Striving for self-improvement as a factor of personal growth of students-athletes

  • Yuliya I. Maslovskaya Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus
  • Anastasiya P. Zakharkevich Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

Abstract

The results of the study of the components of psychophysiological mechanisms of the volitional sphere development (motivation, self-esteem, self-realisation, striving for self-improvement and the level of aspiration of student-athletes) are presented.

Author Biographies

Yuliya I. Maslovskaya, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

PhD (pedagogy), docent; head of the department of physical culture and sport

Anastasiya P. Zakharkevich, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

lecturer at the department of physical culture and sports

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Published
2024-11-18
Keywords: physical education, sport, motivation, level of aspiration, self-improvement
Issue
No 2 (2024): University Pedagogical Journal
Section
Theory and Methodology