Acute Effects of a Single Bout of High-intensity Training on the Mood of Adolescent Athletes

State of mood, motivation, and impulsivity of young athletes: a cross-sectional study

“…the authors also found that mood instability was more prevalent in young and female athletes. this probably happens because they have greater difficulty dealing with psychological and emotional pressures caused by various aspects, such as intense training routine, adverse situations, and conflicts in a competitive environment [8,9].…”

“…However, the student-athlete has an increased sports demand [6,7] that is often characterized by psychological overload. Mood-state instability is recurrent in young athletes, as they have difficulties dealing with the psychological concerns arising from emotional pressures caused by various factors (e.g., intense training or adverse situations in a competitive environment) [8,9]. in addition, previous studies that analysed impulsivity [10] in the sports context suggest a possible influence of sex and age on impulsive behaviour [11].…”

“…Briefly, when individuals present a positive mood state, they can also exhibit a high vigour associated with low levels of fatigue, anger, tension, depression, and mental confusion [14]. Current research on sports with youth athletes has also sought to understand the relationship between motor learning, psychosocial qualities, autonomy, and reasons for sports practice [6,9,15,16]. Furthermore, there are substantial particularities between sexes and age groups that require clarification.…”

“…According to the above assumptions, it is well known that the emotional state and pressures experienced by young athletes are marked by psychological vulnerability [9] and later become relevant to sports practice and performance. thus, understanding how mood, motivation, and impulsivity of youth athletes are manifested as a function of sexes in different age groups has important implications for sports since it would allow interventions compatible with these characteristics.…”

“…thus, understanding how mood, motivation, and impulsivity of youth athletes are manifested as a function of sexes in different age groups has important implications for sports since it would allow interventions compatible with these characteristics. Although the literature has analysed mood, motivational factors, and impulsivity in sports, less is known about young athletes in this context [4,9,23]. Moreover, studies comparing those aspects between the sexes and age groups, as well as analysing these 3 psychometric parameters simultaneously, are still lacking.…”