Physical Education and Sports High School, İstanbul Gelişim University, Istanbul 34315, Turkey.
Carnegie School of Sport, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds LS1 3HE, UK.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Apr 12;19(8):4654. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19084654.
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between female soccer players’ courage and key performance variables (level of participation, injury past, being selected or non-selected by a national team, being starter or substitute). Methods: The Sport Courage Scale-31, by Konter and Ng (2012) and key performance variables were collected from 210 female soccer players aged 12 to 27 (M = 17.97 ± 3.34 years old). Spearman correlations and Mann−Whitney U tests were used to analyse the collected data. Results: The correlations between mastery (r = 0.196), determination (p = 0.239), assertiveness (r = 0.325), sacrifice behaviour (r = 0.182), total sport courage (r = 0.265) and age of female soccer players were found to be significant (p < 0.05). Female soccer players who have sustained an injury in the past scored significantly higher on the venturesome scale (p = 0.006) than those who have not sustained an injury in the past. In comparison, female soccer players who have not sustained an injury in the past or who have not been substituted had significantly more mastery than female soccer players who have sustained an injury in the past or who have been substituted (p = 0.017, p = 0.002, respectively). Conclusions: This study indicates that sport courage is related to key performance variables among female soccer players. Mastery and age seem to be related to courageous behaviour, whereas increasing venturesomeness might cause injuries in female soccer. Some relevant implications for practitioners can be drawn from the present findings.
本研究旨在探讨女足运动员的勇气与关键绩效变量（参与度、过往受伤情况、是否被国家队选拔、首发或替补）之间的关系。方法：采用 Konter 和 Ng（2012）的运动勇气量表-31，收集了 210 名年龄在 12 至 27 岁（M=17.97±3.34 岁）的女足运动员的相关数据。采用 Spearman 相关系数和 Mann-Whitney U 检验对收集的数据进行分析。结果：女足运动员的掌握度（r=0.196）、决心（p=0.239）、自信（r=0.325）、牺牲行为（r=0.182）和总运动勇气（r=0.265）与年龄呈显著正相关（p<0.05）。过去受过伤的女足运动员在冒险量表上的得分显著高于未受过伤的运动员（p=0.006）。相比之下，过去未受过伤或未被替换的女足运动员在掌握度上明显高于过去受过伤或被替换的运动员（p=0.017，p=0.002）。结论：本研究表明，运动勇气与女足运动员的关键绩效变量有关。掌握度和年龄似乎与勇敢行为有关，而冒险行为的增加可能会导致女足运动员受伤。本研究结果可为相关从业者提供一些启示。
