Does coping mediate the relationship between competitive anxiety and eating disorders in athletes? / O Coping medeia a relação entre ansiedade competitiva e transtornos alimentares em atletas? / Coping media la relación entre la ansiedad competitiva y los trastornos de la alimentación en los atletas?

The competitive anxiety shows positive and linear relationship with risk behaviors for eating disorders (RBED). The competitive anxiety shows negative and linear relationship with coping strategies. Perhaps the coping strategies can mediate the relationship between competitive anxiety and RBED in athletes. The aim of this study was to analyze the coping mediation between competitive anxiety and RBED in Brazilian male athletes. 739 athletes from various sports participated. To assess the RBED frequency, the Disordered Eating in Sports Scale was adopted. The Brazilian version of the Competitive State Anxiety Inventory was used to evaluate competitive anxiety. Athletic Coping Strategies Inventory was used to evaluate coping strategies. The findings revealed a direct relationship between competitive anxiety and RBED (p = .01). The results indicated that coping strategies potentiated the relationship between competitive anxiety and RBED (p = .01). It was concluded that coping can be considered a psychological determinant in the relationship between competitive anxiety and RBED.

A ansiedade competitiva possui relação positiva e linear com a frequência de comportamentos de risco para os transtornos alimentares (CRTA). A ansiedade competitiva apresenta relação negativa e linear com as estratégias de coping. Talvez o coping possa mediar a relação entre a ansiedade competitiva e a frequência de CRTA em atletas. O objetivo do estudo foi analisar a mediação do coping entre a ansiedade competitiva e os CRTA em atletas brasileiros do sexo masculino. Participaram 739 atletas. Para avaliação da frequência de CRTA, foi adotada a Disordered Eating in Sports Scale. Utilizou-se a versão brasileira do Competitive State Anxiety Inventory (CSAI-2R) para avaliar a ansiedade competitiva. Foi utilizado o Athletic Coping Strategies Inventory para avaliar as estratégias de coping. Os achados revelaram relação direta entre a ansiedade competitiva e os CRTA (p = .01). Os resultados indicaram que as estratégias de coping potencializaram a relação entre a ansiedade competitiva e os CRTA (p = .01). Concluiu-se que o coping pode ser considerado uma variável psicológica determinante na relação entre a ansiedade competitiva e os CRTA.

No se sabe si el afrontamiento media la relación entre la ansiedad y los comportamientos de riesgo para los trastornos de la alimentación (CRTA) en atletas. El objetivo del estudio fue analizar la mediación de afrontamiento entre la ansiedad competitiva y CRTA en los atletas masculinos brasileños. Participaron 739 atletas. Para evaluar la frecuencia de los CRTA se adoptó Disordered Eating in Sports Scale. Se utilizó la versión brasileña del Competitive State Anxiety Inventory para evaluar la ansiedad competitiva. Se utilizó el Athletic Coping Strategies Inventory para evaluar las estrategias de afrontamiento. Los resultados revelaron una relación directa entre la ansiedad competitiva y CRTA (p = .01). Los resultados indicaron que las estrategias de afrontamiento potenciaron la relación entre la ansiedad competitiva y CRTA (p = .01). Se concluyó que el afrontamiento se puede considerar una variable psicológica decisiva en la relación entre la ansiedad competitiva y CRTA.

Correlation of Developmental Function and Pathological Behavior of Children with Autism / 中国康复理论与实践

Objective To investigate the correlation between developmental function and pathological behavior in children with autism. Methods A total of 154 children with autism were tested with Revised Chinese Version Psycho-Educational Profile (C-PEP) during 2011 to 2014. Results The scores of fine movement, hand-eye coordination, and oral language of developmental function were lower in the girls than in the boys (t>2.120, P10 years than in those aged 6-7 years. There was no difference in the scores of pathological behavior between the girls and the boys (P>0.05). Some pathological behaviors were milder in the older group than in the younger group (P<0.05). The scores ofP(pass) in developmental function were positively correlated with the scores ofA(absence) in pathological behavior (P<0.01), and negatively correlated with the scores ofS(severe) in pathological behavior (P<0.01). The scores ofF(fail) in developmental function were negatively correlated with the scores ofA(absence) in patho-logical behavior (P<0.01), and positively correlated with the scores ofS(severe) in pathological behavior (P<0.01). Conclusion Develop-mental function of children with autism is highly correlated with pathological behavior, and the rehabilitation and education of children with autism aged above 7 years should be concerned.