PhD, Associate Professor V.P. Kartashev¹
PhD, Associate Professor A.V. Goltsov¹
O.S. Ivanova¹
M.S. Semiryazhko^1
1Russian State Social University, Moscow

Objective of the study was to analyze individual post-disabling-severe-physical-injuries adaptabilities of athletes and test benefits of a new physical self-image improvement model.
Methods and structure of the study. We sampled for the study the 18-38 year-old athletes (n=120, including 80 males and 40 females) with severe disabling musculoskeletal injuries. We have developed a psychological service model with integrated rehabilitation elements to help form positive physical self-images for the individual adaptability mobilizing and rehabilitation purposes. The new model testing experiment was run at Maryino and Krylatskoye Therapeutic/ Rehabilitation Centers. The women group was tested with the close positive correlation between the denial test rates and social aspects of the physical self-image (r = 0.401, p <0.01); with the ‘repressive’ psychological defense mechanism found to distort the physical self-image towards perceived hypertrophied non- attractiveness (r = 0.397, p <0.01); versus the rationalization psychological defense that secures the physical self-image evolving towards adequacy (r = 0.614, p <0.01). These findings once again verify the known correlations of the physical self-image in post-disabling-severe-physical-injuries periods with the individual psychological defense mechanisms.
Results and conclusion. The study demonstrated benefits of the psychological service model facilitating positive physical self imaging for the adaptability mobilizing and fast rehabilitation of athletes in the post-disabling-injury periods.

Keywords: psychological adaptation, athlete, severe physical injury, athlete’s adaptability, physical self-image.

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