THE KEY COMPONENTS EXPRESSIVENESS IN PROFESSIONALLY SIGNIFICANT PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF MILITARY SERVICEMEN: AND EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS

  • Alisa Lizun KIMPP
Keywords: psychodiagnostics, personality, serviceman, personal characteristics, professional activity, psychodiagnostics, motivation, emotional and volitional qualities, psychophysiological state, military and professional resilience, research, stress resistance

Abstract

The article deals with the expressiveness of personal and professional qualities of servicemen based on empirical research. The author highlights five main components of professionally significant personal qualities that are important for the effectiveness of military professional activity: value-based, cognitive, emotional and volitional, personality-related and professional. The article describes characteristics of the components and their level of prominence in servicemen, in particular: peculiarities of thinking, personality traits in the framework of the five- factor model, communication and organisational aptitudes, behaviour in conflicts. Gender differences among military personnel and combat experience were also taken into account. Most servicemen have a high level of development of these qualities, which contributes to military professional activity, in particular in the defense of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.

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Published
2025-06-30
How to Cite
Lizun, A. (2025). THE KEY COMPONENTS EXPRESSIVENESS IN PROFESSIONALLY SIGNIFICANT PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF MILITARY SERVICEMEN: AND EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS. Kyiv Journal of Modern Psychology and Psychotherapy, 9, 63-72. https://doi.org/10.48020/mppj.2025.01.05