289. Influence of different intensity track and field competition experiences on athletes' psychological resilience

Abstract Background Track and field sports, as a structured physical and mental intervention, may improve the psychological state of patients through stress adaptation mechanisms based on their varying intensity of competition experiences. In this regard, the research is based on the stress adaptation theory of psychological resilience, aiming to explore the differences in the impact of low, medium, and high-intensity track and field competition experiences on the psychological resilience of patients with schizophrenia, clarify the appropriate intervention intensity, and provide effective intervention methods for the treatment of schizophrenia. Methods This study selected 60 rehabilitation patients who met the criteria for mental disorders and randomly divided them into a low-intensity group, a moderate intensity group, and a control group, with 20 patients in each group. Experimental steps: The control group only received routine rehabilitation training, the low-intensity group participated in one short 100 m distance non competitive competition per week, and the moderate intensity group participated in two 800 m distance competitive competitions per week, with an intervention period of 12 weeks. The evaluation criteria use the Connor Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC), which includes three dimensions: resilience (0-32 points), optimism (0-16 points), and self-improvement (0-24 points), with a total score of 0-72 points. The higher the score, the stronger the psychological resilience; At the same time, the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) was used to evaluate the improvement of symptoms, with a total score of 0-144 points. The lower the score, the milder the symptoms. Data statistics were conducted using SPSS 22.0. Results From the experimental intervention effects in Table 1, the total score and scores of each dimension of CD-RISC in the moderate intensity group were significantly higher than those in the low-intensity group and the control group (p<.05). In addition, the total score of PANSS in the moderate intensity group was significantly lower than the other two groups (p<.05). Discussion Through the above experimental analysis, it can be concluded that intensity competition promotes patients' resilience and self-improvement abilities in goal setting and coping with setbacks through moderate pressure stimulation, thereby improving their mental symptoms. However, low-intensity competitions have limited intervention effects due to insufficient pressure stimulation, while the control group has no competition experience and no significant improvement in psychological state. In the total score of CD-RISC, the highest score for the moderate intensity group was 53.2 ± 7.1, significantly better than the other groups (p<.05). Future research can expand the sample size, extend the follow-up period, explore individualized intervention intensity for patients with different disease courses and ages, and further improve the psychological resilience support of track and field competitions for patients.