Tarasevich O. Features of the formation of gender similarity and gender differences under the influence of practicing various sports

The dissertation deals with the problem of the formation of the gender type of personality in male and female athletes, their gender similarity and gender differences under the influence of many years of practicing various sports. The aim of the study is to establish gender similarities and differences between male and female athletes specializing in various sports, taking into account gender and sports qualifications. To solve the set tasks, the following methods were used: theoretical analysis and generalization of scientific and methodological literature and Internet resources, pedagogical survey methods, psychological methods: S. Bem methodology "masculinity / femininity" and the 16-factor Kettell questionnaire, methods of mathematical statistics. As a result of the research, modern ideas about the process of the formation of the gender identity of men and women under the influence of various types of activities and gender stereotypes have been reviewed and generalized. The types of sports and sports disciplines that contribute to the formation of masculine, androgynous and feminine personality traits in representatives of various sports have been expanded and refined, taking into account the biological sex and sports qualifications. The features of the formation of the psychological gender in the studied male and female athletes specializing in sports, which belong to different classification groups, have been determined. Correlation, factorial and regressionanalyzes of personality traitsand gender type have been carried out, therelationship between personality traitsand gender type has been experimentallyproved, and factor sinfluencingtheformationofthegendersexofmale and female athletes in various groups of sports have been determined. The influence of various groups of sports and the level of sports qualifications on the formation of the gender type of personality in boys and girls has been established.