PSYCHOLOGICAL ADAPTATION OF POLISH OLYMPIC-CLASS ATHLETES TO THE CONDITIONS IN CHINA - PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITIONING OF THE JET LAG PHENOMENON
Journal Title: Medycyna Sportowa - Year 2009, Vol 25, Issue 4
Abstract
Background. The main objective of the research was to determine what influences in the psychological approach athletes „s adaptation to the conditions in China. EffectŃe adaptation was de-emed to be such a psychophysical condition of the athlete at which a start at their maximum level of training is possible. Apart from the occurring typicaljet lag syndrome, it has been decided that prompt and effectwe adaptation is also influenced by psychological variables. Materiał and methods. The sample included Olympic team athletes. The study was carried out in China and Thailand. The participants were females and males of senior and junior class. The research duration was from 9 days to 2 weeks. The subjects practised weight lifting, canoeing, arche-ry and modern pentathlon. The psychological tests applied included UMACL, STAI-X1, Komp. Os and a questionnaire concerning adaptation. Results. Intragroup examinations were conducted as well as the comparison ofgroups participa-ting in the Olympic qualifications/test or not variable analyses in situations before and after the start within the groups researched into. Exemplary results and graphs of the results have been shown and described in this article. Conclusions. The research was aimed at the determination of psychological characteristics of the national team athletes with respect to their adaptive abilities. The results obtained show that athletes ha-ve greater difficulties with managing the difficult start-related situation than with physiological jet lag. The information received should allow the coaches, who obtained feedback from the research team, to achie-ve the optimum adaptation status of their athletes using a psychological approach. Also athletes them-selves have an opportunity to improve their level of necessary mental skills in order to deal with the adaptation and stressful situations morę effectively.
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Agnieszka Pisarek, Katarzyna Selwant, Jarosław Krzywański, Hubert Krysztofiak
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