Psychological determinants of performance in women's football: a systematic review on resilience, anxiety, motivation and cohesion
Introduction: Over the past decade, women's football has gained significant visibility, leading to increased attention on the psychological factors that influence players' performance. Mental toughness is identified as a key trait that allows athletes to remain focused and resilient in hi...
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Introduction: Over the past decade, women's football has gained significant visibility, leading to increased attention on the psychological factors that influence players' performance. Mental toughness is identified as a key trait that allows athletes to remain focused and resilient in high-pressure environments.
Objective: This systematic review aims to analyze the psychological determinants of performance in young women's football, focusing on mental toughness, anxiety management, motivation, and team cohesion.
Methodology: This review followed PRISMA guidelines and systematically searched four databases (PubMed, ProQuest, SCOPUS, FECYT) for articles published before October 1, 2024. The PICO framework was applied to define the research question, and data were extracted into an Excel spreadsheet, a total of 11 articles met all the inclusion criteria and were included in the final qualitative synthesis.
Results: anxiety is explored in five studies, highlighting its physiological and psychological effects on performance and its predictors in elite athletes; resilience is examined in three studies, focusing on how young female athletes adapt to adversity to enhance performance and life skills; motivation is the subject of six studies, emphasizing intrinsic and extrinsic factors driving engagement, performance, and social influences in sports; and team cohesion is analyzed in two studies, illustrating its role in fostering better performance perceptions and group dynamics.
Conclusions: Coaching strategies that foster a positive motivational climate and incorporate mental skills training can enhance psychological resilience, motivation, and performance outcomes.
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| spelling | doaj-art-14accddf954f4320b28402dec238c9412025-01-20T17:11:32ZengFEADEFRetos: Nuevas Tendencias en Educación Física, Deportes y Recreación1579-17261988-20412025-01-016410.47197/retos.v64.111614Psychological determinants of performance in women's football: a systematic review on resilience, anxiety, motivation and cohesionJavier Ventaja-Cruz 0Jesús Manuel Cuevas Rincón1Virginia Tejada-Medina2Ricardo Martín-MoyaUniversidad de GranadaUniversidad de GranadaUniversidad de Granada Introduction: Over the past decade, women's football has gained significant visibility, leading to increased attention on the psychological factors that influence players' performance. Mental toughness is identified as a key trait that allows athletes to remain focused and resilient in high-pressure environments. Objective: This systematic review aims to analyze the psychological determinants of performance in young women's football, focusing on mental toughness, anxiety management, motivation, and team cohesion. Methodology: This review followed PRISMA guidelines and systematically searched four databases (PubMed, ProQuest, SCOPUS, FECYT) for articles published before October 1, 2024. The PICO framework was applied to define the research question, and data were extracted into an Excel spreadsheet, a total of 11 articles met all the inclusion criteria and were included in the final qualitative synthesis. Results: anxiety is explored in five studies, highlighting its physiological and psychological effects on performance and its predictors in elite athletes; resilience is examined in three studies, focusing on how young female athletes adapt to adversity to enhance performance and life skills; motivation is the subject of six studies, emphasizing intrinsic and extrinsic factors driving engagement, performance, and social influences in sports; and team cohesion is analyzed in two studies, illustrating its role in fostering better performance perceptions and group dynamics. Conclusions: Coaching strategies that foster a positive motivational climate and incorporate mental skills training can enhance psychological resilience, motivation, and performance outcomes. https://recyt.fecyt.es/index.php/retos/article/view/111614Mental toughnessAnxiety managementTeam cohesionWomen's football performance |
| spellingShingle | Javier Ventaja-Cruz Jesús Manuel Cuevas Rincón Virginia Tejada-Medina Ricardo Martín-Moya Psychological determinants of performance in women's football: a systematic review on resilience, anxiety, motivation and cohesion Retos: Nuevas Tendencias en Educación Física, Deportes y Recreación Mental toughness Anxiety management Team cohesion Women's football performance |
| title | Psychological determinants of performance in women's football: a systematic review on resilience, anxiety, motivation and cohesion |
| title_full | Psychological determinants of performance in women's football: a systematic review on resilience, anxiety, motivation and cohesion |
| title_fullStr | Psychological determinants of performance in women's football: a systematic review on resilience, anxiety, motivation and cohesion |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychological determinants of performance in women's football: a systematic review on resilience, anxiety, motivation and cohesion |
| title_short | Psychological determinants of performance in women's football: a systematic review on resilience, anxiety, motivation and cohesion |
| title_sort | psychological determinants of performance in women s football a systematic review on resilience anxiety motivation and cohesion |
| topic | Mental toughness Anxiety management Team cohesion Women's football performance |
| url | https://recyt.fecyt.es/index.php/retos/article/view/111614 |
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