Social adaptation of women in sports

Relevance. Professional sports are prestigious. Many athletes choose to engage in sports as their main activity. But age and competition do not allow athletes to stay in their usual place for a long time. The article examines the reasons that can increase the crisis of athletes after the end of their careers. The main psychological problems of athletes are negative states and the need for professional self-determination. Factors aimed at "mitigating" the crisis are also proposed.

The purpose of the study is to develop a system for integrating female athletes into social life.

Organization and methods of research. A sociological study "Women and sports" was conducted. 108 female athletes from Yekaterinburg took part in the survey. The respondents were offered a questionnaire of 22 questions concerning life plans, self-assessment of personal qualities and clarification of the attitude of female athletes to sports. Female athletes from 12 sports took part in the survey.

The results of the study and their discussion. As our study showed, the majority of patients (60% of the respondents) started playing sports in childhood, at the age of 10. A third of the athletes started sports activities at the age of 11-12, and only 3.5% of the respondents joined the sport at the age of 15 and older. The data we have obtained confirm the current trend of rejuvenation of women's sports.

Conclusions. It was revealed that an athlete's adaptation to social life outside of sports depends on the level of results achieved by him: the higher the sports results, the more difficult the social adaptation. Women who have given many years to sports do not regret the decision they once made to play sports and consider it the right one. The results obtained allow us to assert that women in modern society have received new opportunities for the realization of sports interests. There is reason to believe that the 21st century will be the century of their new sporting achievements.

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