Psychological training is important for athletes at any performance level, even in athletes with disability. However,the research of applied psychology in adapted sport is limited. With the double aim of identifying the PsychologicalCharacteristics (PC) in the athletes with a physical disability, and to compare the behavior of the PC regarding the sportsexperience, age, sex, and sport type (team vs individual), a No-Experimental and cross-sectional study was designed. 87athletes with physical disability participated, belonging to the Antioquia’s League (Colombia) of eleven sport disciplines:chess, athletics, archery, basketball, weightlifting, swimming, rugby, sport shooting, table tennis, tennis, and volleyball. The agerange oscillated between 18 and 71 year-old (Mage= 34.9, SD=10.8), women n=71 (Mage= 35.2, SD=11.2), and woman n=16 (Mage= 33.3, SD=9.2). The questionnaire for Psychological Characteristics related to Sport Performance (CPRD, for thisSpanish acronym) was completed. The findings indicated that the PC did not show differences towards sports experience andage. The Team Cohesion showed differences by sex (p= .092, d=.43), and between sport type, team vs individual (p<.001,d=.83). It is concluded that the PC presented a homogeneous behavior with respect to sports experience, age, and sex. Thereare differences in the Team Cohesion factor favorable for team athletes. Researches in the future could analyze the PC of theadapted sport in contrast to conventional sport. The adapted sport requires more research that can contribute to knowledgeto the professionals of sport science.
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Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport
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