Gender-Oriented Approach As Urgent Problem Of Sports Psychological Support

Abstract

The article deals with the issues of athlete personality development in professional sports, depending on specialization. The component composition of the phenomenon of gender development of personality of an athlete and the concept of gender psychology of sports activity are considered. The results of the study made it possible to draw a conclusion about the existing laws, factors and mechanisms that make up the concept of gender development of an athlete and highlight the conditions that prevent the successful socialization of a person in sports activities. Despite numerous studies in the psychology of sports, issues related to the study of gender remain the most promising. The research interest is focused on various aspects, such as gender differences in athletes, study of sports motivation of different sexes, gender stereotypes, mental health of people involved in sports, psychological personality traits, etc. The purpose of this study is to consider the possibility of building a psychological model of an integrated gender-based approach aimed at the psychological support of sports activities. A psychological model of a gender-oriented approach (GOA) is proposed, which reveals the productivity of all subjects of sports activities in a particular area - masculinization of personality in sports, deformation of gender structure of personality in women (except feminine sports) and masculinity as an important quality of an athlete.