Influence of gender differences on aggressive behavior of adolescents engaged in fitness

The analysis of scientific publications has shown that aggressive behavior of adolescents is an urgent problem. Aggressive behavior can lead to distortions in the personal development of adolescents and affects educational activities and interpersonal relationships with adults and peers negatively. The aim of the study was to study the aggressive manifestations in adolescent children and the influence of gender differences on the demonstration of aggressiveness in adolescents engaged in fitness. Research methods - analysis of scientific literature, sociological survey by questionnaire method and methods of mathematical statistics. An empirical research on the influence of gender differences on the aggressive behavior of adolescents engaged in fitness was conducted on the basis of the sports and recreation complex of LLC "Legend" in Sergiev Posad in December 2020. The sample for research consisted of 300 people, including 149 boys and 151 girls who have been engaged in fitness for at least 1 year. The age of the participants was 13 years-36.7%, 14 years-36.7% and 15 years-26.7%. The questionnaire of the level of aggressiveness according to the Bass-Darky method and the determination of the tendency to deviant behavior according to the SOP method were used. As a result of the analysis of the responses, it was revealed that gender differences affect the demonstration of aggressiveness in adolescents engaged in fitness. The index of aggressiveness of the boy's personality was 82 points, which corresponds to a high degree of severity. The hostility index was 65.5 points, which corresponds to the average degree of severity. The index of aggressiveness of the girl's personality was 60.3 points, which corresponds to the average degree of severity. The hostility index was 52.5 points, which corresponds to the average degree of severity. The results obtained will allow us to develop a correctional program with the use of fitness tools for the development of the personality of adolescents, taking into account gender differences and the level of aggressiveness.