Team sports as a tool for the formation of communicative competence among future doctors

Abstract

The article examines the influence of team sports on the development of communication skills among female medical students. The relevance of the study is determined by the need to form a high level of communicative competence among future doctors. The study aims to compare the level of communication skills among female students involved in team sports and female students who are not involved in sports. For this purpose, the test of communication skills by L. Mikhelson and the test "Do you know how to get along with people" by K. Palmer were used. The results of the L. Mikhelson test’s research showed that 31.92 % of the participants in the sports sections had a high level of communication skills and 48.93 % had an average level, while in the control group only 10.21 % had a high level and 57.14 % had an average level. 32.65 % of non-athletes had a low level, which is three times more than that of female athletes. Depending on the type of communication, athletes are more competent (P < 0.05), while non-athletes are more likely to have a dependent type of communication (P < 0.05). According to K. Palmer’s test, non-athletes also turned out to be at a lower level than female athletes (P < 0.001). Correlation analysis has shown a link between the competent type of communication and the level of interaction with others. The conclusions emphasize the importance of involving students in team sports for the development of communicative competence, which is one of the important points of their professional training.