Presión psicológica en futbolistas, relación con el apoyo a la autonomía, motivación y compromiso deportivo

The purpose of this study focuses on the relationship between parental involvement in sport, support for autonomy, basic psychological needs, motivation and sports commitment, of 208 soccer players over 9 years of age with a mean of 12, 66 years old, applying the Spanish version of the Parental Involvement Sport Questionnaire that assesses the pressure that parents exert on their children, support for autonomy, satisfaction of basic psychological needs, motivation and commitment to sport were also valued current and future; In other words, the influence of social agents in the soccer player's environment was studied: parents, coach and teammates. A reliability, descriptive and bivariate correlation analysis was carried out. The results have shown that the support of the sports environment favors the strengthening of the commitment and development of soccer players, while the pressure increases the possibilities of sports abandonment. Meanwhile support for autonomy develops basic psychological needs, motivation and sports commitment. Just as demotivation is not related to variables such as support for autonomy and sports commitment. Parents are recommended to direct their children's directive behaviors and involvement in sports, improving support and understanding in a way that reduces the perception of pressure from their children; in turn, the coaches provide support for autonomy to ensure sports commitment.