The Effect Of Ruminative Thinking On Mental Fatigue In Athletes

Background: Competitive sports is an important symbol of human social development and progress,and an important embodiment of national soft power.In the field of competitive sports and Olympic preparation,the problem of athletes’ psychological fatigue is still widely concerned by scholars and society.There are many factors that cause athletes’ psychological fatigue,such as the tedium of training,the pressure of competition,the expectations of coaches and family and friends,and the reinforcement of gold medal indicators.As a result of these factors,athletes are subjected to a certain psychological burden for a long time.If the athletes are in negative and negative emotions all the time,it will certainly affect the athletes’ psychological health,thus affecting the athletes’ sports performance and well-being.Research purpose: In order to clarify the influence mechanism of athletes’ psychological fatigue,this study constructs a mediating model in which the independent variable is ruminative thinking,the mediating variable is trait anxiety,and the dependent variable is athletes’ psychological fatigue.Through the study,we hope to provide valuable scientific guidance on athletes’ mental health.METHODS: This study first used the systematic review method to sort out and summarize the relevant literature on ruminant thinking,athletes’ psychological fatigue and trait anxiety,and introduced an empirical research model of ruminant thinking and athletes’ psychological fatigue.Athletes with sports level two or above were used as the research subjects,and the Ruminant Thinking Response Scale,State Trait Anxiety Scale,and Athletes’ Mental Fatigue Questionnaire were used to investigate.The collected data were analyzed and examined using SPSS24.0,AMOSS23.0 and Process,and finally the effect of ruminant thinking on athletes’ psychological fatigue and the mediating role of trait anxiety were verified.The final results of the empirical analysis showed that(1)ruminant thinking had a significant positive predictive effect on athletes’ psychological fatigue.(2)Trait anxiety has a mediating role in ruminant thinking and athletes’ psychological fatigue.Finally,based on the results of the empirical analysis,this study proposes relevant suggestions for the prevention and intervention of athletes’ psychological fatigue based on the reality of athletes’ psychological fatigue.