Effect of Judo Athletes’ Psychological Function on Sports Coping Skills: Moderated Mediating Effect of Tension

Hye-Young Kim, Eun-Jung Chung, Sang-Woo Kim and Byoung-Hee Lee
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Hye-Young Kim: Graduate School of Physical Therapy, Sahmyook University, Seoul 01795, Korea
Eun-Jung Chung: Department of Physical Therapy, Andong Science College, Andong 36616, Korea
Sang-Woo Kim: Virtual Rehabilitation Lab, Sahmyook University, Seoul 01795, Korea
Byoung-Hee Lee: Department of Physical Therapy, Sahmyook University, Seoul 01795, Korea

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 11, 1-11

Abstract: This study aimed to investigate the effects of Judo athletes’ psychological function on sports coping skills through self-management: the moderated mediating effect of tension. A total of 124 participants (66 males and 58 females) were included, comprising high school students, college students, and judo team players (age 16 to 30, 20.51 ± 3.17) in the Republic of Korea. The psychological function was measured using the Profile of Mood Test, Athletes’ Self-Management Questionnaire, and Athletic Coping Skills Inventory-28. The results of the analysis of the moderating effect of the athlete’s self-management behavior showed that tension had a moderating effect on the relationship between the athlete’s self-management behavior and sports coping skills. The mediating effect analysis revealed a mediating effect of self-management behavior on the relationship between player vitality and sports coping skills. It was also confirmed that tension had a moderating effect on athletes’ self-management behavior and sports coping skills. Therefore, it was confirmed that the higher the self-management, the more moderated the mediating effect on sports coping skills. In conclusion, it was confirmed that psychological function affects sports coping skills, and thereby, the mediating effect of the athlete’s self-management behavior is regulated by tension. In future research, it will be necessary to study the sports coping ability and performance of judo athletes according to tension control.

Keywords: self-management; sports athletes; psychological factors; sport coping (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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