PECULARITIES OF PROFESSIONAL BURNOUT MANIFESTATION AMONG POLICEMEN IN THE ASPECT OF PERSONALITY PSYCHOLOGICAL SPECIFIC

Abstract

Great number of researches by both domestic and foreign researchers are devoted to the study of so-called “burnout syndrome”, which is a combination of emotional, mental and physical exhaustion of employees. Despite this fact, the relevance of studying this problem among law enforcement officers is increasing every year. Тhe idea of studying professional burnout in the aspect of specific, so-called negative personality traits or the “dark” triad of the individual, the components of which are Machiavellianism, non-clinical narcissism and non-clinical psychopathy, rises great interest. This article is devoted to the problem of detecting professional burnout among law enforcement officers, as well as the impact of the so-called “dark” triad of personality on the occurrence of burnout syndrome among this category of employees. The history of studying the psychological phenomenon of the “dark” triad personality traits, as well as the peculiarities of manifestation of its each component are considered. The following results were obtained on the basis of the conducted empirical research. Most respondents are diagnosed with the presence of professional burnout 1–3 degrees, while among all phases of the syndrome resistance phase is the most common (found in 30% of subjects). The presence of Machiavellianism was determined among 80% of respondents, while the manifestations of non-clinical narcissism and non-clinical psychopathy among 25% and 15% of respondents, accordingly. Statistically significant results were obtained between the indicators of burnout syndrome and the components of the “dark” triad personality traits. Thus, each phase of burnout syndrome is characterized by manifestation of non-clinical psychopathy; there is statistically significant correlation between the phases of professional burnout and some indicators of narcissism (belief in own uniqueness and manipulation in interpersonal relationships) as well as between rates of Machiavellianism scale and burnout syndrome among law enforcement officers.