Povezanost spanja, stresa in delovne zavzetosti pri vrhunskih rokometaših

Andolšek, Jure (author), Černe, Matej (author), Šterbucl, Jure (author), Hudovernik, Janez (author), Pori, Primož (author), Uršič, Dejan (author)

Vrhunski rokometaši so izpostavljeni velikim telesnim in psihičnim obremenitvam, ki lahko vplivajo na njihovo regeneracijo, telesno zmogljivost in delovno zavzetost. Namen raziskave je bil proučiti razmerje med kakovostjo spanja, stresom in delovno zavzetostjo, pri čemer smo izhajali iz modela zahtev in virov dela (JD-R) ter modela napora in okrevanja (ER). V 60-dnevni študiji smo 39 profesionalnih rokometašev (20 moških in 19 žensk) spremljali na podlagi objektivnih (pametni prstan Oura) in subjektivnih ocen spanja. Rezultati so pokazali, da je čas do uspavanja edini statistično značilen posrednik med stresom in delovno zavzetostjo. Športniki, ki zaspijo hitreje, kljub stresu ohranjajo večjo delovno zavzetost. Preizkušanci so poročali o višji kakovosti spanja po tekmah, medtem ko so objektivne meritve pokazale nižjo kakovost spanja. Ugotovitve raziskave poudarjajo pomen kakovostnega spanja, zlasti trajanja časa do prehoda v spanje, ki se je izkazal kot ključni dejavnik za ohranjanje psihološke pripravljenosti in športne uspešnosti.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: šport, športni management, spanje, stres, raziskave, delovni stres, kakovost spanja, delovna zavzetost, model zahtev in virov dela, model napora in okrevanja
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: EF - School of Economics and Business; FŠ - Faculty of Sport
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Year: 2025
• Number of pages: Str.19-23
• Numbering: Letn. 73, št. 3/4
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-179911
• UDC: 796.01
• ISSN on article: 3024-0603
• DOI: 10.52165/sport.73.3-4.19-23
• COBISS.SI-ID: 261735939
• Publication date in RUL: 26.02.2026

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Šport
• Shortened title: Šport
• Publisher: Založba Univerze v Ljubljani
• ISSN: 3024-0603
• COBISS.SI-ID: 241824003

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• License: CC BY-SA 4.0, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International
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Secondary language

• Language: English
• Title: The relationship between sleep quality, stress, and work engagement in elite handball players

Abstract

Elite handball players are frequently exposed to high physical and psychological demands, which can affect their recovery, physical performance, and work engagement. The aim of this study was to examine the relationships between sleep quality, stress, and engagement, based on the Job Demands–Resources (JD-R) model and the Effort–Recovery (ER) model. Over a 60-day period, we monitored 39 professional handball players (20 men, 19 women) using both objective (Oura ring) and subjective sleep assessments. The results showed that sleep onset latency was the only statistically significant mediator in the relationship between stress and engagement athletes who fell asleep more quickly maintained higher engagement despite elevated stress levels. Subjectively, athletes reported better sleep quality after matches, while objective measurements revealed lower sleep efficiency during those nights. These findings highlight the importance of high-quality sleep particularly shorter time to sleep onset as a protective factor for psychological readiness and sustained athletic performance.

• Keywords: sports, sports management, sleep, stress, research, work stress, sleep quality, work engagement, job demands-resources model, effort-recovery model