SCIENTIFIC APPROACH TO THE FORMATION OF SELF-PRESERVATION BEHAVIOR AMONG STUDENTS OF St. PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY
The article presents the results of a study conducted in order to form motivation for self-preservation behavior of students. It is noted that there is a direct relationship between the respondents' self-esteem and their real behavior. There are significant reserves for improving behavior for those who are ready to change it, and if conditions are created for choosing a healthy lifestyle, the situation in the youth environment can change for the better. Such conditions were created by the staff of the University-wide Department of Physical Culture and Sports of St. Petersburg State University. Physical education classes with students from the 1st to the 4th year were conducted taking into account their functional reserves of adaptation of the body (according to Baevsky), which allowed first-year students to cope with physical activities offered to them as part of the curriculum. The department has created pedagogical conditions for the implementation of a strategy focused on the formation of self-preservation behavior by means of informing students about the factors.