Protective overcoming behavior in naval professionals with signs of occupational burnout
https://doi.org/10.22328/2413-5747-2020-6-2-74-79
Abstract
Purpose. Evaluation of protective overcoming behavior in naval professionals with (or without) signs of occupational burnout.
Materials and methods. The study enrolled 250 naval professionals aged from 25 to 45 years. Subjects were divided into two groups — without (group 1 (n=91 men)) and with (group 2 (n=159 men) signs of occupational burnout who showed strategies and models of coping behavior, psychological defense mechanisms by set of psychodiagnostic tests.
Results and discussion. It was found that naval professionals without signs of occupational burnout use more constructive strategies and behavior patterns when coping with stress — active, prosocial and indirect behavior strategy and they represent significantly higher values of developed psychological defenses in comparison with individuals with signs of occupational burnout who use passive, asocial and direct behavior strategies.
Conclusion. In order to prevent occupational burnout in surveyed individuals, it is advisable to conduct training in use of constructive coping and the best psychological defenses.
About the Author
P. A. Soshkin
State Scientific Research Institute of Military Medicine of Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Pavel A. Soshkin
St. Petersburg
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Soshkin P.A. Protective overcoming behavior in naval professionals with signs of occupational burnout. Marine Medicine. 2020;6(2):74-79. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22328/2413-5747-2020-6-2-74-79
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