Medical and Psychological Aspects of Safety and Adaptation of Military Personnel to Extreme Conditions

Prykhodko, Ihor; Bielai, Serhii V.; Hrynzovskyi, Anatolii; Zhelaho, Anatolii М; Hodlevskyi, Serhii O; Kalashchenko, S. I.

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“…Börjesson et al (2015) point out that extreme situations with risks to the health and life of military personnel are integral components of combat deployment (CD). Almost every soldier experiences combat stress under these conditions (Pols & Oak, 2007;Prykhodko et al, 2020). The impact of combat stress on military personnel begins before direct contact with the enemy and continues until they leave the CD zone (Figley & Nash, 2007).…”

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The model of psychological safety of a soldier’s personality

Prykhodko¹

2021

Current Issues in Personality Psychology

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From 2014 to the present, Ukrainian military personnel have been fighting in Eastern Ukraine against illegal armed formations of separatists. The resulting combat stress negatively affects servicemen's mental health status. This study aimed to examine the factor structure of a scale to assess the psychological safety of a soldier's personality (PSSP), taking into account changes in the conditions of military service to improve the professional and psychological training of military personnel. participants and procedureThe study involved 118 officers of the National Guard of Ukraine. The semantic differential method, expert judgment, and exploratory factor analysis were used to determine the factor structure of the PSSP.

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The model of psychological safety of a soldier’s personality

Prykhodko¹

2021

Current Issues in Personality Psychology

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“…The developed method also allows to research a large number of candidates, reduce the time for testing and processing the results, and avoid subjectivity when making a decision (Prykhodko, 2020). However, the reliability of a decision on PS largely depends on the accuracy and correctness of research on the formation of the characteristics of the psychological profile based on selected reference groups of specialists of a particular specialization (Prykhodko et al, 2020). Also important is the process of selecting the numerical values of the boundaries of groups of candidates, which depend on the number of selected tests and the given requirements for these groups (Cano, 2018).…”

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Automation of Psychological Selection Procedures for Personnel to Specific Activities

Prykhodko¹,

Horielyshev²,

Matsehora³

et al. 2022

JST

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The article presents a universal method for determining the professional suitability (PS) of a candidate and an algorithm for forming a psychological profile for a specific profession based on determining the psychological potential of personality. The developed method is based on the use of automated support systems. Based on the obtained value of the integral indicator, a decision is made on the PS group of this candidate. This method adapts to the requirements of the profession to candidates, taking into account changes in the conditions of activity by adjusting the typical psychological profile of the personality. The developed method for determining a candidate’s PS has been brought to practical implementation in the form of an Automated Psychodiagnostic Complex (APDC) “Psychodiagnostics.” APDC has been tested on the example of the psychological selection procedures of personnel for military service in units with law enforcement functions. APDС allows to reduce the time and labor costs for conducting psychodiagnostic studies, increases the reliability of tests due to a higher degree of standardization of the testing procedure, increases the accuracy of assessing psychological characteristics, and reduces the likelihood of errors in the processing of test results. APDС can be used for recruiting in various sectors of the economy, education, and military sphere.

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“…Extreme situations and risk are integral components of combat deployments (Börjesson et al, 2015;Momen et al, 2010). Almost every soldier experiences combat stress under these conditions (Pols & Oak, 2007;Prykhodko et al, 2020). The impact of combat stress on military personnel…”

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The Psychological Readiness Model of Military Personnel to Take Risks during a Combat Deployment

Prykhodko

Lyman

Matsehora

et al. 2021

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The purpose of this article is to present an empirically-derived psychological readiness model of military personnel to take risks during combat deployment. The model was developed using the methods of semantic differential, peer review, and factor analysis. Its theoretical basis is the concept of “hardiness”. The study involved 104 military personnel of the National Guard of Ukraine had combat experience in the War in Eastern Ukraine. The model includes four components: “Ability for volitional efforts (mobilization)”, “Military brotherhood”, “Professional identity”, “Self-control (endurance)”. Their content covers the emotional-volitional, cognitive, motivational, moral, active-practical, existential-being, and interpersonal-social spheres of the individual. The leading role in the model belongs to strong-willed features, combat cohesion, patriotism, and adaptive resources of the individual, which make it possible to maintain the effectiveness of military personnel’s combat activities under conditions of risk. The basis of the psychological readiness of military personnel to actively act and overcome difficulties in conditions of risk (uncertainty, direct threat to health and life) with the absence of reliable guarantees for success is hardiness. It is suggested that the model can be used for psychological selection procedures, professional and psychological training of military personnel, predicting their behavior under conditions of risk, and developing strategies for psychological support in the post-deployment period. This will reduce psychogenic losses during hostilities.

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Medical and Psychological Aspects of Safety and Adaptation of Military Personnel to Extreme Conditions

Cited by 22 publications

References 7 publications

The model of psychological safety of a soldier’s personality

The model of psychological safety of a soldier’s personality

Automation of Psychological Selection Procedures for Personnel to Specific Activities

The Psychological Readiness Model of Military Personnel to Take Risks during a Combat Deployment

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