Research on personality determinants of athletes’ mental exhaustion during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic

Q2 Health Professions

Journal of Physical Education and Sport Pub Date : 2021-06-30 DOI:10.7752/jpes.2021.04224

I. S. Popovych, I. Halian, O. Halian, P. Nosov, S. Zinchenko, V. Panok

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Abstract

The research presents theoretical substantiation and correlation analysis of the factors causing emotional indifference in athletes with different levels of mastership, participating in individual and team sports (n = 180). The purpose is to carry out empirical research on athletes’ personality traits helping overcome mental exhaustion and prevent form emotional indifference. Research methods: correlation analysis, valid and reliable psycho-diagnostic instruments. The research was conducted during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and made it possible to find out a number of regularities. Results. The development of mental exhaustion in athletes is determined by a different level of manifestation of personality traits and their correlation in the structure of personality: anxiety, self-esteem, the level of aspirations, locus of control and motivation for achieving success and avoiding failures. The study shows that significant differences between the level of aspirations and self-esteem in the men (r = .38**), high anxiety in the men and women correlating with the integral index of mental exhaustion (r = .28**;r = 36**) mostly contribute to mental strain in many athletes. It finds out that the events of their personal lives become a factor of mental exhaustion provided that external locus of control prevails. This trait is pronounced in the athletes – Masters of team sports (r = .34**). The research determines that a low level of mental exhaustion in the athletes engaged in team sports is a consequence of the significance of social support (r =-.38**). High requirements for demonstrating success cause mental strain for the male athletes that increases probability of their mental exhaustion. Conclusions. The obtained results operationalize the process of solving the problems of professional training for athletes. Understanding the essence of mental exhaustion allows solving the problem of emotional indifference in athletes. Research on the role of emotional intelligence in the structure of athletes’ mental exhaustion is considereds to be very promising. © 2021, Editura Universitatii din Pitesti. All rights reserved.

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正在进行的COVID-19大流行期间运动员精神疲惫的性格决定因素研究

本研究对不同熟练程度的运动员参加个人项目和团体项目(n = 180)的情绪冷漠影响因素进行理论实证和相关分析。目的是对运动员的人格特质进行实证研究，以帮助克服精神疲惫和防止情绪冷漠。研究方法:相关分析、有效可靠的心理诊断仪器。这项研究是在正在进行的COVID-19大流行期间进行的，并有可能发现一些规律。结果。运动员精神疲劳的发展是由不同层次的人格特质表现及其在人格结构中的相关性决定的:焦虑、自尊、抱负水平、控制点和获得成功和避免失败的动机。研究表明，男性运动员的抱负水平和自尊水平存在显著差异(r = 0.38 **)，而男性和女性运动员的高度焦虑与精神衰竭积分指数相关(r = 0.28 **;r = 36**)是造成运动员精神紧张的主要原因。它发现，如果外部控制点占上风，他们的个人生活事件就会成为精神疲惫的一个因素。这种特点在运动员身上表现得很明显——团队运动的大师(r = .34**)。研究发现，参与团体运动的运动员精神疲劳程度低是社会支持显著性的结果(r =- 0.38 **)。对展示成功的高要求导致男性运动员的精神紧张，增加了他们精神疲惫的可能性。结论。所得结果为解决运动员专业训练问题提供了操作过程。了解精神疲劳的本质，可以解决运动员情绪冷漠的问题。情绪智力在运动员精神衰竭结构中的作用研究被认为是非常有前途的。©2021,Editura Universitatii din Pitesti。版权所有。

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Journal of Physical Education and Sport Health Professions-Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

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2.80

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0.00%

发文量

282

审稿时长

5 weeks

期刊介绍： The main objective of JPES is to unite specialists from different fields, including sport, physical activity, kinesiology, education, health and nutrition, to provide the opportunity for multidisciplinary debates and comprehensive understanding of how physical activity influences human life. Researchers from areas that are related to sport and health are invited to publish their cutting-edge research and its practical applicability. Our target group of expert specialists includes academic researchers, kinesitherapists, physical education and sports teachers, physicians in sports medicine, psychologists, nutritionists, coaches and any other researchers involved in the sports field. JPES aims to act as a stimulus and a dissemination instrument for the research activity of Romanian and foreign investigators. JPES primarily publishes articles in the following fields: the natural sciences of sport, social and behavioral sciences and humanities, sports management, sports medicine, sports pedagogy and sport itself. The journal also aims to facilitate and enhance communication across all sub-disciplines of the sport sciences. The journal awaits original papers, review articles, technical reports and short communications that contain new insight into any aspect of the sport sciences that have not been previously published and are not under consideration for publication elsewhere.