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Psychological readiness in professional bullfighters: role, experience, and recent exposure
| datacite.subject.fos | Ciências Médicas::Ciências da Saúde | |
| datacite.subject.sdg | 04:Educação de Qualidade | |
| dc.contributor.author | Batista, Marco | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-06-02T10:06:21Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-06-02T10:06:21Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2026 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2026-05-31T23:06:53Z | |
| dc.description | Aknowledgements: Sport Physical Activity and Health Research & Innovation Center –SPRINT. | |
| dc.description.abstract | Introduction. Professional bullfighting constitutes a performance context characterized by real risk, high uncertainty, and substantial psychophysiological demands, requiring specific psychological resources to ensure effective and safe performance. Objective. The study aimed to characterize the psychological profile of professional bullfighters in the domains of basic, psychosomatic, and cognitive skills; to compare this profile across different professional roles; and to explore, in an integrated manner, the influence of role, accumulated experience, and recent practice volume on the global psychological index. Methodology. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 51 Portuguese male professional bullfighters. Participants completed the Ottawa Mental Skills Assessment Tool (OMSAT-3). Descriptive analyses were performed, along with non-parametric tests for correlation and comparison across professional roles, and quantile regression was used for multivariate analysis. Results. High levels were observed in foundational and cognitive competencies, with comparatively weaker psychosomatic competencies, especially in fear management and stress reactions, as well as differences between professional categories. Quantile regression indicated that the volume of recent practice was positively associated with several psychological domains, while accumulated experience was not predictive. Discussion. The findings were consistente with previous research in bullfighting and other high-risk sports, highlighting the importance of continued exposure for psychophysiological regulation and psychological preparation. Conclusions. The psychological profile of professional bullfighters appears to be more closely associated with recent practice volume and the role performed. | eng |
| dc.description.abstract | Introducción. El toreo profesional constituye un contexto de actuación marcado por riesgo real, elevada incertidumbre y altas exigencias psicofisiológicas, lo que exige recursos psicológicos específicos para un desempeño eficaz y seguro. Objetivo. El estudio tuvo como objetivos caracterizar el perfil psicológico de toreros profesionales en los dominios de las competencias de base, psicossomáticas y cognitivas; comparar dicho perfil en función de las diferentes categorías profesionales; y explorar de forma integrada el papel de la categoría, la experiencia acumulada y el volumen de práctica reciente sobre el índice psicológico global. Metodología. Se realizó un estudio transversal con 51 toreros profesionales masculinos portugueses. Los participantes completaron el Ottawa Mental Skills Assessment Tool (OMSAT-3). Se llevaron a cabo análisis descriptivos y pruebas no paramétricas de correlación y comparación entre categorías profesionales, así como regresión cuantílica para el análisis multivariado. Resultados. Se observaron niveles elevados en las competencias de base y cognitivas, com mayor vulnerabilidad en las psicossomáticas, especialmente en el control del miedo y las reacciones al estrés, así como diferencias entre categorías profesionales. La regresión cuantílica indicó que el volumen de práctica reciente se asoció positivamente con vários dominios psicológicos, mientras que la experiencia acumulada no resultó predictiva. Discusión. Los hallazgos fueron consistentes con investigaciones previas en el contexto tauromáquico y en modalidades de alto riesgo, que destacan la importancia de la exposición continuada para la regulación psicofisiológica y la preparación psicológica. Conclusiones. El perfil psicológico del torero profesional parece estar estrechamente relacionado con el volumen de práctica reciente y de la función desempeñada | spa |
| dc.description.sponsorship | SPRINT –Sport Physical Activity and Health Research &Innovation Center | Portugal | FCT –Portu-guese Foundation for Science and Technology | UID/06185/2025 https://doi.org/10.54499/UID/06185/2025) | UID/PRR/06185/2025https://doi.org/10.54499/UID/PRR/06185/2025) | UID/PRR2/06185/2025. | |
| dc.description.version | N/A | |
| dc.identifier.citation | BATISTA, Marco (2026) - Psychological readiness in professional bullfighters: role, experience, and recent exposure. Retos. N.º 81, p. 251-263. DOI: 10.47197/retos.v81.119070 | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.47197/retos.v81.119070 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1988-2041 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1579-1726 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.slug | cv-prod-5044696 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.11/10901 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | |
| dc.subject | Bull | |
| dc.subject | Professional bullfighting | |
| dc.subject | Psychological skills | |
| dc.subject | High-risk performance | |
| dc.subject | Performance | |
| dc.subject | Toro | |
| dc.subject | Torero | |
| dc.subject | Habilidades psicológicas | |
| dc.subject | Rendimiento en alto riesgo | |
| dc.subject | Rendimiento | |
| dc.title | Psychological readiness in professional bullfighters: role, experience, and recent exposure | eng |
| dc.title.alternative | Preparación psicológica en toreros profesionales: función, experiencia y exposición reciente | eng |
| dc.type | research article | en_US |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 263 | |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 251 | |
| oaire.citation.title | Retos | en_US |
| oaire.citation.volume | 81 | en_US |
| oaire.version | http://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85 | |
| person.familyName | Silva Batista | |
| person.givenName | Marco Alexandre | |
| person.identifier | 1319670 | |
| person.identifier.ciencia-id | 191E-AA52-C968 | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0003-3318-2472 | |
| person.identifier.scopus-author-id | 57190249734 | |
| rcaap.cv.cienciaid | 191E-AA52-C968 | Marco Alexandre Silva Batista | |
| rcaap.rights | openAccess | en_US |
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