Fear of failure in athletes: gender, age and type of sport differences

• Marco Correia ^[1] ; António Rosado ^[1] ; Sidónio Serpa ^[1] ; Víctor Ferreira ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidade de Lisboa

     Universidade de Lisboa

     Socorro, Portugal

     
• Localización: Revista iberoamericana de psicología del ejercicio y el deporte, ISSN 1886-8576, Vol. 12, Nº. 2, 2017, págs. 185-193
• Idioma: inglés
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Medo de falhar em atletas: Diferenças entre género, idade e tipo de desporto
  • Miedo a fallar en atletas: Diferencias entre sexo, edad y tipo de deporte
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• Resumen
  • español

    El miedo de fallar ha sido relacionado con variadas consecuencias negativas en los atletas, cómo el desgaste profesional, abandono deportivo, estrés y ansiedad. Este estudio tuve por objetivo revelar los efectos del miedo de fallar en el contexto deportivo. Fue realizada un análisis de ecuaciones estructurales en 405 atletas, donde fue detectada una diferenciación significativa. Las atletas del género femenino han presentado valores más grandes para el miedo de experimentar vergüenza y miedo a la devaluación de uno mismo y valores más bajos para el miedo de tener un futuro incierto, do qué los atletas del género masculino. El temor de perturbar a otros importantes y el miedo de perder el importante interés de los demás han sido más los más imperantes en los deportes colectivos. Los atletas jóvenes han presentado niveles más grandes para el miedo de perder el importante interés de los demás. Los resultados de esta investigación evidenciaron que el miedo a fallar es sentido por los atletas de forma distinta.

  • English

    Fear of failure has been related to several maladaptive consequences on athletes, such as burnout, drop-out, and high levels of worry, stress and anxiety. This study aimed to discover the effects of fear of failure in sport contexts. An application of structural equation modeling was made, with 405 Portuguese athletes. A multigroup confirmatory factor analysis was conducted and significant differences were detected. Female athletes presented more fear of shame and embarrassment, fear of devaluating one’s self estimate, and less fear of having an uncertain future, than male athletes. Fear of upsetting important others and fear of important others losing interest are more prevalent in team sports. Adolescent athletes presented more fear of important others losing interest than preadolescents. The results of this research provided evidence that fear of failure is appraised differently by athletes, concerning their gender, type of sport, and age.

  • português

    O medo de falhar tem sido relacionado com variadas consequências negativas em atletas, como burnout, abandono desportivo, stress e ansiedade. Este estudo teve como objetivo desvendar os efeitos do medo de falhar no contexto desportivo. Foi realizada uma análise de equações estruturais, a 405 atletas Portugueses, onde foram detetadas diferenças significativas.

    Atletas femininas apresentaram maiores valores do medo de sentir vergonha e embaraço e do medo de desvalorizar a autoestima, e valores inferiores do medo de ter um futuro incerto, do que atletas masculinos. O medo de preocupar outros importantes e o medo que outros importantes percam interesse foram mais os mais prevalentes em desportos coletivos. Atletas adolescentes apresentaram maiores níveis do medo que outros importantes percam interesse.

    Os resultados desta investigação evidenciaram que o medo de falhar é percecionado pelos atletas de forma diferente.

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