ANALYSIS OF THE MENTAL STATE OF SPECIALISTS WORKING IN THE ARCTIC

Purpose of the study. The article describes the study of the mental state of specialists working in the Arctic and extreme conditions of the Far North. The dominant mental state characterizes the activity of a person in the process of activity and indicates the satisfaction of actual personal needs....

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Published in:Sovremennye issledovaniya sotsialnykh problem
Main Authors: Valentina Yakovlevna Davydova, Aida Iunjevna Egorova
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Russian
Published: Science and Innovation Center Publishing House 2018
Subjects:
психическое состояние
психологическое благополучие
специалист
Арктика
север
адаптация
hisphilso
socio
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.12731/2218-7405-2018-10-20-36
https://doaj.org/article/947ea1d9fdd74255804b069c7844982d
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Summary:Purpose of the study. The article describes the study of the mental state of specialists working in the Arctic and extreme conditions of the Far North. The dominant mental state characterizes the activity of a person in the process of activity and indicates the satisfaction of actual personal needs. Method and methodology of the work. To study the dominant state was used questionnaire by L.V. Kulikov. Mathematical data processing was carried out using the Pearson correlation coefficient. Results. Negative dominant states of the respondents, a decrease in the intensity and pace of activity associated with the depletion of human resource capabilities are identified. Respondents noted mood variability, increased irritability, depression. Women exhibit a more stable and positive mental state than men. The more the work experience in the North, the more active the respondents show, the tone rises, the anxiety decreases. Adaptation processes can contribute to the improvement of the emotional background, long-term work in the Arctic and the Extreme North can lead to professional burnout, and various kinds of professional deformations. Scope of results. The results of the study can be applied in the development of adaptation programs for specialists and shift workers to the extreme conditions of the Far North.

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