DOMINANT COPING STRATEGIES OF COMBAT PARTICIPANTS RETURNING TO THE REALITIES OF PEACEFUL LIFE

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to determine the dominant coping strategies of combatants who have returned to the realities of peaceful life. Methods. Analysis and synthesis are the main research methods used to select, compare and summarize information. The results. The majority of survey participants use active and productive coping strategies that are focused on solving problems, critically analyzing their results, and the ability to organize and plan their own activities. Respondents demonstrated the ability to a high level of self-organization and planning in purposefully overcoming stressful situations. Almost half of the survey participants turn to relatives and close people for help in solving difficult life situations, somewhat less often to specialists, etc. Some military personnel use passive and unproductive coping strategies aimed at avoiding solving problems, feeling irritated or regretting that they are not able to solve the situation. Not only overcoming a problematic situation, but also adapting to certain circumstances by growing into the environment, avoiding traumatic situations have a constructive meaning. Choosing an effective coping strategy depends on the specifics of the course of a difficult life situation. Thus, under certain circumstances, combatants overcome difficulties on their own, in others they need support from the social environment, and in still others, they are inclined to avoid a problematic situation, having assessed its negative consequences. Using all three strategies is effective. Conclusions. The priority of using active coping strategies indicates the ability of servicemen to focus on tasks that are aimed at solving problematic situations and reflect an attempt to change the situation. Determining the dominant coping strategies is an important aspect in the creation of psychocorrective programs and rehabilitation of military personnel, as it makes it possible to develop a certain scheme of “mental health” of combatants.