Be Positive and Engage in Training: Positive Orientation and Marathon Performance

Q4 Psychology

Roczniki Psychologiczne Pub Date : 2022-11-30 DOI:10.18290/rpsych2022.0015

Michał Kędra, Mariola Łaguna

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Abstract

Psychological mechanisms explaining running performance have not been fully identified yet. One of the factors potentially important in running performance is positive orientation—a higher order construct capturing the core of self-esteem, life satisfaction, and optimism. The aim of the study was to investigate the role of positive orientation in explaining running performance of recreational runners. The study involved 204 recreational runners taking part in a marathon race. Before the race, they reported their positive orientation, training engagement, BMI, and previous marathon experience. Actual running performance was measured using runners’ personal bib numbers and their objective time scores obtained from the official competitors’ list after the race. Structural equation modelling results show that the higher is runners’ positive orientation, the higher is also their training engagement before the marathon, which in turn predicts their actual running performance. The study extends the understanding of a role of personality in recreational sport performance. The findings broaden also evidence concerning the role of positive orientation in effective functioning.

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积极参与训练:积极导向与马拉松表现

解释跑步表现的心理机制尚未完全确定。影响跑步成绩的一个潜在重要因素是积极取向——一种高阶结构，包含自尊、生活满意度和乐观主义的核心。本研究旨在探讨积极倾向在解释休闲跑者跑步表现中的作用。这项研究涉及204名参加马拉松比赛的业余跑步者。在比赛前，他们报告了自己的积极取向、训练参与度、身体质量指数和之前的马拉松经历。实际跑步成绩是用跑步者的个人号码布号码和他们在比赛结束后从官方竞争者名单中获得的客观时间分数来衡量的。结构方程建模结果表明，运动员的积极倾向越高，马拉松前的训练投入也越高，这反过来又预测了他们的实际跑步表现。本研究扩展了对个性在休闲运动表现中的作用的理解。这些发现也扩大了积极取向在有效运作中的作用的证据。

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期刊介绍： Roczniki Psychologiczne / Annals of Psychology, the continuation of Annals of Philosophy: Psychology, is an academic journal edited by The Scientific Society of the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin [Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL]. It aims to present up-to-date and original empirical results and influential theoretical considerations in various areas of psychology as well as to promote new and creative ideas in research and psychological methods. The Journal accepts contributions of three kinds: 1) original peer reviewed articles on both empirical and conceptual topics, 2) short communications, and 3) polemics, which consist of a focus article followed by peer commentaries and a response by the author of the focus article.