Faculty of Psychology, Kazimierz Wielki University, 85-064 Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Department of Clinical Psychology, Development and Education, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Nov 30;19(23):16043. doi: 10.3390/ijerph192316043.
Despite the growing popularity of relaxation training, the effectiveness of an autogenic training (AT) as a method of dealing with sleep problems in group of student athletes is unknown. Therefore, this study aimed to fill this gap. University athletes with decreased sleep quality (selected from 209 participants) were randomly assigned to the experimental (EG, = 11) and control (CG, = 11) groups similar in terms of sleep quality, age, gender, type of sport discipline and sport experience. During the 14 days dedicated to performing relaxation training in the form of an audio recording, electronic daily logs and actigraphy were used to monitor the athletes' sleep and daily activity. The EG listened to the recording with suggestions based on AT and CG only to the background music. Pre- and post-measurements of sleep quality by means of the Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and physiological stress reactions by biofeedback device were performed. In EG and CG, the parameters of sleep and daily activity obtained by actigraphy and daily logs as well as physiological indicators of emotional reactivity did not differ. Sleep quality in PSQI significantly increased after AT usage in EG. AT seems to be an effective method for university athletes in improving subjective sleep quality, but further studies are necessary.
尽管放松训练越来越受欢迎，但作为一种解决学生运动员睡眠问题的方法，自生训练（AT）的效果尚不清楚。因此，本研究旨在填补这一空白。睡眠质量下降的大学生运动员（从 209 名参与者中选出）被随机分配到实验组（EG，n=11）和对照组（CG，n=11），两组在睡眠质量、年龄、性别、运动项目类型和运动经验方面相似。在 14 天的时间里，运动员们以音频录音的形式进行放松训练，同时使用电子日常记录和活动记录仪来监测运动员的睡眠和日常活动。通过匹兹堡睡眠质量指数（PSQI）对睡眠质量进行了预测量和后测量，通过生物反馈设备对生理应激反应进行了测量。在 EG 和 CG 中，通过活动记录仪和日常记录获得的睡眠和日常活动参数以及情绪反应的生理指标没有差异。在 EG 中使用 AT 后，PSQI 的睡眠质量显著提高。AT 似乎是一种提高大学生运动员主观睡眠质量的有效方法，但还需要进一步的研究。
