Efecto de la competición sobre la impulsividad del árbitro de fútbol amateur

Abstract

The soccer referee (SR) exposes themselves to stressful situations during the competition that may affect decision-making and may be more or less impulsive during the competition. The objectives of this study are to analyze the fluctuation of impulsivity of amateur AF between a basal context and a precompetitive one and, moreover, to compare the impulsivity of AF according to category, age and experience. Participants were 29 Spanish referees of 23.98 ± 2.66 years participated; 73.64 ± 7.15 kg; and 7.8 ± 2.6 seasons of experience on average. participated and data was collected from Impulsivity data were collected using the UPPS-P questionnaire in 57 matches of their corresponding categories and later, between 48 hours and 72 hours later, the questionnaire was carried out again as a basal intake. This study took place during the 2019-2020 season. The results indicated that the referees have higher levels of negative urgency, sensation seeking and total impulsivity in precompetitive states than in basal states (p <.05). Likewise, the SR with a higher category had lower levels of negative and positive urgency (p <.05). As a conclusion, amateur SR has greater impulsivity in pre-competition states and, furthermore, those with a higher category tend to have lower levels of impulsivity.

Analyzing the relationship between self-efficacy and impulsivity in amateur soccer referees

“…Taking into account that impulsivity, a variable related to the athlete’s personality, is closely related to decision-making ( Mirzaei, Nikbakhsh & Sharififar, 2013 ), this study could provide scientific evidence so that SRs can train and modulate their decisions and responses. These responses, which according to the study by López-Aguilar et al (2021a) are similar to those of soccer players with a defensive role, who make more cautious decisions mainly due to the damage caused by an error, compared to players with an offensive role ( Castillo-Rodríguez et al, 2018 ). Furthermore, self-efficacy is a construct that has been previously studied in SRs.…”

“…The first group ( i.e ., higher self-efficacy group) consisted of 13 soccer referees who scored higher than the mid-point of the measurement scale in self-efficacy, while the second group ( i.e ., lower self-efficacy group) included eight soccer referees who scored lower than the mid-point of the scale in self-efficacy. Given that age, category, and experience influenced self-efficacy and impulsivity among referees ( López-Aguilar et al, 2021a , 2021b ), age, category and experience were, respectively, introduced as covariates for the MANCOVA test. Consistent with Field (2017) , partial eta squared ( ) was calculated as an effect-size measure.…”

“…Previous studies conducted in the general sport setting have consistently shown that impulsivity was positively associated with higher injuries rates and lower sport participation ( Weishaar et al, 2021 ), motivationally significant, affective conditions ( Holfeder et al, 2020 ), and poor sport performance ( Siekanska & Wojtowicz, 2020 ). In the specific field of refereeing, López-Aguilar et al (2021a) study found that impulsivity was influenced by age and experience, showing that those soccer referees with greater experience and age recorded lower levels of impulsivity.…”

Ansiedad y su relación con la impulsividad en deportistas

“…En la población estudiada, no se presentaron niveles altos de impulsividad pero al ser un aspecto de la personalidad Castillo et al, (2018) indica que dentro de los encuentros deportivos en jugadores de futsal existe mayor niveles de impulsividad en jugadores ofensivos que defensivos, una de las razones podría ser que los jugadores ofensivos son los encargados de anotar por ende tienen que reaccionar de manera rápida pero eficaz, ya que sobre ellos está la responsabilidad de dar la victoria al equipo por esta razón los jugadores ofensivos se encuentran presionados, tensionados y preocupados; mientras que, los deportistas defensivos se encargar de proteger la portería y dar asistencias, por otra parte Lopez et al, (2021) menciona que los árbitros quienes cumplen un rol de presidir el juego o actividad deportiva desde un punto de vista neutral y haciendo respetar reglamentos, también presentan niveles de impulsividad altos cuando se encuentran en una categoría baja, puede ser debido a que no tienen experiencia al dirigir los encuentros deportivos.…”