2313-8971Research result. Pedagogy and Psychology of Education2313-897110.18413/2313-8971-2019-5-4-0-101865PSYCHOLOGYThe influence of personal characteristics of newly appointed police officers on the level of their personal adaptation potentialThe influence of personal characteristics of newly appointed police officers on the level of their personal adaptation potentialSemerikovaYulia ValentinovnaSemerikovaYulia Valentinovnayvsemerikova1@gmail.com20195400

The study of personal characteristics of newly appointed police officers is of particular importance in the process of adaptation to official activities. The total sample size of the empirical study involved 134 employees first appointed to the service in the Departments of Internal Affairs with a period of service from 3 months to 1 year. The following methods were used in the research: a multi-level personality questionnaire (MLE) “Adaptability” (A.G. Maklakov, S.V. Germanin) designed for identifying adaptation indicators, the methodology of multilateral study of personality (MIL) B.F. Berezina to determine personal characteristics. The respondents were divided into three groups, depending on the level of expression of their personal adaptation potential: group I − 15 people, persons with a low level of personal adaptation potential (average age 28 years), group II − 112 people, persons with an average level of personal adaptation potential (average age 26 years), group III − 7 people, persons with a high level of personal adaptation potential (average age 25 years). Our empirical study reveals some differences in personal characteristics of employees with different levels of expression of personal adaptive potential, which may determine the specifics of their entry into the professional environment. The obtained results are recommended to be taken into account in the organization of psychological support of professional activities of first-time appointed police officers, including those in need of increased psychological and pedagogical attention and for methodological and practical developments in the field of adaptation of new police officers to the conditions of activity of police law enforcement.

The study of personal characteristics of newly appointed police officers is of particular importance in the process of adaptation to official activities. The total sample size of the empirical study involved 134 employees first appointed to the service in the Departments of Internal Affairs with a period of service from 3 months to 1 year. The following methods were used in the research: a multi-level personality questionnaire (MLE) “Adaptability” (A.G. Maklakov, S.V. Germanin) designed for identifying adaptation indicators, the methodology of multilateral study of personality (MIL) B.F. Berezina to determine personal characteristics. The respondents were divided into three groups, depending on the level of expression of their personal adaptation potential: group I − 15 people, persons with a low level of personal adaptation potential (average age 28 years), group II − 112 people, persons with an average level of personal adaptation potential (average age 26 years), group III − 7 people, persons with a high level of personal adaptation potential (average age 25 years). Our empirical study reveals some differences in personal characteristics of employees with different levels of expression of personal adaptive potential, which may determine the specifics of their entry into the professional environment. The obtained results are recommended to be taken into account in the organization of psychological support of professional activities of first-time appointed police officers, including those in need of increased psychological and pedagogical attention and for methodological and practical developments in the field of adaptation of new police officers to the conditions of activity of police law enforcement.

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