Validez concurrente de la versión española del cuestionario de recuperación-estrés para deportistas (REST-SPORT) / Concurrent validity of the spanish version of the recovery-stress questionnaire for athletes (RESTQ-SPORT)

El objeto del presente estudio hasido investigar la validez concurrente de la versión española del Cuestionario de Recuperación-Estrés para Deportistas(RESTQ-Sport), mediante la comparación con el Perfil de los Estados de Ánimo (POMS) y la escala de Ansiedad-Estadodel Inventario de Ansiedad Estado/Rasgo (STAI). Participaron 194 deportistas (53% varones, y 47% mujeres). Las escalasTensión, Depresión, Cólera, Fatiga y Confusión del POMS mostraron correlaciones positivas con las escalas y factores deestrés y correlaciones negativas con las escalas y factores de recuperación del RESTQ-Sport. La escala de Vigor del POMScorrelacionó positivamente con las escalas y factores de recuperación y negativamente con las escalas y factores de estrés delRESTQ-Sport. La ansiedad-estado correlacionó de forma positiva con las escalas de estrés y de forma negativa con lasescalas de recuperación. Los datos obtenidos confirman la validez concurrente de la adaptación española del RESTQ-Sport (AU)

This study investigated the concurrent validity of the Spanish version of the Recovery-StressQuestionnaire for Athletes (RESTQ-Sport) by comparing it with the Profile of Mood States (POMS) and State-Anxietyscale of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). A total of 194 athletes (53% males and 47% females) participated in thestudy. The POMS scales Tension, Depression, Anger, Fatigue and Confusion correlated positively with the stress scalesand factors and negatively with the RESTQ-Sport's recovery scales and factors, while the POMS Vigour scale correlatedpositively with the RESTQ-Sport's recovery scales and factors and negatively with the stress scales and factors. Stateanxietycorrelated positively with stress and negatively with the recovery scales and factors. The data obtained confirm theSpanish version of the RESTQ-Sport's concurrent validity (AU)

[Psychometric properties of the satisfaction with life scale in active elderly women]. / Propiedades psicométricas de la escala de satisfacción con la vida en mujeres mayores activas.

OBJECTIVE: The present study analyzes the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Satisfaction with Life Scale. METHODS: The sample of 310 active elderly women with primary school education and living in their own homes. The scale's reliability was examined with Cronbach's alpha and the exploratory factor analysis. RESULTS: The reliability show a value of 0.75. Principal components analysis showed a single factor solution accounting for 51.32% of the variance. Item 5 "The conditions of my life are excellent" explained the highest percentage of variance in the data. CONCLUSION: These analyses showed acceptable internal consistency.

Propiedades psicométricas de la escala de satisfacción con la vida en mujeres mayores activas / Psychometric properties of the satisfaction with life scale in active elderly women

Objetivo: El presente estudio analiza las propiedades psicométricas de la versión en castellano de la Escala de Satisfacción con la Vida. Método: Se utilizó una muestra de 310 mujeres mayores activas, con estudios primarios y que viviesen en su domicilio habitual. La fiabilidad de la escala se examinó con el alfa de Cronbach y con un análisis factorial exploratorio. Resultados: La fiabilidad de la escala fue de 0,75. El análisis de componentes principales mostró un único factor que explicaba el 51,32% de la variancia. El ítem 5 «Las circunstancias de mi vida son buenas» es el que explica un mayor porcentaje de variancia de los datos. Conclusión: El análisis de fiabilidad muestra una buena consistencia interna (AU)

Objective: The present study analyzes the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Satisfaction with Life Scale. Methods: The sample of 310 active elderly women with primary school education and living in their own homes. The scale's reliability was examined with Cronbach's alpha and the exploratory factor analysis. Results: The reliability show a value of 0.75. Principal components analysis showed a single factor solution accounting for 51.32% of the variance. Item 5 “The conditions of my life are excellent” explained the highest percentage of variance in the data. Conclusión: These analyses showed acceptable internal consistency (AU)

A new integrative model of overtraining based on burnout and stress-recovery psychological approaches

The basic concepts and psychological issues related to overtraining syndrome are reviewed in the first part of the present article. The most important models that, form different approaches, try to explain this situation are then presented. In the second section, models related to the burnout hypothesis, such as Smith´s, cognitive-affective model (1986), Schmidt and Stein´s sport commitment model (1991), Coakley´s social model (1992(, Delley´s tress and burnout model (1994) and Garcés and Vives´s integrated model (2003) are exposed. The hypothesis of the stress-recovery state is subsequently developed, explaining the most significant implications of both stress and recovery in sport. The characteristics of two of the most important models based on this hypothesis: Kellmann´s scissor model of stress-recovery state (1991) and Kenttä and Hassmen´s stress-recovery state model (1998) are described. Finally, in order to get a better understanding of the short and long-term manifestations of overtraining, a new model based on both the burnout and stress-recovery approaches in proposed (AU)

En la primera parte del presente artículo se revisan los conceptos básicos y los aspectos psicológicos relacionados con el síndrome de sobreentrenamiento. A continuación se presentan los diversos modelos que han intentado explicar el sobreentrenamiento desde diversas perspectivas. En primer lugar los modelos relacionados con la hipótesis del burnout, tales como el modelo cognitivo-afectivo de Schmidt y Stein (1991), el modelo social de Coakley (1992), el modelo del estrés y burnout de Kelley (1994) y el modelo integrado de Garcés y Vives (2003). Posteriormente, se desarrolla la hipótesis del estrés-recuperación, explicando sus implicaciones más significativas en el ámbito deportivo. Se describen las características de los dos modelos basados en dicha hipótesis: el modelo de la tijera de Kellmann (1991) y el modelo del estado de estrés-recuperación de Renta y Hassmén (1998). Finalmente, a fin de llegar a una mejor comprensión de las manifestaciones del sobreentrenamiento a corto y a largo plazo, se propone un nuevo modelo basado en la aproximación del burnout y del estrés-recuperación (AU)

Motives for participation in physical activity by Brazilian adults.

The present investigation examined the validity and reliability of a questionnaire which assessed motives of Brazilian adults for participation in physical activities, compared motives for participation in walking and fitness programs, and examined differences by sex, age, and education. Participants were 100 men and 138 women, ages 16 to 60 years (M=30.5, SD=11.4). Factor analysis identified four factors which were fairly consistent with previous research. Improvement in physical appearance and enjoyment were rated significantly more important reasons for participants in fitness programs than for walkers. Men were more motivated by social experience than women. Young adults rated importance lower in health and fitness and rated enjoyment, social experience, and improvement in appearance of higher importance. Health and fitness were considered more important by participants with more education. These results are consistent with previous research on the factors underlying motives for regular exercise and support the importance of considering differences associated with culture.

Development of a Spanish version of the Participation Motivation Inventory for young competitive swimmers.

The present study examined the validity of a Spanish version of the Participation Motivation Inventory, modified for swimming by Gould, Feltz, and Weiss in 1985, and investigated whether young swimmers differing in sex and age vary in their objectives for participation. Swimmers (204 boys and 224 girls, ranging in age from 8 to 22 years) were administered the inventory. Factor analysis with varimax rotation identified seven factors fairly consistent with previous research. Differences were found across age and sex. Females placed greater emphasis than males on Friendship and Fun and indicated lower importance rating to Status. Younger children (8-10 years) rated Fun/Friendship, Competition/Skills, Significant Others, and Status significantly higher in importance than did the other age groups.