Aktualumas. Paauglių agresyvaus elgesio tyrinėjimo aktualumą lemia dabartinė Lietuvos situacija. Socialiniai gyvenimo pokyčiai paskatino paauglių agresijos protrūkį, mokyklose padaugėjo paauglių agresyvaus elgesio atvejų. Laikui bėgant šis agresyvus elgesys gali peraugti į nusikalstamą veiklą. Darbo tikslas: ištirti sportuojančių paauglių agresijos ypatumus. Darbo uždaviniai: ? Įvertinti sportuojančių paauglių agresijos lygį lyties ir amžiaus aspektu. ? Nustatyti sportuojančių paauglių požiūrį į agresiją lyties ir amžiaus aspektu. Darbo objektas: sportuojančių paauglių agresijos ypatumai ir agresyvaus elgesio priežastys. Tyrimo problema: ar sportuojantys paaugliai agresyvūs? Hipotezė: Sportuojantys berniukai agresyvesni nei sportuojančios mergaitės. Svarbiausi rezultatai ir pagrindinės išvados: Buvo naudojamos tokios metodikos: A. Asingerio klausimynas, nustatyti sportuojančių paauglių požiūriui. Taip pat B. Braklino ir E. Vagnerio asmens tyrinėjimų projekcinė metodika „Rankos“ testas. 1 Atlikus B. Braklino, Piodrovskio ir E. Vagnerio 1961m. „Rankos“ testą, remiantis asmens tyrinėjimų projekcine metodika, nustatėme, kad agresyvumo lygis turi tendenciją didėti kečiantis amžiui. Sportuojantys berniukai yra agresyvesni, nei mergaitės (p<0,05). 2 Atlikus A. Asingerio anketinę apklausą ir apdorojus gautus rezultatus, nustatėme, kad tarp sportuojančių berniukų yra daugiau agresyviai nusiteikusių, negu tarp mergaičių (p<0,05). Tarp 13 -14m. ir 15 – 17m. sportuojančių paauglių pagal... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Topicality. Teenagers‘ aggressive behavior is connected with the present situation in Lithuania. Social problems play a very important role in the growth of teenagers‘ aggression, more and more cases of aggressive behavior appear at schools. In the time run such aggressive behavior may turn into criminal actions. Purpose of the work: to make research on features of aggression of teenagers‘ in sports The tasks of the work: • To evaluate the level of aggression among teenagers in sports taking into consideration their sex and age. • To determine teenagers‘ in sports view on aggression taking into consideration their sex and age. The object of the work: features of aggression of teenagers‘ in sports and reasons of their aggressive behavior. The problem of the research: are teenagers in sports aggressive? Hypothesis: boys sportsmen are more aggressive than girls. The main results and outcomes: Methods used: A. Asinger‘s questionnaire to determine teenagers’ in sport view on aggression. Also B. Braclin‘s and E. Wagner‘s projection methods on personality research named „Hand“ test. 1. Having made „Hand“ test by B. Braclin and E. Wagner it turned out that the level of aggression has tendency to grow with the growing age. Boys sportsmen are more aggressive than girls (p<0,05). 2. Having made A. Asinger’s questionnaire and having analyzed the results of it, it turned out that there are more boys tending to aggression in sports than girls (p<0,05). The reliable differences of view... [to full text]

Pre-competition anxiety in sports is very common not only among professional athletes, but also among adolescents who are active in sports, compete a lot and experience physical, emotional and social changes in their lives. The aim of the study was to evaluate track-and-field adolescent athletes’ (12-18 years old) personal anxiety level and pre-competition anxiety. The hypothesis of the thesis was based on the assumption that adolescent track-and-field athletes’ personal anxiety level and pre-competition anxiety components (somatic, emotional and cognitive) differ depending on gender. Personal anxiety level was determined using J. Taylor’s test. V. A. Alekseev’s pre-competition anxiety test showed dominant competition state anxiety component among adolescent athletes. Examination of the results and setting the personal anxiety level for the track-and-field adolescent athletes studied showed no gender differences (p>0,05). The findings of the results among track-and-field athletes’ pre-competition anxiety components (somatic, emotional and cognitive) suggest dependable differences between adolescent girls and boys (p<0,05). The test results also showed that cognitive anxiety was most common in both groups, i.e. boys and girls. The comparison of the results (those of both methods studied individually for every athlete) of the personal anxiety level and pre-competition anxiety tests from the perspective of gender suggested that the differences between gender do exist (p<0,0... [to full text]

Many scholars are interested in the stage of adolescence. This period is marked by immense change in individual’s psychosocial, cognitive and physical development. Intensive psychophysical development suggests certain personality direction, changes in activeness and autonomy, which put adolescents into the contradictory situations, such as growing aspirations differing from reality, difficulties related with identity formation, inadequate self – value. Growing conflicts of adolescents’ and adults’ values, sense of identity, changing status in society make an individual perceive not only surrounding environment, but oneself as a part of it as well. The development of self – perception is the most intense at the stage of adolescence and it includes perception of self – concept, self – worth. Self – worth is one of the components of self – perception, reflecting individual’s view at oneself and depending upon one’s abilities, perceived competence. Adolescent, who is able to perceive oneself as being capable in many important areas, is tend to value oneself and be successful in socializing. Socialization program for children and youth (2004) states, that it is important to develop occupation of youths and improve its quality. Sport is one of the most acceptable activities for adolescents. Involvement in sport activity positively influences adolescents’ self – worth, withdraw them from various addictions, helps to integrate into society. The aim of the study was to evaluate the... [to full text]