Identifier: TFG:9950
Authors: Navas Garrido, Pol
Abstract:
In team sports such as volleyball, performance does not depend solely on technical or physical ability. Psychological factors such as pressure management, the ability to recover from an error and frustration tolerance are equally decisive (Sarkar & Fletcher, 2014). This study analyses how three of these key resources (resilience, frustration tolerance and competitive anxiety) are related in a sample of 164 volleyball players, through a correlational design and validated questionnaires (DTS: Simons & Gaher, 2005; BRS: Smith et al., 2008; CSAI-2R: Cox et al., 2003). The results show that athletes who better tolerate frustration also recover more easily from adversity, and that both resources are associated with less anxiety and more self-confidence. It is also observed that older and more experienced players have more favorable psychological profiles, while men show more resilience and self-confidence than women. Likewise, athletes at a higher competitive level (national or international) score better on these variables than those at lower levels. Overall, the study confirms that resilience and frustration tolerance are two interconnected mechanisms that are related to less anxiety and more self-confidence, and that factors such as age, gender and competitive level must be taken into account to understand individual differences.
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