Laura Milena Rativa Jiménez
Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1196-0659, Colombia
Publications
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Research
Entrenamiento psicológico con enfoque cognitivo conductual en deportistas formativos
Author(s): Erika Losada Lopez* and Laura Milena Rativa Jiménez
Sport psychology has been primarily focused on elite sport, often overlooking interventions in developmental sport. This study compared the level of psychological skills in youth athletes before and after the implementation of an intervention program based on cognitive-behavioral therapy strategies. A pre-experimental pretest– posttest design was used, with a descriptive-comparative scope and a non-probabilistic intentional sample, involving 88 youth athletes aged between 11 and 17 years. The Psychological Performance Inventory (PPI) was applied to measure psychological skills. The intervention program was implemented using the Training Model in Psychological Skills and cognitive-behavioral therapy. After the intervention, statistically significant differences were found in the seven skills assessed, with small effect sizes but showing consistent slight improvements. These findi.. Read More»