VIOLENT INTERPERSONAL BEHAVIORS AND BULLYING AS A SOCIAL PROBLEM IN CONTEMPORARY PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS

Анотація

Background. Research into violent behavior and bullying in various contexts has been extensively studied in scientific literature, including violence in the workplace or family, and bullying in schools or on social media. Unfortunately, comprehensive research into the prevalence and manifestation of these behaviors in sports is not common and comprehensive. However, despite the lack of research and variety of concepts, different aspects of phenomenon are studied and analyzed locally and observation in the context of physical education and sports, are often attributed to aspects of negative interpersonal relationships. As a result, the significance and frequency of expression of these phenomena vary from low to critical and depends on a wide variety of circumstances –  the methodology of the study, the socio-d emographic characteristics of the subjects, the context (Newman et. al., 2021). Moreover, there is a lack of research that fully investigates the consequences of these behaviors on human health and well-being, especially in young people. Therefore, it is important to identify whether the violent interpersonal behaviors and bullying that exist in physical education and sports and can be identified as a social problem