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Extreme Psychology and Personal Safety
2026. Vol. 3, no. 1, 53–67
doi:10.17759/epps.2026030103
ISSN: 3034-3666 (online)

Resource capabilities of self-organizational competence and pleasure from work in overcoming fatigue in the professional activity of a higher education teacher

 
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Abstract

Context and relevance. This study examines the interactions between self-organizational competence, work-related experiences, and fatigue as an unfavorable mental state associated with work performance. The theoretical basis for the study is an understanding of self-organization within the framework of activity theory, the substantiation of fatigue as an unfavorable mental state, and flow theory. Objective: to study the interactions between self-organizational competence, fatigue, and optimal work-related experiences. Hypothesis. Systemic resource formations that perform a regulatory function in a teacher's professional activity include competence-based, psychoenergetic, and emotional components. Methods and materials. The study involved 120 teachers from higher education institutions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. Self-assessment diagnostic methods were used to identify the severity of self-organizational competence, indicators of work-related experiences, and a subjective assessment of fatigue. Results. Linear regression analysis yielded four models that met all acceptability requirements. The models reflect a developed system of relationships in which pleasure is the central link, self-organization is the basic regulatory resource, meaning is a secondary, derivative component, and subjective fatigue assessment acts as a psychoenergetic indicator of stress, reducing the severity of the other indicators. Conclusions. It was revealed that work enjoyment is the key resource associated with fatigue reduction. Self-organizational competence primarily serves as a resource and support function. The meaningfulness of professional activity is largely derivative and is formed on the basis of a positive emotional-evaluative attitude toward work.

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Keywords: personal resources, self-organizational competence, fatigue, experiencing pleasure in work

Journal rubric: General Psychology and Psychology Safety of the Personality

Article type: scientific article

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/epps.2026030103

Received 10.02.2026

Revised 05.03.2026

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For citation: Pavlova, S.A., Semenova, N.A. (2026). Resource capabilities of self-organizational competence and pleasure from work in overcoming fatigue in the professional activity of a higher education teacher. Extreme Psychology and Personal Safety, 3(1), 53–67. (In Russ.). https://doi.org/10.17759/epps.2026030103

© Pavlova S.A., Semenova N.A., 2026

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

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Information About the Authors

Svetlana A. Pavlova, Candidate of Science (Psychology), Associate Professor, Deputy head, Chair of Psychology and Pedagogy, Krasnodar, Russian Federation, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3196-8834, e-mail: swetapawlowa@mail.ru

Natalya A. Semenova, Candidate of Science (Psychology), Associate Professor, Chair of Psychology and Pedagogy, Krasnodar University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, Krasnodar, Russian Federation, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0687-0472, e-mail: natalya_deeva@bk.ru

Contribution of the authors

Svetlana A. Pavlova — ideas; annotation, writing and design of the manuscript; planning of the research; control over the research.

Natalya A. Semenova — application of statistical, mathematical and other methods for data analysis; conducting the experiment; data collection and analysis; visualization of research results.

Both authors participated in the discussion of the results and approved the final text of the manuscript.

Conflict of interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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