Analysis of psychological factors that affect high athletic performance in kayakers

The purpose of this study was first, checking the psychometric properties of the Sports Performance Psychological Inventory (IPED) and secondly, to know the strengths and weaknesses of competitive psychological profile of calm water paddlers based on sex, age and number of weekly workouts. We used the Spanish version of IPED (Hernandez, 2006) arising from the Psychological Performance Inventory (PPI) of Loehr (1982, 1986, 1990). The participants in the Study were 258 federated paddlers aged between 14 and 65. The results show that the Castilian version of the instrument used demonstrated acceptable validity and reliability in the sample of canoeists. These athletes reflect a psychological profile that is characterized by a high motivational level. The study confirms the existence of significant differences in gender and age of the participants and the number of workouts per week.