La presente investigación estudia las principales características psicológicas de los practicantes de Street Workout, una modalidad deportiva emergente y en auge en los últimos años. A través de un estudio descriptivo-correlacional, con una muestra de 107 practicantes de España, se elaboró un estudio piloto del perfil psicosocial que incluye la evaluación de los motivos de práctica, la satisfacción muscular, la cohesión y el bienestar psicológico; además de una comparación en función de si compiten. Los resultados señalan que es un deporte practicado mayoritariamente por hombres menores de 23 años, cuya principal motivación es hallar un equilibrio entre la preocupación por la salud y su aspecto físico. Los niveles en cohesión y bienestar psicológico son altos, y bajos en cuatro de las cinco dimensiones de la satisfacción muscular. Por consiguiente, los datos de esta primera aproximación apoyan una visión positiva de las características psicológicas de los practicantes de Street Workout de la muestra.

The work shows a single case intervention based on the motivational coaching model the “Cantón’s Giraffe”, theoretically and experimentally proven in a 20-years-old dancesport practitioner, who considered improving her execution with her dance partner. Methodological triangulation was used [34], combining a test-retest quantitative measure (Using Ryff Psychological Wellbeing Scales; the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Questionnaire and an ad-hoc instrument for the motivational force assessment) and subjective analysis of the responses from the interviews conducted. A three-phase intervention protocol was used [33]: identification, intervention, and follow-up. The results show an improvement in reevaluation scores, an increase in the subjective evaluation, and participant satisfaction and perceived resources raised at the end of the intervention. These results are in line with previous similar studies.

Coaching psychology can be advanced through the development, application and evaluation of new tools and techniques. This paper details research done using a motivational coaching approach. The ‘Cantón’s Giraffe’ model (Cantón, 2013) was deployed for an intervention with a 21-year-old subject whose goal was to improve his socialskills. The intervention comprised six coaching sessions run over a period of three months. Methodological triangulation was used to analyse the results of the intervention, combining a test-retest quantitative measure (using Ryff Psychological Well-Being Scales and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Questionnaire) and qualitative analysis of the coaching transcripts. The results show a post-intervention increase in both satisfaction and perceived resources of the participant. These results are in line with similar studies.Keywords:Coaching; motivation; Cantón’s Giraffe, social skills; intervention.