Iranian Journal of Motor Behavior and Sport Psychology

The comparison of group Metacognitive Therapy and group Acceptance Based Behavioral Therapy on Competitive Anxiety of Soccer Athletes in Tehran

https://doi.org/10.22034/ijmbsp.2021.132843
Volume 1, Issue 1
Summer 2021
Pages 9-21
Iranian Journal of Motor Behavior and Sport Psychology

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Seyed Mohammadreza Alavizadeh 1
Nasser Sobhi Gharamaleki 2
Shahram Mami 3
Jahanshah Mohammadzadeh 4
Vahid Ahmadi 3

1 Assistant Professor, Department of Sport Neuropsychology, Tehran Institute for Clinical Sport Neuropsychology, Tehran, Iran

2 Associate Professor, Department of Motor behavior and Sport Psychology, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Sciences , Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, School of Humanity Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Ilam Branch, Ilam, Iran

4 Associate Professor, Department of Social Sciences, Faculty of Humanity Sciences, Ilam University , Ilam, Iran

Abstract
The present study aimed to compare group metacognitive therapy (MCT) and group mindfulness, acceptance, and commitment (MAC) therapy as an acceptance-based behavioral therapy (ABBT) on competitive anxiety of anxious soccer players in the U-19 league in Tehran. Participants in this study were 60 soccer players who played at soccer leagues in Tehran. The participants entered the assessment stage; after obtaining informed consent, they were assigned randomly to one of the two experimental groups MCT and MAC, or the waiting-list control group. The participants completed the competitive state anxiety inventory-2 in the pre-test, post-test, and three-month follow-up stages. The results demonstrate MCT and MAC improve the levels of competitive anxiety among soccer players. Cognitive competitive state anxiety decreased by MCT and MAC, and somatic competitive state anxiety reduced by MAC. Accordingly, it concludes that probably anxious soccer players get the opportunity to gain advantages from such third wave’s interventions.

Keywords

Metacognitive Therapy
Acceptance based Behavior Therapy
Mindfulness Acceptance Commitment
Competitive State Anxiety
Soccer Players
Subjects
  • Receive Date 16 January 2021
  • Revise Date 16 June 2021
  • Accept Date 30 June 2021

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