The influence of sociopsychological characteristics of military personnel depending on their professional training on the constructs of their personal Self-concept

Abstract

The relevance of the problem of constant contact of servicemen with significant psychotraumatic factors due to their stay in rather extreme and superphysical conditions (conditions of active combat operations), which exposes them to significant psycho-emotional and psychophysical stress and overload, has led to the empirical study of the possibilities of influencing their sociopsychological and characterological characteristics on the constructs of the phenomenon of personal self-concept. The article, which aimed to empirically determine the socio-psychological characteristics of servicemen depending on their professional training and the possibility of their influence on the constructs of their personal self-concept, states the possibility of influencing certain constructs by age, gender and characteristic features, intensity of combat experience, conditions of professional workload, presence and number of injuries, family relationships, psychological overload, belonging to the rank and file, sergeants and officers, and other characteristics. The sample of respondents was formed by means of a traditional survey using a specially designed questionnaire to determine the sociopsychological characteristics of military personnel in crisis conditions of active combat operations. The sample of respondents consisted of 129 servicemen who received rehabilitation measures: 106 people from among mobilized civilians and 23 from among professional military. The results statistically significantly showed that there was a higher proportion of women among professional military personnel compared to mobilized civilians, in contrast to men, where their proportion was higher among mobilized than among professional military personnel. It has been statistically confirmed that among the career military, the majority were under 30 years old and held the rank of officer, while among the mobilized civilians, the majority were 30–45 years old and belonged to the rank and file. The absence of a family among the majority of professional military personnel and its presence among the majority of mobilized civilians has been statistically significantly proven. The preference for serving on the contact line and a significant number of people with one injury among mobilized civilians, as well as being mainly in the rear support and the prevalence of no injuries for the group of professional military personnel, have been statistically proven.