Factors Influencing the Formation of Optimal Emotional States of Employees of the Internal Affairs Bodies of the Russian Federation

The article describes the psychological features of the professional activity of employees of internal affairs bodies, determines the degree of influence of types of behavioral activity on the effectiveness of official duties, as well as levels of self-regulation based on research conducted among employees of internal affairs bodies. An empirical study has been conducted, the object of which is the heads of territorial internal affairs bodies at the district level and ordinary employees whose work experience is no more than one year. Having divided the respondents by levels of individual self-regulation and types of professional behavioral activity, an attempt was made to identify a correlation between these psychological characteristics and formulate forms of interaction with the professional activities of law enforcement officers. A correlation has been revealed between such psychological characteristics of the personality of employees of internal affairs bodies as the level of individual self-regulation and the type of professional behavioral activity, which act as determinants of the formation of their emotional states.

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