Competitive Anxiety, Sports Injury, and Playing Category in Youth Soccer Players
These findings underscore the relevance of competitive anxiety, particularly Worry and Distraction, as risk factors for injury in youth soccer. The implementation of preventive psychological interventions and ongoing monitoring is recommended to reduce anxiety levels and injury vulnerability, thereby promoting safer and healthier athletic development among young soccer players.
Authors
- Alejo García-Naveira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2249-4198)
- Félix Arbinaga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6649-1904)
- Aurelio Olmedilla Zafra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2389-0515)
- Roberto Ruiz Barquín (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7149-2685)
- Laura Gil-Caselles (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7097-4693)
- Rafael Sánchez-Ruiz
Institutions
- Camilo José Cela University (ES)
- Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (ES)
- Universidad de Huelva (ES)
- Universidad de Murcia (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Children
- Published
- 2025-08-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/children12081094
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.89
Funders
- H2020 European Research Council