THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL COPING STRATEGIES IN ENHANCING PSYCHOLOGICAL INTEGRATION AND LEARNING THE FORWARD ROLL AND HANDSTAND SKILLS IN ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS FOR STUDENTS

Abstract

This research is aimed at assessing the role of psychological coping strategies in the development of psychological integration as well as in mastering the two artistic gymnastics skills—forward roll and handstand. The psychological aspect is very important in order to promote motor learning and to eliminate the anxiety and fear that usually appear during the execution of complex motor skills. The proper experimental research design was used with the help of which the group of artistic gymnastics students was exposed to various psychological coping strategies including anxiety regulation, attentional control, self-confidence increase and mental imagery and compared to pre- and post-intervention measurements. The measurements included both the degree of psychological integration and the level of mastery of the forward roll and handstand skills.