STUDY OF PROFESSIONALLY IMPORTANT PERSONAL QUALITIES OF CADETS MAJORING IN PHYSICAL CULTURE AND SPORTS

The paper aims to study psychological qualities of cadets majoring in “Physical Сulture and Sports”. The carried out correlation and factor analyses allowed to reveal the most significant indicators, in terms of their possible impact on the development of professionally relevant qualities of the cadets of the aforementioned specialty. According to the results of the correlation analysis, two groups of interdependencies were identified. The first one involved the following indicators: emotional stability, intelligence, courage, self-control, will, and professional skills. The second group of correlations was formed by such indicators as active life, health, perception of the beautiful, knowledge, tolerance to disadvantages, love, friendship, public recognition, and responsibility. According to the results of factor analysis the following 3 factors were identified out of the intercorrelation matrix of the studied indicators: intelligence, active life, high conscientiousness. On the basis of the study of personal qualities, a psychological profile of the students of the specialization “Physical Education and Sport in the Armed Forces” was developed according to the following substructures of the personality: psycho-physiological qualities, intellectual qualities, personality experience, personality consciousness, personality trait, personality orientation, communication peculiarities.