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María José Martínez Patiño 
, Iago Portela Pino, Fabian Humberto Marin González
The aim of the study was to analyse, using the Spanish version of the ACSQ-1, the use of coping strategies considering gender, age, type of sport and sport modality, as well as the correlations themselves. The sample consisted of 334 Colombian elite athletes (156 men and 178 women) with a mean age of 27 years (M = 27.10, SD = 6.57). The most commonly used strategies were emotional calming and cognitive restructuring, with mental withdrawal being the least used. Men had higher values than women for emotional calm and cognitive restructuring. Younger athletes had higher values than older athletes for mental withdrawal and seeking social support. Paralympic athletes showed higher values than Olympic athletes in emotional calmness and cognitive restructuring, and no differences were found depending on the sport modality. Significant correlations were found between most strategies
