Impact of satisfaction with social support in athletes
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The aim of this study was to perceive the relationship between psychosocial aspects that favor
and / or inhibit the sporting performance, and satisfaction with social support a successful variable to the income that can affect performance and influence the results. We used the Portuguese version of (ESSS) Satisfaction Scale Social Support (Ribeiro, 1999) and he sample consisted of 302 professional soccer players, males, aged between 18 and 38 years old. Statistical analysis was performed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20.0 for Windows. The study revealed that the perception that the athlete has about the social support is likely to affect and influence their overall balance and satisfaction with social support is influenced by age, injury or illness, competitive level, training period, number of weekly workouts , playing position and time spent traveling to training. The results alloew to delineate prevention programs and intervention during the pre-competition and competition phases.
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