Ментальная регуляция динамики психических состояний в профессиональной деятельности (на примере специалистов помогающих профессий)

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The study of mental regulation of the dynamics of mental states in professional activity is significant for understanding the mechanisms and patterns of self-regulation of mental states in various work situations, the role of mental structures in dynamic changes in mental states experienced during the performance of professional tasks. Target. To characterize the condition of self-regulation of mental states by mental structures in professional activity, to identify patterns of dynamics of mental regulation. Methods. Content analysis, frequency, correlation, regression analyses, structural and factor analyzes of data. Sample. The study involved 53 female helping professionals, ages 23 to 45 years. Results. Typical mental states in professional activity (calmness, concentration, activity, fatigue) were identified. Changes in the correlation structure of mental regulation of mental states in the current and long-term time intervals (daily and weekly dynamics) were described: by the end of the working day, the connection of mental states with mental structures and characteristics of self-regulation rebuilt itself, due to changes in the content characteristics of states. In the current and long-term time intervals, the largest number of correlations occurred in the middle of the working week. It was revealed that experience as a structure of consciousness is leading in the mental regulation of mental states at the end of the working day and at the end of the working week. Regression and factor analyzes demonstrated that experience, coupled with self-regulation, semantic characteristics and reflection, have the greatest influence on mental states in professional activity, determining their dynamics. Conclusions. The influence of mental structures on the dynamics of mental states in professional activity at different time periods of the day and week was shown. The specificity of mental regulation has been established depending on the time of the subject’s activity. Temporal features of the functional structure “mental states - self-regulation - mental structures” were discovered. The leading factors of mental regulation of mental states were identified: experience, self-regulation, semantic structures, reflection.