Psychological Peculiarities of Styles of Professional Activity and the Level of Stress among Members of Election Commissions in Parliamentary Elections in Ukraine

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https://doi.org/10.18662/brain/12.1/184

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parliamentary elections, election commissions, style of professional activity, stress, Ukraine

Abstract

The results of the empirical study among the members of election commissions (N=112, age: 25−68 years) for Ukrainian parliamentary elections 2019 to study the styles of their professional activity and the level of stress are presented. The most pronounced style of professional activity is “Professional-perfectionist”, which contributes to the high productivity of members of election commissions. The work tasks at a polling station are best fulfilled by the person with a more pronounced style of professional activity “Formalist-bureaucrat”. It is undesirable to involve working at the polling station persons with high rates in the style of the professional activity of “Nihilist”. It has been found that the major psychological difficulties of working in election commissions are due to excessive psycho-emotional and psychophysical overload, to which some members of the commissions are not ready. This overload can cause them to experience certain mental stress, different levels of stress, their manifestation, and consequences. Although the majority of participants demonstrated a high degree of adaptability to stressful workloads, members of commissions should perform their duties at a highly professional level in extremely difficult circumstances, including at night and in a state of intense emotional stress. The results of the research should be taken into account during the organization of the election process and the holding of elections to central and local authorities. To improve it, it is advisable to organize and conduct early training and skills upgrading of members of election commissions. To do this, it is necessary to develop and implement training programs for the development of style peculiarities of professional activity, which will contribute to effective work in the election commission and overcoming psychological difficulties.

Author Biographies

Vasiliy Lefterov, Department of Sociology and Psychology, National University “Odessa Law Academy”, Odessa, Ukraine

Doctor of Sciences in Psychology, Professor, Head of the Department of Sociology and Psychology, National University “Odesa Law Academy”, Odesa, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9163-0555 Address: 23, Fontanskaya road str., Odesa, 65009, Ukraine, e-mail: lefterov.vasil@gmail.com  

Iryna Ignatieva, Department of Sociology and Psychology, National University “Odessa Law Academy”, Odessa, Ukraine

Ph.D. in Political Sciences, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Psychology, National University “Odesa Law Academy”, Odesa, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6470-8698 Address: 23, Fontanskaya road str., Odesa, 65009, Ukraine, e-mail: irynaikuptsova@gmail.com

Ihor Prykhodko, National Academy of the National Guard of Ukraine

Ihor Prykhodko, Doctor of Science in Psychology, Professor, Chief of Research Center, National Academy of the National Guard of Ukraine, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Olexander Timchenko, Laboratory of Extreme and Crisis Psychology, National University of Civil Protection of Ukraine, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Doctor of Sciences in Psychology, Professor, Leading researcher, Laboratory of Extreme and Crisis Psychology, National University of Civil Protection of Ukraine, Kharkiv, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8733-8076 Address: 94, Chernyshevskaya str., Kharkiv, 61000, Ukraine, e-mail: timchenko.psy@gmail.com

Yuliia Formaniuk, Psychological Center, National University “Odesa Law Academy”, Odesa, Ukraine

Ph.D. in Psychological Sciences, Head of the Psychological Center, National University “Odesa Law Academy”, Odesa, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7819-4421 Address: 23, Fontanskaya road str., Odesa, 65009, Ukraine, e-mail: julia.formanyuk@gmail.com

Olha Holina, Research Center, National Academy of the National Guard of Ukraine

Researcher of Research Center of National Academy of the National Guard of Ukraine, Zakhysnykiv Ukrainy sq., 3, Kharkіv, Ukraine, 61001 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5212-795X, golinao@ukr.net

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2021-03-29

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Lefterov, V., Ignatieva, I., Prykhodko, I., Timchenko, O., Formaniuk, Y., & Holina, O. (2021). Psychological Peculiarities of Styles of Professional Activity and the Level of Stress among Members of Election Commissions in Parliamentary Elections in Ukraine. BRAIN. Broad Research in Artificial Intelligence and Neuroscience, 12(1), 300-325. https://doi.org/10.18662/brain/12.1/184

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