Methods of Psychological Self-Regulation as a Means of Preventing Unfavorable Conditions in Professional Activities

The purpose of the study was to analyze existing methods of self-regulation for the prevention of negative conditions and, on its basis, to select the most effective method of self-regulation and test it for representatives of high-risk professions. The research conducted in 2024, involved 28 reserve officers (average age 25 (+2,5) years; 100% men). The subjects were equally divided into 2 groups: experimental and control randomly. Methods: assessment of the state of reduced performance (DORS, the scale of neuropsychic tension (T.N. Nemchin), the questionnaire of the degree of chronic fatigue (A.B. Leonova). Method of experimental influence: progressive muscle relaxation (in our modification). Two sessions were conducted, lasting 20 minutes, according to the following scheme: scanning, tension, and then relaxation of certain muscle groups and repeated scanning. Statistical methods: comparative analysis by the Mann-Whitney criterion, differential analysis ANOVA (Fisher criterion) (independent variable: muscle relaxation training — we identified 2 levels in it. 1 — without training, 2 — with training; dependent variable — unfavorable mental states), arithmetic mean of all indicators, standard deviation of indicators, comparative analysis by the Wilcoxon criterion. All calculations were performed using the STATISTICA program. Results: the most pronounced unfavorable states in reserve officers were: neuropsychic tension, monotony, satiety and stress. After the training, there was a reliable decrease in the level of monotony and the degree of chronic fatigue. Conclusion: the method of progressive muscle relaxation (in our modification) has a positive effect on such unfavorable conditions as satiety and the degree of chronic fatigue and can be used as a preventive measure for these negative conditions in reserve officers undergoing training in a military registration specialty.

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