The topics of serious leisure and subjective well-being have been discussed extensively in previous research. It is generally acknowledged that people prefer to experience deeper satisfaction and happiness through serious participation in leisure-time physical activities. However, it is essential to examine the relationship between serious leisure and subjective well-being in an urban setting as well as the mediating effect of leisure satisfaction. Data were collected from 447 recreational runners at the 2018 Wuxi International Marathon event in China. The study results (...) showed that serious leisure was positively associated with leisure satisfaction and subjective well-being, that leisure satisfaction was positively associated with subjective well-being, and that leisure satisfaction completely mediated the relationship between serious leisure and subjective well-being. Running group membership significantly affected the path from serious leisure to leisure satisfaction, while other demographic variables (e.g., gender and education) did not moderate any paths. These results help explain the intricate relationship between serious leisure and subjective well-being and offer theoretical and managerial implications for serious leisure. (shrink)

Background: The Marathon runners must have the proper technical preparation to reach excellence and to achieve adequate psychological preparation for the race. Against this background, the current study aims to describe the implementation results of a cognitive-behavioral intervention based on psychological skills training for marathon runners.Methods: Fourteen amateur male marathoners with an average age of 30 were trained with various emotional and cognitive control techniques to enhance their performance in competition. Various psychological variables, related to the subjects level of perceived (...) stress, and to qualitative characteristics of their thoughts were measured before and after the target marathon race. Results were analyzed through non-parametric tests for two related samples. The Cohen's d effect size for single-group pretest-posttest repeated measures were also performed.Results: Statistical analysis reveals that, controlling for age and running experience, the intervention decreased significantly the level of perceived stress and the occurrence of negative thoughts before the race, during, and after the race.Conclusion: Training in cognitive control and relaxation techniques, as part of the psychological skills training could determine the quality of performance of marathon runners. (shrink)

En este artículo se presenta la intervención psicológica realizada con una jugadora de fútbol sala de 18 años, perteneciente a la categoría autonómica, que tiene como objetivo principal llegar al fútbol-sala profesional. Para ayudarla en el logro de su meta, se realizan nueve sesiones con una frecuencia de una sesión semanal; en total, dos meses y una semana de duración. Dicha intervención se fundamenta en el modelo de coaching motivacional, concretamente, en la aplicación del modelo “La Jirafa de Cantón”, donde (...) el psicólogo genera un entorno facilitador para el autodescubrimiento, autoconocimiento, el establecimiento de objetivos y el desarrollo de un plan de acción. En cuanto a la evaluación de su eficacia, se utiliza un diseño test-retest con los siguientes instrumentos: la Escala de Autoestima de Rosenberg, Escala de Bienestar Psicológico de Ryff y Escala de Autoeficacia General de Schwarzer y Bassler. Tras la intervención, se constatan mejoras significativas en los resultados de las variables psicológicas medidas: Autoestima, Autoeficacia y las subdimensiones Relaciones Positivas, Dominio del Entorno y Propósito en la Vida pertenecientes al Bienestar Psicológico. Se concluye que el coaching es una estrategia de intervención psicológica eficaz en modificación de la conducta del deportista. (shrink)

Frankl's elaboration of his theory that man's primary motvational force is the search for meaning.