Moscow University
Anthropology
Bulletin
Anthropology
Bulletin
1) Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow; 2) Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism, Moscow
Butovskaya Marina L., Ph.D., D.Sc., prof., ORCID ID: 0000-0002-5528-0519, e-mail: marina.butovskaya@gmail.com; Veselovskaya Elizaveta V., Ph.D., D.Sc., assoc. prof., ORCID ID: 0000-0002-2932-9884, e-mail: veselovskaya.e.v@yandex.ru; Kondratieva A.V., e-mail: medvediha@inbox.ru; Prosikova E.A., e-mail: anirey@rambler.ru
Introduction: This paper is aimed at investigation of morpho-psychological complexes, represented in women sambo rustlers, with highest sportive achievements by which they differ from the control group of women of comparable age. It is suggested that these traits represent the fixed complex, evolved on early stage of evolution of H. sapience, and remained adaptive through the whole history of modern humans. Materials and methods: The study subjects where: 1. The group of top ranking women rustlers (n=91); 2. Control group for young women of same age (between 17 and 30 years) (n=100). Measurements: face and body anthropometry, cortisol level in saliva, the battery of psychological inventories (Buss-Perry Aggressive Questionnaire; NEO – FFI version, Zuckerman sensation seeking inventory, Sandra Bem psychological androgyny inventory). Results and discussion: It was found that women rustlers were more masculine, compared to control sample, by the set of morphological and behavioral parameters. Particularly: they bear more masculine proportions of face and body, more masculine glabella region and 2D:4D ratio. Women rustlers were more self-confident, extravert, conservative, and slightly more physically aggressive, compared to control. At the same time, they were not different from control by the level of dominance, verbal aggression, anger and hostility. In their behavior women rustlers demonstrate a mixture of feminine and masculine traits. By the level of conscientiousness and risk avoidance they were more feminine compare to control group. The main conclusion is, that masculinization of women, represented such morpho-psycho-type does not develop at the cost of feminization. This type may be interpreted as one of the distinctive women adaptive types, positively selected in the evolution of modern humans. This type is still positively selected nowadays, due to it obvious benefits for particular sportive occupations.
2D:4D, masculinity, femininity, personality traits, aggression, female resling
Цит.: Butovskaya M.L., Veselovskaya E.V., Kondratieva A.V., Prosikova E.A. Morpho-psychological complexes as indicators of success in sport: women // Moscow University Anthropology Bulletin (Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta. Seria XXIII. Antropologia), 2012; 2/2012; с. 29-42
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