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- Title
MOTYWACJE SPORTOWCÓW-TANCERZY A SPOSOBY RADZENIA SOBIE ZE STRESEM.
- Authors
Lipka-Nowak, Dorota; Dudek, Dorota; Kapik-Gruca, Krystyna; Perzyńska-Biskup, Anna
- Abstract
Professional sport is a specific human activity the main aspect of which is to achieve success, records and to win. Motivation is one of the basic driving forces to practice sport. A contestant is a person with strong motivation for success and depending on their individual preferences they might adopt more or less extreme attitudes involving a pursuit of constant, excessively high results and they are exposed to difficult situations that are stressing during training and competitions and during success and failure as well. According to the studies finding an appropriate method or strategy of coping is a significant element providing success in today's professional sport. Studies were conducted in a group of acrobatic rock'n'roll contestants from four centres in Poland. In general 60 subjects at the age of 17-35 years were tested, and their experience was not less than five years. 56 subjects qualified for a statistical analysis. The following were used in the research: Terry and Fowles motivation scale in Polish adaptation of Sterkowicz and the WCQ (Ways of Coping Questionnaire) scale by Folkman, Lazarus in Polish adaptation of Heszen-Niejodek.
- Subjects
POLAND; PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation; MOTIVATION (Psychology); ACROBATICS; SPORTS competitions; PRACTICE (Sports); PROFESSIONAL sports
- Publication
Rozprawy Naukowe, 2012, Vol 38, p16
- ISSN
0239-4375
- Publication type
Article