Autonomy, Coping Strategies and Psychological Well-Being in Young Professional Tennis Players

2013 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alicia Elena Romero Carrasco ◽  
Rolando Zapata Campbell ◽  
Alejandra Letelier López ◽  
Ixa López Poblete ◽  
Alexandre García-Mas
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Professional Sport ◽  
Spanish Version ◽  
South American ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Tennis Players ◽  
Young Professional ◽  
Professional Tennis

AbstractThis research aimed to analyze the role of Psychological Well-being factors in young professional tennis players, assigning special attention to their preferred coping strategies and perceived autonomy that specifically contribute to Psychological Well-being. The conceptual framework utilized for this study was Ryff’s Psychological Well-being multidimensional model in order to focus our understanding towards how environment demands of professional sport affect athletes Psychological Well-being. Participants were 155 male professional tennis players with a mean age of 14.61 (SD = 1.86) engaged in South American Tennis Federation tournaments. Instruments utilized were Psychological Well Being Scale EBP, Díaz et al., 2006, Sport Coping Approach Questionnary Spanish version, ACSQ-1 (Kim, Duda, Tomas, & Balaguer, 2003) and Sport Perceived Autonomy Scale, Spanish version (Balaguer, Castillo, & Duda, 2008). Our research revealed that the greater autonomy young athletes perceive while being engaged in professional sport was because of the coping strategies they utilized such as active planning, cognitive restructuring, emotional calmness and seeking of social support. Results confirmed also that the greater perceived autonomy was explaining athletes high levels of Psychological Well-being.

scholarly journals Risk Perception of COVID-19, Meaning-Based Resources and Psychological Well-Being amongst Healthcare Personnel: The Mediating Role of Coping

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 3225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dariusz Krok ◽  
Beata Zarzycka
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Healthcare Personnel ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
And Coping ◽  
The Relationship

The well-being of healthcare personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic depends on the ways in which they perceive the threat posed by the virus, personal resources, and coping abilities. The current study aims to examine the mediating role of coping strategies in the relationship between risk perception of COVID-19 and psychological well-being, as well as the relationship between meaning-based resources and psychological well-being amongst healthcare personnel in southern Poland. Two hundred and twenty-six healthcare personnel who worked in hospitals, outpatient clinics, and medical laboratories during the first few months of the coronavirus pandemic (March–May 2020) filled in questionnaires measuring risk perception of COVID-19, meaning-based resources, coping, and psychological well-being. The results demonstrate that risk perception was negatively related to psychological well-being, whereas meaning-based resources were positively associated with well-being. Two coping strategies—problem-focused and meaning-focused coping—mediated the relationship between risk perception and psychological well-being as well as the relationship between meaning-based resources and psychological well-being. This indicates that perception processes and personal factors do not directly influence healthcare personnel’s psychological well-being, but rather they do indirectly through coping processes.

scholarly journals Psychological well-being and lockdown: a study on an Italian sample during the first COVID-19 wave

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michela Marchetti ◽  
Daniele Gatti ◽  
Lucio Inguscio ◽  
Giuliana Mazzoni
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mental States ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Experimental Findings ◽  
And Coping ◽  
The Impact

During February and March 2020, the Italian government decided to provide guidelines in order to counter the spreading of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Several studies have shown that the first Lockdown deeply affected the psychological well-being of the individuals, but the role of possible protective variables is currently not known. In the present study we aimed to investigate the impact of several behavioral variables on individuals’ mental states and emotions experienced during the first Lockdown in Italy. Participants were 172 Italian adults and they were asked to answer several questions regarding the intensity of mental states and emotions experienced, the perceived usefulness of lockdown, the feeling of living a normal life, and the coping strategies implemented to face the pandemic. Results showed that, during the first wave of COVID-19 in Italy, only the perceived usefulness of lockdown positively affected people’s emotions. This result suggests that a better communication of the experimental findings supporting the political decisions made, and behavioral measures shaped to increase people’s commitment to the proposed rules are crucial in order to enhance people’s wellbeing. While this result is limited to the first wave and the first lockdown, future research should assess the role of rule acceptance and coping strategies in subsequent waves of COVID-19, and consequent partial or total lockdowns.

scholarly journals Bienestar psicológico y ansiedad competitiva: el papel de las estrategias de afrontamiento / Competitive Anxiety and Psychological Well-being: the Role of Coping Strategies

2015 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 71
Author(s):  
Enrique Cantón-Chirivella ◽  
Irene Checa-Esquiva ◽  
María Yolanda Vellisca-González
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Competitive Anxiety ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Bienestar Psicologico

<p>Resumen: </p><p>El interés por el estudio del bienestar psicológico (Ryff, 1989) y su relación con las estrategias de afrontamiento se ha producido también en el ámbito deportivo. En esta investigación, se evalúan la ansiedad competitiva, el bienestar psicológico y las estrategias de afrontamiento utilizadas en la competición por 213 deportistas, de cuatro deportes diferentes. Los resultados permiten predecir, a través de los análisis de regresión, la posibilidad de experimentar ansiedad y bienestar psicológico en el contexto competitivo, regulado por el papel mediador de las estrategias de afrontamiento dirigidas a la tarea.</p><p> </p><p>Abstract:</p><p><span>Interest in the study of psychological well-being (Ryff, 1989) and its relationship with coping strategies has also occurred in sports. In this study, competitive anxiety, psychological well-being and coping strategies are assessed in 213 athletes competing in four different sports. The results predict, through regression analysis, the possibility of experiencing anxiety and psychological well-being in the competitive context, regulated by the mediator of task-directed coping strategies.</span></p>

Percepción de eficacia de las estrategias de afrontamiento y bienestar psicológico en jóvenes tenistas de competición. / Efficacy perception of coping strategies and psychological well being in young tennis players of competitive level.

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (05) ◽  
pp. 125-154
Author(s):  
Alicia Elena Romero Carrasco ◽  
Rolando Zapata Campbell ◽  
Alexandre García-Mas
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Sport Performance ◽  
Stress Conditions ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Tennis Players ◽  
New Research ◽  
Bienestar Psicologico ◽  
Objective Indicators

El objetivo de este estudio es, en primer lugar, analizar la efectividad percibida de las estrategias de afrontamiento utilizadas por jóvenes tenistas de competición frente a las situaciones estresantes derivadas de la competición, y, en segundo lugar, estudiar su posible relación con el bienestar psicológico, ya que según diversas teorías, (Edwards, 1992; Fierro, 1997;Figueroa etal., 2005; Gottlieb y Rooney, 2004; Kirchner, 2003; Klaaren et al., 1994; Lazarus y Folkman, 1984; Parson et al.,1996), el afrontamiento y el bienestar psicológico se encuentran relacionados.La muestra estuvo compuesta por 26 jugadores masculinos de tenis, con una edad media de 15 años, y un rango de edad entre 13 y 16 años. Los resultados obtenidos indican que las estrategias de afrontamiento percibidas como más efectivas son las internas y emocionales, frente a las externas y conductuales. Asimismo, no se obtiene relación significativa entre la percepción de efectividad de las estrategias de afrontamiento y el bienestar psicológico global de los deportistas. Finalmente, se discuten estos resultados y se proponen nuevas líneas de investigación, tales como el establecimiento de indicadores objetivos de eficacia de las estrategias de afrontamiento, en relación tanto al rendimiento deportivo en condiciones de estrés como al estado de bienestar psicológico del deportista. The purpose of this research is to primarily analyze the effectiveness perception of coping strategies that young competitive tennis players use to cope with stressful situations derived from competitions; and, secondly to study the possible relationship with psychological well being, since according to several theories both concepts (Edwards, 1992; Fierro, 1997; Figueroa etal., 2005; Gottlieb y Rooney, 2004; Kirchner, 2003; Klaaren et al., 1994; Lazarus y Folkman, 1984; Parson et al.,1996), coping and well being are related. The sample was compounded by 26 male tennis players, mean age of 15, ranging from 13 to 16. Results obtained indicated that most effective coping strategies perceived were internal and emotional, against external and behavioral. Similarly, we did not obtain a significant relationship between athlete’s effectiveness perception of coping strategies and global psychological well being. Finally, these results are discussed and new research lines are proposed, such as the establishment of objective indicators of copying strategies efficacy, as much related to sport performance under stress conditions, as the athlete’s psychological well being.

The Self-Efficacy in Multiple Sclerosis (SEMS) Scale

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 352-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Bonino ◽  
Federica Graziano ◽  
Martina Borghi ◽  
Davide Marengo ◽  
Giorgia Molinengo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Measurement Invariance ◽  
Sense Of Coherence ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Rasch Analysis ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
And Coping

Abstract. This research developed a new scale to evaluate Self-Efficacy in Multiple Sclerosis (SEMS). The aim of this study was to investigate dimensionality, item functioning, measurement invariance, and concurrent validity of the SEMS scale. Data were collected from 203 multiple sclerosis (MS) patients (mean age, 39.5 years; 66% women; 95% having a relapsing remitting form of MS). Fifteen items of the SEMS scale were submitted to patients along with measures of psychological well-being, sense of coherence, depression, and coping strategies. Data underwent Rasch analysis and correlation analysis. Rasch analysis indicates the SEMS as a multidimensional construct characterized by two correlated dimensions: goal setting and symptom management, with satisfactory reliability coefficients. Overall, the 15 items reported acceptable fit statistics; the scale demonstrated measurement invariance (with respect to gender and disease duration) and good concurrent validity (positive correlations with psychological well-being, sense of coherence, and coping strategies and negative correlations with depression). Preliminary evidence suggests that SEMS is a psychometrically sound measure to evaluate perceived self-efficacy of MS patients with moderate disability, and it would be a valuable instrument for both research and clinical applications.

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