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Resilience in Sports: Sport Type, Gender, Age and Sport Level Differences

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  • Cecilia Blanco-García

    (Faculty of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences (INEF), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain)

  • Jorge Acebes-Sánchez

    (Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria (UFV), 28223 Madrid, Spain)

  • Gabriel Rodriguez-Romo

    (Faculty of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences (INEF), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
    Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Fragilidad y Envejecimiento Saludable (CIBERFES), 28029 Madrid, Spain)

  • Daniel Mon-López

    (Faculty of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences (INEF), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain)

Abstract

There seems to be a broad consensus that there is a positive correlation between resilience and sport performance. However, different studies show divergent results on the role played by certain variables in this relationship. This study aimed to analyze the possible relationships between resilience levels and the practiced sport according to gender, age, and competitive level of the athletes in 1047 competitive athletes from five different sports (handball, basketball, volleyball, athletics, and judo). Resilience was assessed with the Spanish version of the Brief Resilience Scale (BRS). Results of independent samples t-tests or analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed no significant differences on the level of resilience according to the practiced sport or the competitive level. However, the analyses of covariance (ANCOVA) showed that they were related to the gender and age of the athletes, being higher in males than in females, and there was a positive correlation with age. These results seem to suggest the convenience of using differentiated strategies, according to gender and age, when working on all those protective factors that could allow the athlete to perform better when facing adversity in the competitive environment.

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  • Cecilia Blanco-García & Jorge Acebes-Sánchez & Gabriel Rodriguez-Romo & Daniel Mon-López, 2021. "Resilience in Sports: Sport Type, Gender, Age and Sport Level Differences," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(15), pages 1-11, August.
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