Kazakov Yu.N., Kolobaev S.A. Experimental Research of the Phenomenon of Physicality in a Group of Sambo and Judo Athletes

Abstract: The object of research in this article is the structure, contents and factors of the psychological and acmeological phenomenon of physicality of an athlete. The author considers physicality as a system of psychological processes, properties and states that arise in the course of personal experience and perception of physicality. The hypothesis of research is that there are psychological interrelations between psychological phenomena and physicality that cause resistance to stress in the structure of mental health of athletes. Pilot research of the physicality phenomenon in a group of professional sambo and judo athletes is conducted. Athletes aged 16-23 years old with 5-8 years of experience in sambo and judo have been selected to participate in the research. The standardized psychological techniques, acmeological techniques and the author's own techniques for studying the physicality phenomenon are used including the following: the semi-standardized interview, self-assessment of the physical parameters of mental health (Kazakov Yu.N., Kolobaev S.A.,) technique of ranging of physical parameters, testing according to Mini-Mult and FPI methods, O. N. Manolova's temperament and character questionnaire, acmeography of the level of self-actualization, self-realization and professional skills in sport (V. G. Zazykin,I. N. Noss) and self-actualization test (E. Shostr). The methods of the formative assessment and interpretation of the received results are also applied. The results of research ha brve beenought in a database (EXCEL) and exposed to the statistical correlation and factorial analysis by means of the IBM SPSS Statistics 20 program. The results demonstrate that the most relevant diagnostic methods of studying physicality are the semi-standardized interview, self-assessment and ranging of physical parameters. Options of correlations of the received variables and factor loadings of the physicaity phenomenon are shown. Problems of association of correlations in cognitive, emotional, behavioural, social and perceptual factors of studying physicality are discussed. Recommendations on personality development and optimization of the physicality phenomenon are made. The main conclusions of the conducted research include psychological interrelations of the structure, contents and factor loadings of the physicality phenomenon  with the level of resistance to stress and safety of mental health.

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