PSYCHOLOGICAL DETERMINANTS OF DIFFICULTIES IN FUNCTIONING AND LIFE ACTIVITY OF MILITARY PERSONNEL UNDER STRESSFUL CONDITIONS OF SERVICE

Abstract

The article is devoted to a comprehensive theoretical analysis of the psychological determinants of functioning and life difficulties of military personnel under stressful service conditions. The relevance of the study is обусловлена the increasing intensity of psycho-emotional, social, and professional burdens associated with the performance of combat and operational tasks, which involve a high level of responsibility, risk to life, and prolonged exposure to stressors. Under such conditions, the likelihood of impaired psychological functioning, reduced adaptive potential, and the emergence of persistent life difficulties increases. Purpose: to provide a theoretical generalization and systematization of contemporary scientific approaches to understanding the psychological determinants of functioning and life difficulties of military personnel in stressful service conditions, as well as to identify the leading individual-psychological and socio-organizational factors of maladaptation. Scientific novelty. The article substantiates the multidimensional nature of psychological functioning difficulties in military personnel as a result of the interaction between personal resources and the socio-professional environment. The role of emotional stability, anxiety level, development of self-regulation skills, characteristics of the motivational sphere, and value orientations as individual determinants of maladaptation is systematized. The influence of chronic stress, the intensity of combat workload, the specifics of interpersonal interaction within military units, and the level of psychological support on the development of socio-adaptive difficulties is revealed. The tendency toward cumulative accumulation of negative psycho-emotional states in the absence of timely preventive and corrective measures is demonstrated. Conclusions. Difficulties in functioning and life activity of military personnel have a systemic nature and are determined by a complex of interrelated individual and socio-organizational factors. The effectiveness of professional activity and the preservation of psychological well-being depend on the development of personal resources, the quality of the socio-psychological climate, and the availability of psychological support. A promising direction is the development of comprehensive prevention and psychological support programs aimed at strengthening the adaptive potential of military personnel.