PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Pérez, Luis Miguel Ruiz
AU  - Nieto, Miriam Palomo
AU  - García Coll, Virginia
AU  - Navia Manzano, José Antonio
AU  - Espín, Javier Miñano
AU  - Psotta, Rudolf
TI  - Self-perceptions of decision making competence in Spanish football players
DP  - 2014 Jun 1
TA  - Acta Gymnica
PG  - 77--83
VI  - 44
IP  - 2
AID - 10.5507/ag.2014.008
IS  - 23364912
AB  - Background: It is known that competence to make decisions is a fundamental aspect of sport competition. Objective:This study has analyzed the decision profile of a sample of Spanish football players of different levels of expertise. Methods: 690 Spanish football players of national and international level completed the decision making questionnaire, which cover three dimensions - perceived decision competence, decision anxiety and commitment with decision learning. MANCOVA and ANOVA analysis were carried out to analyse the differences in each dimension based on the level of expertise. Results: Results showed that perception of decision making competence increased and the anxiety decreased with the level of expertise. Conclusions: This study confirmed the usefulness of this questionnaire in the process of training for coaches and sport psychologists.