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  • Sports Science
  • Human Development
  • Environmental Psychology

Background:

  • Human development and behavior are shaped by interactions between individual and environmental factors.
  • Understanding regional variations in athletic performance is crucial for targeted interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how Brazilian state-level factors influence running performance.
  • To identify individual and environmental variables associated with differences in runners' performance.

Main Methods:

  • Multilevel analysis of data from 1151 Brazilian runners.
  • Collected individual data on biological, training, and sociodemographic factors.
  • Incorporated state-level data including Human Development Index (HDI), athletics events, and violence index.

Main Results:

  • State-level characteristics accounted for approximately 3% of the variance in running performance.
  • Individual factors, including male sex, age, BMI, economic status, perceived natural environment, training frequency, and weekly volume, explained 56.4% of the variance.
  • Athletics events at the state level showed a significant positive influence on performance.

Conclusions:

  • Environmental variables play a significant role in explaining running performance variability.
  • Regional diversity necessitates considering environmental factors when studying running performance.
  • Future research should explore additional environmental variables impacting running performance.