Social-psychological determinants of deviant behavior among participants of the Special Military Operation

The purpose of the study is to identify the socio-psychological determinants of deviant behavior among the participants in the Special Military Operation. Research methods: organizational, empirical (projective techniques – Wagner's hand test; questionnaires – Beck's Depression Inventory, Mississippi Scale for PTSD, Coping Strategy Indicator, Social-Psychological Adaptation Test, Measurement of Psychological Defense Test, Standardized Multidimensional Personality Inventory Method (SMIL), clinical interview), data processing, interpretative. Research results and conclusions. The study identified psychological factors that contribute to the formation of deviant behavior, and these factors are the targets for psychocorrection. Such factors include emotional discomfort, aggression, isolation as a mechanism of psychological defense, compulsive behavior, passive aggression, and social isolation.