RT Journal Article
T1 The effectiveness of the psychological intervention in amateur male marathon runners
A1 Jaenes-Sánchez, J.C.
A1 Wilczyńska, Dominika
A1 Alarcón, David
A1 Peñaloza, Rafael
A1 Casado, Arturo
A1 Trujillo, Manuel
K1 Psychological preparation
K1 Track and field athletes
K1 Performance
K1 Negative thoughts
K1 Anxiety
AB Background: The Marathon runners must have the proper technical preparation to reach excellence and to achieve adequate psychological preparation for the race. Against this background, the current study aims to describe the implementation results of a cognitive-behavioral intervention based on psychological skills training for marathon runners.Methods: Fourteen amateur male marathoners with an average age of 30 (SD = 5.75) were trained with various emotional and cognitive control techniques to enhance their performance in competition. Various psychological variables, related to the subjects level of perceived stress, and to qualitative characteristics of their thoughts were measured before and after the target marathon race. Results were analyzed through non-parametric tests for two related samples. The Cohen's d effect size for single-group pretest-posttest repeated measures were also performed.Results: Statistical analysis reveals that, controlling for age and running experience, the intervention decreased significantly the level of perceived stress and the occurrence of negative thoughts before the race, during, and after the race.Conclusion: Training in cognitive control and relaxation techniques, as part of the psychological skills training could determine the quality of performance of marathon runners.
PB Frontiers
YR 2021
FD 2021-03-24
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10433/22526
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10433/22526
LA en
NO Departamento de Antropología Social, Psicología Básica y Salud Pública. Universidad Pablo de Olavide.
DS RIO
RD May 9, 2026