DOI: 
http://dx.doi.org/10.15293/1813-4718.2102.12
UDC: 
159.923
Mekebaev Nurzhan Saparkhanovich
Adjunct, Novosibirsk Military Institute named after general of the Army I. K. Yakovlev of National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation, nursib84@mail.ru, Novosibirsk
Perevozkina Julia Mihajlovna
Доктор психологических наук, Dr. Sci. (Psychol.), Assoc. Prof., Holder of Chair of Practical and Special Psychology, Novosibirsk state pedagogical university, per@brk.ru, Novosibirsk
Veterok Ekaterina Vladimirovna
Кандидат психологических наук, Cand. Sci. (Psychol.), Assoc. Prof. of the Department of Special and Practical Psychology, Novosibirsk State Pedagogical University, severus.snegg.1997@gmail.com, Novosibirsk

Role Identity of a Serviceman

Abstract: 
The problem end purpose. The article deals with the problem of the role identity of military personnel through the prism of the meta-system approach. Purpose: to propose a theoretical model for the formation of the role identity of a soldier. Background. Military role identity is a significant factor that affects the self-esteem of military personnel, as well as the willingness to perform their professional duties both within Russia and abroad. Currently, there are still many gaps in the understanding of the role identity of military personnel and its connection with the specifics of military professional activities. Most scientific research on the role identity of military personnel is related to psychological health or well-being, rather than professional role behavior or the effectiveness of role acquisition. Method. The metasystem approach allows to integrate various multifunctional systems and to consider the systems in interaction with the metasystem, which is a more general system in relation to the primary one. Results. Within the framework of the meta-system approach, it is possible to constructively explain the structure of the role identity of military personnel as a system complex of a distributed type, consisting of five hierarchical levels and formed in the process of interaction of a number of heterogeneous systems (culture, society and personality). Conclusion. These results show that a number of psychosocial and cultural factors influence the formation of the role identity of the subject in the conditions of military service. The constructed model makes a theoretical contribution by suggesting how these psychosocial effects can arise, interact with each other, and evolve.
Keywords: 
role, identity, soldier, service and professional tasks, socialization.
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