Niveles subjetivos de estrés-recuperación en deportistas Costarricenses de alto rendimiento

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine stress-recovery levels in Costa Rican high performance athletes. Methods: 239 subjects, (25.4±4.8 years) answered, 6, 4 ± 4,6 years of training in the first division of his sport. We used the Spanish version of the Recovery-Stress Questionnaire for athletes. Results: mean scores for recovery variables were higher than the mean score stress for variables. No statistically significant differences (p>0.05), were found for age, years of training and position for soccer players. Were the most important stressing agents were conflicts/pressure nd fitness /injury. Sleep quality was the less significant factor for recovery. Conclusion. This study shows and appropriate stress-recovery profile in this sample. It also shows the importance of the identification of stress-recovery profile, in order to prevent the destructive effects of focusing exclusively on training loads. Further studies with Costa Rican athletes in this research area are needed. © 2014: Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Murcia.