Ukrainian Athletes' Behavioral Responses In Encounters With Russian And Belarusian Competitors During Sports Events
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.31392/UDU-nc.series22.2024.35.10Keywords:
Russian-Ukrainian war, competition, behavioral aspects, sport and politics, international sports experience.Abstract
The full-scale invasion of Russia into Ukraine interfered in all aspects of public life, including the sports sphere, so studying the behavior of Ukrainian athletes during sports competitions with Russians and Belarusians seemed difficult in the context of analysis. Topicality. Despite a significant number of scientific publications on the topic of sports in general, sports and manipulation in the context of the Russian-Ukrainian war, sports as a category of political influence, there is still a scientific gap in the study of aspects of the behavior of an athlete representing a certain country on the world sports arena. Purpose: to describe the key behavioral aspects of Ukrainian athletes during a meeting with Russians and Belarusians at sports competitions. Task: to analyze the behavior of the specified subjects in the sports arena; highlight the main forms of relationship between politics and sports in the matrix of communication.
On the basis of the analyzed 22 publications of open data in the media, it was possible to draw a conclusion about the behavioral aspects of Ukrainian athletes during sports competitions with Russians and Belarusians, which can be different and determined by individual and situational factors, and which are influenced by the complex interaction of national identity, emotions, sportsmanship, media attention and security considerations. Despite these challenges, athletes are expected to maintain professionalism and focus on their performance on the playing field. To analyze the behavioral aspects of Ukrainian athletes on the international arena in sparring with Belarusians and Russians, 8 criteria are outlined: cognition, emotions, willpower, attention, motivation and attitude, self-esteem, interpersonal relationships and mental fatigue. A Prospect for Further Exploration: Exploring the Psychology of Competitive Sport and Its Relationship to the Political Discourse of a Country at War.
