Psychological features of professional identification of officers of the committee of inquiry: materials of the empirical study

Abstract

This article brings forward empirical materials of studying professional identification of officers of the Committee of Inquiry. Professional identification is considered as a process of development of personal reflection of professional identity of the Self in correlation with a “reference image” of the employee of a respective organization for the purpose of achieving a positive professional self-identification. Officers of the investigative departments of the Committee of Inquiry of the Russian Federation stationed in the territory of the Southern and North Caucasus federal districts (1286 persons) were respondents.
Quite a number of techniques were used for revealing features of professional identity of officers of the Committee of Inquiry. Author’s questionnaires revealing levels of reflection of professional identification of officers of the Committee of Inquiry were developed. The authors have also used psychometric techniques (diagnostics of motivational orientations in interpersonal communications (I. D. Ladanov, V. A. Urazaeva), a personal differential technique (version adapted in the Scientific Research Institute named after V. M. Bekhterev, 2007), diagnostics of a real structure of value guidelines of the person (S. S. Bubnova), express diagnostics of system-characterologic relations of personality (E. L. Kas’ianik, E. S. Makeeva), a study of the motivational structure of activities (K. Zamfir), a technique for revealing the level of conflict tolerance, diagnostics of emotional barriers in interpersonal communication (V. V. Boiko).
Diagnostic results have made it possible to reveal various strategies of professional identification of the officers surveyed in the study. The obtained data shows how professional identification influences the level of professional activity and the extent of professional self-realization. The article also describes barriers (obstacles and difficulties) which are reflected (realized) by officers as that prevents them from corresponding reference characteristics and finding harmonious relations with colleagues and leaders.