RUDN Journal of Psychology and PedagogicsRUDN Journal of Psychology and Pedagogics2313-16832313-1705Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)7676Research ArticleRivalry Determinants of Interpersonal Relations between Medical Staff MembersLevchenkoV VDepartment of Sociology and Politologylevv66@mail.ruPerm National Research Polytechnic University150120141919808092016Copyright © 2016, Psychology and Pedagogics2016The article analyses and systematizes the results of the empirical study, which refine the differentiating effect of the relations of rivalry to different aspects of the life of a group and confirm that rivalry presents one of the essential determinants of formation and functioning of group and personality.rivalrycompetitioncooperationaltruisticityindividualisticityinterpersonal relationsсостязательностьконкуренциясотрудничествоальтруистичностьиндивидуалистичностьмежличностные отношения