Mohamad Rahimi; Gholamali Afrooz; Ali Akbar Arjmand nia; Elham Azimzade
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The aim of this study was to design a program to educate emotion management and to evaluate its effectiveness on controlling anger and mental health in soccer players. The method of this study was quasi-experimental, pretest-posttest with control group. The population consisted of all players of soccer ...
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The aim of this study was to design a program to educate emotion management and to evaluate its effectiveness on controlling anger and mental health in soccer players. The method of this study was quasi-experimental, pretest-posttest with control group. The population consisted of all players of soccer teams in adult premier league in 2014. 40 players of soccer teams in premier league were selected by convenience sampling method and 12 subjects were randomly selected for the experimental group and 12 subjects for the control group. To assess mental health and anger control, the SCL-90 Questionnaire and the Anger Control Skill Questionnaire and the Particular Emotional Anger Management Training Package by Abrams (2010) were used. ANCOVA results showed that emotional management training significantly increased attacking behavior control in soccer players. Also, emotional management training significantly reduced mental disorders in soccer players. Emotional management training package could increase the capacity of processing and emotional management in soccer players given the various dimensions of emotions (physiological, behavioral and cognitive) and the style of management (recognition of physiological manifestation, behavior control and change of cognitive deviations).
Mohamad Hosein Ghahramani; Mohamad Ali Besharat; Mehdi Sohrabi
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The aim of this study was to investigate impulsiveness features of soccer players in different positions according to the mastery orientation approach. For this purpose, 40 soccer players in Iran first division league with mean age of 28.65±3.9 years in different positions participated in this ...
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The aim of this study was to investigate impulsiveness features of soccer players in different positions according to the mastery orientation approach. For this purpose, 40 soccer players in Iran first division league with mean age of 28.65±3.9 years in different positions participated in this study. To measure impulsiveness features, Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS-11) and Continuous Performance Test (CPT) were used. Multivariate analysis of variance results indicated that goalkeepers and defenders achieved higher scores in cognitive and motor variables of impulsiveness factors and in misdiagnosis of continuous performance test items than the middle players and offenders (F(9,82)=3.126, P=0.001, Wilks Lambda 0.228, partial η2=0.389). Based on these results, it can be stated that impulsiveness is one of the main explanatory factors of players' tendency towards different soccer positions along with other relevant variables.
Karim Biglar; Amirhosein Barati; Daryoush Soodi; Farshid Tahmasbi
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Profile of mood states tests show that the players who are injured are affected psychologically as well. In cases of severer injuries, loss of mental health and tendency to depression are not uncommon. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of sport injuries on profile of mood states of Tehran ...
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Profile of mood states tests show that the players who are injured are affected psychologically as well. In cases of severer injuries, loss of mental health and tendency to depression are not uncommon. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of sport injuries on profile of mood states of Tehran Persepolis team soccer players. For this purpose, 54 players from Tehran Persepolis team (adults and youth) participated in this study. Research data were collected by the team physician with POMS questionnaire before and after the players' injuries. The descriptive statistics and dependent t test at a significance level of 95% were used for data analysis. Results indicated that all players experienced at least one injury during one season (2012- 2013). The findings also indicated that their profile of mood states was similar to Morgan' profile before their injury while this profile was reverse after their injury. There was a significant difference in players' profile of mood states before and after the injury (P=0.0001). Findings indicated that the mean of players' POMS changed after the injury. Also, their tension, depression, anger, fatigue and confusion increased while their vigor decreased.