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Estudo Exploratório Das Fortalezas Humanas Em Atletas Adolescentes Dasseleções Nacional Argentinas: Comparação Com Adolescentes De Diferentesníveis De Prática

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: Character strengths are a set of positive attributes manifest in thoughts, feelings and\nbehaviour. The aim of this study was to describe character strengths of adolescent athletes from\nArgentinean National Teams and compare them with adolescents from other levels of practice.\nAdolescents (n = 721) of both sexes (47.60% male; 52.40% female) aged between 11 and 19 years\n(M = 15.27; SD = 1.53) from Argentinean National Teams (n = 238), adolescents who practice\nextracurricular sport as a recreational activity (n = 238) and adolescents that did not practice\nsport (n = 245) participated in the study. They answered socio-demographic questionnaire and\nValues in Action Inventory for adolescents (VIA-Youth). Differences according to sex, age, type of\nsport and competition level were found. Results are discussed with regard to the role of elite\nsport in the positive youth development.

Source: Conicet

Authors: María Julia Raimundi, Vanina Schmidt, António Hernández-Mendo

Language: Spanish

Topic: Sport Psychology and Performance

Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2775439590

FWCI: 0.399

Cites: 16

Cited by: 5

Related to: 10