Perceived Stress Levels, Heart Rate Variability and Autogenic Training Techniques for 16-17 Year-Old Female Volleyball Players
LASE Journal of Sport Science 2022
Helēna Vecenāne, Žermēna Vazne, Svetlana Ušča

The modern world of information and technology offers a variety of approaches and methods of psychological training of athletes, so a problem arises – which methods and means are the most appropriate and influential. In addition to the various possibilities, the training of athletes on different levels still does not sufficiently use the psychological training potential or it is not included at all in the training process of the athletes. The aim of this study: the compilation of AT techniques, their implementation and evaluation of the effectiveness of autogenic training (AT) techniques based on perceived stress levels (PSL) and heart rate variability (HRV) indicators of female volleyball players. Study participants and methods. The research group was formed from female volleyball players aged 16 – 17 years (n=13). HRV measurements identification of the heart rate variability with the equipment "Omega Medicine" of the research and production company "Dinamika" of St. Petersburg and Survey of Perceived Stress Level (Cohen, et.al., 1983) were conducted. The Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS 28.0) was used to analyse the empirical quantitative data. The results of the study did not show statistically significant changes, but a positive developmental dynamic in the HRV indicators and a decrease in the PSL were observed. The obtained indicators were not statistically reliable,however, there was a positive dynamic of the results after the implementation of AT techniques, but due to a small number of respondents the results cannot be generalized.



Vecenāne, H., Vazne, Ž., Ušča, S. Perceived Stress Levels, Heart Rate Variability and Autogenic Training Techniques for 16-17 Year-Old Female Volleyball Players. LASE Journal of Sport Science, 2022, Vol. 13, No. 2, 67.-82.lpp. ISSN 1691-7669.

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