INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO REDUCING CONFLICT AND AGGRESSION IN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM PLAY

Keywords: basketball team, aggression, conflict, behavior style in conflict, interpersonal relationships, modular psychological program

Abstract

Aim. The purpose of the article is to introduce innovative approaches to training female basketball players for responding and resolving conflict situations, reducing aggressiveness, building effective interpersonal relationships during training to achieve high results. Materials and methods. The study involved two groups of female basketball players. The experimental group (EG) consisted of 32 subjects aged 18–25 years old, members of the women's basketball teams of universities in Chelyabinsk. The control group (CG) consisted of 28 subjects of a similar age, who were part of the amateur university women's basketball teams. The study used the “Aggression Test” by L.G. Pochebut, the K. Thomas Conflict Mode Instrument (adaptation by N.V. Grishina), and the T. Leary Interpersonal Behavior Circle Personal Inventory. Statistical analysis of the results was carried out using the SPSS Statistics 17.0 program. Results. High level of aggressiveness, conflict and inadequacy of interpersonal relations in basketball players was revealed.
The author’s innovative modular psychological and pedagogical program for the correction of destructive types of aggression, as well as conflict and ineffective interpersonal relationships was developed and implemented. Monitoring showed a decrease in the level of physical, emotional aggression, self-aggression. The choice of adequate strategies for behavior in the conflict was formed, which indicates the effectiveness of the program when working with athletes of basketball teams during training. Conclusion. An analysis of the data obtained indicates that after
the modular psychological and pedagogical program the athletes learned to neutralize conflict and at the same time switch their aggression to neutral objects, express aggression verbally with less emotional coloring, resolve conflict situations and construct harmoniously interpersonal relationships.

Author Biographies

L. Rychkova , South Ural State University, Chelyabinsk, Russian Federation

Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Professor, Department of General Psychology, Psychodiagnostics and Psychological Consulting, South Ural State University. 454080, Chelyabinsk

O. Koneva , South Ural State University, Chelyabinsk, Russian Federation

Candidate of Psychological Sciences, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of General Psychology, Psychodiagnostics and Psychological Consulting, South Ural State University. 454080, Chelyabinsk

S. Morozova , South Ural State University, Chelyabinsk, Russian Federation

PhD in Psychology, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of General Psychology, Psychodiagnostics and Psychological Consulting, South Ural State University. 454080, Chelyabinsk

N. Vinogradova , South Ural State University, Chelyabinsk, Russian Federation

Lecturer, Department of General Psychology, Psychodiagnostics and Psychological Consulting, South Ural State University. 454080, Chelyabinsk

A. Aminova , South Ural State University, Chelyabinsk, Russian Federation

Graduate student of the Department of Theory and Methods of Physical Culture and Sports, South Ural State University. 454080, Chelyabinsk

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Published
2020-01-28
How to Cite
Rychkova, L., Koneva, O., Morozova, S., Vinogradova, N., & Aminova, A. (2020). INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO REDUCING CONFLICT AND AGGRESSION IN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM PLAY. Human. Sport. Medicine, 19(4), 92-102. https://doi.org/10.14529/hsm190411
Section
Sports training

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