Unstable mental states in student athletes
Keywords:
mental state, psychophysiological balance, student athlete, assistance, review
Abstract
Introduction. The determinants and types of unstable mental states in student athletes are in the focus of attention of both foreign and Russian scientists in the psychophysiology of states, including experts who work with students attending Olympic sports schools. Aim. The paper presents a review and analysis of contradictions within theoretical and empirical approaches to the acquisition of mental control techniques by student athletes. Materials and methods. The paper involves the analysis of 130 publications indexed in RSCI and Web of Science published within 2016–2021 and selected using the following keywords: “student”, “sport*”, “mental health”. The methods of analogy, comparison, generalization and concretization were used for the purpose of the study. Results. The paper presents a generalized notion of mental state, as well as the types and characteristics of negative (unstable) mental states in student athletes. The mental control techniques were described (self-control, self-regulation) as a way of developing and providing psychophysiological balance and long-lasting sports career. Conclusion. The combination of sports and educational activities makes relevant scientific research aimed at the development and use of psychophysiological techniques for mental control in student athletes. The psychological and psychophysiological methods of assistance to athletes proposed by the authors were justified, including those, which were based on digital technologies.
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29. Cece V., Guillet-Descas E., Nicaise V., Lienhart N., Martinent G. Longitudinal trajectories of emotions among young athletes involving in intense training centres: Do emotional intelligence and emotional regulation matter? Psychology of Sport and Exercise. 2019;43:128–136.
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32. Madigan D.J., Stoeber J., Passfield L. Perfectionism and training distress in junior athletes: a longitudinal investigation. Journal of Sports Sciences. 2017;35(5):470–475.
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41. Martinez-Alvarado J.R., Guillen F., Feltz D. Athletes motivational needs regarding burnout and engagement. Revista de psicologia del deporte. 2016;24(1):65–71.
42. Sorkkila M., Tolvanen A., Aunola K., Ryba T.V. The role of resilience in student-athletes sport and school burnout and dropout: A longitudinal person-oriented study. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports. 2019;29(7):1059–1067.
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45. Minullin A.Z., Shibkova D.Z. Investigation of psychophysiological features of adaptation of boxers aged 13-14 to competitive stress against the background of the application of the authors program. Uspekhi sovremennogo estestvoznaniya = Successes of modern natural science. 2014;1:23–26. (in Russ.).
46. Kuzmin M.A., Rodygina Yu.K. Prestarting conditions in activity iof athletes of various specializataons. Problemy sovremennogo pedagogicheskogo obrazovaniya = Problems of modern pedagogical education. 2016;51-1:297–307. (in Russ.).
47. Kuznetsova Yu., Ilchenko I., Zabirov A., Sivkov V. Psychological and pedagogical methods of correction of athletes behavior (gestalt-therapeutic aspect). Kazanskii pedagogicheskii zhurnal = Kazan Pedagogical Journal. 2020;6(143):280–286. (in Russ.).
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49. Samorukova M.A. Application of the art therapy method in psychological support of female athletes of game sports (“My team in the image of flowers”). Sportivnyi psikholog = Sports psychologist. 2014;3(34):61–65. (in Russ.).
2. Mitin I.N., Gorovaya A.E., Kravchuk D.A., Dobrushina O.R., Zholinskii A.V. Aspects of psychosomatic disorders in highly qualified athletes. Sportivnaya meditsina: nauka i praktika = Sports medicine: research and practice. 2018;8(2):54–61. (in Russ.)
3. Akesdotter C., Kentta G., Eloranta S., Franck J. The prevalence of mental health problems in elite athletes. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. 2020;23(4):329–335.
4. Khvatskaya E.E., Ilina N.L. Retrospective approach in research of “dual” career in athletes. Sportivnyi psikholog = Sports Psychologist. 2018;1:45–48. (in Russ.)
5. Baiguzhin P.A., Shibkova D.Z., Savchenkov A.V. Rationale of approach to evaluation of psychophysiological status and professional personal quality. Vestnik psikhofiziologii = Bulletin of psychophysiology. 2017;3:80–87. (In Russ.)
6. Kolokoltsev M.M., Ermakov S.S., Tretyakova N.V., Krainik V.L., Romanova E.V. Physical activity as a factor to improve the quality of student life. Obrazovanie i nauka = The Educa-tion and Science Journal. 2020;22(5):150–168. DOI: 10.17853/1994-5639-2020-5-150-168. (in Russ.)
7. Babina A.A., Salamatin M.N., Tolstoukhova I.V. Problems of implementa tion of double career in the perception of student a thletes. Izvestiya Tulskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta. Fizicheskaya kultura. Sport = News of the Tula state university. Physical culture. Sport. 2019;8:58–64. (In Russ.)
8. Sullivan P., Blacker M., Murphy J. Levels of psychological distress of Canadian university student-athletes. Canadian Journal of Higher Education. 2019;49(1):47–59.
9. von Rosen P., Olofsson O., Vasbom S., Heijne A. Correlates of health in adolescent elite athletes and adolescents: A cross-sectional study of 1016 adolescents. European Journal of Sport Science. 2019;19(5):707–716.
10. Belz J., Kleinert J., Ohlert J., Rau T., Allroggen M. Risk for depression and psychological well-being in German national and state team athletes-associations with age, gender, and performance level. Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology. 2018;12(2):160–178.
11. Silva H.A., Passos M.P., Oliveira V.A., Silva Y.A., Pitangui A.C.R., Araújo R.C. Prevalence of anxiety, depression and stress symptoms and its association with neck/shoulder pain in adolescents athletes. Motricidade. 2017;13(4):13–22.
12. Brett B.L., Huber D.L., Wild A., Nelson L.D., McCrea M.A. Age of first exposure to American football and behavioral, cognitive, psychological, and physical outcomes in high school and collegiate football players. Sports Health-a Multidisciplinary Approach. 2019;11(4):332–342.
13. Gulliver A., Griffiths K.M., Mackinnon A., Batterham P.J., Stanimirovic R. The mental health of Australian elite athletes. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. 2015;18(3):255–261.
14. Hammond T., Gialloreto C., Kubas H., Hap Davis H. The prevalence of failure-based depression among elite athletes. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine. 2013;23(4):P. 273–277.
15. Breistol S., Clench-Aas J., Van Roy B., Raanaas R.K. Association Between Participating in Noncompetitive or Competitive Sports and Mental Health among Adolescents – a Norwegian Population-based Cross-sectional Study. Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology. 2017;5(1):28–38.
16. Guddal M.H., Stensland S.O., Smastuen M. C., Johnsen M.B., Zwart J.-A., Storheim K. Physical activity and sport participation among adolescents: associations with mental health in different age groups. Results from the Young-HUNT study: a cross-sectional survey. BMJ Open. 2019;9(9). DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028555.
17. He J.-P., Paksarian D., Merikangas K.R. Physical activity and mental disorder among adolescents in the United States. Journal of Adolescent Health. 2018;63(5):628–635.
18. Darvish O.B. Psychological stability as a basic characteristic of a person. Sibirskii pedagogicheskii zhurnal = Siberian pedagogical journal. 2003;7:362–370. (In Russ.)
19. Briere F.N., Yale-Souliere G., Gonzalez-Sicilia D., Harbec M.-J., Morizot J., Janosz M., Pagani L.S. Prospective associations between sport participation and psychological adjustment in adolescents. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 2018;72 (7):575–581.
20. Davis P., Halvarsson A., Lundstrom W., Lundqvist C. Alpine Ski Coaches and Athletes Perceptions of Factors Influencing Adaptation to Stress in the Classroom and on the Slopes. Frontiers in Psychology. 2019;10:1641. DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01641.
21. Morosanova V.I. Differential approach to mental self-regulation: professionals actions study. Psikhologicheskii zhurnal = Psychological journal. 2012;33(3):98–111. (in Russ.)
22. Ivashko S.G., Yakutina M.I. Justification of the necessity of self-regulation skills devel-opment in young athletes. Uchenye zapiski Belorusskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta fiziche-skoi kultury = Scientific notes of the Belarusian state University of physical culture. 2018;21:111–115. (in Russ.)
23. Marishchuk V.L., Evdokimov V.I. Behavior and self-regulation of a person under stress. Saint-Petersburg, Sentyabr. 2001:260. (in Russ.).
24. Baron-Thiene A., Alfermann D. Personal characteristics as predictors for dual career dropout versus continuation – A prospective study of adolescent athletes from German elite sport schools. Psychology of Sport and Exercise. 2015;21:42–49.
25. Gonzalez-Hernandez J., Capilla Diaz C., Gomez-Lopez M. Impulsiveness and cognitive patterns. understanding the perfectionistic responses in Spanish competitive junior athletes. Frontiers in Psychology. 2019;10(1605):1–8.
26. Pleshkan A.V., Masenko G.Yu., Plotnikov D.A., Kolesnik O.N., Danilov K.I. Development of express programs for medical and biological and psychological support of young acrobats and trampolinists based on studying the dynamics of complex control indices. Aktualnye voprosy fizicheskoi kultury i sporta = Current issues of physical culture and sports. 2015;17:131–139. (in Russ.).
27. Schwab L.R. Pittsinger R., Yang J. Effectiveness of psychological intervention following sport injury. Journal of Sport and Health Science. 2012;1:71–79.
28. Baiguzhin P.A., Shibkova D.Z., Aizman R.I. Factors affecting psychophysiological processes of information perception within the context of education informatization. Science for Education Today. 2019;9(5):48–70. (in Russ.).
29. Cece V., Guillet-Descas E., Nicaise V., Lienhart N., Martinent G. Longitudinal trajectories of emotions among young athletes involving in intense training centres: Do emotional intelligence and emotional regulation matter? Psychology of Sport and Exercise. 2019;43:128–136.
30. Karina O.V., Kiseleva M.A., Shustova E. Manifestation of perfectionism of young sportsmen. Kazanskaya nauka = Kazan Science. 2011;10:336–338. (in Russ.).
31. Garanyan N.G. Perfectionism and mental disorders (review of foreign empirical research). Sovremennaya terapiya psikhicheskikh rasstroistv = Modern Therapy for Mental Disorders. 2006;1:31–41. (in Russ.).
32. Madigan D.J., Stoeber J., Passfield L. Perfectionism and training distress in junior athletes: a longitudinal investigation. Journal of Sports Sciences. 2017;35(5):470–475.
33. Rosenvinge J.H., Sundgot-Borgen J., Pettersen G., Martinsen M., Stornaes A.V., Pensgaard A.M. Are adolescent elite athletes less psychologically distressed than controls? A cross-sectional study of 966 Norwegian adolescents. Open Access Journal of Sports Medicine. 2018;9:115–123.
34. Moazami-Goodarzi A., Sorkkila M., Aunola K., Ryba T.V. Antecedents and consequences of student-athletes identity profiles in upper secondary school. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 2020;42(2):132–142.
35. Fernandes A., Moreira L., Goncalves C. Student-athletes identity and motivation towards dual career: the context matters. Kinesiologia Slovenica. 2019;25(2):15–29.
36. Ronkainen N.J., Ryba T.V., Selänne H. “She is where Id want to be in my career”: Youth athletes role models and their implications for career and identity construction. Psychology of Sport and Exercise. 2019;45:101562. DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2019.101562.
37. van Rens F.E.C.A., Ashley R.A., Steele A.R. Well-Being and performance in dual careers: the role of academic and athletic identities. Sport Psychologist. 2019;33(1):42–51.
38. Sorkkila M., Aunola K., Salmela-Aro K., Tolvanen A., Ryba, T.V. The codevelopmental dynamic of sport and school burnout among student-athletes: The role of achievement goals. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 2018;28(6):1731–1742.
39. Varlamov V.A. The impact of burnout on the motivation of young athletes. Innovatsionnoe razvitie = Innovative development. 2017;12(17):193–194 (in Russ.).
40. Berilova E.I. Personal factors for beating female soccer players burnout. Fizicheskaya kultura, sport – nauka i praktika = Physical culture, sport-science and practice. 2018;4:109–114. (in Russ.).
41. Martinez-Alvarado J.R., Guillen F., Feltz D. Athletes motivational needs regarding burnout and engagement. Revista de psicologia del deporte. 2016;24(1):65–71.
42. Sorkkila M., Tolvanen A., Aunola K., Ryba T.V. The role of resilience in student-athletes sport and school burnout and dropout: A longitudinal person-oriented study. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports. 2019;29(7):1059–1067.
43. Grin O.R., Grin A.R. Improvement of the actual mental state of athletes with the use of psycho-correction measures. Aktualnye nauchnye issledovaniya v sovremennom mire = Current scientific research in the modern world. 2020;3-4(59):20–27. (in Ukrainian).
44. Bobrishchev A.A. Audiovisual correction of the mental state and performance of highly qualified athletes. Vestnik psikhoterapii = Bulletin of psychotherapy. 2007;22(27):61–62. (in Russ.).
45. Minullin A.Z., Shibkova D.Z. Investigation of psychophysiological features of adaptation of boxers aged 13-14 to competitive stress against the background of the application of the authors program. Uspekhi sovremennogo estestvoznaniya = Successes of modern natural science. 2014;1:23–26. (in Russ.).
46. Kuzmin M.A., Rodygina Yu.K. Prestarting conditions in activity iof athletes of various specializataons. Problemy sovremennogo pedagogicheskogo obrazovaniya = Problems of modern pedagogical education. 2016;51-1:297–307. (in Russ.).
47. Kuznetsova Yu., Ilchenko I., Zabirov A., Sivkov V. Psychological and pedagogical methods of correction of athletes behavior (gestalt-therapeutic aspect). Kazanskii pedagogicheskii zhurnal = Kazan Pedagogical Journal. 2020;6(143):280–286. (in Russ.).
48. Chernykh A.A. Photographic image as a tool for diagnosis and correction of the mental state of a martial artist. Vestnik sportivnoi nauki = Bulletin of Sports Science. 2008;1:60–63. (in Russ.).
49. Samorukova M.A. Application of the art therapy method in psychological support of female athletes of game sports (“My team in the image of flowers”). Sportivnyi psikholog = Sports psychologist. 2014;3(34):61–65. (in Russ.).
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Baiguzhin, P., & Shibkova, D. (2022). Unstable mental states in student athletes. Psychology. Psychophysiology, 15(2), 102-114. https://doi.org/10.14529/jpps220209
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