EMOTIONAL COMPONENT IN THE PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY OF POLICE OFFICERS WITH DIFFERENT LEVELS OF PROFESSIONAL SELF-FULFILLMENT
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.32689/maup.psych.2021.4.9Keywords:
desired experiences, emotions, emotional sphere, policemen, professional activity, professional selffulfillmentAbstract
The results of the theoretical review of foreign scientific sources on the problem of emotions in the professional activities of police officers are presented. The results of an empirical study of the emotional sphere of police officers in the context of their professional self-fulfillment are provided. The purpose of the study is to identify the specifics of emotions in professional activities in police officers with different levels of professional self-fulfillment (SF). The objectives of the study were: 1) theoretical analysis of foreign research, highlighting the role of emotions in the professional activities of the police; 2) establishing the characteristics of emotions and desired experiences in police officers with different levels of professional self-fulfillment. The scientific novelty of the study is to detail the role of emotions in the context of professional activities of police officers. Sampling of the study. The sample consisted of 72 police officers. Based on the data obtained using the method of “Questionnaire of professional self-fulfillment” by O. Kokun using cluster analysis on the principle of k – means, groups of respondents with low, medium and high levels of professional self-fulfillment were formed. The sample consisted of 72 police officers. Low levels of SF were found in 24 persons, medium levels were diagnosed in 28 subjects, and high levels were found in 20 respondents. Police officers with a low level of professional self-fulfillment (first group) and with a high level (second group) were involved in further research. “Emotion Significance Rating Scale” by B. Dodonov was used to identify emotional states in police officers with different levels of SF that accompany their service. Conclusions. It is empirically established that the high level of professional self-fulfillment of police officers is reflected in the priority and greater desirability of such emotional experiences as “Joyful excitement, impatience”, “Pleasure, pride when you can prove your worth as a person and specialist”, “Active interest in the new” and “Sense of beauty and harmony in the perception of various objects and phenomena”, ie, emotions of acquisitive, practical, gnostic and aesthetic content, which is less characteristic of subjects with a low level of professional self-fulfillment.
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