Field-independence as a characteristic of police officers’ vital activity

The professional thinking of police officers is integral to the developed legal consciousness, and its significant components are critical thinking and field-independence. Field-dependence and field-independence are respond through individually unique means of perception, receipt and processing of i...

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Main Author: D. V. Shvets
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Language:English
Published: Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs 2021-09-01
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Online Access:http://pb.univd.edu.ua/index.php/PB/article/view/517
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description The professional thinking of police officers is integral to the developed legal consciousness, and its significant components are critical thinking and field-independence. Field-dependence and field-independence are respond through individually unique means of perception, receipt and processing of information, which defines them as typical for the subject ways of solving problems, thinking, perception and memorization. It is mpirically revealed the features of states and personality traits and extraversion/neuroticism in police officers with varying severity of field-dependence/field-independence. Probably a higher rate of neuroticism in the group of field dependent police officers suggests that they are likely to show neurotic symptoms. Apparently, a higher rate of irritability in this group suggests that members of this group are likely to have unstable emotional states with a tendency to react affectively, because irritability is a property opposite to emotional stability. Also, a higher rate of shyness indicates a greater tendency to stress response to normal life situations, which occurs in the passive and protective type in the subjects of this group. In addition, these respondents have significantly higher rates of emotional lability, which may reflect the likelihood of frequent mood swings and emotional instability. Based on the results, it can be said that field dependent police officers are characterized by higher scores on the scales of neuroticism, irritability, shyness and emotional lability. Regarding the manifestations of extraversion/intoversion, the studied groups do not differ from each other, the indicators of both groups reach the level of extroversion. Regarding the manifestations of neuroticism/emotional lability, it was found that field-dependent police officers have higher rates of neuroticism. The study groups did not differ in the frequency of moderate anxiety. A high level of anxiety was not found in the group of field-independent respondents, in the group of field-dependent subjects the high level is 9%. Low levels of anxiety are likely to be more common in the group of field-independent subjects, who show a probably lower rate of anxiety.
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Field-independence as a characteristic of police officers’ vital activity
Law and Safety
cognitive style
extraversion
neuroticism
personality
police officers
anxiety.
title Field-independence as a characteristic of police officers’ vital activity
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title_full_unstemmed Field-independence as a characteristic of police officers’ vital activity
title_short Field-independence as a characteristic of police officers’ vital activity
title_sort field independence as a characteristic of police officers vital activity
topic cognitive style
extraversion
neuroticism
personality
police officers
anxiety.
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