MOTOR ACTIVITY AS A MEANS OF OVERCOMING STRESS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS DURING THEIR PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES UNDER MARTIAL LAW

Aim. To study the impact of motor activity on overcoming stress in law enforcement officers during their professional activities under martial law. Materials and methods. The research involved 176 male law enforcement officers, who were divided into 4 groups, depending on the type of physical exercises they did to overcome stress during martial law: Group 1 (n = 27) – aerobic exercises; Group 2 (n = 25) – strength exercises; Group 3 (n = 32) – sports games; Group 4 (n = 92) – did not exercise at all. Methods: analysis, synthesis, and generalization of literature sources, Internet data, questionnaires, psychodiagnostic testing, and statistical methods. The survey was conducted according to the author’s questionnaire, testing was carried out using three methods (PSM-25 Psychological Stress Scale; Assessment of Professional Stress; Assessment of Neuropsychological Stress). Results. It was found that all law enforcement officers, without exception, experience stress during their professional activities under martial law. However, the frequency of manifestation of both psychological and somatic signs of stress in law enforcement officers who exercised was lower than in law enforcement officers who did not engage in any motor activity, which indicates the effectiveness of any exercise in reducing the negative impact of stress on the body of law enforcement officers. The level of psychological and professional stress, as well as neuropsychological stress in law enforcement officers of Group 4, was significantly (p < 0.05-0.001) worse than in Groups 1, 2, and 3. At the same time, no significant difference was found between the indicators of Groups 1, 2, and 3 (p > 0.05). Conclusions. Motor activity is one of the most effective means of combating stress in law enforcement officers during their professional activities under martial law. At the same time, any type of physical exercise is effective in combating stress. Therefore, the ability of law enforcement officers to successfully counteract stress through the rational use of motor activity will help restore their emotional state, maintain physical and mental health, and improve their professional performance under the regime of martial law.