The Results of Experimental Testing of the Stress Resistance Development Program of Military Servicemen of Mechanized Units to Actions in Defensive Combat Conditions

Abstract

The article highlights the experimental testing of the stress resistance development program of servicemen of mechanized units to actions in defensive combat conditions. The statistical significance of the stress resistance indicators of military servicemen after the implementation of the program has been confirmed using the same methods as during the ascertainment stage of the study, using parametric methods (Student's t-test) and nonparametric methods of statistical analysis for dependent and independent samples (Wilcoxon's t-test, Mann-Whitney's U-test). According to the motivational and value component of stress resistance, the systems of value orientations, life goals, paths and means of achieving them became more pronounced for military servicemen. The development of cognitive and intellectual abilities requires longer and systematic exposure. According to the emotional-volitional component of stress resistance, servicemen became less aggressive, tense, irritable, anxious, more reflective and confident. An important factor in the positive changes was the military servicemen's mastery of breathing exercises and progressive muscle relaxation techniques. Within the behavioral component, an increase in responsibility and self-confidence has been recorded, manifested through an internal desire and willingness to provide combat missions in conditions of increased danger. In general, based on the results of the experimental verification of the stress resistance development program of servicemen of mechanized units to actions in defensive combat conditions, a conclusion has been drawn about the selectivity of positive changes in its structural components. On the one hand, statistical significance confirms the acquisition by the training participants of the skills of emotional and volitional self-regulation, positive thinking, self-control, and adaptive behavior. On the other hand, the relative constancy of certain individual characteristics of servicemen of mechanized units demonstrates the limited effectiveness of training in terms of their statistically significant transformation.