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Item RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND COPING STRATEGIES IN JUNIOR ATHLETES’ BEHAVIOR DURING EXTREME COMPETITIVE SITUATIONS(2024) Halian, I.; Popovych, I. S.; Charkina, O.; Halian, A.; Danko, D.; Zaverukha, O.; Haponenko, L.; Kryzhanovskyi, O.; Попович, І. С.This study investigated the relationship between emotional intelligence and coping strategies among 132 junior athletes during extreme competitive situations. Methods: Valid psychodiagnostic methodologies were employed, along with descriptive statistics, normality tests (Kolmogorov–Smirnov and Shapiro–Wilk), regression analysis, and statistical significance coefficients. Results: The study revealed a significant relationship between emotional intelligence and coping strategies in extreme competitive environments. Results highlighted the importance of emotional intelligence as a key factor in understanding and managing both personal and others’ emotions, contributing to psychological well-being. Junior athletes demonstrated moderate levels of interpersonal abilities, specifically in empathy (M = 9.23 ± .494; SD = 5.681) and understanding others’ emotions (M = 8.10 ± .561; SD = 6.449). Junior athletes’ intrapsychic skills are at a low level (“emotional awareness” (М = 10.32 ± .489; SD = 5.322); “self-motivation” (М = 5.95 ± .621; SD = 7.133); and “managing emotions” (М = 1.76 ± .705; SD = 8.097). Differences in the manifestation of junior athletes’ emotional intelligence were identified by gender. In particular, statistically significant differences were found on the following scales of emotional intelligence: “emotional awareness” (t = -1,95; p = .049; d = -.570), “managing emotions” (t = 2.392; p = .018; d = .699), and “empathy” (t = -2.356; p = .02; d = -.688). The preference for problem-oriented coping and avoidance-oriented coping in choosing the method for dealing with extreme situations was found. A regression model (F = 43.581; p = 000) for problem-oriented coping which accounts for more than 50.00% of the data variance (R2 = .505; p = .005) was determined. The model included such predictors as “recognizing others’ emotions” (β = .296; t = 3.463; p = .001), “self-motivation” (β = .306; t = 3.696; p = .000), and “emotional awareness” (β = .230; t = 2.845; p = .005). Statistically significant differences between junior female and male athletes were identified by “emotion-oriented coping” (t = -2.644; p = .009; d = -.772). Discussion and conclusions: The decisive role of the predictor “recognizing others’ emotions” in using “problem-oriented coping” was observed. “Self-motivation” and “emotional awareness” accompany this predictor. Research into the impact of regulatory characteristics of the individual as a factor of the effectiveness of coping strategies for managing stress in uncertain and difficult situations is deemed promising.Item SELF-ATTITUDES IN THE STRUCTURE OF MOTIVATIONAL ORIENTATION OF JUNIOR ATHLETES(2024) Popovych, I. S.; Savchuk, O.; Matusiak, H.; Kruglov, K.; Kryzhanovskyi, O.; Danko, D.; Huzar, V.; Попович, І. С.The purpose of this study is to perform theoretical and empirical research on the role of self-attitude in shaping and developing the motivational orientation of junior athletes. Methods: The research sample consisted of junior male and female athletes aged 15–19 years (n = 82) (M = 17.22; SD = ±1.68; Me = 17). All participants trained at the sports schools “LSSCY Enerhetyk” in Lviv, Ukraine and “SSSYOR №1” in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine. They represented individual sports such as freestyle wrestling, judo, Greco–Roman wrestling, track and field, and artistic gymnastics, as well as team sports including football and volleyball. To assess self-attitude, the “Methods of Studying Self-Attitude” (Panteleev, 1993) were used. The dimensions of motivational orientation were evaluated using the “Athlete’s Motivational Orientation” questionnaire (Smoldovskaya, 2022), and the relevant motives for juniors’ sporting activities were identified through the “Motivation of Sports Activities” questionnaire (Fomenko & Lukova, 2021). Results. Twenty-five correlations, including nineteen direct correlations and six inverse correlations, were established. It was established that the most loaded parameters of juniors’ self-attitudes are “self-acceptance” (SAc) with six correlations and “result-focused motivational orientation” (RsM) with seven correlations. Significant superiority of a high level of self-acceptance (Group 1) was determined by all the parameters of juniors’ motivational orientation. It was emphasized that superiority by such parameters of self-attitude as “self-management” (U = 1656.50; р = .031) and “self-acceptance” (U = 1448.00; р <.001) testifies to the significance of self-management and self-acceptance for junior athletes. It was underscored that continuous negative emotions, even in juniors with high personal achievements, are capable of destroying sports success, which is indicated by the only significant superiority of Group 4 (low levels of RsM) by the parameter “self-blame” (U = 1502.00; р <.001). Discussion and conclusions. It was substantiated that the research into the phenomenon of self-attitude in the structure of motivational orientation is the study of reflective characteristics of junior athletes’ self-awareness aimed at achieving optimal sports results in training, competitive, and recovery activities. The development of reflective abilities, the improvement of self-regulation readiness and the formation of self-attitude have a direct correlation with motivational orientation, which can have a positive effect on performance in sporting activities. It was recommended that the obtained scientific results should be implemented in the educational and training process of sports schools for children and youth.Item RE-ADAPTATION OF JUNIOR ATHLETES TO COMPETITIVE ACTIVITY AFTER A FORCED BREAK(2024) Popovych, I. S.; Burlakova, I.; Omelianiuk, S.; Kornienko, V.; Kondes, T.; Kharytonova, N.; Zavatska, N.; Hoian, I.; Попович, І. С.This study aims to perform a theoretical and empirical analysis to identify psychological factors, establish key correlations, and determine the differences in junior athletes’ re-adaptation to competitive activity after a forced break. Methods: The research involved 36 junior athletes from both individual and team sports, representing sports schools for children and youth – “LSSCY Enerhetyk” (Lviv, Ukraine), “SSSYOR №1” (Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine), and junior academies of professional football and handball clubs from Kherson and Mykolaiv. A forced break in competitive activity was the primary criterion for participant selection. Valid and reliable psycho-diagnostic tools, previously tested in sports studies, were employed. Results: No statistically significant differences were observed in the re-adaptive capacity parameters across the examined junior samples. An algorithm for creating a profile to assess junior athletes’ ability to re-adapt is proposed. It considerably simplifies the management of recovery process and is capable of increasing the accuracy of planning competitive activities. It was established that the following parameters are the most dependent parameters of re-adaptation (three correlations for each): “adaptability”, “acceptance of others” and “internality”. The most dependent coping strategies (five correlations for each) are as follows: “problem-solving planning” and “escape–avoidance”. It was explained that the strongest direct correlation of “internality” with the coping strategy “problem-solving planning” (rs = .549; p <.001) testifies that the efforts made by the re-adapting individual have the greatest re- adapting effect. It was found that the opposite effect is in the correlation between “emotional comfort” and the coping strategy “escape–avoidance” (rs = -.525; p = .001) which is the most undesirable combination at the stage of re-adaptation. Discussion and conclusions. It was substantiated that juniors’ re-adaptation to competitive activity after a forced break is the return of athletes to active training and competitive processes in order to resume a sporting career. It was noted that the comparison of two groups with low and high levels of the parameters of re-adaptation confirmed that adaptive capacity and internal orientation towards problem-solving is the most effective combination of juniors’ competences at the stage of re-adaptation to competitive activity after a forced break. It was summarized that re-adaptation is an important scientific problem in research into sporting activities which requires empirical study and implementation of effective practices in sporting activitiesItem RESEARCH ON HUBRISTIC MOTIVATION AND JUNIORS’ SELF-EFFICACY IN ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXTS(2024) Omelianiuk, S.; Popovych, I. S.; Domina, H.; Sedykh, K.; Hoian, I.; Kovalchuk, Z.; Petraniuk, A.; Попович, І. С.This study aims to explore and substantiate correlations between hubristic motivation and parameters such as subject activity, interpersonal communication, and the drive to achieve sports results among juniors. Methods: Valid and reliable tools previously tested in sports studies involving junior samples were employed. Standard statistical coefficients were used to establish significant correlations and identify differences. Results: Hubristic motivation among juniors was examined through two dimensions—desire for perfection (DP) and desire for superiority (DS)—highlighting their impact on juniors' self-efficacy, characterized by maximalist tendencies and confidence in achieving competitive success, influencing both formal and content aspects of sporting activities. A statistical advantage of juniors in team sports (Group 1) by the parameter “desire for perfection” and the advantage of juniors in individual sports (Group 2) by the parameter “desire for superiority” were established. It was explained that team educational-training work, learning technical schemes and practicing them in training make athletes concentrate on improving their technique and constantly ascertain that a sports result depends on well-coordinated team work. Accordingly, individual sports work can take much time to analyze and compare oneself with real or probable competitors, therefore, the desire for superiority rationally and intuitively becomes dominant. It was stated that the correlation between the desire for perfection and subject activity is the strongest one. It is logical that improvement of one’s mastery is a direct way to self-efficacy and a victory result. It was established that there was no correlation between the desire for perfection and the parameter of self-efficacy “interpersonal communication”. Discussion and conclusions: It was explained that efficacy facilitates friendly and warm relationships in communication and can lower requirements for oneself and teammates in practicing tactical schemes in training. It was summarized that hubristic motivation as a dichotomous unity of the desire for perfection and the desire for superiority is one of important psychological mechanisms of the formation of a junior athlete’s personality and organization of a junior’s motivation structure.Item IMPACT OF EMOTIONALITY AND LOCUS OF CONTROL ON ATHLETES’ MOTIVATION FOR SUCCESS ACHIEVEMENT AND FAILURE AVOIDANCE IN INDIVIDUAL SPORTS(2024) Popovych, I.; Bokhonkova, Y.; Sokolova, H.; Forostian, О.; Rodchenkova, I.; Yurkiv, Y.; Korniienko, I.; Попович, I.This study aimed to identify statistically significant parameters regarding the influence of emotionality and locus of control on athletes' motivation for success achievement and failure avoidance in individual sports. The sample consisted of athletes participating in individual sports (n = 123) with a mean age of 23 (Me = 23; M = 23.19; SD = ±2.92), representing disciplines such as artistic gymnastics, track and field, weightlifting, freestyle wrestling, and boxing. Among the participants were medalists and winners of regional, national, international, and Olympic sports competitions. Methods. The methods verified in sports studies allowed measuring a number of parameters of emotionality and locus-control, and also two dependent variables – motivation for achieving success and avoiding failure. Statistically significant differences were identified by standard coefficients. Results. It was empirically established that both dependent variables have a considerable number of statistically significant correlations (p ≤ .050; p ≤ .010): motivation for achieving success has eight correlations, motivation for avoiding failure has seven correlations. It was found that three parameters – “athletes’ emotional stability”, “area of athletes’ achievements” and “athletes’ health and illnesses” correlate significantly with both motivations: motivation for achieving success (MAS) and motivation for avoiding failure (MAF). Diametrically opposite correlations of the parameters “athletes’ interpersonal relationships” with MAS (rxy = -.235; p=.041) and MAF (rxy = .215; p = .045) and “athletes’ sporting activities” with MAS (rxy = .623; p = .041) and MAF (rxy = -.238; p=.042) were established. Discussion and conclusions. It was generalized that emotional stability (ES) and emotional arousal (EA) are important parameters of athletes’ emotionality, whose constructive realization is within the scope of emotional intelligence (EQ) and has a statistically significant impact on motivation and achievement of victory. It was explained that support for emotional positive relationships in domination of motivation for achieving success can have a negative effect on athletes’ concentration. Such relationships can be a defense mechanism, emotional comfort and psychological relief in difficult situations of sporting activities in case of domination of motivation for avoiding failure. It was proved that emotionality and locus-control affect motivation for achieving success and avoiding failure of athletes in individual sports. The obtained results are characterized by scientific novelty and can arouse interest in everyone who is involved in training and competition processes of athletes in individual sports.