PECULIARITIES OF PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL ADAPTATION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO THE CONDITIONS OF THEIR PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

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The research aimed to investigate the dynamics of indicators of adaptive capacities of first-time certified law enforcement officers during their initial professional training courses and after one year of service. The research involved 54 law enforcement officers of the third service-related category (law enforcement officers of higher educational institutions with specific training environment) aged 20–24 years, who were included in the experimental (EG, n = 28) and the control (CG, n = 26) groups. The main difference between the EG and the CG was the ratio of general and special physical training during their initial professional training courses. The adaptive capacities of law enforcement officers were studied using the adaptive potential of the cardiovascular system. It was found that the law enforcement officers in the EG had significantly better indicators of adaptive potential than those of the CG by 0.08 c. u. (p < 0.05–0.01) at the end of the initial professional training courses, as well as after one year of their service. This proves the positive impact of physical training sessions according to the experimental program, which was developed taking into account the service-related categories of first-time certified law enforcement officers, on accelerating their psychophysiological adaptation to future professional activities.

Keywords:

adaptation adaptive capacities law enforcement officers professional training physical training

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Publication:

«World of Medicine and Biology» Vol. 19 No. 84 (2023) , с. 50-54
УДК 613.6.015+613.86-044.347:351.74

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26724/2079-8334-2023-2-84-50-54