Análise dos níveis de estresse em atletas de voleibol da categoria mirim feminina em jogo amistoso e em competição

Abstract

The general objective of this study was to investigate the stress levels of volleyball athletes during a friendly match and in an official competition, analyzing possible differences and factors that influence sports performance. This research has a quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional nature. Fourteen female athletes, aged between 11 and 13 years old, from a team from Caxias do Sul - RS participated in this study. The data collection instruments used were: an identification form containing basic questions about the athletes, the Stress in Sports Competition Questionnaire QSCD (GOMES, 2015), adapted and the Scout proposed by (JUNIOR and ARRUDA, 2016) to evaluate their sports performance. The results showed that the athletes did not present significant differences in their performance in the friendly match or in the competition. Furthermore, they showed that the items that most affected the participants' stress levels were: losing the game, not achieving the expected result, making mistakes during the game, not meeting what others expected of them and finally, making a wrong decision when they could not fail. [resumo fornecido pelo autor]