Study of the personality traits of highly qualified hand-to-hand fighters engaged in a military university

materials and methods: the work used materials of a pedagogical study conducted on the basis of the Omsk Armored Engineering Institute of Omsk in the period from 2020 to 2024. To study the personality properties of cadets and athletes engaged in hand-to-hand combat during this period, the method of 16 factor analysis of R. Kettell was used. The study involved 159 respondents. Results: The study shows the similarity of individual personality traits and specific differences in the group of cadets and athletes engaged in hand-to-hand combat. The similarity of the indicators of both groups studied is in discipline, which is part of the military culture of the students. There is also a verbal culture, conservatism, a desire to adhere to the established rules. As a result of the data analysis, differences in the studied indicators of melee fighters and cadets were also established. Thus, athletes have a polar expression of self-confidence, a tendency to dominance, a tendency to risk, and the manifestation of more pronounced emotional reactions. Athletes have been found to be insensitive to the opinions of others about themselves and highly motivated in everything. On the contrary, cadets are more excited about the opinions of third parties about them, which contributes to the manifestation of self-doubt. There is increased excitement, irritability, impatience, and sometimes an excess of motives that is not detente. Unlike hand-to-hand fighters, cadets have a more pronounced optimal attitude towards authorities and preservation of subordination. Conclusion. The study shows that sports, in particular hand-to-hand combat, show specific personality traits. So an increase in self-confidence and a tendency to dominate athletes contributes to a change in the perception of authorities and causes difficulties in maintaining subordination. At the same time, the increased responsibility of cadets, discipline and certain disciplinary frameworks cause an excess of motives and irritability that is not detente.

student youth, cadets, hand-to-hand combat, personality traits, sports, highly qualified athletes