625917358653f84b32abaea0337d6c27 applsci-15-07585-v2.pdf 1c5b5ab2dfa503b328638664cba7cc3ad17e0bce applsci-15-07585-v2.pdf 24582c269ec999c365eba9fdfdeb2c87b7e56430f3c9cd185adfc349ac3d3e19 applsci-15-07585-v2.pdf Title: The Relationship Between Mood, Competitive Anxiety, and Injuries: A Longitudinal Analysis in High-Performance Female Volleyball Players Subject: Background: Athletic success depends not only on physical performance and psychological well-being but also on the effective emotional regulation of adaptive processes to prevent sports injuries in stressful situations such as competition. This study analyzes the relationship between emotional state, pre-competitive anxiety, and injury incidence in female volleyball players throughout an entire competitive season. Methods: The POMS and CSAI-2 questionnaires were administered before 16 league matches to 21 high-performance players (mean age = 29.66 5.19 years). Results: Players exhibited an iceberg mood profile with low levels of pre-competitive anxiety. Negative moods were higher at the start and decreased over time, while positive moods increased as matches progressed (p < 0.05). Anxiety remained stable throughout. Additionally, 28.6% of players experienced injuries; injured players showed higher cognitive anxiety, lower self-confidence, and emotional instability, suggesting a potential psychological risk profile for injury, even though group differences did not reach statistical significance. Significant correlations were found between Total Mood Disturbance (TMD) and cognitive anxiety (r = 0.49, p < 0.05) and between vigor and self-confidence (r = 0.52, p < 0.01), indicating a bidirectional relationship. A bidirectional relationship between mood and anxiety was confirmed, highlighting the POMS Total Mood Disturbance (TMD) index as a global emotional indicator. Conclusions: These findings suggest that managing worries, self-confidence, and emotional balance are key factors in injury prevention, emphasizing the importance of regularly monitoring and managing psychological indicators as part of injury prevention strategies. Keywords: mental health; injury; volleyball; female players; psychological predictors Author: Ana Boladeras, Laura Gil-Caselles, Isabel Moreno-Fernández, Joel Guillén-Cots, Alejo Garcia-Naveira, Roberto Ruiz-Barquín and Aurelio Olmedilla-Zafra Creator: LaTeX with hyperref Producer: pdfTeX-1.40.25 CreationDate: Tue Jul 8 04:11:32 2025 CEST ModDate: Tue Jul 8 06:18:03 2025 CEST Custom Metadata: no Metadata Stream: no Tagged: no UserProperties: no Suspects: no Form: none JavaScript: no Pages: 18 Encrypted: no Page size: 595.276 x 841.89 pts (A4) Page rot: 0 File size: 635102 bytes Optimized: no PDF version: 1.7 name type encoding emb sub uni object ID ------------------------------------ ----------------- ---------------- --- --- --- --------- NZTSPC+URWPalladioL-Roma Type 1 Custom yes yes yes 10 0 UUCAJW+URWPalladioL-Bold Type 1 Custom yes yes yes 16 0 UCSJUL+URWPalladioL-Ital Type 1 Custom yes yes yes 21 0 JDUPKS+CMSY10 Type 1 Builtin yes yes yes 26 0 CKBPVA+EURM10 Type 1 Builtin yes yes yes 58 0 AJGIIB+PalatinoLinotype-Bold CID TrueType Identity-H yes yes yes 69 0 AJGIJC+PalatinoLinotype-Roman CID TrueType Identity-H yes yes yes 75 0 AJGIJD+PalatinoLinotype-Italic CID TrueType Identity-H yes yes yes 81 0 AJGIIB+PalatinoLinotype-Bold CID TrueType Identity-H yes yes yes 94 0 AJGIJC+PalatinoLinotype-Roman CID TrueType Identity-H yes yes yes 100 0 AJGIJD+PalatinoLinotype-Italic CID TrueType Identity-H yes yes yes 106 0 AJGIIB+PalatinoLinotype-Bold CID TrueType Identity-H yes yes yes 122 0 AJGIJC+PalatinoLinotype-Roman CID TrueType Identity-H yes yes yes 128 0 AJGIJD+PalatinoLinotype-Italic CID TrueType Identity-H yes yes yes 134 0 AJGIIB+PalatinoLinotype-Bold CID TrueType Identity-H yes yes yes 147 0 AJGIJC+PalatinoLinotype-Roman CID TrueType Identity-H yes yes yes 153 0 AJGIJD+PalatinoLinotype-Italic CID TrueType Identity-H yes yes yes 159 0 AJGIIB+PalatinoLinotype-Bold CID TrueType Identity-H yes yes yes 172 0 AJGIJC+PalatinoLinotype-Roman CID TrueType Identity-H yes yes yes 178 0 AJGIJD+PalatinoLinotype-Italic CID TrueType Identity-H yes yes yes 184 0 AJGIIB+PalatinoLinotype-Bold CID TrueType Identity-H yes yes yes 197 0 AJGIJC+PalatinoLinotype-Roman CID TrueType Identity-H yes yes yes 203 0 AJGIJD+PalatinoLinotype-Italic CID TrueType Identity-H yes yes yes 209 0 UQAISI+VnURWPalladioL Type 1 Custom yes yes yes 232 0 Jhove (Rel. 1.28.0, 2023-05-18) Date: 2025-09-09 03:10:29 CEST RepresentationInformation: applsci-15-07585-v2.pdf ReportingModule: PDF-hul, Rel. 1.12.4 (2023-03-16) LastModified: 2025-09-08 12:50:32 CEST Size: 635102 Format: PDF Version: 1.7 Status: Well-Formed and valid SignatureMatches: PDF-hul MIMEtype: application/pdf PDFMetadata: Objects: 411 FreeObjects: 1 IncrementalUpdates: 0 DocumentCatalog: PageLayout: SinglePage PageMode: UseNone Outlines: Item: Title: Introduction Destination: section.1 Item: Title: Materials and Methods Destination: section.2 Children: Item: Title: Design Destination: subsection.2.1 Item: Title: Participants Destination: subsection.2.2 Item: Title: Instruments Destination: subsection.2.3 Item: Title: Procedure Destination: subsection.2.4 Item: Title: Statistical Analysis Destination: subsection.2.5 Item: Title: Results Destination: section.3 Item: Title: Discussion Destination: section.4 Item: Title: Conclusions Destination: section.5 Item: Title: Limitations and Future Directions Destination: section.6 Item: Title: Practical Implications Destination: section.7 Item: Title: References Destination: section.8 Info: Title: The Relationship Between Mood, Competitive Anxiety, and Injuries: A Longitudinal Analysis in High-Performance Female Volleyball Players Author: Ana Boladeras, Laura Gil-Caselles, Isabel Moreno-Fernández, Joel Guillén-Cots, Alejo Garcia-Naveira, Roberto Ruiz-Barquín and Aurelio Olmedilla-Zafra Subject: Background: Athletic success depends not only on physical performance and psychological well-being but also on the effective emotional regulation of adaptive processes to prevent sports injuries in stressful situations such as competition. This study analyzes the relationship between emotional state, pre-competitive anxiety, and injury incidence in female volleyball players throughout an entire competitive season. Methods: The POMS and CSAI-2 questionnaires were administered before 16 league matches to 21 high-performance players (mean age = 29.66 5.19 years). Results: Players exhibited an iceberg mood profile with low levels of pre-competitive anxiety. Negative moods were higher at the start and decreased over time, while positive moods increased as matches progressed (p < 0.05). Anxiety remained stable throughout. Additionally, 28.6% of players experienced injuries; injured players showed higher cognitive anxiety, lower self-confidence, and emotional instability, suggesting a potential psychological risk profile for injury, even though group differences did not reach statistical significance. Significant correlations were found between Total Mood Disturbance (TMD) and cognitive anxiety (r = 0.49, p < 0.05) and between vigor and self-confidence (r = 0.52, p < 0.01), indicating a bidirectional relationship. A bidirectional relationship between mood and anxiety was confirmed, highlighting the POMS Total Mood Disturbance (TMD) index as a global emotional indicator. Conclusions: These findings suggest that managing worries, self-confidence, and emotional balance are key factors in injury prevention, emphasizing the importance of regularly monitoring and managing psychological indicators as part of injury prevention strategies. 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