CADET PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY IN RUSSIAN MIA EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS: PERSONAL DETERMINANTS AND INTEGRATIVE STRUCTURE

This article explores the personal factors that determine the psychological safety of cadets at the educational institution of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. The study draws on the resource-based approach to labor psychology, A. Antonovsky's concepts of coherence, Yu. Kul's self-governance, N. N. Krasnoshtanova and V. S. Agapov's five-component model of psychological safety for service personnel, and T. V. Maltseva's conceptual model of developing subjective vitality in law enforcement agency leaders. The empirical study was conducted on a sample of 514 cadets at the educational institution of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia using the aforementioned psychodiagnostic methods. The study demonstrates that cadets' psychological safety is associated with a range of personal characteristics, including the ability to perceive life events as orderly and meaningful, the ability to self-regulate behavior, rapid recovery from stress, a focus on active problem solving, and a stable sense of inner energy. It was established that these characteristics form an integrated structure of interrelated determinants that explains a significant proportion of individual differences in psychological safety. Differences were identified between students of different years, as well as between males and females. Practical recommendations for psychologists working in the departmental education system are offered.