Subjective Rank of the Competition as a Factor Differentiating Between the Affective States of Swimmers and Their Sport Performance.

Purpose: The aim of the study was to establish the differences in affective states of swimmers depending on the subjective rank of the competition and the relationship between affective states and performance in sports competitions of low, medium and high subjectively perceived rank.

Methods: The respondents ( = 31) aged from 15 to 23 years (18.1 ± 2.

Changes and Predictors of the Sense of Meaning in Life in Polish University Students Participating in Psychological Workshops Communication-Forgiveness-Love.

The aim of this study was to determine changes in the sense of meaning in life of university students who participated in psychological workshops "Communication-Forgiveness-Love". The study evaluated 33 university students from first-cycle and second-cycle studies in physical education in the Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw. The Reker's Life Attitude Profile-Revised Questionnaire, Social Competencies Questionnaire (KKS) by Matczak, Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire (INTE) by Schutte et al.

Retrospective Evaluation of Thromboembolism Risk in Ovarian Cancer Patients Treated with Bevacizumab.

Background: Bevacizumab is used in addition to standard, platinum-based chemotherapy to treat advanced-stage ovarian cancer patients. Thrombosis is a well-documented adverse effect of bevacizumab.

Objective: The aim of this study was to identify predictive parameters for thromboembolic events in ovarian cancer patients and to explain how bevacizumab increases the risk of these events.