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<journal-id>2184-1004</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[PsychTech & Health Journal]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[PsychTech]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2184-1004</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[PsychTech & Health Journal]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2184-10042025000100059</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.26580/pthj.art81-2025</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Managing emotions in competitive sports: Integrated models of psychological flexibility]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[A gestão das emoções no desporto competitivo: Os modelos integrados de flexibilidade psicológica]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Raposo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José Vasconcelos]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Teixeira]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carla M.]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Sports and Exercise Psychology Academy  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Vila Real ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>9</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>59</fpage>
<lpage>72</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2184-10042025000100059&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2184-10042025000100059&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2184-10042025000100059&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract High-performance sport has evolved into an arena where psychological excellence is as decisive as physical prowess. The ability to effectively regulate emotions, particularly pre-competitive anxiety/negativity (PCA), consistently distinguishes elite performance. This article presents a critical and in-depth analysis of the contemporary literature on emotional management in sport. Beginning with a deconstruction of the athlete&#8217;s complex emotional landscape, it delves into the neurocognitive mechanisms and multifactorial antecedents of these states, identifying them as a central obstacle to optimal performance. The core of the work focuses on evaluating a spectrum of evidence-based psychological interventions, ranging from physiological regulation strategies and pre-competitive routines to third-wave approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and mindfulness training. The analysis reveals a paradigm shift from models aimed at eliminating anxiety/negativity to approaches that promote psychological flexibility and acceptance. It is concluded that the most effective intervention resides in an integrated, periodized, and personalized model-a &#8220;toolbox&#8221; of psychological skills-adapted to the athlete&#8217;s individual needs and the phases of their training cycle. This work argues that the future of sport psychology lies in promoting the athlete&#8217;s holistic well-being as the fundamental pillar for sustainable, high-level performance.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[Resumo O desporto de alta competição evoluiu para uma arena onde a excelência psicológica é tão determinante quanto a proeza física. A capacidade de regular eficazmente as emoções, particularmente os estados emocionados (a ansiedade/negatividade pré-competitiva - APC), distingue consistentemente a performance de elite. Este artigo apresenta uma análise crítica e aprofundada da literatura contemporânea sobre a gestão emocional no desporto. Começando por uma desconstrução do complexo panorama emocional do atleta, procura-se aprofunda os mecanismos neurocognitivos e os antecedentes multifatoriais, identificando-a como um obstáculo central ao rendimento ótimo. O núcleo do trabalho foca-se na avaliação de um espetro de intervenções psicológicas baseadas em evidências, desde estratégias de regulação fisiológica e rotinas pré-competitivas a abordagens de terceira vaga, como a Terapia de Aceitação e Compromisso (ACT) e o treino de mindfulness. A análise revela uma transição paradigmática de modelos que visam eliminar a ansiedade/negatividade para abordagens que promovem a flexibilidade psicológica e a aceitação. Conclui-se que a intervenção mais eficaz reside num modelo integrado, periodizado e personalizado - uma &#8220;caixa de ferramentas&#8221; de competências psicológicas - adaptado às necessidades individuais do atleta e às fases do seu ciclo de treino. Este trabalho defende que o futuro da psicologia do desporto reside na promoção do bem-estar holístico do atleta como o pilar fundamental para uma performance sustentável e de excelência.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[sport psychology]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[emotional regulation]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[pre-competitive anxiety/negativity]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[psychological flexibility]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[elite performance]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[athlete mental health]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[psicologia do desporto]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[regulação emocional]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[ansiedade/negatividade pré-competitiva]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[flexibilidade psicológica]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[terapia de aceitação e compromisso (ACT)]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[performance de elite]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[saúde mental do atleta]]></kwd>
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