The dynamics of participation in leisure time activities by soldiers on foreign missions in dependence on their current mental states

3 Summary The deployment of soldiers on foreign missions can be accompanied by both mental and physical strain. Consequently, it is necessary to search for alternative ways of preventing any adverse phenomena and keeping the soldiers in a good mental and physical form. The possible action seems to be the creating of such conditions on military bases that would match soldiers' existing standards of living and ensure sufficient number of motion and leisure time activities. The title of the thesis: The dynamics of participation in leisure time activities by soldiers on foreign missions in dependence on their current mental states The objective of the thesis: - To examine whether there exists a relationship between performing sports and other leisure time activities and the dynamics of experiencing mental states during a mission; - To diagnose changes in mental states of observed persons; - To find the most frequent stress factors influencing soldiers on military bases and to map out possibilities for leisure time activities. Research question: Does the length of deployment and the related changes of soldiers' mental states influence their participation in leisure time activities? Does a military base offer sufficient choice of facilities for leisure time activities? Working hypotheses: H1: The intensity and..