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An Investigation of the Psychological Status of Amateur Athletes Before and After a Triathlon Competition

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  • Claire McDonald

    (South East Technological University, Ireland)

  • Ciara Losty

    (South East Technological University, Ireland)

  • Roisin MacCarthy

    (Triathlon Ireland, Ireland)

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Triathlon is a multisport, endurance event which places significant psychological demands on athletes. To date, few studies have compared psychological states of triathletes before and after competition. Furthermore, there is a lack of research assessing psychological indicators of overtraining in triathletes. This study aimed to create a psychological profile of amateur athletes before and after a triathlon competition, and to investigate psychological symptoms of overtraining syndrome. Forty amateur triathletes were recruited to participate in this study. Participants completed the Profile of Mood States (POMS), Passion Scale (PS), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and General Self-Efficacy Scale (GES). Questionnaires were administered the day before a triathlon event, and then repeated the day after the competition. Athletes reported poor sleep quality, and mood states followed the iceberg profile (i.e., high vigor, and low anxiety, depression, anger, fatigue, tension, and confusion). Significantly higher pre-competition scores emerged for tension (pre: 8.85±5.4, post: 4.18±5.0, p

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  • Claire McDonald & Ciara Losty & Roisin MacCarthy, 2023. "An Investigation of the Psychological Status of Amateur Athletes Before and After a Triathlon Competition," European Journal of Sport Sciences, European Open Science, vol. 2(3), pages 14-20, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:epw:sport0:v:2:y:2023:i:3:id:9083
    DOI: 10.24018/ejsport.2023.2.3.83
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