Research of models of sports success based on the identified variants of relationship of constructions of self-assessment and level of aspirations

Abstract

The article is devoted to the problem of achieving success in sports of the highest achievements. The author, based on theoretical analysis and empirical studies, shows the psychological causes and conditions of success, as well as identifies risk factors for adverse effects on the athlete’s activities. Based on the study of self-assessment constructs of highly qualified athletes, their claims and personal characteristics, the author established that only the optimal level of consistency of self-assessment parameters and claims leads to success, and their inconsistency – low self-esteem and high inadequate claims – leads to mental malaptension, one of its forms of which is the dissociative complex “Risk Triad,” which prevents athletes from achieving success. As an important research task, the author attempted to distinguish sports success models based on the identified variants of the relationship of self-esteem constructs and claims, covering different relationships of mismatch (divergence) of these selfesteem measurements with the personal characteristics of athletes. The data obtained in the empirical study emphasize the significance of the ratio of self-assessment and claims as important variables for the successful performance of highly qualified athletes in competitions. This area of research is supplemented by a detailed analysis and description of the manifestation of personal features such as motivation, level of anxiety, orientation of the control locus from the points of view of success-failure of highly qualified athletes.