Multicomponent Training Distress Scale (MTDS) Questionnaire to Detect Training Distress in Collegiate Soccer Players

The Factorial Validity of the Norwegian Version of the Multicomponent Training Distress Scale (MTDS-N)

“…The statistically significant effect of gender on the MTDS-N factors represent population heterogeneity; that is, the factor means are different at different levels of the covariate gender [ 60 ]. Population heterogeneity in MTDS has also been reported showing that females have overall higher scores than males, indicating differing mood disturbances between the genders [ 32 , 90 ]. The MTDS is a recently developed ASRM instrument and hence less investigated [ 28 ]; however, similar results regarding gender differences for PSS, which include some of the same symptoms as in the MTDS, have been reported.…”

“…School level was a statistically significant positive predictor for the factor depression and vigor, indicating that student-athletes in first grade tend to score lower on depression and vigor, compared to student-athletes in second- and third grade. Previous research has indicated that freshmen (first year) and sophomores (second year) have higher training distress scores compared to juniors (third year) and seniors (fourth year), and for this reason, year in school has been identified as a possible variable that could serve as an indicator of training distress [ 32 ]. A study by Gustafsson, et al [ 112 ] that used the Profile of Mood States (POMS) [ 113 ] discussed that vigor might be an important indicator of maladaptation and NFOR.…”

“…An ASRM that has been considered to be promising in monitoring athletes [ 28 ] is the Multicomponent Training Distress Scale (MTDS) [ 29 ]. The instrument has been used in different sports, including swimming [ 30 ], rowing [ 31 ], soccer [ 32 , 33 ], cycling [ 34 ], alpine skiing [ 35 ], and tennis [ 36 ]. The instrument combines measures of mood disturbances, perceived stress, and symptoms of acute overtraining over a small number of items (22 questions) [ 29 ], and provides an insight into the intensity and frequency of psycho-behavioral responses [ 37 ].…”