Progression of research and its application in Sport Psychology through the analysis of the National Sport Psychology Congresses (1999-2008)

The present study analyzed the progression of Sport Psychology research and its application through the scientific contributions presented in the congresses organized by the Spanish Federation of Sport Psychology during the last decade, from 1999 through 2008. All scientific contributions (n=436) registered in the proceedings of the five National Congresses of Sport Psychology were analyzed: Murcia in 1999, Pontevedra in 2001, Leon in 2003, Malaga in 2005, and Seville in 2008. The following aspects were studied: a) type of scientific contribution; b) subject matter; c) type of sample utilized; d) type of sport or exercise; e) types of instruments used; f) number of references in Spanish; g) number of references in other languages; and h) number of authors per study.