Ramón Alzate Sáez de Heredia

The Effect of Psychological Response on Recovery of Sport Injury

The aim of this study was to analyze how psychological responses influence the physical and sporting recovery of an injured person. The sample comprised 20 amateur football players aged between 18 and 35, with moderately serious or serious injuries. The psychological variables evaluated were mood states, subjective estimation of the injury and adherence, and the psychological response was assessed continuously, from the beginning of the treatment until its completion. The results indicate that as the subjects recovered from their injuries, they gradually adopted the ICEBERG profile, which is characteristic of good performance. Subjective estimation of the injury was inversely related to the time required for physical and sporting recovery (Physical R: Sig:=0.60, p<0.05; Sporting R: Sig:=0.61, p<0.05). Similarly statistically significant relationships were found between mood state and physical recovery (Sig:=0.60, p<0.05) and adherence to the rehabilitation program and sporting recovery (Sig:−0.66, p<0.001). The results of this research project suggest that the psychological response of sportsmen regarding coping with their injury is, in statistical terms, significantly related to the achievement of an optimum recovery.

Principios éticos y código de conducta para personas y entidades mediadoras

This paper proposes an ethical code which aims to provide a series of inspirational principles for those involved in conflict management processes, particularly in the field of mediation. The proposal combines the precepts of the international movement for the development of high-quality conflict resolution processes with more practical questions arising from direct intervention in the Spanish context. Guidelines are provided to help mediators develop their skills, identifying a series of exceptional situations in which, depending on the context and professional role, the principles in play are questioned and mediators are encouraged to adapt to the individual needs of each specific conflict, as well as to social evolution in general.