Abstract
The article is devoted to the search for effective patterns of coping with stress in conscripts in different branches of Russian armed forces. The article presents the results of an empirical study of the relationship between coping strategies and the perceived traumatic stress of conscripts (N = 118) serving in the Aerospace, Railway and Air Defense units of the ground forces. Significant differences in indicators of perceived stress and coping among conscripts serving in different types of troops, associated with differences in the conditions of their professional activity, are shown. Multivariate regression analysis revealed the existence of specific coping patterns that involve the rejection of ineffective strategies and the use of effective ones. It is shown that these patterns are not universal, i.e. the effectiveness of the chosen coping strategies differs among ordinary soldiers serving in different branches of the armed forces. Conclusions are drawn about the need to take into account the peculiarities of military service in specific types of units when training and psychological support of conscripts in ways of effective adaptation to the conditions of military service.
Highlights
Research on the mechanisms of coping with stress is extremely relevant in the field of studying the psychological characteristics of military service as a special type of professional activity
The study results of subjective assessment of the military service traumatic stress impact and coping strategies of the conscripts in different armed forces branches allowed us to formulate a number of conclusions: 1. The conscripts in various armed forces branches differ significantly in their subjective assessment of the military service traumatic impact on them and their preference for various strategies for coping with stress
The traumatic stress highest indicators and the most frequent choice of non-constructive strategies characterize individuals serving in the ranks of the aerospace forces, the lowest are in the air defense forces of the ground forces, which indirectly shows the role of professional tasks and the conscription conditions in the level of its stress for conscripts and the success of their adaptation to military service
Summary
Research on the mechanisms of coping with stress is extremely relevant in the field of studying the psychological characteristics of military service as a special type of professional activity. This can be countered by developing coping skills, which is one of the most important elements of an individual's adaptive potential [7]. The number of studies that study the interaction of traumatic stress and coping in conscripts is small These two factors determined the idea and direction of our work
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