The Gender Aspects of the Professional Self-Realization in Ukraine

Background In the contemporary era, there is a growing emphasis on understanding the self-realization of personality, encompassing individual-psychological traits, abilities, knowledge, skills, and motivation, extensively studied in psychology. Notably, limited attention has been given to exploring motivational determinants influencing athlete self-realization based on their professional qualifications. This gap is particularly pertinent in Kazakhstan, where significant efforts are directed towards athlete preparation. Methods Employing a systemic approach by Bagadirova and Kudinov, the study views athlete self-realization as a multi-level phenomenon with interconnected components. A total of 180 athletes participated, including 60 professionals (average age 23.9), 60 amateurs (average age 31.1), and 60 Paralympians (average age 24.4). The methodological toolkit comprises four diagnostic techniques: E.A. Kalinin’s “Motives of Sports Activities” (MSA) questionnaire, S. Maddi’s resilience test adapted by D.A. Leontiev and E.I. Rasskazova, and S.I. Kudinov’s multidimensional questionnaire on self-realization. Results Significant differences in motivational determinants and self-realization attitudes emerge across athlete groups based on their sports qualifications. Noteworthy aspects include declining in motivation among professional athletes of masters of sports and masters of sports of international class, and rigidity in life resilience among Paralympic athletes. Overall, self-realization levels are not high, with extremely low levels of professional self-realization in all three athlete categories. Conclusions The study’s scientific novelty lies in systematically organizing knowledge on fundamental motivational determinants impacting athlete self-realization according to professional qualifications. This research addresses the acute shortage of psychological studies in sports psychology for Kazakhstan, which is still in its early stages. The findings underscore the need for targeted interventions by coaches and sports psychologists to enhance motivation levels, especially among elite athletes, and foster resilience, particularly in Paralympic athletes, ultimately advancing the field in the country.

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Research of women’s attitudes towards men’s self-realization

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2022

Pedagogical education

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The proposed article analyses the concept and aspects of self-realization of adults. The women’s attitudes of early and middle adulthood regarding the self-realization of men were studied. The problem of person’s self-realization is one of the most crucial in modern psychology. Social changes affect the manifestation and identification of personal resources. We consider the issue of studying gender attitudes towards self-realization of men and women to be especially important, as such visions significantly influence the process of self-realization of the individual. Self-realization is a constructive manifestation, embodiment, development and enrichment of a person’s potential. The study of women’s attitudes towards men’s self-realization shows that the most priority areas for modern man’s self-realization are professional and marital / family interaction. Interviewed women call work as the dominant life priority for a man. Тhis proves the women’s traditional notions about the priority of the professional sphere of a man’s self-realization. Most women think that the best way to share family power for a modern man is to make partnership decisions between spouses. In addition to this, both partners, regardless of gender, should be equally involved in all family functions: economic support, life support, raising children, etc. Respondents see the leading role of a woman in a man’s self-realization as a partner rather than a homemaker or a muse. According to women, the signs of successful self-realization of a man are effective marital / family interaction, financial security / financial independence, successful career development, work-life balance. The signs of a man’s unrealized life are unemployment or frequent job changes, addictions, destructive relationships in the family. The conditions of successful self-realization of a man, the interviewed women call the wife support, strong desires and understanding of the necessary areas for self-realization, sufficient willpower

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The Gender Aspects of the Professional Self-Realization in Ukraine

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