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Using a normative personality proffle to predict success in the National Hockey League (NHL): A 15-year longitudinal study
... Otros estudios también señalan el valor del componente psicológico en la competencia. Por ejemplo, la investigación de Gee et al. (2007), en donde se hizo un seguimiento de 15 años a jugadores de la Liga Nacional de Hockey (NHL), puso de manifiesto que los aspectos psicológicos son mejores predictores del rendimiento que las propias características físicas. En este orden de ideas, estudios como el de Pacheco & Gómez (2005), o el de Elbadry et al. (2017), hacen referencia a las condiciones psicológicas como el elemento que logra explicar hasta el 50% del rendimiento del deportista. ...
... Finalmente, debe señalarse que la mayoría de los estudios encontrados pertenecen a México y a algunos países de Sudamérica (Argentina, Colombia y Perú). Los demás países cuentan con pocas investigaciones, lo que si bien no es casual, puede mostrar que las naciones con mayor éxito en el deporte también tienen más estudios sobre los factores psicológicos en sus deportistas, y que dado que se ha mostrado que dichos aspectos son potenciadores del rendimiento en la competencia (Gee et al, 2007;Elbadry et al., 2017;García et al., 2019), es importante que los países con menos éxito en el deporte potencien sus resultados a través del mejoramiento psicológico. ...
La investigación en la psicología deportiva es un campo que está emergiendo cada vez más a través de estudios que dan cuenta de la influencia de diferentes constructos psicológicos en el rendimiento del deportista; sin embargo, se hallan otras características que han sido poco estudiadas. Por tal motivo, y ante la falta de un consolidado de investigaciones en el que se puedan identificar los diferentes hallazgos publicados a lo largo de los años, es relevante hacer una revisión sistemática de todos aquellos estudios realizados con deportistas hispanoamericanos y su relación con algún constructo psicológico. Para ello, se realizó una exploración de la literatura a través del uso de las bases de datos Proquest, Google Scholar, Redalyc, Scielo, Science Direct, Taylor & Francis, y Scopus. Posteriormente, los documentos seleccionados se organizaron en una matriz, que dio cuenta de un total de 52 artículos publicados y 19 tesis de grado. Dentro de los resultados encontrados al final de la revisión, se puede recalcar la poca homogeneidad que hay en los resultados de los constructos psicológicos estudiados, los cuales son un predictor del rendimiento de los deportistas. Esto podría significar un resultado beneficioso a nivel de intervenciones psicológicas para los deportistas en formación desde los primeros años.
... Keywords: expertise, performance, personality, professional rugby union players, semi-professional, sport conscientiousness and agreeableness with associated lower levels of neuroticism than athletes competing on lower levels (Allen, Greenlees, & Jones, 2013) . Moreover, studies on successful track and field athletes, soccer players, and basketball players found them to display higher levels of conscientiousness as well as more emotional stability as compared to the less successful athletes (Gee et al ., 2007) . Among successful athletes, the trait of conscientiousness showed the most significant effect size, suggesting that characteristics such as diligence and responsibility are skills typical of high-level athletes (see also Gee et al ., 2007) . ...
... Moreover, studies on successful track and field athletes, soccer players, and basketball players found them to display higher levels of conscientiousness as well as more emotional stability as compared to the less successful athletes (Gee et al ., 2007) . Among successful athletes, the trait of conscientiousness showed the most significant effect size, suggesting that characteristics such as diligence and responsibility are skills typical of high-level athletes (see also Gee et al ., 2007) . Furthermore, athletes with higher extraversion, conscientiousness, emotional stability, and openness to experience with lesser agreeableness yielded better performance (Khan, Ahmed, & Abid, 2016) . ...
This study aimed to investigate whether differences exist in the personality profiles of professional and semi-professional rugby union players. Participants were 73 male rugby players, 52 professional players and 21 semi-professional players. All participants completed the NEO Five-Factor Personality Inventory (NEO-FFI) as part of the WebNeuro Sport online assessment. An independent sample t-test showed a statistically significant difference in neuroticism between the professional and semi-professional players. The magnitude-based inference method confirmed the results of the independent sample t-test with a moderate effect. The potential practical value of these findings is that the Neuroticism scale of the Big Five personality dimensions can be used as a screening tool for indicating which players a team would want to recruit and invest time and money in since these players will most likely be capable of progressing to the top level in their sport.
... Estos resultados confirman hallazgos de investigaciones anteriores (p. ej., Gee et al., 2007). Así mismo, y en la línea de lo anterior, se ha identificado una relación lineal directa entre edad del deportista y rendimiento medio, a medida que aumenta la edad observase mayor rendimiento. ...
... Estos resultados van en la línea de otras investigaciones previas (p. ej., Gee et al., 2007;Gould et al., 2002;Martin & Ecklund, 1994;Remor, 2007;Sáenz-López et al., 2007). ...
Resumen: Para identificar hasta qué punto el rasgo de competitividad está relacionado
con el rendimiento deportivo en el fútbol, y en qué medida la edad y la
categoría deportiva pueden influir sobre estas variables, se ha diseñado un
estudio descriptivo-correlacional. Las variables edad, categoría deportiva,
rendimiento deportivo, motivación de éxito (Me), motivación para evitar el
fracaso (Mef) y competitividad rasgo han sido recogidas en 151 futbolistas
varones (entre 14 y 24 años) de un club deportivo madrileño (España). Los
resultados indicaron que el rendimiento deportivo asciende de acuerdo con
la edad. Consecuentemente, se ha observado una relación directa entre la
categoría deportiva y el rendimiento. La Me, Mef y competitividad rasgo se
han asociado con el rendimiento y han variado en función de la categoría
deportiva. No se ha observado una relación entre la Me, Mef y la competitividad
rasgo con la edad de los deportistas.
In order to identify to what extent competitiveness trait is related to sport
performance in soccer, and to what extent the age and sport category can
influence these variables, a descriptive cross-sectional study has been developed.
The variables age, sport category, sport performance, achievement
motivation (Me), motivation to avoid the failure (Mef) and competitiveness
trait have been assessed in 151 men soccer players (between 14 and 24 y.o.)
of a Spanish sport club. The results indicated that the sport performance
ascends with age. Consequently, a direct relationship between the sport category
and the performance has been observed. Me, Mef and competitiveness
trait have been associated with the performance and has varied based on
the sport category. No correlation between Me, Mef, competitiveness and
age of the sportsmen has been found.
... Estos resultados confirman hallazgos de investigaciones anteriores (p. ej., Gee et al., 2007). Así mismo, y en la línea de lo anterior, se ha identificado una relación lineal directa entre edad del deportista y rendimiento medio, a medida que aumenta la edad observase mayor rendimiento. ...
... Estos resultados van en la línea de otras investigaciones previas (p. ej., Gee et al., 2007;Gould et al., 2002;Martin & Ecklund, 1994;Remor, 2007;Sáenz-López et al., 2007). ...
In order to identify to what extent competitiveness trait is related to sport performance in soccer, and to what extent the age and sport category can influence these variables, a descriptive cross-sectional study has been developed. The variables age, sport category, sport performance, achievement motivation (Me), motivation to avoid the failure (Mef) and competitiveness trait have been assessed in 151 men soccer players (between 14 and 24 y.o.) of a Spanish sport club. The results indicated that the sport performance ascends with age. Consequently, a direct relationship between the sport category and the performance has been observed. Me, Mef and competitiveness trait have been associated with the performance and has varied based on the sport category. No correlation between Me, Mef, competitiveness and age of the sportsmen has been found.
... Esto con el fin de optimizar el rendimiento de los deportistas y contribuir a mejores resultados deportivos y a la disminución de incidencias que no permitan la continuidad en el deporte a largo plazo (Gimeno, Buceta y Pérez-Llanta, 2007). En particular, distintas investigaciones han demostrado el efecto predictor de diversas variables psicológicas en el desempeño de los deportistas, dentro de las cuales se encuentran competitividad, autoconfianza (Gee et al., 2007), capacidad de resiliencia (Ruiz, de la Vega, Poveda, Rosado, y Serpa, 2012), entre otras. Por su parte, Gimeno et al. (2007), destacan la motivación, el control de estrés, la cohesión de equipo, la habilidad mental, la autorregulación y el autocontrol. ...
Las condiciones psicológicas son aspectos determinantes para el rendimiento del deportista, sin embargo, en Latinoamérica, y especialmente en Colombia la investigación es limitada, en torno a las características psicológicas y sus diferencias por variables demográficas y del deporte. Por esto, el objetivo fue determinar la relación entre las características psicológicas asociadas al rendimiento deportivo y variables demográficas y del deporte. Se realizó un estudio transversal y de alcance correlacional, se contó con una muestra de 317 deportistas colombianos pertenecientes a diferentes modalidades deportivas, a quienes se les aplicó el Cuestionario de Características Psicológicas Relacionadas con el Rendimiento Deportivo CPRD. Se halló que los deportistas varones presentaron mayores puntuaciones en habilidad mental. En la división de deportes por interacción motriz, quienes se encontraban en el grupo de cooperación con compañeros, y en cooperación y oposición, presentaron una mayor cohesión de equipo que los de oposición contra adversarios. Según los tipos de deporte (con participación simultánea o alternativa, con espacio común o separado, sociomotriz o psicomotriz), no se hallan diferencias. En las comparaciones por deporte, que los jugadores de rugby tenían un mayor nivel de habilidad mental que los jugadores de fútbol, y un mayor control del estrés de los practicantes de porras en comparación con los jugadores de baloncesto. Sobre los niveles de competición, se hallaron menores puntajes en la influencia de la evaluación del rendimiento en deportistas universitarios en comparación con aficionados y semiprofesionales. Finalmente, no existió relación entre cada una de las escalas y el número de años que de forma continua han venido practicando el deporte, ni la edad.
... For instance, several authors analyzed the role of athletes' personality traits on their sport performance (Mahoney and Avener, 1977;Gould et al., 1981;Burnik et al., 2005;Rasmus and Kocur, 2006;Cabrita et al., 2014). That is the case with Gee et al. (2007), who conducted a piece of research over 15 years with professional ice hockey players in North America (NHL) and showed that competitiveness, self-confidence, and analytical disposition were significant predictors of the athletes' performance. ...
Psychological characteristics of athletes play a key role in sport performance and may moderate and mediate the influence of technical, tactical, and physical abilities athletes show. Different authors have emphasized the special attention such psychological characteristics should receive considering the extent they can influence athletes’ behavior either in training or in competition. This paper is aimed at describing the psychological profiles of two cycling sports: triathlon and road cycling. One hundred and twenty-nine male and female professional and amateur cycling athletes (35.74 years old average age ±12.79; 14.94 average number of years practicing cycling ±11.20) were assessed on different psychological characteristics. For that purpose, the Psychological Characteristics related to the Sport Performance (CPRD) Questionnaire and the Psychological Skills Inventory for Sports (PSIS) was used. Results showed significant differences among triathlon and road cyclists (Stress control = t116 =-3.711, p = 0.000, d = 0.48 ; Influence of Performance Evaluation = t115 =-3-115, p = 0.002, d = 0.49; Motivation = t124 =-5.520, p = 0.000, d = 0.82; Mental Skills = t119 =-4.985, p = 0.000, d = 1.02). There were no significant differences between men and women though there were differences among pros and amateur athletes. Triathlon professional, compared to amateurs, showed higher scores in all the psychological dimensions assessed (Stress control = t85 = 3.005, p = 0.003, d = 1.07; Influence of Performance Evaluation = t83 = 2.858, p = 0.005, 0.77; Motivation = t91 = 2.721, p = 0.008, d = 0.26; Mental Skills = t87 = 2.556, p = 0.012, d = 0.77). The results of this descriptive study contribute to establishing a model of optimal psychological profiling applied to the different cycling groups that can be used by sport psychologist, trainers, and coaches in order to promote peak performance of these athletes.
... In the majority of studies, skating performance has been measured by on-ice skating tests including acceleration (6.10 m acceleration test developed by Naud and Holt, 1980; used by Bracko and Fellingham, 1997;Bracko and George, 2001;Diakoumis and Bracko, 1998;22.3 m test -Farlinger et al., 2006) and sprint tests over specific distances (Bracko and Fellingham, 1997;Diakoumis and Bracko, 1998;Farlinger et al., 2004Farlinger et al., , 2006Farlinger et al., , 2007Mascaro et al., 1992) (Vescovi et al., 2006); success in the National Hockey League (NHL, Gee et al., 2007); points scored per regular season game in NHL career and points per playoff game in NHL career (Voyer and Wright, 1998); and number of games played in a season; assists, goals, and points per game; net scoring chances; penalty minutes per game; and/or ice time in an NHL season (Farlinger et al., 2006). While both approaches are valid and in some cases suggest some relationship between a player's conditioning level and his/her on-ice performance (regardless of how it is assessed), the focus of this paper is on skating performance as measured in on-ice tests (speed, acceleration, agility, and anaerobic power and capacity as estimated from a repeat sprint skate test) rather than in game statistics. ...
Performance prediction has been attempted in a wide variety of sports. The majority of research on predicting ice hockey performance has been focused on men, and has not included a combination of anthropometric and fitness variables as predictors. Thus, the purpose of this study was to determine if a combination of anthropometric parameters and office fitness tests would predict on-ice skating performance in elite female hockey players. Pre-season data were collected on members of the women's ice hockey team at the University of Alberta (n=192 cases) over seven competitive seasons. Anthropometry included measures of body size, skeletal lengths and breadths, circumferences, and skinfolds; derived measures included BMI, leg length, estimated muscle circumferences, estimated percent body fat, and Heath-Carter anthropometric somatotypes. Office fitness tests included vertical jump, 40-yard dash, push-ups, sit-ups, and the Leger test. Four on-ice skating tests served as the dependent variables: a 6.10 m acceleration test, a 44.8 m sprint test, a Cornering S-Turn agility test, and a Modified Repeat Sprint Skate (MRSS) test. Each dependent variable was regressed on 22 predictor variables, most of which had been previously identified in the literature as predictors of performance, with some additional variables never before utilized as predictors. On-ice acceleration, sprint, and MRSS tests were predicted by a combination of anthropometric and office fitness variables: faster speed (40-yard dash); higher mesomorphy, biacromial breadth, and abdominal muscular endurance; and lower endomorphy and BMI. Anthropometric variables were the only significant predictors of on-ice agility. Significant predictors accounted for 22.3-34.2% of the variance in on-ice skating performance, indicating that there are other variables as yet unaccounted for that contribute to on-ice performance in women's ice hockey. Strength and conditioning coaches and hockey coaches might benefit from placing a greater emphasis on the development of speed and abdominal muscular endurance, and on aerobic and resistance training in training programs and on-ice practices to achieve improvements in body composition, in order to help their athletes achieve high performance hockey.
... The study of personality as it relates to athletic performance has a long and rich history within the sport sciences (Gee et al., 2007). Under fatigue conditions, there are likely to be a host of personality factors that influence performance. ...
Exploring the effects of fatigue on skilled performance in tennis presents a significant challenge to the researcher with respect to ecological validity. This study examined the effects of moderate and high-intensity fatigue on groundstroke accuracy in expert and non-expert tennis players. The research also explored whether the effects of fatigue are the same regardless of gender and player's achievement motivation characteristics. 13 expert (7 male, 6 female) and 17 non-expert (13 male, 4 female) tennis players participated in the study. Groundstroke accuracy was assessed using the modified Loughborough Tennis Skills Test. Fatigue was induced using the Loughborough Intermittent Tennis Test with moderate (70%) and high-intensities (90%) set as a percentage of peak heart rate (attained during a tennis-specific maximal hitting sprint test). Ratings of perceived exertion were used as an adjunct to the monitoring of heart rate. Achievement goal indicators for each player were assessed using the 2 x 2 Achievement Goals Questionnaire for Sport in an effort to examine if this personality characteristic provides insight into how players perform under moderate and high-intensity fatigue conditions. A series of mixed ANOVA's revealed significant fatigue effects on groundstroke accuracy regardless of expertise. The expert players however, maintained better groundstroke accuracy across all conditions compared to the novice players. Nevertheless, in both groups, performance following high-intensity fatigue deteriorated compared to performance at rest and performance while moderately fatigued. Groundstroke accuracy under moderate levels of fatigue was equivalent to that at rest. Fatigue effects were also similar regardless of gender. No fatigue by expertise, or fatigue by gender interactions were found. Fatigue effects were also equivalent regardless of player's achievement goal indicators. Future research is required to explore the effects of fatigue on performance in tennis using ecologically valid designs that mimic more closely the demands of match play. Key PointsGroundstroke accuracy under moderate-intensity fatigue is equivalent to performance at rest.Groundstroke accuracy declines significantly in both expert (40.3% decline) and non-expert (49.6%) tennis players following high-intensity fatigue.Expert players are more consistent, hit more accurate shots and fewer out shots across all fatigue intensities.The effects of fatigue on groundstroke accuracy are the same regardless of gender and player's achievement goal indicators.
Considering the end of the penalty of deprivation of liberty and its resocializing
function, passage through a prison and/or penitentiary establishment can only
imply a restriction in the free mobility of persons, for which reason the State must
guarantee all persons deprived of liberty the effective enjoyment of rights that
are not limited by the criminal penalty (Tortora, 2010).
The effective enjoyment of human rights by persons deprived of their liberty has been affected by different circumstances inherent to the environment in
which they are deprived of their liberty and to the assistance policies implemented within the prison. The Constitutional Court has declared the unconstitutional
situation in the Colombian prison and jail system. The first declaration took place
in 1998 through Ruling T-153, the second in 2013 through Ruling T-388 when it
verified that these situations of violation of the human rights of persons deprived
of liberty had not been overcome, and finally, in 2015 the court ratified the state of
affairs unconstitutional through Ruling T-762. Among the various factors or processes that the prison and jail system in Colombia is experiencing, and which have
contributed to this declaration of unconstitutionality, is the level of overcrowding
in the various national facilities, which directly affects the quality and quantity of
services provided to the prison population. Persons deprived of their liberty as
a result of the judicial decision or determination begin to experience a series of
effects on their life project, their support networks, their physical and emotional
health, their privacy, and their free mobility, among others (Zullini, 2014).
To this end, they have been referred to as “prisionalization effects” and efforts
have been made to counteract them through the implementation of family care,
health, food and life project programmes, among others. These programmes are
implemented in prisons and jails and are aimed at the entire prison population,
regardless of their legal status (Villamil, 2017). Based on these three elements or
debates, this symposium aims to answer the question of whether it is possible
to talk about welfare in prison.
The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of a psychological training program regarding the psychological
characteristics relevant to sports performance intended for women’s football teams. The participants were 48 female football players
from three teams of the Spanish second national division with a mean age of 21.15 ± 3.89 and a mean experience of 12.48 ± 4.12 years.
The Questionnaire of Sports Performance-related Psychological Characteristics (QSPPC) was used, making measurements before and
after intervention. The participants were assigned to a Control Group (CG), an Experimental Group 1 (EG1), and an Experimental Group
2 (EG2). The psychological training program consisted of 10 sessions. The results suggest that there are no statistically significant
differences between the CG and GE1 groups in any of the QSPPC scales. The EG2 shows statistically significant differences in the
Impact of Performance Evaluation scale and a trend to significance in the Stress Control (SC) scale of the questionnaire. It is concluded
that the players who received the psychological intervention program (EG2) significantly improved their resources to better manage the
evaluation of their performance.
To have knowledge of the psychological characteristics of grassroot team players can be very valuable so that, together with their physical and anthropometric features, may enable their coaches to individualize the training processes and thus optimize them. The objectives of this study are to study the psychological characteristics of football, rugby and basketball young players, and determine if there are psychological differences between them regarding the sport they practice. The participants were 149 male athletes. 36 were soccer players, 70 basketball players and 43 rugby players, with a mean age of 15.99 ± 1.47. The Psychological Characteristics related to Sports Performance Questionnaire (CPRD) was used. Results indicate that all players have a similar trend in their scores, although basketball players are the ones who score lower. Footballers score higher in stress control, motivation and team cohesion, while rugby players do so in influencing performance assessment and mental ability. In general, athletes shown a good ability to control their stress; to adequately manage the external evaluation made upon their performance, as well as a good level of motivation towards the practice of the sport. However, the data show that there is still room for improvement that justifies the implementation of adequate training programs.
This study aims to determine the psychological characteristics for athletic performance in high-level handball players, and whether there are differences between the psychological profiles of these players in terms of their tactical position. The sample was composed of 80 professional handball players, with a mean age of 24.83 (±5.21) years. As regards their position, 30% played in the back positions, 25% wings, 16.3% centre, 18.7% pivot, and 10% were goalkeepers. Assessment of the psychological profile used the scales in the Psychological Characteristics Associated to Sports Performance Questionnaire (Cuestionario de Características Psicológicas relacionadas con el Rendimiento Deportivo [CPRD]) by Gimeno & Buceta (2010). The results indicate that the specific position of goalkeepers obtained the highest scores in all the psychological characteristics assessed, i.e. it has a better psychological profile for athletic performance than the other player positions, and that those who play in the back positions get the worst scores on this profile. Differences in the psychological profile of professional handball players, depending on the tactical position, may be helpful to coaches and managers in order to enhance their human resource management, both in training and competition, as well as in their non-sport social environment.
En este estudio se pretende determinar las características psicológicas para el rendimiento deportivo de los jugadores de balonmano de alto nivel y establecer si existen diferencias entre el perfil psicológico de estos jugadores en función del puesto táctico ocupado. La muestra estuvo compuesta por 80 jugadores profesionales de balonmano, con una edad media de 24.83 (± 5.21) años. Respecto al puesto de juego, el 30% jugaban de extremo, el 25% de lateral, el 16.3% de central, el 18.7% de pivote y el 10% de portero. Para la evaluación del perfil psicológico se utilizaron las escalas del Cuestionario de Características Psicológicas relacionadas con el Rendimiento Deportivo (CPRD) de Gimeno y Buceta (2010). Los resultados indican que el puesto específico de portero es el que mayor puntuación tiene en todas las características psicológicas evaluadas, es decir, tiene un perfil psicológico para el rendimiento deportivo mejor que el resto
de los jugadores, y que los que juegan de extremo obtienen las peores puntuaciones en este perfil. Las diferencias en el perfil psicológico de los jugadores profesionales de balonmano en función del puesto táctico pueden ser de gran ayuda a entrenadores y técnicos para adecuar su gestión de los recursos humanos, tanto en entrenamientos y competiciones, como fuera de estas, en el ámbito social ajeno al deporte.
RESUMEN: El optimismo se presenta como una variable importante a estudiar para comprender
las características psicológicas asociadas al máximo rendimiento. Algunos trabajos destacan
una relación positiva entre el optimismo, el rendimiento y la edad de los deportistas, aunque se
requieren más investigaciones al respecto. Teniendo en cuenta los aspectos anteriormente citados,
la presente investigación se propone: 1) analizar la posible relación entre el rasgo optimismo
y el rendimiento deportivo y, 2) estudiar las posibles diferencias en el rasgo optimismo en función
de la edad de los deportistas. La muestra fue constituida por 151 futbolistas varones de un
club deportivo de la Comunidad de Madrid, con edades entre 14 y 24 años. Se evaluaron las variables
edad, rendimiento deportivo medio y el rasgo optimismo. Los resultados indican una relación
positiva y moderada entre el optimismo y el rendimiento deportivo. Además, se obtiene una
tendencia no significativa en el rasgo optimismo en función de la categoría por edad, aumentando
el optimismo a medida que aumenta la edad de los deportistas. Se discuten los resultados
obtenidos.
Abstract: Optimism is an important variable to consider in the comprehension of the psychological
characteristics associated with peak performance. Some studies stand out a positive
relationship between optimism, performance and age of athletes, although is necessary more research on the subject. Taking these aspects into consideration, this research proposes: 1) analyze
the possible relationship between optimism and performance in sport and 2) explore possible
differences in the trait of optimism depending on the age of athletes. The sample consisted
of 151 male soccer players from a club of Madrid, aged between 14 and 24 years old. The variables
evaluated were age, mean sport performance and trait optimism. The results indicate a
moderate and positive relationship between optimism and athletic performance. There is also a
non significant trend in optimism variable depending on the category by age, increasing optimism
with increasing age of the athletes. Results are discussed.
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