Neurotization as a Predictor of Resistance to Frustration in Rossguard Cadets

The peculiarities of the military-political situation in the world determined the specifics of training military personnel for a new method of combat, which involves the use of virtual reality tools. Modern military operations are characterized by their specificity, complexity and uncertainty. Military personnel usually face various stressors, including injuries, murders, disabilities, etc., leading to frustration. Excessive stress can lead to serious mental disorders and cognitive impairment, manifested in the form of anxiety, fear, suicide or murder. The situation of uncertainty requires the development of resistance to stress factors in military personnel. This is especially true for the personnel of the Russian Guard units that perform service and combat missions to ensure public order and security in liberated settlements. In this regard, it becomes important to determine the personal factors (one of which is neuroticism) that determine the resistance of military personnel to frustration in an extreme situation. To prove the assumption that the tendency to neuroticism acts as an intermediate stress factor associated with an uncertain situation and determines resistance to frustration, a study was conducted on 3rd year Russian Guard cadets of 135 men. To determine the predictors of stress resistance, multiple regression analysis was used. The response variables were the types of stress resistance: effective type, impulsive type, holding type. As a result of using multiple regression analysis, three predictors were identified that predict changes in three types of resistance to frustration among cadets. As part of the correlation analysis, a correlation was proven between neuroticism and decision-making style in situations of uncertainty. It is concluded that the total indicator of neuroticism, depletion of psychoenergetic resources and violation of will differentiate effective, restraining and impulsive types of resistance to frustration among military personnel of the Russian Guard.