을 미쳤으며, 인정중심과 학생중심은 정신적준비에 정적 영향을 미쳤다. 교사중심과 학생중심은 사회적지지에 정적 영향을 미쳤다.

중국 초등학교 축구선수들이 지각하는 코치의 자율성 지지가 운동열의에 미치는 영향: 자율적 동기의 조절효과 검증

본 연구의 목적은 중국 초등학생들이 지각하는 지도자의 자율성지지 코칭행동과 운동열의 간의 관계를 검증하고 이들 간의 관계에서 자율성지지 코칭과 자율적 동기의 조절효과를 검증하고자 하였다. 연구의 대상자는 2019년 중국 길림성 장춘시에 소재한 초등학교 5학년, 6학년학생 남녀 241명이었으며, 대상자 표집방법은 비확률적 표집방식인 유목적 표집방법(purposive sampling)을 이용하여 추출하였다. 수집된 자료를 분석하기 위하여 SPSS 18.0과 SPSS PROCESS Macro통계프로그램을 사용하였으며, 탐색적 요인분석, 신뢰도 분석, 상관관계분석, 조절분석을 통해 다음과 같은 주요 결과를 얻었다. 첫째, 자율성 지지 코칭은 운동열의에 유의한 정(+)의 영향을 미쳤다. 둘째, 자율적 동기는 운동열의의 하위요인인 열광, 자신감에 유의한 정(+)의 영향을 미쳤다. 셋째, 자율적 동기는 자율성 지지 코칭행동과 운동열의 하위요인인 열광, 자신감과의 관계를 유의하게 조절하였다.

전문스포츠 투기종목 지도자의 리더십 유형과 성취목표지향성 및 스포츠 자신감의 관계

이 연구에서는 전문스포츠 투기종목 지도자의 리더십 유형과 투기종목 선수의 성취목표지향성 및 스포츠 자신감 의 관계를 구명하는데 목적이 있다. 이러한 연구목적을 달성하기 위해 2020년 대한체육회의 태권도, 유도, 레슬링, 복싱 종목 선수로 등록한 고등학교와 대학교의 학생선수 220명에게 설문지를 사용하여 자료를 수집하였다. 수집된 자료는 통계 프로그램 SPSS 21과 AMOS 21을 활용하여 빈도분석, 확인적 요인분석, 신뢰도 분석, 상관관계분석, 구조방정식모 형 분석을 실시한 결과 다음과 같은 결과를 도출하였다. 첫째, 전문스포츠 투기종목 지도자의 리더십 유형은 성취목표지향 성에 유의한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 전문스포츠 투기종목 지도자의 리더십 유형은 스포츠 자신감에 유의한 영향을 미치지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 전문스포츠 투기종목 선수의 성취목표지향성은 스포츠 자신감에 유의한 영향 을 미치는 것으로 나타났다.

엘리트 운동선수의 그릿과 긍정심리자본이 다차원스포츠자신감에 미치는 영향력 검증

본 연구는 대학팀과 실업팀에 소속되어 있는 엘리트 운동선수의 다차원스포츠자신감을 향상시켜줄 그릿과 긍정심리자본을 비교분석하는데 목적이 있다. 총 247부를 최종 분석에 사용하였으며, 자료처리는 IBM SPSS 25.0을 활용하여 빈도분석, 기술통계분석, 탐색적 요인 분석, 상관관계분석, 위계적 회귀분석을 실시하였다. 연구 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 스포츠자신감의 하위요인이 스포츠숙련자신감에 미치는 영향력을 검증한 결과 위계적 회귀분석 1단계에서는 그릿의 흥미유지, 노력지속은 스포츠숙련자신감에 정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 위계적 회귀분석 2단계에서는 긍정심리자본의 탄력성, 그릿의 흥미유지, 그릿의 노력지속, 긍정심리자본의 자기효능감 순으로 영향력을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 스포츠자신감의 하위요인이 스포츠인 지효율자신감에 미치는 영향력을 검증한 결과 위계적 회귀분석 1단계에서는 그릿의 흥미유지, 노력지속은 스포츠인지효율자신감에 정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 위계적 회귀분석 2단계에서는 그릿의 노력지속, 긍정심리자본의 희망, 그릿의 흥미유지, 긍정심리자본의 자기효능감 순으로 영향력을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 스포츠자신감의 하위요인이 스포츠회복탄력자신감에 미치는 영향력을 검증한 결과 위계적 회귀분석 1단계에서는 그릿의 흥미유지, 노력지속은 스포츠회복탄력자신감에 정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 위계적 회귀분석 2단계에서는 그릿의 노력지속, 그릿의 흥미유지, 긍정심리자본의 낙관주의, 긍정심리자본의 희망 순으로 영향력을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 결론적으로 다차원스포츠자신감의 3가지 하위요인에 그릿은 모두 정적인 영향을 미쳤으며, 긍정심리자본은 하위요인별로 영향력의 차이가 있음을 알 수 있었다.

COMPARISON OF STATE AND TRAIT CONFIDENCE ON WHEELCHAIR TENNIS AND WHEELCHAIR BADMINTON ATHLETES

An individual’s mental state has been identified to play a significant role when performing a sport specific task. This ability leads to the success or failure of every athlete. The purpose of the study is to compare the level of state and trait self-confidence among athletes with disabilities. Total of 100 athletes (n = 100) comprises of 61 wheelchair tennis (WT) athletes and 39 wheelchair badminton (WB) athletes age range between 18-54 years voluntarily participated in the study. The athletes were practicing their sports at least from 2 to 18 years. The study uses the reliable instruments that is State Sport Confidence Inventory (SSCI) and Trait Sport Confidence Inventory (TSCI). The questionnaires were distributed during Malaysia Open Wheelchair Tennis Championship and MBPJ-MPM Paralympics Sport Carnival. Trait Sport Confidence Inventory (TSCI) was distributed among subjects approximately 24 hours before the competition and State Sport Confidence Inventory (SSCI) was distributed among subjects within 1 hour after end of the game. Paired-Sample T-test and IndependentSamples T-test data was analysed and shows mean difference of TSCI and SSCI among WT athletes and WB athletes was significant (P &lt; 0.05). The mean of TSCI in WT is 4.59 and 4.69 in WB. Meanwhile, mean in SSCI for WT is 7.20 and 7.12 in WB. In conclusion, there is no difference in the level of self confidence among wheelchair tennis athletes and wheelchair badminton athletes. Selfconfidence has been linked as contributing factors to athletic performance. The current finding can assist coaches and athletes in understanding level of self-confidence before the competition.

사이클 선수가 인식하는 지도자의 코칭지식이 스포츠자신감과 운동만족에 미치는 영향

사이클 선수가 인식하는 지도자의 코칭지식이 스포츠자신감과 운동만족에 미치는 영향

스포츠 팀 코치의 동기부여방식과 운동지속의 관계에서 청소년 선수들의 긍정적 사고와 스포츠 자신감의 매개효과

The purpose of this study is to analyze structural relations among the coach’s motivating styles, positive thinking, sport confidence, and sport continuance in an adolescent sport team and also the mediating effects of positive thinking and sport confidence on relations between the coach’s motivating styles and sport continuance. For this purpose, the investigator applied purposeful sampling to male and female athletes at physical education or general middle and high schools around the nation and used total 321 questionnaires of the final valid sampled in analysis. Collected data was tested for fitness for the entire model with SPSS 22.0 and AMOS 22.0. The hypotheses were also tested. The findings were as follows: first, support for autonomy, one of the coach’s motivating styles, had significant effects on the positive thinking and sport confidence of adolescent athletes. Controlling coaching behavior had negative(-) effects on their positive thinking and no significant effects on their sport confidence; second, the positive thinking of adolescent athletes had positive(+) impacts on their sport confidence and continuance; third, their sport confidence had significant influences on their sport continuance; and finally, their positive thinking and sport confidence played mediating roles in relations between the coach’s motivating styles(support for autonomy) and sport continuance. In short, field sport instructors need to take much interest and make a lot of effort to create an autonomous training environment before having contemplation over such negative outcomes as athletes’ quitting, stress, exhaustion, and depression.

축구선수의 스포츠자신감이 운동지속행동에 미치는 영향

본 연구 목적은 축구 선수의 스포츠 자신감이 운동 지속행동에 미치는 영향을 분석하고, 축구 선수의 소속 및 출전 형태에 따른 스포츠 자신감과 운동 지속행동의 차이를 검증하고자 하였다. 2020년 2월 10일부터 3월 30일까지 G광역시 와 J도의 고등학교 및 대학교의 축구선수를 대상으로 500명에게 조사를 실시하였다. 자료처리는 SPSS Ver. 23.0 통계패 키지 프로그램을 이용하여 빈도분석, 탐색적 요인분석, 신뢰도분석, 다중회귀분석, t-검증을 실시하였다. 본 연구의 결과 를 다음과 같다. 첫째, 소속에 따른 스포츠 자신감은 유의한 차이가 나타났고, 소속에 따른 운동지속행동은 유의한 차이가 나타났다. 둘째, 출전 형태에 따른 스포츠 자신감은 유의한 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났고, 출전 형태에 따른 운동 지속행동 은 유의한 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 스포츠 자신감이 운동 지속행동에 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 이를 통하여 축구 선수의 역량과 기술이 최대한 발휘할 수 있는 환경이 조성될 수 있도록 기대한다.

복싱선수들의 스포츠 자신감이 운동몰입 및 경기력에 미치는 영향

이 연구는 복싱선수들의 스포츠 자신감이 운동몰입 및 경기력에 미치는 영향을 규명하여 경기력을 향상하기 위한 기초자료를 제공하는 데 목적이 있다. 연구목적을 달성하기 위해 복싱선수들의 스포츠 자신감을 독립변인, 운동몰입을 매개변인, 경기력을 종속변인으로 설정하였다. 설문대상은 2020년 현재 대한복싱협회에 등록된 대학·실업선수를 대상으로 편의표본추출법을 사용하여 최종 268명의 자료를 추출했으며, SPSS 21.0 통계프로그램을 이용해 다음과 같은 결과를 도출하였다. 첫째, 스포츠 자신감의 능력입증이 인지몰입과 행위몰입에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났으며, 코치 지도력은 행위몰입에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 스포츠 자신감의 능력입증이 경기력에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 운동몰입의 행위몰입과 인지몰입이 경기력에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 이에 복싱선수들의 스포츠 자신감은 운동몰입과 경기력에 부분적으로 긍정적인 영향을 주며, 운동몰입은 경기력에 긍정적인 영향을 미치고 있다는 결론을 얻었다. 따라서 복싱선수들의 자신감을 향상할 수 있는 프로그램 개발, 시합에 온전히 몰입할 수 있는 환경조성, 더 나아가 심리기술훈련 프로그램을 개발해 현장에 적용한다면 경기력이 한층 더 향상될 것으로 판단된다.

Re-injury worry, confidence and attention as predictors of a sport re-injury during a competitive season

ABSTRACT Rehabilitation from sport injury involves not only physical, but also psychological considerations. Re-injury worry, confidence and attention are characteristics that may affect athletes’ returning to competition after a sport injury. The study aimed to describe the predictive ability of the re-injury worry, confidence, and attention to the total of re-injuries at the new competitive season. The sample was 80 male athletes with at least three years of competitive experience who had a sport musculoskeletal injury in the last 8 months and had followed properly their physiotherapy program. They were ready for re-entry into competitive sport. They completed on returning to competition: (a) the Causes of the Re-Injury Worry Questionnaire, (b) the Sport Confidence Questionnaire of Rehabilitated Athletes Returning to Competition and (c) the Attention Questionnaire of Rehabilitated Athletes Returning to Competition. The three valid and reliable instruments predict the total of re-injuries at the beginning and at the middle of the competitive season. Future research should be conducted to examine the relationship between the physical and psychological characteristics in re-injury’s prediction from different contact sports.