scholarly journals Motivational Climate in Youth Football Players

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuel Castro-Sánchez ◽  
Félix Zurita-Ortega ◽  
José Ubago-Jiménez ◽  
Irwin Ramírez-Granizo ◽  
Ramón Chacón-Cuberos
Keyword(s):  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Motivational Climate ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Sports Performance ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Psychological Variables ◽  
National Division ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Special Relevance

(1) Background: In recent decades, the psychology of sport has gained special relevance in this field, due to the influence of psychological variables on sports performance and the regularity of sports practice. The aim of this research is to analyse the motivational climate of footballers. (2) Methods: This study uses a descriptive cross-sectional design on a sample of 156 adolescent football players, using an ad-hoc questionnaire for the recording of socio-demographic variables and the PMCSQ-2 questionnaire on motivational climate in sport. (3) Results: The results of the present investigation indicate that footballers are more oriented towards task than ego, sportsmen who compete in Honor Division being the those who are more oriented towards ego and those of National Division being more oriented towards task. (4) Conclusions: The main conclusion of this research is those who are the motivational climate is related to the division in which the players compete.

Clinical and Sociodemographic Factors Associated with Cognitive Impairment and Neuroprotection in Diabetes Patients

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Valiente-Barroso ◽  
Jesús Mª Alvarado-Izquierdo ◽  
Emilio García García
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Processing Speed ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Sociodemographic Factors ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Cognitive Stimulation ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Potential Impact ◽  
Cross Sectional Design

AbstractThe aim of this study is to analyze the potential impact of factors (clinical and demographic variables and comorbidities) associated with Diabetes Mellitus (DM) on certain mental processes related to cognitive impairment, with special attention to the analysis of parameters that define processing speed and executive function. Neuropsychological examination of elderly Spanish patients (N = 59, 33 females, Mage 70.98 years) diagnosed with DM, in addition to application of an ad hoc questionnaire to collect information on comorbidities and other relevant demographic variables. Based on a cross-sectional design, correlational analysis was carried out. Cognitive performance showed an inverse relationship to age and cardiopathology while years of schooling and regular physical activity appeared as neuroprotective factors. DM is an illness which, linked to other variables, can be regarded as a risk factor for the development of cognitive impairment. Certain factors (physical activity and cognitive stimulation) have the potential to mitigate this tendency. There is a need to further our understanding of the neurobiological mechanisms involved.

scholarly journals Healthy Practice of Female Soccer and Futsal: Identifying Sources of Stress, Anxiety and Depression

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aurelio Olmedilla ◽  
Enrique Ortega ◽  
Francisco Javier Robles-Palazón ◽  
Miquel Salom ◽  
Alexandre García-Mas
Keyword(s):  
Sport Injury ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Post Injury ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Psychological Variables ◽  
Anxiety Levels ◽  
Cross Sectional Design

The aim of this study was to examine the post-injury psychological impact looking for to avoid sources of health issues. We have analyzed differences in the stress, anxiety and depression levels between male and female football players who have suffered at least one injury during the last season played respect to similar players who have not been injured. A descriptive cross-sectional design was used. The participants were 187 football players and data on the player’s injuries were collected. A Self-reported Questionnaire collected number, type and severity of injuries sustained during the previous sports season (twelve months), and also the player’s current situation being injured or not injured. To evaluate the psychological variables, the DASS-21 questionnaire was used. Results indicated that the male injured players presented anxiety levels higher than those who were non-injured. When we observe the female players’ data, the stress levels of the non-injured ones are higher than those of the injured players. Regarding the non-injured athletes, results showed that the female non-injured players presented values in anxiety higher than those corresponding to the non-injured male players. Thus, sport injury affects mental health issues such as anxiety and stress, and in a different way regarding gender.

“Spanish Palliative Care Nurses’ Degree of Acceptance of a Proposal for Nursing Competencies in Palliative Care”

2021 ◽  
pp. 082585972110473
Author(s):  
Guanter-Peris Lourdes ◽  
Molins-Mesalles Ainhoa ◽  
Llúcia Benito-Aracil ◽  
Montserrat Solà-Pola ◽  
Margarida Pla i Consuegra
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Degree Of Acceptance ◽  
Nursing Competencies ◽  
Care Nursing

Background In Spain, palliative care (PC) nursing is not a recognized specialization and PC nurses do not receive systematic specialized academic training in PC. To ensure the quality of PC in Spain, the Spanish Association of Palliative Care Nursing has been working since 2011 to design a model of competencies for PC nurses. Objective: Verify whether a sample of Spanish PC nurses accepts the proposed model of PC nursing competencies describing their work. Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional observational study based on an ad-hoc questionnaire about 98 proposed competencies, which participants rated for whether they belong to the purview of PC nurses and for their degree of concordance with their own practice and their degree of importance in PC nursing. Competencies receiving approval by more than 75% of participants for the three dimensions were considered to have been accepted by consensus. Mixed logistical models were developed to study the association between demographic variables and the responses. Results: Sixty-two out of 98 proposed competencies were accepted by more than 75% of participants. We therefore considered these competencies to have been accepted by consensus. Thirty-six proposed competencies failed to meet the threshold of 75% acceptance. For competencies that were accepted overall, participants with more than 10 years of experience in PC and participants with specialized training in PC were more likely to report that these competencies were part of the purview of PC nursing. Participants age >50 were less likely to report that competencies related to research concorded with their practice. Participants accepted the importance of all 98 proposed competencies. Conclusion: The variables of experience, training and age had a statistically significant relationship with the acceptance or rejection of the proposed competencies on the basis of purview and concordance. Further research is necessary to understand more fully these relationships to eventually arrive at a consensus model for the competencies of PC nurses.

scholarly journals The Association between Violent Behavior, Academic Performance, and Physical Activity According to Gender in Scholars

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (15) ◽  
pp. 4071 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irwin Andrés Ramírez-Granizo ◽  
Félix Zurita-Ortega ◽  
José Luis Ubago-Jiménez ◽  
María Sánchez-Zafra
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Violent Behavior ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Aggressive Behaviors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Violent Behaviors ◽  
The World ◽  
Points Of View

Background: Aggressive behaviors have increased in a worrying way all over the world, and this has been one more reason to be able to investigate what happens in schools. Its presence has been increasing in recent decades and, therefore, this issue has been approached from different points of view of society. The aim of this study was to analyze and establish the indices of aggressive behaviors and their possible association with gender, academic achievement, and the Physical Activity (PA) in schoolchildren aged 10–12 in Granada (Spain). Methods: Its design is descriptive and cross-sectional, the sample is 320 students, an ad-hoc questionnaire was used to establish socio-demographic variables, violent behavior (measured with the scale of violent behaviors), gender, academic performance, and PA. Results: The results showed that schoolchildren with higher levels of violent behaviors have been in the reactive and relational reactive manifest dimension, males are more assiduous to practice PA than females, and these were characterized by greater manifest and relational aggressiveness. However, they present higher average values in violent behaviors than they do if academic performance is taken into account. Conclusions: The main recommendation is the need to study, in greater depth, the active sports population in order to try to know the cause of these results.

A game of snakes and ladders: Player migratory trajectories in the global football labor market

2016 ◽  
Vol 53 (6) ◽  
pp. 706-725 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thijs A Velema
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Skewed Distribution ◽  
The Other ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Transfer Fees ◽  
Longitudinal Dataset

Globalization theorists have typically described the post-Bosman football labor market as an amalgam of global value-added chains funneling players from (semi-)peripheral countries to Europe’s core leagues. However, due to their cross-sectional design, most globalization studies actually do not observe the longitudinal migratory trajectories through which players move towards, within and out of football’s global core. To fill this lacuna, this study examines a unique longitudinal dataset of 4730 complete careers of male professional football players and identifies four characteristics of their migratory trajectories: (1) recurrent mobility; (2) domestic careers for 60% of the players and frequent cross-border transfers for the other 40%; (3) clear career progress towards the top teams for the elite 10% of players and circulation for the other 90%; (4) a highly skewed distribution of transfer fees leading top teams to earn and spend the bulk of transfer fees. This suggests that football’s labor market is somewhat like a game of snakes and ladders in which an elite minority of players seems to be moving in tightly managed global value-added chains towards the top teams. However, the migratory channels through which the majority of players moves are much more porous, two-directional and complex than usually suggested in the literature.

scholarly journals Health Staff Perceptions of Hate Violence in Spain

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (14) ◽  
pp. 7591
Author(s):  
Patricia Fernández de Castro ◽  
Natalia Hipólito Ruiz ◽  
Eduardo Díaz Herráiz
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Health Staff ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Autonomous Communities ◽  
Probabilistic Sampling ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Hate Violence ◽  
Lack Of Knowledge

The aim of this study of Spanish health personnel is to determine their level of knowledge about hate violence and their relevance in detecting victims of hate violence and clarifying the magnitude of the phenomenon. An exploratory study with a descriptive, observational, and cross-sectional design was conducted, with incidental non-probabilistic sampling and an ad hoc questionnaire to health professionals in three Autonomous Communities of Spain. Our results indicate a general lack of knowledge about hate violence by health staff who acknowledged that they do not have specific training for hate violence victims’ care, although most staff had attended to some cases of hate violence in the last year. No significant differences were found among healthcare services, professionals, training, or Autonomous Communities, which indicated a generalized lack of training and specific tools that was common in the different health services and in different Autonomous Communities in Spain. The health services that reported most cases of hate violence ex officio were those in which the professionals had more training and knowledge and in which there were specific protocols on hate violence. In conclusion, the health system constitutes “the gateway” to the care, promotion, and prevention of hate violence victims. However, political actions are necessary to avoid the lack of knowledge and lack of training and professional tools that are widespread among healthcare staff. Therefore, the training of professionals and the establishment of specific protocols for action against hate violence would improve the care and long-term monitoring of victims, and the implementation of an epidemiological registry and surveillance system of hate violence would improve the care and prevention of hate violence in Spain.

scholarly journals COVID-19: Immediate Predictors of Individual Resilience

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (16) ◽  
pp. 6495 ◽  
Author(s):  
Regardt J. Ferreira ◽  
Fred Buttell ◽  
Clare Cannon
Keyword(s):  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Negatively Associated ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
Individual Resilience ◽  
Resilience Scale ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire

COVID-19 is a pandemic event not seen in a century. This research aims to determine important predictors of resilience towards the COVID 19/Coronavirus Pandemic. This study uses a cross-sectional design, with purposive snowball sampling, for primary survey data collected over 10 weeks starting the first week in April 2020. Participants completed a self-administered questionnaire on demographics and behavioral factors. Resilience was assessed using the 10-item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale and perceived stress was assessed using the 10-item Perceived Stress Scale. 374 adults participated in the survey. OLS regression was performed to determine key associations among demographic variables, resilience measures, and perceived stress brought on by COVID-19. Age and education were statistically significantly positively associated with resilience, while English as a second language was significantly negatively associated. Participants who reported needing help from family and neighbors, total number of days in lockdown, and higher perceived stress were all significantly negatively associated with resilience. This study adds to immediate predictors of individual resilience to the ongoing infectious disease catastrophe created by the COVID-19 pandemic.

scholarly journals Cross-Sectional Study of Self-Concept and Gender in Relation to Physical Activity and Martial Arts in Spanish Adolescents during the COVID-19 Lockdown

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 210
Author(s):  
David Lindell-Postigo ◽  
Félix Zurita-Ortega ◽  
Manuel Ortiz-Franco ◽  
Gabriel González-Valero
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Martial Arts ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Sociodemographic Data ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
And Gender

The COVID-19 lockdown has negatively affected individuals’ welfare. However, there has been no research published heretofore about the levels of self-concept (SC) in adolescents, nor how having practised martial arts (MA) or any physical activity (PA) before the lockdown may have influenced the SC in that time. Hence, this study aimed to analyze some demographic, physical, and psychosocial parameters in Spanish adolescents throughout the COVID-19 quarantine through a cross-sectional investigation, establishing correlations among these factors. Methods: The present study had a descriptive, comparative, and cross-sectional design. The sample comprised of 54 (39.7%) male and 82 (60.3%) female Spanish adolescents aged 12–18 (M = 14.49; SD = 1.80). An ad-hoc questionnaire collected sociodemographic data; the self-concept Form 5 (AF5) questionnaire obtained data on SC dimensions. Results: There were some differences among the SC dimensions, with family and academic dimensions having higher values than the physical and emotional ones. Females’ academic SC was higher than that of males (p = 0.019). The practice of PA before the lockdown was positively associated with physical (p < 0.001) and social (p = 0.012) SC, yet there was no significant association between the previous practice of MA and SC (p > 0.050). Conclusions: the findings suggest that the COVID-19 lockdown negatively affected Spanish adolescents by decreasing their total SC and some dimensions of it, although PA may buffer psychological harmfulness in adolescents.

scholarly journals Influencia del control del estrés en el rendimiento deportivo: la autoconfianza, la ansiedad y la concentración en deportistas (Influence of stress control in the sports performance: self-confidence, anxiety and concentration in athletes)

Retos ◽  
2016 ◽  
pp. 3-6
Author(s):  
Gloria González Campos ◽  
Pedro Valdivia-Moral ◽  
Javier Cachón Zagalaz ◽  
Felix Zurita Ortega ◽  
Oscar Romero-Ramos
Keyword(s):  
Attentional Control ◽  
Psychological Characteristics ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Sports Performance ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Psychological Variables ◽  
Stress Control ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Concentration Levels

En esta investigación se realiza un estudio sobre el control del estrés en deportistas, utilizando como muestra 100 jugadores de fútbol semiprofesionales. Se parte de la consideración de que controlar el estrés para no llegar a estados de ansiedad es imprescindible, ya que alcanzar estos estados provoca efectos negativos en otras variables psicológicas del deportista, disminuyendo su autoconfianza y perjudicando el control atencional. El objetivo de esta investigación es describir los niveles de ansiedad, autoconfianza y atención-concentración en futbolistas semiprofesionales, mediante el análisis de la variable psicológica control del estrés. El instrumento utilizado para el estudio es la escala control del estrés del cuestionario de Características Psicológicas relacionadas con el Rendimiento Deportivo (CPRD). Como conclusiones del estudio, cabe destacar que desarrollar la habilidad psicológica de control del estrés, previene alcanzar estados de ansiedad y como consecuencia, posibilita mantener elevada la autoconfianza y una buena capacidad de atención-concentración durante la competición.Abstract. In this research, a study on stress management in athletes is carried out with a sample of 100 semi-professional football players. Stress control is essential for avoiding a state of anxiety, as this state may have negative effects on other psychological variables of athletes, decreasing their self-confidence and harming their attentional control. The objective of this research is to describe anxiety, self-confidence, and attention-concentration levels in semi-professional footballers by means of analysing stress control. The instrument used for the study is the stress control scale from the Psychological Characteristics related to Sports Performance (CPRD) questionnaire. As a conclusion, it is noteworthy that developing the psychological ability of controlling stress prevents the appearance of anxiety states, allowing athletes to maintain high self-confidence and good attention-concentration capacity during competitions.

scholarly journals How the Education Community Perceives Cyberbullying: a Comparison of Students, Teachers and Families

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 216
Author(s):  
Pablo Bautista Alcaine ◽  
Eva Vicente Sánchez
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Primary Education ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Education Students ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Education Community ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
And Coping

This study aims to find out how the groups that form the education community (students, teachers, families) differ in terms of the various characteristics surrounding the cyberbullying phenomenon. To do this, we conducted research using a selective correlational and cross-sectional design to analyze relationships and differences among variables: defining cyberbullying, typology, involved roles, possible causes and coping strategies in the different groups. The study recruited 116 participants as follows: 51% were year-6 Primary Education students; 29% were students’ family members; 20% were school teachers. We collected data through an ad hoc questionnaire that a group of experts had previously validated. The results of the data analysis showed that significant differences appeared in terms of: how typologies were perceived; the importance of roles; coping strategies for cyberbullying.

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