scholarly journals Study regarding the motivational differences of professional athletes

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 8-14
Author(s):  
Radu Ababei
Keyword(s):  
Team Sports ◽  
Professional Athletes ◽  
Peak Performance ◽  
Professional Literature ◽  
Male Athletes ◽  
Psychological States ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Times ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Individual Sports

The subject of motivation in sports is a widely debated one in the professional literature, either by psychologists or by coaches, most of the times stopping at the identification of the main markers that favor or hurt top performance.The purpose variable in relation to the nature and aim of the sport, and to the motivation, where the results were almost identical. This study provides information regarding the reaching of motivational goals by individual and team sports athletes, by highlighting the components that will allow the athletes to face the negative psychological states successfully and to be able to express their peak performance ability.For this study, a group of 86 male athletes were selected, aged 18-25, divided into two groups, one for individual sports and one for team sports. The hypothesis was that there are not any significant differences between the individual and team sports athletes in regards to motivation.

scholarly journals COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF COMPETITIVE STATE ANXIETY AMONG TEAM SPORT AND INDIVIDUAL SPORT ATHLETES IN IRAN

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 57-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soltani Hossein ◽  
Hojati Zahra ◽  
Reza Attarzadeh Hossini Seyed
Keyword(s):  
State Anxiety ◽  
Team Sports ◽  
Team Sport ◽  
Male Athletes ◽  
Persian Version ◽  
Cognitive Anxiety ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Individual Sports ◽  
One Way Anova

Purpose: With respect to the fact that every sport field has its own special nature, the aim of present study was to compare competitive state anxiety among team sport and individual sport athletes in Iran. Material: The statistic sample included 120 male athletes, 60 athletes in individual sports (wrestling, taekwondo and karate) and 60 athletes in team sports (futsal, volleyball and basketball). The research instrument employed was the Persian version of the Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2. This inventory was distributed among the subjects about 30 minutes before the first competition. Finally by one-way ANOVA data was analyzed. Results: The results indicated that the mean score of somatic anxiety and cognitive anxiety among individual sport athletes was significantly higher than that of team sport athletes (p0.05). Conclusion: It seems the being part of a team alleviates some of the pressure experienced by those who compete alone. It seems the individual sport athletes may be more exposed to evaluation and more engaged in their own skills and abilities than team sport athletes given that responsibility for performance is not distributed across several performers.

scholarly journals The specifics of interpretation of the history in the story by A. Doronin «A Wolf Ravine»

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 139-147
Author(s):  
S. V. Sheyanova ◽  
◽  
N. M. Yusupova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Literary Criticism ◽  
Historical Narrative ◽  
Volga Region ◽  
Psychological States ◽  
The Real ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
First Time ◽  
The Relationship

Introduction: at present the reader’s audience is particularly interested in creative experiments in which the historical fate of the Russian peasantry in the «turning» eras is artistically comprehended. The article is devoted to the study of the problem-thematic range of modern Mordovian historical prose. The subject of analysis is the peculiarity of the reception of the period of collectivization and dekulakization in the story by Erzyan prose writer A. Doronin «A Wolf Ravine». Objective: to reveal the features of the artistic reconstruction of the events of the 1930s, the modeling of the relationship between a man and society in the story by A. Doronin «A Wolf Ravine».Research materials: the story by A. Doronin «A Wolf Ravine». Results and novelty of the research: the historical story « A Wolf Ravine » for the first time becomes the object of scientific understanding and is introduced into the context of Finno-Ugric literary criticism. A. Doronin artistically interprets the real events and circumstances of the resettlement of dispossessed peasants of the Volga region to the uninhabited steppes of Kazakhstan. As a result of the study, we conclude that the actualization of this problem-thematic cluster is due to the creative concept of the historical writer; the individual author’s approach to the reconstruction of historical narrative can be traced in the writer’s desire to realistically reveal the relationship of personality and society in the tragic 1930s; to analyze intentions of people and of the psychological states of the characters. Problems of a sociopolitical nature, actualized in the story, are filled with philosophical, axiological content, and lead to a multi-faceted understanding of the «man and history» problem.

scholarly journals Examination of Cognitive Flexibility Levels of Young Individual and Team Sport Athletes

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (8) ◽  
pp. 149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Şehmus Aslan
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Cognitive Flexibility ◽  
Female Athletes ◽  
Team Sports ◽  
Team Sport ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
School Students ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Individual Sports

The purpose of this study was to compare the level of cognitive flexibility of individual and team athletes who are students. The study included a total of 237 volunteer athletes, comprising 140 males (59.1%) and 97 females (40.9%) with a mean age of 18.98 ± 2.18 years (range, 16-26 years) who were licensed to participate in individual and team sports. Study data were collected using the Cognitive Flexibility Scale developed by Martin and Rubin (1995), which consists of 12 items in total. International validity and reliability studies were conducted by Martin and Rubin, and Turkish validity and reliability studies were conducted by Çelikkaleli on high school students (Çelikkaleli, 2014). The scores of the Cognitive Flexibility Scale were found to be higher in the team sports athletes compared with the individual sports athletes (p<0.05). No difference was determined between the levels of cognitive flexibility in male and female athletes. The results indicated that the cognitive flexibility levels of team athletes are higher than those of individual athletes.

scholarly journals Evaluating the Service Quality of the Hotel Establishments in Sports Tourism With Regard to the Athletes

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
Hasan Osmanoglu ◽  
Hanifi Üzüm
Keyword(s):  
Service Quality ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Team Sports ◽  
Sport Tourism ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Quality Perception ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Sport Facilities ◽  
Individual Sports

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the service quality of the hotels which are provided sport tourism by athletes according to some variables.The research was conducted with cross-sectional research method as one of the general survey models and relational screening model. Target group of the study also constituted the sample group. This sample was formed of 389 athletes in total as 247 males and 142 females from team sports in Turkish Football, Volleyball, Basketball leagues in years 2016-2017 and individual sports.“Sport Tourism Service Quality Scale” (STSQS) developed by Osmanoğlu et al. (2017) was employed as data collecting tool in this study. The scale was formed of 28 items and 5 sub-dimensions as “Sport facilities, α=0.96”, “Staff, α=0.82”, “Entertainment, α=0.90”, “Hygiene, α=0.85” and “Room quality, α=0.80”. The data was analysed by applying one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), Tukey’s Post-Hoc test and Pearson Correlation analysis. The level of significance for this study was decided as p<0.05.In conclusion with the study, service quality perception scores of the athletes were established to be high-level at room quality, hygiene and staff sub-dimensions and medium level at sport facilities and entertainment sub-dimensions. It was noted that service quality perception of the individual sports athletes is higher than the team sports athletes at staff and hygiene sub-dimensions (p<0.05). Regarding duration of stay, the mean of the ones that stay for 5 nights and above was observed to be significantly higher than the ones that stay one-two days and three-four days at sport facilities and staff sub-dimensions. Between the sport facilities, staff, hygiene and entertainment sub-dimensions of hotel classification and service quality, a significant distinction was seen in favor of the five star hotels (p<0,05). 

Perceptions of Collegiate Student-Athletes About Their Youth Sport Specialization or Diversification Process

2010 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 83-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynn Pantuosco-Hensch
Keyword(s):  
Student Athletes ◽  
Sport Participation ◽  
Team Sports ◽  
Youth Sport ◽  
Critical Question ◽  
Sport Type ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Youth Sport Participation ◽  
Individual Sports ◽  
Main Effects

The present study addressed the critical question of whether or not sport specialization is necessary for future collegiate participation. Male and female collegiate student-athletes were studied using a mixed method approach (N = 469). Athletes were studied using the Youth Sport Participation Questionnaire. The data obtained from the quantitative items and open-ended survey items were analyzed, triangulated, and summarized. On average, athletes did not specialize in sport until high school (M = 15.47 ± 3.49 years). Comparisons were made between participants using factorial ANOVAs based on gender, sport type and NCAA Division. Two significant first order interactions were noted between: (1) gender and sport type and (2) NCAA Division and sport type (p < .05). Specifically, males and females from individual sports specialized earlier than their counterparts from team sports. The individual sport participants from both Divisions I and III specialized sooner than team sport participants from both divisions. Three main effects also existed for gender, NCAA Division and sport type (p < .05). The perceptions and experiences of student-athletes based were evidence that specializing in sport may not be necessary, despite the increased sense of competition in youth sports. Practical implications will be provided for coaches and youth sport professionals.

Financing Model for the Development of Latvian Athletes

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-41
Author(s):  
Mārtiņš Lauva ◽  
Uldis Grāvītis
Keyword(s):  
Support System ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Team Sports ◽  
The State ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
State Budget ◽  
The Public ◽  
Current Economic Situation ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Individual Sports

Abstract The organization of Latvian sports has come a long way since its foundation in the period of independence between the first and second World Wars. The following situation has developed in the organisational structure in sport in Latvia, individual sports and training expenses for individuals in these disciplines are financed by the state, whereas, team sports depend on funding provided by local governments, private sponsors and contributors. Subsidies to enable the participation of national teams in international games are allocated from the state budget, but there is no support system for the best representatives of team sports in order to develop their individual skill, as with individual disciplines. A support system for team athletes can facilitate success of a particular kind of sport at an international level. The youth sports system is mainly based on sports schools, which are maintained by local governments and are developing the most talented future athletes. The necessity for the establishment of specialized boardingschools, to bring together the best representatives in each kind of sport, in each age group nationwide, as well as the best professional coaches, is being frequently accentuated. Deficiencies in the public system can be remedied by attracting private capital investors. Organizations operating under the aegis of the Ministry of Education and Science have developed criteria for the allocation of funding to provide training for athletes. The respective allocated funding is intended just for the improvement of the individual skills of athletes. Due to the current economic situation, it is obvious that funding is insufficient to achieve all goals.

scholarly journals INTRAPERSONAL CONFLICT AT THE JUNCTION OF CONFLICTOLOGY, PRACTICAL AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. Petrunko
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Psychology ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Carrier State ◽  
Professional Literature ◽  
Individual Motivation ◽  
Interpersonal Conflicts ◽  
Intrapersonal Conflict ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Interdisciplinary Study

The article shows the essence of interpersonal conflicts. This conflict considered as problematic for its carrier state that: 1) is extremely important, and certainly associated with the choice between alternatives equal in strength for him (even if the alternatives are not understood); 2) subjectively experienced as a insoluble problem and so is extremely, uncomfortable, tense, frustration and painful feelings about their inferiority; 3) tends to deepen, strengthening, totalization andno adaptivecourse. Analyzed and summarized a some number of scientific concepts about interpersonal conflicts and understanding of its basic type described in professional literature. The features of the subject of interpersonal conflict in conflictology, total, practical and clinical psychology are shown and the model of interdisciplinary study this conflicts are proposed. The attention to constructive (adaptive) and unconstructive (no adaptive) intrapersonal conflicts is accented. The features of intrapersonal conflicts in the area of the individual motivation are shown. Particular attention is paid to motivating interpersonal conflicts with non-adaptive and destructive forms of current. Features of no adaptive motivational conflict and possible consequences of these conflicts for intrapersonal and interpersonal (social) life of a person are shown.

scholarly journals Self-Esteem, Individual versus Team Sports

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (24) ◽  
pp. 12915
Author(s):  
Peter Šagát ◽  
Peter Bartik ◽  
Anja Lazić ◽  
Dragoș Ioan Tohănean ◽  
Vasilios Koronas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Team Sports ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
The Self ◽  
Confidence Levels ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Preparation Period ◽  
Competition Period ◽  
Integrative Concept ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Individual Sports

On the basis of the integrative concept of self-esteem discussed in sport-related literature, various studies refer to its importance in the context of sports activities. Self-esteem is often understood as a personality trait because it tends to be durable and stable. No accurate description is available regarding the types of sports in which subjects participated. The main purpose of the research was to identify and compare the levels of self-esteem and self-confidence of athletes practicing individual and team sports. The self-esteem and self-confidence levels were measured by the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (Rosenberg 1979) and the Self-Confidence Test (Romek, 2000). All participants were males. Subjects were divided into two categories: 40 for individual sports and 40 for team sports. There were two evaluation periods: P1, the beginning of the preparation period, and P2, the beginning of the competition period. There were statistically significant differences for P1 (p < 0.002) and P2 (p < 0.003). The differences between the average values of the two periods were 5.8 points and 3.8 points, both favorable to the group of athletes who practiced individual sports. There were significant differences between the individual and team athletes in self-esteem level. Individual athletes presented a higher level of self-esteem.

scholarly journals The Psychosocial Aspects of Team Sports: The Individual Versus the Team

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (57) ◽  
Author(s):  
Halina Zdebska
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Team Building ◽  
Team Sports ◽  
Psychosocial Aspects ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Individual

This text is a part of a longer elaboration concerning the humanistic bases of the theories of team sports. The notion“sports games” refers to team sports, which are most popular in our culture (in Poland): volleyball, basketball,football and handball.Team sports are a very interesting matter for the observation, how the integrated human teams function. Sport, as aconstituent of social life, is liable to the principles and rules, which are similar to the ones we may observe in ambientreality. Willing to explain and describe those phenomena, we should reach for the knowledge from the subject fieldof social sciences; in this case — concerning the collective behaviours.In this analysis I took into consideration the opinions about the functioning of human communities — the opinionsformulated by G. Le Bon (1996), W. McDougall (1920), S. Freud (2000) and selected conceptions from contemporaryAmerican psychology concerning the relations between the individual and the group. In this context I emphasized areflection about the necessity of proper stimulation, when the development of an individual is concerned, which meansthe change towards the individualization of training in team sports. The character of this text is strictly theoreticalbut it is also an attempt to accentuate the importance of the knowledge of a team’s morphology and the relationsbetween an individual and other members of a team for sports practice. This knowledge is a substantial (but usuallyunderrated) element of the trainer’s work.Keywords: team sports, collective behaviours, philosophy, psychology of sport, role of trainer, team building.

scholarly journals Stress Impact of COVID-19 Sports Restrictions on Disabled Athletes

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (22) ◽  
pp. 12040
Author(s):  
Giovanni Fiorilli ◽  
Andrea Buonsenso ◽  
Nicola Davola ◽  
Giulia Di Martino ◽  
Francesca Baralla ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Team Sports ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Structural Barriers ◽  
Buffer Effect ◽  
Subjective Distress ◽  
Event Scale ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Individual Sports

The stress impact of COVID-19 restrictions has put the adapted sports community at an unprecedented level of emergency. The self-report Event Scale—Revised (IES-R) questionnaire was administered to assess the level of psychological distress and emotive reactions such as intrusion (INT), avoidance (AV) and hyperarousal (HYP) following training and competitions suspension within a sample of Italian disabled athletes. A total of 146 self-selected volunteers were included in this study: 73 disabled athletes (aged 42.11 ± 13.70) and 73 athletes (aged 40.23 ± 13.73) who served as the control group. Only 8.22% of the disabled participants vs. 30.14% of athletes were affected by subjective distress. MANOVA showed significant differences in IES-R subjective distress for age, where the emerging adults had a higher level of stress than adults (p = 0.031), and for the type of sport, where the individual sports group showed higher scores than the team sports group (p = 0.049). Regarding the IES-R subscales, significant differences were found in INT and AV for age, where the emerging adults showed higher scores than adults (p = 0.018 and p = 0.046, respectively). Significant differences were found in HYP for type of sport, where the individual sports group showed higher scores than the team sports group (p = 0.014). The results confirmed a lower distress level of disabled athletes to adverse events than that expressed by athletes. Both sports engagement and the experience of living with impairment, overcoming structural barriers, could act as a buffer effect against stress due to COVID-19 restrictions.

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