Citation

Mar'in MI, Birukov SD, Smirnova MV. Psikhologicheskii Zhurnal 2009; 30(4): 16-24.

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(Copyright © 2009)

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Abstract

The results of comparative analysis of personal characteristics of officers who had committed suicide (714 pers.) and of functioning officers of internal affairs organs (526 pers.) are presented. The total sample consists of 1240 males aged 23-46 years, with service experience from 1 to 20 years. The purpose of the study was to determine the factors of suicidal risk on the basis of results of psychodiagnostic examination during enrollment at internal affairs organs. Different factor structures of personal indices in groups of comparison are determined. Differences in the types of reactions on posttraumatic situations are revealed, distinctions in psychological defense mechanisms and peculiarities in rise and development of mental disadaptation states are determined. Multiple regression equation for suicidal risk prognosis by psychodignisics examination data is elaborated and testing of its efficacy in an effort to prevent suicides among internal affairs organs' officers is done. Statistically significance differences in the factor, defined by SMIL (MMPI) scales "pessimism", "anxiety", "individuality", "social introversion" are determined.

Language: ru

Keywords

Suicide; Personal factors of suicidal risk; Psychic (mental) disadaptation