ОСОБЛИВОСТІ ПРОЯВУ АГРЕСІЇ У ВІЙСЬКОВОСЛУЖБОВЦІВ -УЧАСНИКІВ БОЙОВИХ ДІЙ: НЕОБХІДНІСТЬ ЧИ НЕГАТИВНИЙ ФАКТОР?

Abstract

The results of empirical research on the study of the problem of aggression manifestation among servicemen-participants of combat actions are presented in the article. The main goal of the research was to determine whether the aggressive behavior of servicemen is a negative factor and requires obligatory psychological correction or, on the contrary, is a feature that contributes to effective assigned task performance on the battlefield. The comprehensive approach was applied to study the problem of military servicemen's aggression, namely: as a personality trait, as one of the reactions to combat stress and one of the deviant behavior manifestations. On the other hand, the link between aggressive behavior and combat tasks performance effectiveness was described. It should be noted that during the research, namely, at the stage of empirical data processing, it turned out that all involved servicemen have been serving in the Armed Forces of Ukraine only since 2017, and that means, they did not see the fierce battles of 2014-2016. And we considered this fact as a crucial one, that influence the results greatly. One more significant factor, that must be regarded, is the level of combat stress of servicemen who participated in hostilities after 2016. Obviously, it is lower than the level of combat stress of servicemen who participated in hostilities before 2016, and as a result, aggressive behavior (as a reaction to combat stress) also has a smaller manifestation.