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- Title
Beyond physical ability--predicting women's football performance from psychological factors.
- Authors
Pettersen, Susann Dahl; Martinussen, Monica; Handegård, Bjørn Helge; Rasmussen, Lene-Mari Potulski; Koposov, Roman; Adolfsen, Frode
- Abstract
Introduction: Even though there is a clear agreement among researchers that psychological factors are a vital part of a football player's performance, the topic has not been investigated thoroughly. The present study aimed to examine the predictive value of psychological factors on female football players' match performance. Methods: A sample of 156 players from the top two leagues in Norway completed the following questionnaires: Perceived Motivational Climate in Sport Questionnaire 2 (PMCSQ-2), Big Five Inventory (BFI-20), Self-Regulated Learning questionnaire, and Grit-S and Sport Mental Toughness Questionnaire (SMTQ). Match performance data were collected from the online database of the performance analysis company InStat. Results: Results from a linear mixed model analysis showed that perceived mastery climate and extraversion were the only significant predictors of performance. Other relevant indicators, such as mental toughness, self-regulated learning, and grit, did not predict performance. Discussion: These findings suggest that the team climate facilitated by coaches may be more important for predicting match performance than individual psychological factors.
- Subjects
NORWAY; PSYCHOLOGICAL factors; TOUGHNESS (Personality trait); EXTRAVERSION; SOCCER players; SPORTS psychology; SOCCER; ONLINE databases
- Publication
Frontiers in Psychology, 2023, Vol 14, p1
- ISSN
1664-1078
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1146372