EMPIRICAL RESEARCH ON THE FEATURES OF PSYCHOEMOTIONAL STATES OF ADOLESCENT ATHLETES DURING QUARANTINE RESTRICTIONS

The aim: To study the features of psychoemotional states of adolescent athletes during quarantine restrictions, depending on gender, type of sport (individual or team) and the typological profile of the hubristic motivation. Materials and methods: The empirical sampling was composed of 116 adolescent athletes. During the study, the methods of “Determination of the dominant state” (L. Kulikov), “Indicator of coping strategies” (D. Amirkhan), “Questionnaire on hubristic motivation” (K. Fomenko) have been used. Results: Gender differences in psychoemotional state and in the choice of coping strategies have been established: the boys have a higher level of calmness and tend to choose a strategy aimed at problem solving, whereas the girls are more unease and tend to avoid problems. It has been found that the psychoemotional state of adolescent athletes of individual sports is more stable compared to adolescent athletes of team sports. The dominant striving for perfection in the profile of hubristic motivation of adolescent athletes has been revealed, which contributes to staying resilient and keeping positive attitude to life situation, as well as the choice of positive strategies for stress overcoming. Conclusions: Psychoemotional states of adolescent athletes during quarantine restrictions have a number of features. The most vulnerable to quarantine effects are female athletes and adolescent athletes of team sports. The striving for perfection in the typological profile of hubristic motivation has a positive effect on the psychoemotional state of adolescent athletes.