NĚMEČKOVÁ, Marie and Jana Marie HAVIGEROVÁ. Long-term fatigue and depressivity in elite chess players, athletes and non-athlete adolescents. In 8th World Conference on Learning, Teaching and Educational Leadership, Lisbon. 2017.
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Original name Long-term fatigue and depressivity in elite chess players, athletes and non-athlete adolescents
Authors NĚMEČKOVÁ, Marie and Jana Marie HAVIGEROVÁ.
Edition 8th World Conference on Learning, Teaching and Educational Leadership, Lisbon, 2017.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Presentations at conferences
Field of Study 50100 5.1 Psychology and cognitive sciences
Country of publisher Portugal
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
Organization unit Faculty of Arts
Keywords (in Czech) dlouhodobá únava; depresivita; hráči šachu; sportovci; adolescence
Keywords in English long-term fatigue; depressivity; chess players; athletes; adolescence
Tags International impact, Reviewed
Changed by Changed by: doc. PhDr. Jana Marie Havigerová, Ph.D., učo 7257. Changed: 28/1/2018 23:30.
Abstract
The study examines aspects of long-term fatigue and overtraining syndrome, which may be caused by excessive loads resulting from training and from participation in tournaments. The aim of the study was to compare the degree of symptomatic long-term fatigue and depressivity in three adolescent groups: players engaging in cognitive sports (top-level chess players), players engaging in physical sports and a control group of people not engaging in sports at all, hereinafter referred to as “non-athletes” (matching, n = 42). The methods used were: a questionnaire on long-term fatigue (19 items) and the Children’s Depression Inventory method (13 items). Comparisons between the groups revealed significant differences in the area of depressive states (defined by anhedonia and reduced self-esteem), as well as in all three areas of long-term fatigue (performance-related, mental, physical), where the highest scores were surprisingly found in chess players. The results were interpreted in relation to certain specifics of the sport of chess (high degree of uncertainty, high frequency of matches, emotional load), so-called chess personality (relativism, suspiciousness), and were put in a relation with the likely predominant sedentary behaviour of chess players and its negative effects on health. Some symptoms are characteristic for the entire studied group and are generated by the nature of the development stage (increased sleepiness, mood swings). The research was realized with the support of GA MU, reg. no. MUNI/A/0839/2016.
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MUNI/A/0839/2016, interní kód MUName: Psychologické koreláty zvládání zátěže u vrcholových sportovců v ČR (Acronym: PCCA)
Investor: Masaryk University, Category A
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