A SET OF PSYCHODIAGNOSTIC TOOLS FOR STUDYING PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL TRAITS OF MILITARY PERSONNEL

Introduction. The publication deals with the analysis and identification of methods for diagnosing personal and professional traits of military personnel. It substantiates the expediency, purposefulness and practical significance of their application presenting a variety of psychodiagnostic research tools and disclosing how they can be used to study personal and professional qualities of servicemen in terms of their effectiveness in military and professional activities. Purpose. The work discusses a selected psychodiagnostic toolkit related to examination of personality traits that are pivotal for military personnel. Methods. The publication offers a theoretical analysis of the scientific source base with the aim of selecting a comprehensive methodological toolkit that provides opportunities for empirical scientific examination of personality characteristics of military personnel. Each of the methods for empirical study of personality is described in terms of its basic purpose and procedure. Originality. The article presents a structural model of personality traits comprising values, motivations, cognitive abilities, personality-related, emotional, volitional and professional characteristics that have a significant role for military careers. Such psychodiagnostic approach is based on a set of selected methods, which include “Motivation of professional activity (K. Zamfir's method in A. Rean's modification)”, “Methods of studying the peculiarities of thinking (MDOM-2)”, “Methods of scaled self-assessment of psychophysiological state (O. Kokun)”, “Short five-factor personality questionnaire (TIPI-Ukr)” as adapted by M. Klimanska and I. Galetska", "Methods for diagnosing a person's tendency to conflict behavior by K. Thomas as adapted by N.V. Grishina", "Diagnosis of communicative and organizational tendencies (KOS-2)", "Questionnaire of military and professional resilience (O. Kokun)". Each individual methodology is not exhaustive, but in the aggregate a proper set of psychological tools will be helpful in a comprehensive psychological study. Conclusion. The analysis of modern scientific approaches to the examination of personality characteristics allowed to identify valid psychological methods for the study of individual components of personal and professional qualities of military personnel. The presented psychodiagnostic tools are relevant to the implementation of a particular empirical study. Each methodology is characterized by validity, reliability, and probability of collecting, processing, and obtaining credible meaningful results.