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Аутентичность и психологические ресурсы спортсменов: латентно-профильный анализ их связи с ценностями спорта
In professional sports, key psychological resources include authenticity, mental toughness, and resilience. According to Hobfoll’s Conservation of Resources Theory, these qualities can form a mutually reinforcing complex with both instrumental and symbolic value. However, the relationship between the level of psychological resources and athletes’ professional values (Spirit of Sport) remains underexplored. The objective of this study was to identify a typology of athletes based on their psychological resource levels and to examine its association with commitment to the values of the “Spirit of Sport”. The study involved 418 male professional athletes (M_age = 19.89 ± 1.75) from Russian national teams. Instruments included the Moscow Authenticity Scale, Mental Toughness Scale (MTS), Connor Davidson Resilience Scale (CD RISC 10), and the "Spirit of Sport" Scale (11 WADA values). Latent profile analysis, exploratory factor analysis, and analysis of variance were applied. Three types of athletes were identified: high resource (51%), medium resource (32%), and low resource (17%), with mental toughness being the most effective differentiator. Spirit of Sport values clustered into two factors: ethical eudaimonic (Ethics, Rules, Respect, Health, Character) and pragmatic hedonic (Excellence, Dedication, Courage, Teamwork, Solidarity, Fun). High resource athletes demonstrated greater commitment to both value groups, though the effect was weak (Cohen’s f 0.16–0.18, p < .001). Medium- and low resource groups showed no differences in values. The results partially support the hypothesis of synergy between psychological resources and professional values, but only for athletes with high resource levels. This suggests a "threshold effect" and highlights the importance of comprehensive development of psychological resources to foster ethical integrity in sport.