Constructiveness of highly-qualified taekwondists reaction to stress situations: psychological prerequisites

Results of the analysis of interconnection between perfectionist directions, predisposition to psychological defences and preferences diff erent in their constructiveness of stress overcoming strategies in highly-qualifi ed taekwondists of diff erent sexes are presented in the paper. It is established that the preference of constructive copingstrategies lowers the predisposition to primitive forms of protective behaviour, while the socially prescribed perfectionism heightens the possibility of applying primitive protections, especially in men. A high level of socially prescribed perfectionism in Both men and women indicated at the signifi cance of Social factors as the source of rising psychological loads in highly qualifi ed athletes.