SPORTS STRESS MANAGEMENT SKILLS OF CYCLISTS
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This study aims to study the stress management and the relationship of personal factors of cyclists. The population is 207 Royal Thai Police cyclists. The example is 136 cyclists from the Royal Thai Police, using Craigie and Morgan's achievement table to determine the sample size. The data collection tool was a sports stress management skills questionnaire. Data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and test the hypotheses with inferential statistics using independent samples t - test, One - Way ANOVA. if differences are found, they will be compared individually by LSD method. The research results found that: The highest mean stress management was Freedom from worry 2.16 points, followed by accepting advice 2.04 points, confidence and motivation to achieve 1.98 points, dealing with problems and showing the best ability under pressure 1.81 points, concentration 1.77 points, goal setting and mental preparation 1.59 points, respectively. The results of the test comparing personal factors and stress management found that: Personal factors regarding cycling experience are different from stress management. When compared in pairs using the LSD method, it was found that cyclists with more than 10 years of experience in cycling had more stress management than cyclists with less than 1 year of experience, 1 - 3 years of experience, 4 - 6 years, and 7 - 10 years with statistical significance at the 0.05 level.
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