DYNAMICS OF ANXIETY AND PERCEIVED STRESS AMONG THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE ХХV ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION
The XXV Bulgarian Antarctic expedition on the Livingston isles, which included scientists and alpinists, began in November 2016. The participants’ activities are highly dependent on the extreme conditions they are in. The aim of the present research is to study dynamics of anxiety and perceived stre...
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| description | The XXV Bulgarian Antarctic expedition on the Livingston isles, which included scientists and alpinists, began in November 2016. The participants’ activities are highly dependent on the extreme conditions they are in. The aim of the present research is to study dynamics of anxiety and perceived stress and to find a relation with the participants’ preferred strategies for coping with stress in highly risky activities in an extreme climatic and social environment. Subject of the study were 21 participants in the XXV Bulgarian Antarctic expedition, mean age 27 and 70. We have used Bulgarian adaptation of: Spielberger‘s Anxiety Inventory (STAI);Questionnaire for perceived stress (PS-1) and Coping Orientations to Problems Experienced scale – COPE 1. The first two tests were applied before the departure for Antarctica and before the return to Bulgaria. The level of perceived stress in the beginning of the expedition is significantly higher compared to the results obtained in the end of the expedition. Similar results were observed in terms of situational anxiety, which refers to the dynamic mental states. The cognitive engagement coping strategies are the main ones, whereas cognitive and emotional disengagement strategies are the least used. The results from the regression analysis show that the high levels of perceived stress has the biggest impact on the levels of anxiety in participants studied. The present study adds to the understanding the role of anxiety and perceived stress in difficult and challenging missions in extreme conditions in highly risky activities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3df644a799cb477eb71b8032d35a63d72023-01-02T04:57:43ZengScientific Publishing House. NSA PressJournal of Applied Sports Sciences2534-95972535-01452017-12-012314110.37393/jass.2017.02.4DYNAMICS OF ANXIETY AND PERCEIVED STRESS AMONG THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE ХХV ANTARCTIC EXPEDITIONGalina Domuschieva-Rogleva0Tatiana Iancheva1Aleksander Shopov2National Sports Academy "Vassil Levski"National Sports Academy "Vassil Levski"National Sports Academy "Vassil Levski"The XXV Bulgarian Antarctic expedition on the Livingston isles, which included scientists and alpinists, began in November 2016. The participants’ activities are highly dependent on the extreme conditions they are in. The aim of the present research is to study dynamics of anxiety and perceived stress and to find a relation with the participants’ preferred strategies for coping with stress in highly risky activities in an extreme climatic and social environment. Subject of the study were 21 participants in the XXV Bulgarian Antarctic expedition, mean age 27 and 70. We have used Bulgarian adaptation of: Spielberger‘s Anxiety Inventory (STAI);Questionnaire for perceived stress (PS-1) and Coping Orientations to Problems Experienced scale – COPE 1. The first two tests were applied before the departure for Antarctica and before the return to Bulgaria. The level of perceived stress in the beginning of the expedition is significantly higher compared to the results obtained in the end of the expedition. Similar results were observed in terms of situational anxiety, which refers to the dynamic mental states. The cognitive engagement coping strategies are the main ones, whereas cognitive and emotional disengagement strategies are the least used. The results from the regression analysis show that the high levels of perceived stress has the biggest impact on the levels of anxiety in participants studied. The present study adds to the understanding the role of anxiety and perceived stress in difficult and challenging missions in extreme conditions in highly risky activities.http://journal.nsa.bg/pdf/vol2_2017/DYNAMICS%20OF%20ANXIETYAND%20PERCEIVED%20STRESS%20AMONG%20THE%20PARTICIPANTS%20IN%20THE%20%D0%A5%D0%A5V%20ANTARCTIC%20EXPEDITION.pdfcoping strategiesrisk-taking activitycognitive engagement coping strategies |
| spellingShingle | Galina Domuschieva-Rogleva Tatiana Iancheva Aleksander Shopov DYNAMICS OF ANXIETY AND PERCEIVED STRESS AMONG THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE ХХV ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION Journal of Applied Sports Sciences coping strategies risk-taking activity cognitive engagement coping strategies |
| title | DYNAMICS OF ANXIETY AND PERCEIVED STRESS AMONG THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE ХХV ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION |
| title_full | DYNAMICS OF ANXIETY AND PERCEIVED STRESS AMONG THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE ХХV ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION |
| title_fullStr | DYNAMICS OF ANXIETY AND PERCEIVED STRESS AMONG THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE ХХV ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION |
| title_full_unstemmed | DYNAMICS OF ANXIETY AND PERCEIVED STRESS AMONG THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE ХХV ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION |
| title_short | DYNAMICS OF ANXIETY AND PERCEIVED STRESS AMONG THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE ХХV ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION |
| title_sort | dynamics of anxiety and perceived stress among the participants in the ххv antarctic expedition |
| topic | coping strategies risk-taking activity cognitive engagement coping strategies |
| url | http://journal.nsa.bg/pdf/vol2_2017/DYNAMICS%20OF%20ANXIETYAND%20PERCEIVED%20STRESS%20AMONG%20THE%20PARTICIPANTS%20IN%20THE%20%D0%A5%D0%A5V%20ANTARCTIC%20EXPEDITION.pdf |
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