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Beyond physical ability—predicting women’s football performance from psychological factors

INTRODUCTION: Even though there is a clear agreement among researchers that psychological factors are a vital part of a football player’s performance, the topic has not been investigated thoroughly. The present study aimed to examine the predictive value of psychological factors on female football p...

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Autores principales: Pettersen, Susann Dahl, Martinussen, Monica, Handegård, Bjørn Helge, Rasmussen, Lene-Mari Potulski, Koposov, Roman, Adolfsen, Frode
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10090955/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37063572
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1146372
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Even though there is a clear agreement among researchers that psychological factors are a vital part of a football player’s performance, the topic has not been investigated thoroughly. The present study aimed to examine the predictive value of psychological factors on female football players’ match performance. METHODS: A sample of 156 players from the top two leagues in Norway completed the following questionnaires: Perceived Motivational Climate in Sport Questionnaire 2 (PMCSQ-2), Big Five Inventory (BFI-20), Self-Regulated Learning questionnaire, and Grit-S and Sport Mental Toughness Questionnaire (SMTQ). Match performance data were collected from the online database of the performance analysis company InStat. RESULTS: Results from a linear mixed model analysis showed that perceived mastery climate and extraversion were the only significant predictors of performance. Other relevant indicators, such as mental toughness, self-regulated learning, and grit, did not predict performance. DISCUSSION: These findings suggest that the team climate facilitated by coaches may be more important for predicting match performance than individual psychological factors.