The problem of the meaning of life in sport psychology

Abstract

The relationship between the meaning of life, mechanisms of psychological defenсe and self-actualization of student-athletes are revealed in the article. A theoretical analysis of psychological and pedagogical research has shown that in the modern scientific literature there is no unambiguous view of the concept of the meaning of life. The theme of the meaning of life refers to eternal existential problems and is in the field of vision of philosophers and psychologists throughout the history of mankind. The processes of acquiring the meaning of his being by a person, its influence on a person’s life are an actual subject of the study of psychological science. The meaning of life can be considered a certain idea that is important for life. At the present stage, enough scientific facts have been accumulated that allow us to say that the meaning of life is not only a separate idea, but also a psychological phenomenon that has its own characteristics of formation, its own levels of development. After reaching a certain stage of development, it has a significant impact on human life. Three relevant techniques were selected in the work for this. The correlations between the empirically obtained indicators were revealed and the corresponding methodological recommendations were formulated.