Observational Studies in Male Elite Football: A Systematic Mixed Study Review

Frontiers in Psychology

Daniel Lapresa¹  Maria Preciado²  M. Teresa Anguera³  Mauricio Olarte⁴ 

[1] Department of Educational Sciences, University of La Rioja, Logroño, Spain;Department of Social Psychology and Quantitative Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain;Faculty of Psychology, Institute of Neurosciences, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain;National Administrative Department of Statistics, Bogotá, Colombia;

关键词: professional soccer;    mixed methods;    systematic observation;    methodological systematic review;    GREOM;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02077

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Objective: This systematic mixed study review, focuses on the use of observation methodology in elite men's football matches, which constitutes an innovative approach, that opens up a new panorama of useful and productive research.Method: The methods used in this study follow the recommendations for systematic reviews and meta-analysis guidelines (PRISMA). The search was carried out in five databases. Ninety-four articles out of 3,195 were selected and analyzed. In order to achieve a quality assessment, the guide was used to inform evaluations based on observation methodology (GREOM) (Portell et al., 2015), recognized by the EQUATOR network.Results: From the methodological review analysis, information obtained indicates that 97% of the researches used direct observation and 3% indirect observation. On the other hand, 56.5% of the articles explain the instrument used and 77% justify the applied observational design. A quantitative comparison of the proportions was made in several methodological aspects, which resulted in only 15.21% reviewing the quality of the data, and that 67.3% of the articles contributed to the mixed methods approach. The methodological review allowed us to establish procedural profiles. The results indicate that 67% of the articles have been published in English, and of these, 77% were published in journals that have an impact factor. The majority of the researchers, 53.26%, belong to Spanish entities. The most studied substantive aspects were goal (34%), possession of the ball (28%), and corner (27%). The most observed events were Leagues, World Cups, individual players and other events.Conclusions: The results obtained refer to both substantive and methodological aspects and allow us to configure a systematic review of mixed studies, in which we emphasize the aspects of a “systematic review” and a “mixed study,” within an integrated perspective.

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