Psychological Profile, Competitive Anxiety, Moods and Self-Efficacy in Beach Handball Players

Rafael E. Reigal, Juan A. Vázquez-Diz, Juan P. Morillo-Baro, Antonio Hernández-Mendo and Verónica Morales-Sánchez
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Rafael E. Reigal: Faculty of Psychology, University of Malaga, Teatinos Campus, 29071 Malaga, Spain
Juan A. Vázquez-Diz: Faculty of Psychology, University of Malaga, Teatinos Campus, 29071 Malaga, Spain
Juan P. Morillo-Baro: Faculty of Psychology, University of Malaga, Teatinos Campus, 29071 Malaga, Spain
Antonio Hernández-Mendo: Faculty of Psychology, University of Malaga, Teatinos Campus, 29071 Malaga, Spain
Verónica Morales-Sánchez: Faculty of Psychology, University of Malaga, Teatinos Campus, 29071 Malaga, Spain

IJERPH, 2019, vol. 17, issue 1, 1-13

Abstract: The first objective of this research was to analyze the relationships between the sports psychological profile, competitive anxiety, mood and self-efficacy in beach handball players. The second objective was to determine the predictive capacity of the psychological profile on competitive anxiety, moods and self-efficacy, which was assessed by linear regression analysis. One hundred and eighty-one beach handball players participated in this research (age: M = 25.68; SD = 5.95), of which 52.49% were male ( n = 95) and 47.51% were female ( n = 86). The Psychological Sports Execution Inventory (SPPI), the Competition Anxiety State Inventory 2 (CSAI-2), the Mood Profile (POMS) questionnaire and the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES) were used to obtain the data. Correlation and linear regression analyses reveal statistically significant associations between the constructs studied, both for the total sample and by gender. Specifically, they highlight the relationships between the different measures of the sports psychological profile with self-confidence ( p < 0.001), as well as those established between negative coping control with competitive anxiety ( p < 0.001), moods ( p < 0.05) and general self-efficacy ( p < 0.001).

Keywords: psychological skills; sports performance; team sport (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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