Abstract
Background: The article deals with psychological factors affecting professional development of a labor subject under the conditions of socio-economic shocks, information overloads and modernization of virtually all areas of professional activities. The research looks at psychological predictors of an individual’s constructiveprofessional development, as well as conditions for building coping skills in such critical situations as stress, conflict, frustration, etc., which are the causes of emotional burnout, professional destruction, deviant behavior, deterioration of occupational and psychological health, psychosomatic disorders, and so on. The analyzed phenomenon is a labor subject’s ”psychological immunity” to professional destruction stemmingfrom multiple increase in intensity of negative impact on individual psycho-emotional state. The research defines the role of psychological immunity in constructive professional development and personal and professional competence. Design: Academic novelty of the article consists in analysis of the psychological construct of mindfulness, which is new to Russian science. The author views this construct as a psychological meta-predictor of personal and professional competence belonging to the structure of personal and cognitive features of individuals and ensuring effective unleashing of their personal potential. Results: The research has found out the link between the psychological predictors of constructive professional development and the mindfulness level of an individual, which makes it possible to broaden the understanding of individual psychological characteristics and capabilities of labor subjects in their topmost achievements, to define strategies for effective use of psychological and intellectual resources of a professional, for choice betweendestructive and constructive professional development in favor of the latter and for shaping personal and professional competence. Conclusions: On the meta-cognitive level mindfulness contributes to building a labor subject’s psychological immunity for overcoming professional destruction, determines acquisition of personal and professional competences required for constructive professional development and an increase of personal and professional competence.
 Keywords: Mindfulness, psychological predictors, meta-concept, personal and professional competence.
Highlights
In today’s complex economic and political reality, the idea of self-fulfillment and relevance of each person in society is especially topical
Which is the subject of this article, it is the need to provide psychological conditions for professional self-preservation and development of a labor subject, and for building personal and professional competence
It should be noted that the above-mentioned and many other psychological predictors of personal and professional competences are closely related to the level and range of professional competences
Summary
In today’s complex economic and political reality, the idea of self-fulfillment and relevance of each person in society is especially topical. The problem of increasing the efficiency of a labor subject, both in the public and private sectors, is attracting more attention of researchers, politicians and managers In this regard, solving the task of using an individual’s mental resources rationally in professional activities is gaining paramount importance. There are a number of reasons for this trend First of all, it correlates with current demands of society related to an increase in intensity of professional activities and the need to solve increasingly complex professional problems of various scale. Design: Academic novelty of the article consists in analysis of the psychological construct of mindfulness, which is new to Russian science The author views this construct as a psychological meta-predictor of personal and professional competence belonging to the structure of personal and cognitive features of individuals and ensuring effective unleashing of their personal potential. Conclusions: On the meta-cognitive level mindfulness contributes to building a labor subject’s psychological immunity for overcoming professional destruction, determines acquisition of personal and professional competences required for constructive professional development and an increase of personal and professional competence
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