Causes of athletic and non-athletic students' aggressive behaviour at school and its prevention

The article analyses the causes of aggressive behaviour of senior high school students and the prevention of such conduct. The aim of the research is to analyse aggressive behaviour of athletic and non-athletic senior high school students and to discuss the possibilities of prevention of such students’ conduct. Material and methods: theoretical (analysis of scientific literature), empirical (a written interview using the ASEBA questionnaire) and statistical data analysis. The selection of respondents was based on a non-probability, convenience, purposive sampling. The sample consisted of N=68 senior students of Zemyna Gymnasium in Klaipeda City. Results. The research has showed that senior high school students are often nervous, tense and rejoice little in their lives; they also demand a lot of attention for themselves, often argue with the others, communicate with other students and teachers in an unpleasant manner, and frequently behave aggressively. Conclusions. Senior high school students considered themselves as being teased and annoyed by others, so they treated them in an unpleasant manner, thus, constantly argued and used to get involved in conflicts with each other. During conflicts, senior male students used physical aggression more often than female ones, the latter used verbal aggression most often. Athletic male pupils were more likely to engage in fights than their non-athletic peers end non-athletic male, female pupils were more likely to threaten other people.