Effect of Biofeedback on the Anxiety of Amateur Athletes
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dc.contributor.author Cantón Chirivella, Enrique
dc.contributor.author Pérez Córdoba, Eugenio
dc.contributor.author Estrada, Omar
dc.contributor.author Díaz Rodríguez, Carlos
dc.contributor.author Peris Delcampo, David
dc.date.accessioned 2022-12-08T18:17:18Z
dc.date.available 2022-12-08T18:17:18Z
dc.date.issued 2022
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/10550/84700
dc.description.abstract Biofeedback is an effective strategy to decrease levels of activation and anxiety. The purpose of this study is to determine the degree to which amateur athletes are able to learn to control their autonomic responses through biofeedback. The hypothesis of this study is that amateur athletes with biofeedback intervention will significantly decrease their level of psychophysiological activation compared to those without the intervention. Sixteen amateur marathon athletes participated, from the city of Andria de la Puglia, Italy. They were randomly assigned to two groups, one control and one experimental (i.e., biofeedback condition, which used peripheral temperature, skin conductance, and heart rate techniques). During the intervention period, there were six 15-minute individual sessions over two weeks. Anxiety was evaluated using the STAI survey, which is a subjective scale of activation and a psychophysiological profile. The statistical analysis used in this study is analysis of variance of repeated measurements was used with a significance level of .05. For the Post Hoc or a posteriori comparison, the Sidák and the Bonferroni procedure were conducted. A significant interaction was found between the evaluation conditions, timepoints, group, including peripheral temperature and in the skin conductance. The experimental group has significant lower activation compared to the control group, higher increase of the peripheral temperature and lower conductance. There is no difference in anxiety measured with the STAI. In conclusion, the biofeedback group has learned to control their autonomic responses, as indicated by a significant decrease in the level of psychophysiological activation, compared to the group without intervention.
dc.language.iso eng
dc.relation.ispartof Revista de Psicologia del Deporte, 2022, vol. 31, num. 2, p. 220-228
dc.source Cantón Chirivella, Enrique Pérez Córdoba, Eugenio Estrada, Omar Díaz Rodríguez, Carlos Peris Delcampo, David 2022 Effect of Biofeedback on the Anxiety of Amateur Athletes Revista de Psicologia del Deporte 31 2 220 228
dc.subject Psicologia
dc.subject Esports
dc.title Effect of Biofeedback on the Anxiety of Amateur Athletes
dc.type journal article es_ES
dc.date.updated 2022-12-08T18:17:18Z
dc.identifier.idgrec 154875
dc.rights.accessRights open access es_ES

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