A study of the emotional intelligence of students of higher education with specific training conditions engaged in hand-to-hand combat

Abstract

The article reveals the features of emotional intelligence. For future police officers, preparedness for extreme situations is necessary. The purpose of the research is to study the features and comparative characteristics of the emotional intelligence of students of higher education institutions with specific learning conditions who engage in hand-to-hand combat and students who do not engage in sports. Future male police officers (Dnipropetrovsk State University of Internal Affairs) engaged in hand-to-hand combat (n=30) took part in the experiment. The age of the subjects was 19.56±1.68. Students who do not play sports (n=30, age 19.72±1.84) were chosen as the control group. For the study of emotional intelligence, the test subjects were offered a version of the questionnaire according to N. Hall. In the group of athletes, future police officers, the following results were found: "emotional awareness" (52%), "self-motivation" (50%), "empathy" (75%) and "recognition of other people's emotions" (60%). A high level includes "managing your emotions" (65%). Statistically significant differences (p<0.05) between the groups of future police officers and students of the control group were found for such components as "management of own emotions", "recognition of other people's emotions" and "self-motivation". In order to obtain positive changes in the skills of assessing one's emotional state, students of higher education institutions with specific training conditions engaged in hand-to-hand combat are recommended to correct competitive stress and reduce anxiety that appears before competitions.