Psychological Exercise Research Articles

Influence of Defense Mechanisms on Sport Burnout: A Multiple Mediation Analysis Effects of Resilience, Stress and Recovery.

The aims of this study were: (a) to explore the relationships between adaptive defense mechanisms (ADMs), maladaptive defense mechanisms (MADMs), stress, recovery, resilience, and sport burnout; and (b) to examine resilience, stress, and recovery as mediators of the relationship between defense mechanisms and burnout. One hundred and seventy-five athletes (M = 20.30 years, SD = 3.75) completed self-report questionnaires assessing defense mechanisms, resilience, stress, and recovery. Correlation analysis revealed that MADMs were positively associated with burnout, while ADMs had no significant link with burnout. Concerning mediation analysis, results showed a mediating effect of resilience in the relationship between ADMs and burnout. The findings also demonstrated a mediating effect of resilience and recovery in the relationship between MADMs and burnout. Our study highlighted that certain defenses categorized as adaptive might not be suitable in specific situations, thus underscoring the influence of mediating variables. The findings of mediation analysis demonstrated that resilience appears to serve as a particularly protective factor against burnout. On the contrary, MADMs would have a deleterious influence in the management of stress, which could lead to burnout. Coaches may consider fostering athletes' resilience in conjunction with ADMs and implementing targeted psychological exercises to reduce the use of MADMs.

Application of Interactive Psychological Exercises for Psychological Rehabilitation of Combatants

Aim. Military operations in Ukraine have caused signs of mental trauma in the combatants. Such individuals need active psychological rehabilitation involving effective methods. One of them is the use of interactive psychological simulators that help to rethink one’s perception of reality and oneself in it, learn new types of behaviour. The aim is to identify the effectiveness of using interactive psychological simulators in improving the psycho-emotional state of combatants. Methods. The following methods were employed during the diagnostics: Diagnosis of Psychological Safety of a Person (DPSP-88), Lemur-Tessier-Fillion Psychological Stress Measure (PSM25), Beck’s Depression Inventory (BDI), Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale (TMAS). Descriptive statistics and Student’s t-test were applied for statistical processing. Results. The study proved that the use of an interactive psychological simulator by combatants increased their Psychological Safety Index (t = 8.42; p≤0.001), reduced stress (t = 4.39; p≤0.001), depression (t = 5, 14; p≤0.001), and anxiety (t = 5.43; p≤0.001). This makes it possible to expand the range of psychological rehabilitation of combatants through the introduction of psychological simulators. Conclusion. The obtained results are important for psychologists and rehabilitators, as they prove the effectiveness of the use of psychological simulators in the psychological rehabilitation of combatants. This can improve the process of psychological recovery of the military, contribute to their social and psychological adaptation, resocialisation. Based on the obtained results, it is planned to expand the possibilities of using psychological simulators in the rehabilitation of combatants. Their introduction into the mandatory system of providing assistance to victims of hostilities will reduce the time of their psychological recovery.

A Positive Psychology Intervention in Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Survivors (PATH): A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial.

Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) survivors experience significant psychological distress and low levels of positive psychological well-being, which can undermine patient-reported outcomes (PROs), such as quality of life (QoL). Hence, we conducted a pilot randomized clinical trial to assess the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a telephone-delivered positive psychology intervention (Positive Affect for the Transplantation of Hematopoietic stem cells intervention [PATH]) for improving well-being in HSCT survivors. HSCT survivors who were 100 days post-HSCT for hematologic malignancy at an academic institution were randomly assigned to either PATH or usual care. PATH, delivered by a behavioral health expert, entailed 9 weekly phone sessions on gratitude, personal strengths, and meaning. We defined feasibility a priori as >60% of eligible participants enrolling in the study and >75% of PATH participants completing ≥6 of 9 sessions. At baseline and 9 and 18 weeks, patients self-reported gratitude, positive affect, life satisfaction, optimism, anxiety, depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), QoL, physical function, and fatigue. We used repeated measures regression models and estimates of effect size (Cohen's d) to explore the preliminary effects of PATH on outcomes. We enrolled 68.6% (72/105) of eligible patients (mean age, 57 years; 50% female). Of those randomized to PATH, 91% completed all sessions and reported positive psychology exercises as easy to complete and subjectively useful. Compared with usual care, PATH participants reported greater improvements in gratitude (β = 1.38; d = 0.32), anxiety (β = -1.43; d = -0.40), and physical function (β = 2.15; d = 0.23) at 9 weeks and gratitude (β = 0.97; d = 0.22), positive affect (β = 2.02; d = 0.27), life satisfaction (β = 1.82; d = 0.24), optimism (β = 2.70; d = 0.49), anxiety (β = -1.62; d = -0.46), depression (β = -1.04; d = -0.33), PTSD (β = -2.50; d = -0.29), QoL (β = 7.70; d = 0.41), physical function (β = 5.21; d = 0.56), and fatigue (β = -2.54; d = -0.33) at 18 weeks. PATH is feasible, with promising signals for improving psychological well-being, QoL, physical function, and fatigue in HSCT survivors. Future multisite trials that investigate PATH's efficacy are needed to establish its effects on PROs in this population.

A Study from the Mitigation of the Depression to Upsurging of Well-being and Happiness with Reference to Vedic Psychology

Today the Psychology has become a profound way of self-improvement along with wide ranging benefits of enhancing wellbeing and happiness. It is evident that relationship of mind to matter has scientific experimental methodology. In order to understand the relationship or methodology we are referring here Vedic sciences or Vedic Psychology. For the cure and healing of mental health issues such as stress, anxiety and depression with the help of prodigious tools and techniques. Traditional Indian knowledge systems has enormous storehouse of scientific knowledge, such as vedas, Puranas, Yoga Sutras and spiritual Psychology. Vedic Psychology is an ancient knowledge of theoretical and practical transformation which transforms human awareness to higher states of consciousness. Vedic Psychology is a ‘consciousness’ based approach which has unique methods and techniques to mitigate depression and upsurging of well being and happiness. It shows us the path of evolution where gradual process of practicing glides the human towards integrity and peace. Several studies shows where Vedic Psychology exercises and demonstrated therapeutic effectiveness with the help of meditations to control anxiety and depression. Vedic knowledge plays vital role for a holistic development of human awareness. References from the vedas where The non – changing and ever changing aspect of vedas together form the totality of life called ‘Brahman’. This is the symbol of totality of cosmos. Which means each individual being is an expression of ultimate unity and is composed of all levels of nature. This paper takes a leap from the psychological to the metaphysical, epistemological and ethical plane to explain the validity and concepts of Vedic Psychology. The several techniques for monitoring internal consciousness leads to the concepts of identity and existence. Where Vedic Hymns or Mantras used to establish the power of truth seen and heard in the consciousness. It explains how the supreme creative hymns inherits the rhythmic vibration of energy in the light of the creative consciousness of the supreme. The concept of Brahman and Aatman in the Upanishads leads to the absolute truth. Upanishads which are called the ‘ends of the Vedas’ has given the most strongest and spiritual philosophy in the form of Vedanta. Which teaches the person to know the authenticity of oneself. Vedas guides us to live according to the natural cosmic law (Rta) and Upanishads guides to overcome the negative thoughts and powers. The individual core spirit is termed as Aatman which is different from the physical state of oneself. In the writings of vedas it has mentioned that Aatman transforms itself into the Cosmic soul or self. In the process of awakening of the self where experience and reason are common tools characterised by the separation of objects observed and the observer. Vedic Psychology emphasis on the deeper systematic first person approach. In mainstream modern science consciousness is defined as the ability to be aware of a separate object of experience. Vedic Psychology is indeed helpful for the whole community of humans to rise from the mental disorders such as grief, pain, stress, anxiety and depression to reach out of it towards serenity of well being, happiness and peace.

The Effect of Psychological Program of some Relaxation Exercises and Mental Visualization on the Achievement of Player Runners (400)

In view of scientific progress in all fields around the world, including the sports field, as numbers and levels have developed in all sports, including athletics, which had the largest share of distinctive numbers, especially short jogging activities, and this development comes through the use of many training methods and linking training with many sciences Different sports Including psychology, the research problem came through the suffering of many of the 400-meter-long runners free from psychological unpreparedness before participating in the competition, which negatively affects their level of achievement in the race and the main research goal came in preparing some relaxation exercises and mental visualization that relieves competition pressure and reduces anxiety The race is before participating, which helps to improve achievement. As the curriculum consisted of a set of psychological exercises for mental and muscular relaxation and mental visualization, which helps to eliminate competition anxiety from athletes, making the athlete psychologically prepared before participating in the competition. As the researcher concluded the importance of these exercises in developing many psychological skills of the athlete, including the ability to face anxiety and build an integrated mental perception, which helps in the optimal performance within the race. Accordingly, the researcher recommended the importance of introducing psychological programs such as relaxation and mental visualization with the training process.

Co-creating holistic injury prevention training for youth handball: Development of an intervention targeting end-users at the individual, team, and organizational levels

BackgroundInterventions that are co-created with end-users, and that are informed by behavior change or implementation theories, support implementation in real world settings. However, injury prevention programs for youth athletes have typically been developed by experts with no, or insufficiently described, end-user involvement and without guidance by theories. The aim of the current study was to describe the development of a holistic injury prevention intervention for youth handball targeting end-users at different levels, through using knowledge from end-users and researchers/experts and applying relevant behavior change and implementation theories.MethodsKnowledge from researchers/experts (sports medicine, sport psychology, handball, physical therapy, strength and conditioning (n = 14)) and end-users (coaches, players, club administrators, n = 16), and applying relevant implementation (Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research, CFIR), behavior change (Health Action Process Approach, HAPA) and motivational (Self-Determination Theory, SDT) theories, were used to co-design the intervention. Early end-users (coaches (n = 6), players (n = 3) and a club administrator (n = 1)) were interviewed for initial feedback.ResultsThe intervention consisted of end-user-targeted information and training that was made available in a specifically developed interactive mobile application with modules for players, coaches, club administrators, and caregivers. Information for all end-users included benefits and principles of physical and psychological injury prevention training, load-management, motivation, and communication. Information about implementation was developed for club administrators specifically. For coaches, training to do with their teams included handball-specific injury prevention exercises (legs, shoulders, core) combined with psychological aspects (motivation, task focus, body awareness) to integrate within warm-up and handball skills training. Training for players included handball-specific multi-joint strength, power, and explosive exercises (legs, shoulders, core) and sport psychology exercises (self-awareness, relaxation, being in the present moment, prevent and handle stress). To support self-management, adoption, and motivation, programs were provided, and players and coaches could change, add, progress the difficulty of exercises, and build their own programs. Initial feedback from early end-users was generally positive.ConclusionsUtilizing an approach where researchers/experts and end-users co-created injury prevention training specifically for youth handball, an intervention was generated that included information and holistic training targeting end-users at the individual (players, caregivers), team (coaches), and organizational (club administrators) levels.

A Positive Psychology Intervention in Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Survivors (PATH) to Promote Well-Being: Randomized Controlled Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy Trial

Background: Patients with hematologic malignancies who are allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) survivors experience tremendous psychological symptoms (e.g., anxiety and depression symptoms) and low levels of positive psychological well-being (e.g., flourishing, gratitude), which further undermine multiple health-related outcomes such as quality of life (QOL). However, supportive oncology interventions which specifically target positive psychological well-being may buffer against psychological distress and promote QOL. Thus, we developed and piloted a novel phone-delivered positive psychology intervention (PATH) to improve QOL and symptoms of anxiety and depression in HSCT survivors transplanted for hematologic malignancies. Methods: We conducted a randomized controlled trial (NCT05147311) to assess feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of the PATH intervention. From August 2021 to August 2022, 70 HSCT survivors who were 100-days post-HSCT were randomly assigned to either PATH or a usual care control group. The PATH group had 9 weekly 1:1 phone sessions of positive psychology exercises focused on gratitude, strengths, and meaning. The Usual care group had routine sessions with the transplant social worker. We defined feasibility as >60% of eligible participants enrolling in the study and >75% of intervention group participants completing at least 6 of the 9 positive psychology sessions. At baseline and 9 and 18 weeks after baseline, patients self-reported optimism (Life Orientation Test Revised), gratitude, (Gratitude Questionnaire-6), flourishing (Flourishing Scale), QOL (Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Bone Marrow Transplant) and depression and anxiety (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale). We used mixed effects regression analyses to determine the potential impact of PATH on QOL and symptoms of anxiety and depression. Results: The average age (standard deviation) of participants was 56.8 (13.7) years; 50% (N=35) were female. The majority of the participants identified as White (91.4%; N=64), married or living with a partner (71.4%; N=50), had at least a college education (67.2%; N=47) and were on disability or retired (87.1%; N=67). The majority had a diagnosis of leukemia (68.6%; N=48), underwent reduced intensity conditioning (62.9%; N=44), and did not have acute graft-versus-host disease (68.6%; N=48). For our feasibility metrics, we enrolled 68.6% (72/105) of eligible patients, two of which were not randomized due to worsening physical symptoms. Additionally, 94% (95% CI: 79%-99%) of those who started the PATH intervention completed all nine intervention sessions. For acceptability, participants in the intervention group reported positive psychology exercises as easy to complete (mean [95% CI] = 7.40 [6.87, 7.92] on a scale of 0-10) and useful (mean [95% CI] = 8.23 [7.83, 8.63]). Compared with usual care, participants in the intervention group reported less symptoms of anxiety ( d=0.46, p=0.027), and demonstrated promising improvements in gratitude ( d=0.26) at 9 weeks. We did not observe significant differences in QOL and depression symptoms. Conclusions: A positive psychology intervention, PATH, is feasible, acceptable, and has potential to improve outcomes in patients with hematologic malignancies who are allogeneic HSCT survivors. Larger trials are needed to examine the impact of PATH on psychological well-being and QOL in this population.

Incorporating personal narratives in positive psychology interventions to manage chronic pain.

In this perspective paper, we argue for incorporating personal narratives in positive psychology interventions for chronic pain. Narratives refer to the telling and retelling of events. Narratives detail accounts of events and provide rich, in-depth information on human interactions, relationships, and perspectives. As such, narratives have been used to understand people's experiences with pain and pain coping mechanisms-as well as to facilitate therapeutic outcomes. Furthermore, narrative research has shown that narration can help restore and promote relief, calm, hope, self-awareness, and self-understanding in chronic pain sufferers. Positive psychology interventions have been successful in improving the lives of people living with chronic pain, but these psychology interventions do not typically incorporate personal narratives. Still, narrative, and positive psychology scholarship foci overlap, as both aim to enhance people's quality of life, happiness, and well-being, and to promote the understanding of psychosocial strengths and resources. In this article, we provide a rationale for incorporating personal narratives as an agentic form of positive psychology intervention. To that aim, we outline areas of convergence between positive psychology and narrative research and show how combining positive psychology exercises and narration can have additive benefits for pain sufferers. We also show how integrating narration in positive psychology intervention research can have advantages for healthcare research and policy.

Experiences of Using Mental Health Apps to Support Psychological Health and Wellbeing

Mental health apps (MHApps) present a significant change to the field of mental health and represent a major shift in the way people manage and understand their mental health. MHApps are a new strand of apps available on a smartphone or tablet to support people with their psychological health and wellbeing. In these apps, users can record their mood, self-esteem, or other psychological factors via the app and then take part in psychological exercises to help positively impact their data. The data are stored in the app and presented in visual and textual form—acting as an indicator of current mental health. The current article takes a socio-materialist perspective and aims to provide insights into the context and experience of using MHApps. Drawing on qualitative semi-structured interview data with nine active users, this article identifies the following: (1) how MHApps provide a space for releasing distress “in the present,” in a way that is distinct from the punctuated nature of formal mental health provision; (2) how MHApps use “streaks” and other social media functions to incentivize attention to one’s mental health; and (3) how the collective presentation of data in MHApps affords a personal impression of the present, which provides an opportunity to take stock of the current status of one’s mental health. This article provides valuable insight regarding people’s experiences of using MHApps, which is important given the continued expansion of the field of apps and provides knowledge that can potentially feed into clinical practice and future app design.

EMOTIONAL STABILITY IN ATHLETES AS THE BASIS OF A SPECIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL PREPARATION PROCESS

In this article, psychological problems in sports activities, psychological functions of a person, general purpose of psychological training, search for ways to cultivate sports talents, psychological characteristics of a person, general psychological training, special psychological training, psychological exercises, psychological influence, self-awareness, self-education are analyzed. Also, the paper describes self-improvement, especially the characteristics of the will in the preparation of athletes for competition, analysis of the opinions of scientists. KEYWORDS: sport, competition, psychological characteristics, motive, motivation, competitive activity, psychological preparation.

Mental distress and well-being of university students amid COVID-19 pandemic: findings from an online integrative intervention for psychology trainees.

University students have been severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, as significant changes supervened their academic and social life. To tackle these challenges, several adjustments in the educational methods may be warranted for cultivating a positive environment at higher education institutions. The aim of this study was to investigate the risk and protective factors of students' mental health and well-being as well as their potential for flourishing in an undergraduate clinical psychology course that took place online due to the COVID-19 restrictive measures and incorporated positive psychology exercises as a means to empower young people amid the adverse conditions of the lockdown. In total, 124 students attended the course and completed mental health (i.e., DASS-9, HADS, ERQ) and well-being (i.e., MHC-SF, SWLS, PANAS, GQ-6, BRS) measures at two time points (pre-and-post-test), during the first restrictions in Greece (March-June 2020). According to the results, students aged 18-20 years old reported higher levels of stress [χ2 = 14.72, p = 0.002], while students who felt that the quality of their studies had deteriorated [χ2 = 6.57, p = 0.038] reported increased levels of anxiety. High levels of depression were correlated with worse relationships with significant others (z = 7.02, p = 0.030 and χ2 = 11.39, p = 0.003 for family and friends, respectively), while gratitude and resilience were positively correlated with improved relationships with others, both during and after the lockdown. Factors associated with students' well-being were satisfaction with life and gratitude. These results suggest that well-being enhancement factors may have added value to current educational practices for promoting students' mental health and well-being in times of crisis.

Важливі навички в період стресу. досвід проведення навчання груповому курсу управління стресом для дорослих самодопомога+ (self-help+)

Relevance. The full-scale war on the territory of Ukraine resulted in severe and long-lasting distress among its population. The distress caused by the hostilities may cause a psychological trauma among Ukrainians. [1] According to experts of the World Health Organization, one of the consequences of the military actions taking place in Ukraine is the emergence of mental health problems. [2] This may affect a quarter of the country's population, namely, according to Yarno Gabiht, a representative of the above mentioned organization, the number will approach 10 million. Moreover, mental disorders can be displayed in different ways: starting from manifestations of anxiety and ending with more severe conditions. [2] Talking about "more severe conditions", the concept of post-traumatic stress disorder is meant. The above-mentioned representative of the WHO also pointed to the fact that the number of those applying for the help concerning the described problem after the end of the 10-month period from the beginning of the invasion of Russian troops has increased. [2] WHO experts have developed a number of short-term scalable psychological interventions, one of which is a group stress management course for adults, Self-Help Plus (SH+). SH+ consists of pre-recorded audios and an illustrated “Essential Stress Skills” manual that could be used by participants for individual skill development. [3; 4] This group stress management course for adults offers a range of psychological exercises aimed at mastering stress management skills. The exercises, presented in the form of illustrations and short comments, show equal effectiveness both in conditions of active hostilities and in peaceful communities, among persons who have been diagnosed with or not diagnosed with a mental disorder. Working according to the instructions of the manual, the facilitator (assistant) together with the co-facilitator teach stress management skills to people who have been affected by adverse circumstances. [3; 4] It should be noted that Self-Help Plus is not psychotherapy or psychological counseling, or a substitute for more specialized services. This guideline is evidence-based, requires fewer resources to implement, is short-term and reduces time to provide help, and provides skills that can be useful when access to psychosocial service providers is absent or limited, and those are the essential advantages of this course. Also, one of the key tasks of short-term interventions is the redistribution of the burden between informal organizations, medical workers and experts in the field of mental health. [5] The goal of the work was to help people learn how to cope with stress in adverse life circumstances. Methods. 20 people agreed to participate in the Self-Help Plus course: 16 women and 4 men, aged 24-67. For the experimental study, the questionnaire "Coping strategies of R. Lazarus", the reactive and personal anxiety scale of C. D. Spielberger - Y. L. Khanin (STAI), the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and the method of mathematical processing of the criterion by T.Student were used for the experimental study. The results. With the help of R. Lazarus's "Coping strategies" questionnaire, it was found that a significant part of the participants, which is 60%-80%, shows maladaptive behavior, which is expressed through coping strategies: confrontation, distancing and escape. According to the results of the Ch.D. Spielberger-Y.L. Khanin scale of reactive and personal anxiety (STAI), the level of reactive anxiety decreased in the studied group. A repeat survey on the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) showed signs of reduction in mood disorder to moderate/mild state or no disorder at all. In the course of the study, it was found out that most participants of the Self-Help Plus (SH+) course developed stress management skills. According to the Student's formula, the Student's t-criterion of 2.09 was obtained, which makes the probability of an error-free forecast about 95%.

«Психологічна допомога в умовах воєнного стану»: матеріали Всеукраїнського круглого столу (Київ, 18 травня 2023 року)

In the materials of the All-Ukrainian round table "Psychological assistance under martial law", which took place on May 18, 2023 with the assistance of LLC "Kyiv International Forensic Institute of Psychological Exercise and Polygraph Research" at the Department of Criminal Law, Process and Forensics of the Kyiv University of Intellectual Property and Law of the National University "Odesa Law Academy", generational issues of provision, provision and implementation are discussed modern practices of psychological assistance in Ukraine, in particular in the conditions of martial law, as well as other practical problems of law enforcement techniques related to psychology. During the discussion of this range of issues, scientific and practical employees of leading higher education institutions, employees of scientific research institutions, students of higher education, post-graduate students, doctoral students, as well as persons interested in psychology participated.

Strength Back - A qualitative study on the co-creation of a positive psychology digital health intervention for spinal surgery patients.

Spinal surgery patients often experience pain as well as stress, anxiety or even depression before surgery, highlighting the need for better mental preparation before undergoing surgery. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and positive psychology have proven effective in coping with chronic pain and providing long-term skills that enhance psychological flexibility and mental well-being.The aim of this study is to develop a digital intervention (app) based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and positive psychology in co-creation with all stakeholders, including patients and professionals. The aim of the intervention is to increase psychological flexibility and positive skills of spinal surgery patients to promote long-term resilience. In this qualitative study, individual, semi-structured interviews were held with healthcare professionals (N = 9) and spinal surgery patients (N = 12) to identify contextual factors and needs for the app. Subsequently, three focus-group sessions were held with healthcare professionals and newly recruited patients to specify relevant values. Also, a first version of the app, named Strength Back, was developed using a participatory design. The interviews confirmed the need for information and digital support to cope with insecurity, anxiety and pain, both before and after surgery. Based on iterative steps in the focus-group sessions, thirteen modules were developed focusing on procedural information, pain education, psychological flexibility and mental well-being. The intervention Strength Back, containing information as well as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and positive psychology exercises, has the potential to increase psychological flexibility, enhance well-being and improve postoperative recovery after spinal surgery.

Abstract MP70: Proof-of-Concept Trial of a Positive Psychology-Based Physical Activity Intervention After Bariatric Surgery: The Gaining Optimism After Weight Loss Surgery (GOALS) Project

Metabolic/bariatric surgery (MBS) is the most effective treatment available for severe obesity, but weight regain is common, increasing risk for cardiometabolic disease. Physical activity (PA) reduces these risks and aids with weight loss maintenance; however, over 90% of adults after MBS do not achieve at least 150 minutes/week of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) when measured objectively. Negative emotional associations with PA are common in this population (e.g., physical pain or injury, weight stigma). Positive psychological interventions are simple exercises shown to increase psychological well-being. The Gaining Optimism After weight Loss Surgery (GOALS) Project aims to target the emotional barriers to PA in adults with recent MBS using a positive psychological approach combined with motivational interviewing and goal-setting for PA. We tested feasibility, acceptability, and pre-post change in PA and psychological, behavioral, and physiological outcomes in a single-arm proof-of-concept trial to refine GOALS and prepare for a future RCT. GOALS included 10 weekly phone calls plus a written manual and a Fitbit to track PA. Each session included a positive psychology exercise, a PA-related topic, and setting a weekly PA goal. Participants were adults with MBS in the past 6-12 months who reported low physical activity. Primary outcomes were feasibility (session completion rates) and acceptability (participant ratings of session ease and utility). Pre-post assessments included physical activity measured with Actigraph GT3X-BT, a 6-minute walk test, BMI, percent body fat and waist circumference, and self-report measures of depression, anxiety, optimism, internalized weight bias, attitudes around physical activity, and post-MBS behavioral adherence. Mixed effects regression models with a random intercept measured change in outcomes including participants with missing data. Effect sizes (Cohen’s d) estimated magnitude of change given low study power. We enrolled 12 participants (58% female, M age 46 years, 67% non-Hispanic white). They completed 8.5/10 intervention sessions on average and gave high ratings ( M between 8.3 and 8.8/10) of ease and utility. There were increases in MVPA equivalent to an additional 17 minutes/day (d=0.61, p=0.09), 6-minute walk test distance (d=1.06, p=0.01) and reductions in BMI (d=0.81, p=0.04), depression (d=1.22, p<0.01), anxiety (d=0.51, p=0.16), and internalized weight bias (d=0.98, p=0.03), and increases in post-MBS adherence (d=1.44, p<0.01). The GOALS intervention demonstrated feasibility, acceptability, and pre-post improvements in PA and psychological well-being in a small proof-of-concept trial. The intervention is now being tested in a pilot RCT compared to a PA education control. If it continues to show similar effects, the intervention could be integrated into post-MBS clinical care to improve outcomes.

Analysis of the awareness of personal responsibility for interpersonal and social conflicts (based on the application of the author's psychological exercises)

The article, based on the analysis of scientific sources and empirical material, characterizes the method of analyzing the awareness of personal responsibility for the course of interpersonal and social conflicts, composed of three author's exercises: "Communication Style Circles"; "Vibrations: "I am in conflict", "Vibrations: "I and the World (society/other people)". Methodological approaches to the development of each psychological exercise are substantiated. It was concluded that nowadays we are used to consider social conflict as a "separate", independent "mechanism", forgetting that each person is a component of the system, and a set of negative psycho-emotional states, intrapersonal and interpersonal conflicts give rise to social conflict, from the point of view of the systemic approach. At the same time, an individual's understanding of this aspect is not yet an awareness and an unequivocal change in worldview and personal conflict behavior, because everyone continues to "expect" that: a) The world "must change first in a conflict"; b) the social conflict must be changed by "someone" (the government, a specific president, the military, etc.); c) a person, i.e. a personal conflict psycho-emotional state (intrapersonal conflict), cannot in any way influence social conflict, etc. It was concluded that people are used to perceiving the "threat" of conflict from the outside - from the World - and do not think at all about the impact of intrapersonal conflict on the World. The concept of "mirror reflection of personal conflict behavior" is introduced. The reasons for personal conflict behavior are defined as: a) selfishness of each person; b) reluctance to work on oneself, primarily on the correction of negative psycho-emotional states (elimination of intrapersonal conflict); c) the formation of the habit of such social behavior and the constant creation of interpersonal conflicts; c) indifference and irresponsibility as typical moral qualities of a modern person, etc. The development of a separate socio-educational technology is required for the formation of noospheric, in-depth anti-conflict thinking, awareness of personal responsibility for the course of the conflict.

Корпоративная культура преподавателя вуза: опыт развития

We present the author's definition of the concept “corporate culture of a university lecturer”. Its structural components are: value, cognitive, operational, regulatory and corresponding indicators for assessing their development: adherence to corporate values, striving for self-realization, knowledge of corporate norms and rules of behavior, ethics of relations in a team, ability to work in a team, style of interpersonal interaction, readiness for self-regulation, social and professional responsibility. The normative, normative-personal and personal-productive levels of development of the corporate culture of the university teacher are established. The results of the statistically confirmed formative stage of the experiment based on the results of the developed pedagogical workshop “Improving the corporate culture of a lecturer”, presented by information and practical blocks and including productive learning technologies (cooperation, training, adult education) are presented; forms (lectures, seminars, discussions, practical work, organizational activity game, brainstorming, panel discussion); methods (problem learning, game, case, essay, portfolio, psychological exercises, presentation) and stages (motivational, transformative, reflexive).

학교 민주시민교육 실천방법으로서 심리운동의 자아존중감 향상 효과

In the 2020s, Korean elementary schools are once again realizing that organic communication between schools and families, which are the source of emotional support, is necessary as a contraction of the future society after experiencing a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper examines the effect of psychological exercise on self-esteem of low-grade students in general elementary school and examines the advantages of using it for school democratic citizenship education. To this end, the theoretical background of psychological exercise and self-esteem is examined, and specific research methods and results are introduced and discussed. As a result, it is argued that psychological exercise can have a significant effect not only on the school, social, and general self-esteem of lower-grade elementary school students but also on the family side. This study is meaningful in suggesting a direction of effective school democratic citizenship education through organic relations between school and family by emphasizing the advantages of psychological exercise that can activate the interaction between elementary school students and exercise.

의사소통 장애아동 특성을 고려한 언어 중심 심리 운동 실재와 중재 이론을 위한 제언

Even if there are various treatment methods for children with communication disorders and achieve results, but there is a limit that the child must belong to a specific treatment method system while controlling the children's free thoughts and actions to some extend and this study found close relationship in that children can improve their language skill in the course of communicating for thought and behavior required for play. So, the purpose of this study is to develop Language-oriented psychomotor and language-centered psychomotor intervention theory to promote its effectiveness. Therefore, this study presented the practical application of speech therapy method in physical experience, speech therapy method in material experience, and speech therapy method in social experience, as follows. First, in the case of speech therapy in body experience, a positive situation must be created at first then, by using play centered on the body, autonomous verbal behavior can be enhanced in that situation. Second, in the case of speech therapy method in material experience, we suggested a way to expand voluntary language acquisition in various play situations through the principle of generalization, using materials from very small to large. Third, in the case of speech therapy method in social experience, it is possible to achieve the process of integration with the outside world by forming a group of 3-4 people and performing role play while changing the role. In addition, this study presented the conclusion that the following should be considered in the development of an intervention theory to increase the effectiveness of process above. First, since the degree of disability of children with communication disorders is different, these differences should be fully taken into account in the Language-oriented psychomotor. Second, the children involved are lack of activeness, a warm-up process is necessary, it is necessary to establish an additional psychological exercise pre-step to promote their activeness. Third, because children with communication disorders become somewhat distracted while performing the above activities, effective intervention of the therapist must be followed and a gradual approach should be used with an emphasis on overcoming their frustration, which is the biggest wound of children with communication disabilities. Fourth, In order for Language-oriented psychomotor to be differentiated from other methods, the physical experience that maximizes autonomy, the material experience customized to each child's disposition and taste, and social experience that is sometimes goes against each child's disposition and preference through the setting of a cooperative play theme to achieve holistic development through maximization of internalization, Fifth, when the Language-oriented psychomotor is completed to some extent, it is proposed to move to a general psychomotor in to pursue the formation of a complete holistic development.

Psychological Mechanism and Exercise Intervention of College Students’ Problematic Internet Use Based on IoT Technology

Dangerous Internet use alludes to unreasonable utilization of the Internet that unfavorably influences individual emotional well-being, relational correspondence, social transformation, social turn of events, learning, and work. This paper aims to study how to analyze and study the psychological mechanism and exercise intervention of problematic Internet use based on the Internet of Things technology, and describe it. It addresses the question of problematic web usage, and this question is based on IoT technology. This paper then elaborates on the concept of data mining and related algorithms. It designs and analyzes the psychological mechanism and exercise intervention of college students’ problematic Internet use. The experimental results showed that in the incidence of Internet addiction, gender, grade, family economic environment, and single-parent family will be affected. Moderate-intensity (50%–80% VO2 max) aerobic and anaerobic exercise for more than 30 minutes per year has a positive effect on college students’ Internet addiction.