Experiences of psychosocial coping at international matches in professional volleyball players of the Peruvian national team

• Autores: Cuba-Martínez, Cristina, Malvaceda-Espinoza, Eli, Reyes-Bossio, Mario
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2023
• Institución: Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas
• Repositorio: UPC-Institucional
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorioacademico.upc.edu.pe:10757/668165
• Enlace del recurso: http://hdl.handle.net/10757/668165
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: coping; phenomenology; professional standards; qualitative research; sports psychology; Psychosocial coping; International matches; Professional volleyball players; Peruvian national team; Qualitative methodology; Phenomenological-hermeneutic design; Personal logical analysis; Analysis of opposing team; Task-oriented coping; Decision-making in competitions

The present study seeks to know how psychosocial coping are experienced at international matches in professional volleyball players of the Peruvian national team. A qualitative methodology with phenomenological-hermeneutic design was used. Twelve semi-structured interviews were conducted with professional volleyball players belonging to the Peruvian women's team in the senior category. From the analysis, three categories, nine subcategories and seven codes were identified, which comprise the 189 units of analysis. The results showed that the main coping strategies used by the athletes are personal logical analysis and the analysis of the opposing team, the use of effort, the search for professional support and mental imagery. It is concluded that professional volleyball players in Peru mainly use task-oriented coping, carried out activities that allow them to feel capable and play an essential role in decision-making during competitions.