MODERATING EFFECT OF ESPORTS INTERVENTION ON INTRAPERSONAL CONFLICT IN DISABLED COMBATANTS

Keywords: esports, psychological intervention, combatant, conflict, aggressiveness, disability

Abstract

Aim. This study aims to conduct a psychophysiological analysis of the relationship between innate, deep-seated aggression and intrapersonal conflict in individuals with combat-related disabilities and to evaluate the therapeutic potential of game-based interventions. Materials and methods. Psychophysiological measurements of accuracy, innate aggression, and intrapersonal conflict were conducted with a cohort of 177 male subjects: 119 healthy subjects, 21 civilian persons with disabilities, and 37 military persons with disabilities after at least 90 days in a combat zone. Results. A significant correlation was observed between intrapersonal conflict severity and innate aggression (p < 0.05), strongest in the military group. Notably, in military persons, improved accuracy predicted reduced blood pressure (R2 = 0.78; p < 0.05). Conclusion. The subcortex acts as a cerebral generator for an innately elevated aggressiveness, which is the source of intrapersonal conflict. This consumes significant psychophysiological resources, leading to energy depletion. This deficit represents a fundamental loss of the systemic unity of the orga­nism, is expressed as a diminished endogenous capacity to overcome intrapersonal contradictions, and exacerbates the manifestations of intrapersonal conflict, which are regulated convexitally. E-sports technologies provide an effective intervention through a tripartite mechanism: the step-by-step elimination of the conflict between conscious and subconscious, the optimization of cortical-subcortical interactions, and the sublimation of deep aggression into a superficial sports anger.

Author Biographies

G. Vodolazhsky , North Caucasus Federal University, Stavropol, Russia

Doctor of Biological Sciences, Associate Professor, Professor of the Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports, North Caucasus Federal University, Stavropol, Russia.

M. Vodolazhskaya , North Caucasus Federal University, Stavropol, Russia

Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor, Professor of the Department of Correctional Psychology and Pedagogy, North Caucasus Federal University, Stavropol, Russia.

O. Solovieva , North Caucasus Federal University, Stavropol, Russia

Doctor of Psychological Sciences, Professor of the Department of Correctional Psychology and Pedagogy, North Caucasus Federal University, Stavropol, Russia.

E. Kozenko , North Caucasus Federal University, Stavropol, Russia

Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Physical Education, North Caucasus Federal University, Stavropol, Russia.

P. Tarasov , North Caucasus Federal University, Stavropol, Russia

Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Physical Education, North Caucasus Federal University, Stavropol, Russia.

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Published
2026-01-21
How to Cite
Vodolazhsky, G., Vodolazhskaya, M., Solovieva, O., Kozenko, E., & Tarasov, P. (2026). MODERATING EFFECT OF ESPORTS INTERVENTION ON INTRAPERSONAL CONFLICT IN DISABLED COMBATANTS. Human. Sport. Medicine, 25(3), 178-184. https://doi.org/10.14529/hsm250322
Section
Rehabilitation and sports medicine