Psychosomatic intelligence of young soccer players. Relationship with sports injuries prevention and self-regulation

Figures & data

Figure 1. Summary of the main findings: some items of the assessed dimensions of the psychosomatic competence questionnaire were rated higher by those with previous serious injuries, current injuries and mind-body practices.

Table 1. Differences of items from psychosomatic competence questionnaire between group with previous serious musculoskeletal injuries (n = 35) and group without it (n = 81).

		Previous serious injuries	Without previous serious injuries
Dimension	Item	0–5 scale (mean ± SD)	0–5 scale (mean ± SD)	U	p	ES with 95% CI
BHL^1-8	I notice how different foods influence my physical state (positively or negatively)	4.03 ± 1.05	3.45 ± 1.44	1076	0.03	0.62 [0.04, 0.84]
IA^2-9	I sense many things intuitively	3.86 ± 1.12	3.44 ± 0.91	1050	0.02	0.62 [0.03, 0.83]

¹BHL: Body-related health literacy.

²IA: Interoceptive awareness.

U: Mann–Whitney test.

p: Significance level was set at values ≤0.05.

ES: non-parametric effect size.

CI: confidence interval.

Table 2. Differences of items from psychosomatic competence questionnaire between group currently having musculoskeletal injuries (n = 20) and group without it (n = 197).

		Current injuries	Without current injuries
Dimension	Item	0–5 scale (mean ± SD)	0–5 scale (mean ± SD)	U	p	ES with 95% CI
M^1-2	I can describe my moods accurately	3.65 ± 1.04	3.09 ± 1.17	1458	0.04	0.63 [0.02, 0.94]
M-3	I know very well what my most important needs are (e.g., social contacts, closeness/distance, movement, change, etc.)	4.5 ± 0.51	4.00 ± 0.79	1285	< 0.01	0.68 [0.19, 1.11]
IA^2-2	I sense when something is beginning to strain me, a conversation, for example	4.55 ± 0.51	4.13 ± 0.77	1363	0.01	0.65 [0.1, 1.02]
IA-6	I notice different physical responses depending on the setting (e.g., pleasant or unpleasant social surroundings)	4.00 ± 0.86	3.56 ± 0.88	1428.5	0.03	0.64 [0.04, 0.96]
IA-8	When I feel something is unpleasant (e.g., conversations, touching), I recognize the causes	3.95 ± 1.00	3.49 ± 0.88	1375	0.02	0.64 [0.05, 0.98]
IA-9	I sense many things intuitively	4.10 ± 0.85	3.62 ± 1.00	1435.5	0.04	0.63 [0.02, 0.95]

¹M: Mentalization of interoceptive signals.

²IA: Interoceptive awareness.

U: Mann–Whitney test.

p: significance level was set at values ≤0.05.

ES; non-parametric effect size.

CI: confidence interval.

Table 3. Differences of items from psychosomatic competence questionnaire between group engaged in mind-body practices (n = 137) and group non-engaged (n = 80).

		Mind-body practices	Without mind-body practices
Dimension	Item	0–5 scale (mean ± SD)	0–5 scale (mean ± SD)	U	p	ES with 95% CI
SER^1-1	When I recognize that I have less energy than expected, I know why this is so	3.68 ± 0.87	3.32 ± 1.03	4348.5	<0.01	0.61 [0.11, 0.66]
SER-3	When I suddenly feel physically weak, I know why	3.58 ± 1.13	3.1 ± 1.25	4180	< 0.01	0.61 [0.13, 0.69]
SER-8	I know exactly how much stress I can take without overtaxing myself	3.17 ± 1.16	2.72 ± 1.25	4317.5	< 0.01	0.61 [0.1, 0.65]
BHL^2-1	I know exactly how much exercise I need in order to feel physically well	3.82 ± 1.02	3.57 ± 1.03	4659	0.04	0.57 [0.03, 0.52]
BHL-4	I know exactly what I can do in order to feel physically well	3.89 ± 0.86	3.61 ± 0.96	4590	0.03	0.59 [0.03, 0.59]
BCC^3-1	I am capable to recognize the causes behind my physical sensations	3.71 ± 0.83	3.26 ± 1.06	4030	< 0.01	0.64 [0.21, 0.77]
BCC-3	I know how to motivate myself with respect to my health goals	3.90 ± 0.75	3.57 ± 1.05	4616.5	0.04	0.61 [0.1, 0.66]
M^4-1	I can communicate my physical wellbeing precisely to others	3.39 ± 1.18	2.86 ± 1.39	4325.5	< 0.01	0.62 [0.14, 0.7]
M-2	I can describe my moods accurately	3.31 ± 1.12	2.86 ± 1.22	4339.5	< 0.01	0.61 [0.11, 0.67]
M-4	I can describe my various physical conditions (fitness, well-being, energy level) well using language	3.73 ± 0.90	3.15 ± 1.25	4006	< 0.01	0.65 [0.28, 0.84]

¹SER: Stress experience and stress regulation.

²BHL: Body-related health literacy.

³BCC: Body-related cognitive congruence.

⁴M: Mentalization of interoceptive signals.

U: Mann–Whitney test.

p: Significance level was set at values ≤0.05.

ES: Non-parametric effect size.

CI: Confidence interval.

Data availability statement

The data that support the findings of this study are available on this link: 10.6084/m9.figshare.25272913.