СТРУКТУРА ЕМОЦІЙНОЇ СФЕРИ IT-ФАХІВЦІВ ІЗ ВИСОКИМ РІВНЕМ КОНКУРЕНЦІЇ ЯК СПОСОБУ РЕГУЛЮВАННЯ КОНФЛІКТІВ

The purpose of the research is to determine the features of the structure of emotional sphere of IT-specialists who prefer competition as a way to manage conflicts. Research methods. Testing (psychodiagnostic): test on behavior in situations of conflict by K.Thomas, «Scale of differential emotions» method, A. Wessman and D. Ricks’ method «Self-assessment of emotional states», B.I. Dodonov’s test-questionnaire «Emotional orientation»; mathematical and statistical methods: Kendall rank correlation coefficient, empirical data analysis using Mann-Whitney U-test and factor analysis. Description of the sample. The study involved 111 IT-specialists (53 women and 58 men aged 22 to 37 with average age - 29 years old), who were separated into two groups of 30 people, based on the results of determining the level of competitive behavior in a conflict (K. Thomas test): with high and low levels of competitive behavior in a conflict situation.Conclusions. IT-specialists with a high level of competition are prone to the manifestation of communicative emotions, which gives them the opportunity to draw the attention of others. They are also focused on their own interests and feelings and have an expressed need for self-affirmation. These specialists are more inclined to express anger and disgust because of the desire to achieve the goal. At the same time, their competitiveness is opposed to shame, and in case of failure they are ready to compromise and abandon some of the previously submitted claims.It should be noted as well that the combination of praxical feelings, anger, aversion reinforces the need of these IT specialists to compete, and self-confidence affects the expression of gloric and communicative feelings and is opposed to adaptation.