RT Journal Article
T1 Data mining for psychological profiling of track and field athletes and runners
A1 Sanz-Fernández, Cristina 
A1 Pastrana-Brincones, José Luis
A1 Castellano, Julen
A1 Reigal-Garrido, Rafael Enrique
A1 Arvizu-Lozoya, Diego
A1 Hernández-Mendo, Antonio
A1 Morales-Sánchez, Verónica Odilia
K1 Atletas - Aspectos psicológicos
K1 Psicología del deporte
K1 Minería de datos
AB Psychological factors in sports have been widely studied in scientific literature. However, only a few studies have used data mining techniques for athletic profile analysis. The main goal of this study was to analyze motivation, self-confidence, flow, and psychological skills in athletics to build differentiated profiles through clustering techniques. The sample size was 470 participants (ages 14–70 years old; M = 32.1; SD = 13.5). The Sports Motivation Scale (SMS), Task and Ego Orientation in Sport Questionnaire (TEOSQ), Self-confidence in Sport Questionnaire (CACD), Flow Dispositional Scale-2 (FDS-2), and Psychological Inventory of Sport Performance (IPED) were used to analyze the psychological profile of the sample. A data clustering analysis was carried out to check the study’s purpose. Results show different behavior patterns according to specific profiles. Similarly, there have been differences between men and women, online and face-to-face participants, federated athletes and runners, categories, or sports disciplines. In conclusion, the understanding of each athlete’s psychological profile is essential to improve his/her performance. The results of this study could be used to implement changes and adjustments in athlete psychological training to run several intervention programs that focus on each group’s needs.
PB Frontiers
YR 2025
FD 2025-01-28
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/38840
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/38840
LA eng
NO Sanz-fernández, Cristina; JOSE LUIS PASTRANA BRINCONES; JULEN CASTELLANO PAULIS; RAFAEL ENRIQUE REIGAL GARRIDO; Arvizu, Diego; ANTONIO HERNANDEZ MENDO; VERONICA MORALES SANCHEZ. Data mining for psychological profiling of track and field athletes and runners. Frontiers in Psychology. 15 - 2024, pp. 1 - 12. 2025. ISSN 1664-1078
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 19 ene 2026