Personal characteristics supporting Paralympic athletes’ self-realization in sports

• OLEG KOKUN ^[1] ; LIUDMYLA SERDIUK ^[1] ; OLEKSANDR SHAMYCH ^[2]
  1. [1] Institute of Psychology

     Institute of Psychology

     Chequia

     
  2. [2] Kyiv State University of Construction and Architecture
• Localización: Journal of Human Sport and Exercise: JHSE, ISSN-e 1988-5202, Vol. 16, Nº. 2, 2021, págs. 435-444
• Idioma: inglés
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  • The purpose of this study was to investigate the personal characteristics supporting Paralympic athletes’ self-realization in sports. The study involved 106 members of the Paralympic and Deaflympic teams of Ukraine (16-53 year-old, the average age of 28.3 ± 7.2 years; 84 men with the average age of 27.7 ± 6.7 years and 22 women with the average age 30.3 ± 8.3 years) in different sports (football, fencing, power-lifting, sitting volleyball, judo, canoeing in pairs, swimming). It is determined that the most important personal factor supporting Paralympic athletes’ self-realization in sports is their psychological hardiness. Their self-efficacy, capacity for self-organization of their activities and psychological well-being can also be considered as significant personal characteristic necessary for their self-realization in sports.