Professional maladaptation as a subject of modern scientific research

Abstract

Introduction. Maladaptation has a negative impact on various spheres of human life, determining problems in interpersonal communication, professional activity. The relevance of this problem in the field of law enforcement agencies is associated with the specifics of the professional activity of police officers, its stress, high emotional and physical strain. The purpose of the work is to study current trends in the development of the problem of maladaptation, determining its types and factors of maladaptation in general, and professional maladaptation of police officers in particular. Methodology, research methods. The author has used a method of content analysis to identify general and particular patterns in the development of the problem of maladaptation. The empirical base of the research is represented by theses defended in the period from 2001 to 2022 on the problem in hand including the problem of maladaptation of law enforcement officers. Research results. The main directions of psychological research on the problem under study are determined. The article reveals psychological determinants that contribute to the development of maladaptive behavior of various subjects. The most developed directions on the problem of maladjustment in the field of pedagogical and medical psychology are determined. The author has detected an absence of dissertation research on the problem of maladaptation within the framework of legal psychology. The study of the activities of law enforcement officers as subjects of maladjustment is carried out in medical psychology from the position of extreme professional activity, where addictive behavior also acts as a determinant.