Psychological gender of the female students, who training boxing in the sports-oriented physical education

Abstract

The assessment of the psychological gender of female students who have training in sports-oriented physical education using boxing seems to be relevant due to the lack of knowledge of this issue. Purpose: to study the state of motivational characteristics of the personality of female students of different psychological gender, engaged in sports-oriented physical education using boxing. Materials and methods. We examined girls (n=90) aged 18-20 who studied at the Siberian Federal University (Krasnoyarsk, Russia). The girls were completely healthy and had no contraindications for physical activity. Sports-oriented physical education of female students was carried out 2 times a week with the use of boxing training. Determination of psychological gender was carried out using the Masculinity-femininity technique (Bem, 1974). We conducted a study of girls' readiness for risk according to the method of A.M. Schubert (Ilyin, 2016), the motive for achieving success and the motivation of the individual to avoid failure were carried out using the technique of T. Ehlers. Results. In the surveyed group of girls engaged in the specialization of physical education "boxing", more than half of the female students of the surveyed group (57.8%) registered androgynous gender. The masculine psychological type was registered in 15.5%, the feminine type was found in 26.7% of female students. It has been established that all girls have different motives for choosing boxing. The study of motivation for success, avoidance of failures and inclination to take risks indicates that all girls who attend boxing training sessions have chosen this sport independently and consciously. They have a high motivation to master this martial art. This is also confirmed by the fact that of all the girls of different psychological genders, a few students have a low level of motivation, a motive for success and risky behavior. The study of the motive and reasons for the choice of sports-oriented physical education by female students using boxing indicates that the key reasons are the acquisition of self-defense skills, physical improvement and the development of character and mental qualities. Conclusions. The data obtained in the course of the study can be implemented in the educational and training process of sports-oriented physical education of girl students of a boxing orientation. The use of a differentiated training process for girls of different psychological gender will increase the motivation for physical activity and the effectiveness of the health-improving orientation of physical education.