Department of Human Sciences, Society and Health, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, 03043 Cassino, Italy.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Feb 14;20(4):3324. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20043324.
Decentering has received more attention in sports literature as a self-regulating skill capable of significantly limiting episodes of mental block in competitive situations. This contribution depicts a comparative study conducted with 375 Italian national and international athletes. The objective was to evaluate athletes' decentralization skills across different sports and levels of competition and test a mediation model of decentering in sports with coping and emotional balance variables. Pearson bivariate correlations, linear hierarchical regression, and simple mediation analysis were conducted for all main measures (The Decentering Sport Scale, The Emotion Regulation Questionnaire, and The Coping Orientations to Problems Experienced). Outputs reported significant associations with emotional regulation and coping styles. Mediation analysis confirmed the central mediating role of decentering capacity which has indirect effects on both the coping ability of problem solving (z-value = 2.986; = 0.003) and cognitive reappraisal (z-value = 2.779; = 0.005). Decentering acts as a mediator between an athlete's positive attitude, problem-orientation ability, and management of emotions in competition through cognitive reappraisal. The study highlights the significance of evaluating and enhancing decentralization skills in order to establish specific action mechanisms, which are crucial for both peak performance and the athlete's health.
去中心注意已经在运动文献中得到了更多的关注，被认为是一种自我调节技能，能够显著限制竞争情境中的思维阻断事件。本研究描述了一项对 375 名意大利国家和国际运动员进行的比较研究。目的是评估运动员在不同运动项目和竞技水平中的去中心注意技能，并测试一个将应对和情绪平衡变量纳入其中的运动去中心化的中介模型。对所有主要指标（运动去中心量表、情绪调节问卷和应对经验问题取向量表）进行了 Pearson 双变量相关分析、线性分层回归和简单中介分析。结果报告了与情绪调节和应对风格的显著关联。中介分析证实了去中心能力的核心中介作用，它对解决问题的应对能力（z 值=2.986；p=0.003）和认知重评（z 值=2.779；p=0.005）都有间接影响。去中心在运动员在竞争中的积极态度、问题解决能力和情绪管理之间起到了中介作用，通过认知重评来实现。本研究强调了评估和增强去中心技能的重要性，以建立特定的行动机制，这对运动员的最佳表现和健康都至关重要。
