Factors of professional activity that cause a decrease in psychological resources of employees of internal affairs bodies
The article discusses the factors of professional activity that reduce the psychological resources of the personality of employees of internal affairs bodies, which contribute to the negative manifestations of professional stress and burnout. The results of the study are presented, the influence of factors of professional activity of employees of internal affairs bodies, leading to a significant reduction in their resources and, as a result, stress and burnout. The relationship of stress and burnout with the self-report of employees of internal affairs bodies about various factors of professional activity and personal life was examined. Our goal was to better understand the factors that could potentially be targeted in order to mitigate their impact on employees by increasing psychological resources and thereby prevent police stress and burnout. To achieve research goals, we used the questionnaire of emotional burnout K. Maslach and S. Jackson, in adaptation N.E. Vodopyanova and a specially designed profile. The study involved 38 employees of the middle and senior command staff of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the Omsk Region, consisting of a reserve of personnel for promotion to higher managerial positions. According to the results of the study, the number of ATS employees with high intensity of occupational stress amounted to 26% of the total number of examined, with an intensity of stress above average - 37% of employees, with low and medium intensity of occupational stress - 37%. Using the Pearson coefficient r revealed the presence of a direct positive relationship between the level of emotional exhaustion and the presence of conflict in the performance of respondents.