Identification and prediction of psychological indicators (personality, motivation, cognition) in the process of adolescent sports talent identification
Paper ID : 1834-SSRC-13TH
Oral / Poster Presentation File
1834-SSRC-13TH
Authors:
Leila pourganji *1, vahid saatchian2
1imam reza international University
2imam reza international university, sport science department.
Abstract:
Background and Purpose: Talent identification refers to the process of identifying participants who are currently capable of becoming elite players (Panic et al., 2013; Mohr et al., 2009). This process requires predicting participants' performance over time by measuring physical, physiological, psychological, and sociological characteristics as well as technical abilities, individually or in combination.
analysis method : In this study, the statistical population of all adolescents participating in sports-recreational (basketball) activities in Mashhad in 1399-1400 will be.
In this study, there are 7 independent variables (5 dimensions of personality, cognition and motivation), but to ensure the sample size and taking into account the return rate of the questionnaires, 250 people will be selected by available sampling method.
The Sports Motivation Scale was developed by Plitter et al. (2013). This scale has 18 items that measure the six dimensions of intrinsic, mixed, self-accepting, internalized, external and lack of motivation based on the hypotheses of the theory of autonomy.
The Cognition Need Scale was developed by Cassiopa, Cheti, and Cao (1984). This scale contains 18 items (9 negative items and 9 items) positive
In this research, the data will be analyzed descriptively and inferentially on a distance scale using SPSS-25 software.

Findings : Based on the results, there is a significant relationship between personality index in the talent search process and this component explains 95% of the variance of adolescent talent search.
There is a significant relationship between motivational index in the talent search process and this component explains 88% of the variance of adolescent talent search.
There is a significant relationship between cognitive index in the talent search process and this component explains 82% of the variance of adolescent talent search.
Conclusion : Psychological indicators refer to the capacity of individuals to make positive changes in various areas of behavior and attitudes. Theorists and researchers say that this type of capital has a higher value than human and social capital and even includes these two. By strengthening psychological indicators (personality, motivation, cognition), the process of sports talent acquisition is facilitated.
Keywords:
Adolescent talent identification - motivation - personality - personality recognition
Status : Abstract Accepted (Poster Presentation)
13th International Congress on Sport Sciences 13th International Congress on Sport Sciences