Coping strategies in a competitive situation: A comparative study, using an elite wheelchair fencing group

• Autor(a) principal: Castillo, Ricardo de Almeida
• Data de Publicação: 2014
• Outros Autores: Zanetti, Marcelo Callegari, Wiethaeuper, Daniela, Balbinotti, Marcos Alencar Abaide, Nazareth, Valber Lazaro
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Saúde e Desenvolvimento Humano
• Texto Completo: https://revistas.unilasalle.edu.br/index.php/saude_desenvolvimento/article/view/1894
• topic: Educação Física; Psicologia do Esporte; Performance e rendimento esportivo; behavior; adaptive; athletic performance; psychological stress; wheelchair (fencing); psychology; sports; comportamento adaptativo; desempenho atlético; estresse psicológico; (esgrima em) cadeiras de rodas; psicologia; esportes

This study explores statistical differences between eight Coping Strategies in a competitive situation (Revaluation, Self-control, Social-Support, Direct Action, Aggressive Action, Denial, Distraction, Action Inhibition) and two Coping Dimensions (Engagement and Disengagement), according to control variables: Gender, Practicing Time, Application Moment (Before and After Competition). The best six wheelchair fencing athletes (Brazilian team), both sexes, between 18 and 31 years old, responded to the Balbinotti Coping Strategy Inventory for Athletes in a Competitive Situation (iB.ECASC-40). The main results indicate differences (p < .05) between means before competition (1) of Direct Action and Denial, controlling by Gender; (2) of Revaluation and Engagement, controlling by Practicing Time Variable. Furthermore, belonging to determined gender doesn’t set different profiles of coping strategies in this specific modality. Main conclusion: Brazilian top athletes in this modality use statistically the same (p > .05) main Coping Strategies before and after a competition, denoting a certain stability of this personality characteristic. Further studies with larger samples and other sports can offer other important findings related to Coping Strategies in competitive situation.