Browsing by Subject "Psychological state"

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    Examination of military personnel’s changed psychological states during long-term deployment in a war zone
    (Universidad de Murcia. Servicio de Publicaciones, 2022) Kokun, Oleg; Pischko, Iryna; Lozinska, Natalia
    Examining military personnel’s psychological states is an effec-tive way to prevent negative mental health consequences during their de-ployment in a war zone. The present study identifies changes in the psy-chological states of military personnel (n = 192) during a 6-month deploy-ment in a war zone in eastern Ukraine. The results confirmed both of our proposed hypotheses. First, with regard to time limits on military person-nel’s deployment on the front lines in eastern Ukraine on the basis of ex-amined psychological states, the estimated recommended deployment du-ration was three months. Second, we found significant differences in the dynamics of the psychological states of service members with versus with-out previous deployment experience. The results also substantiate that mil-itary personnel’s psychological states should be monitored during deploy-ment in order to prevent negative mental health consequences and to en-sure that military units successfully accomplish their tasks.
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    Experiencia deportiva, ansiedad y motivación en corredores populares
    (Murcia: Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Murcia, 2017) Prieto Andreu, J.
    El propósito del presente estudio es conocer la relación entre el estado psicológico de los corredores populares y su experiencia deportiva. Se consiguió una muestra de 473 corredores populares (374 hombres y 99 mujeres) participantes en distintas carreras populares, los hombres tenían una media de edad de 30,28 años y las mujeres de 31,70. El estudio se basa en una metodología cuantitativa, siendo su diseño descriptivo, ob- servacional y correlacional (Thomas y Nelson, 2007). Para la evaluación de las variables personales y sociodemográficas se elaboró un cuestionario de autoinforme ad hoc; para evaluar la ansiedad previa a la competición, se utilizó el CSAI-2R de Andrade, Lois y Arce (2007); y para evaluar las motivaciones para correr se utilizó un cuestionario elaborado por Barrios y Cardozo (2002). Respecto a los resultados se destaca que los corredores con una experiencia deportiva de menos de 1 año y que entrenan durante 1-2 días/semana poseen mayor ansiedad cognitiva y menor ansiedad somática que los que llevan corriendo más años y entrenando más días; y aquellos corredores que corren más de 50 km/semana poseen mayor interés y mayor atracción por la competición que aquellos que corren menos kilómetros.
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    Validity and reliability of a questionnaire to assess the impact of physical training and martial arts on physical fitness and psychological well-being in overweight secondary school students
    (Universidad de Murcia. Servicio de Publicaciones, 2025) Gengatharan, Kumaran; Nadzalan, Ali Md; Rashidin, Nurul Sazila; Yen Lee, Ernie Leong; Vasanthi, Rajkumar Krishnan; Pavlović, Ratko; Shuxrat Ugli, Gaziev Shukurjon; Sin departamento asociado
    Childhood obesity is a pressing global issue, particularly among secondary school students, highlighting the need for effective interventions to mitigate its health impacts. As the first step to evaluate the effects of physical training and martial arts on the physical fitness and psychological states of overweight secondary school students, this study aimed to assess the validity and reliability of a newly developed questionnaire used to measure these outcomes. The questionnaire, comprising 37 items across four dimensions, was subjected to a rigorous validation process involving expert panels and reliability analysis, demonstrating good content validity (CVI = 0.87) and internal consistency reliability (overall Cronbach’s Alpha = 0.810). The results suggest that the questionnaire is a reliable and valid instrument for assessing the intended constructs. These findings have significant implications for the educational and public health sectors, advocating for the integration of physical training and martial arts interventions to combat obesity prevalence and promote healthier lifestyles among adolescents. This study provides valuable insights into the effectiveness of these interventions and their potential to improve the physical and psychological well-being of overweight secondary school students. Future research could explore the longitudinal effects and compare different intervention modalities to further inform evidence-based practices in addressing childhood obesity.