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2019 Marathon of Rome: Relationship Between Resilience and Coping Strategies in 682 Runners.
Umile Giuseppe Longo1,2, Alessandro Mazzola1,2, Giovanna Stelitano3
1Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Roma, Italy.
Summary
Resilience and coping skills are positively correlated in marathon runners. However, neither resilience nor coping strategies are influenced by demographic factors or impact marathon performance.
Area of Science:
- Sports Psychology
- Exercise Science
- Psychological Well-being
Background:
- Resilience and coping mechanisms are crucial for athletic performance and well-being.
- Understanding the interplay of these psychological factors in endurance athletes is vital.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the relationship between resilience and coping strategies in marathon runners.
- To examine the influence of demographic and training variables on these psychological factors.
Main Methods:
- A cross-sectional study involving 682 marathon runners from the 2019 Rome Marathon.
- Participants completed the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale and the Athletic Coping Skills Inventory (ACSI).
- Statistical analyses included Shapiro-Wilk, Mann-Whitney U, Kruskal-Wallis tests, and Spearman correlation.
Main Results:
- A significant positive correlation was observed between resilience and coping (rho = 0.49, P < 0.001).
- No significant differences in resilience or coping were found based on sex, age, BMI, or training frequency.
- Neither resilience nor coping showed a significant correlation with marathon performance (last marathon time).
Conclusions:
- Higher resilience is associated with better coping skills in adult marathon runners.
- Demographic characteristics and training load do not appear to influence resilience and coping strategies.
- These psychological factors do not predict athletic performance in marathon running.
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