TIME PERSPECTIVE IN THE CONTEXT OF THE PROBLEM OF PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH OF MILITARY UNIVERSITY CADETS

Background. The time perspective of the individual acts as an indicator of the psychological health of cadets and is considered from the standpoint of optimizing health-saving technologies in military education. The dynamics of the time perspective of the personality of cadets of the University of the National Guard troops of the Russian Federation at different stages of training is analyzed. Materials and methods. As methods of collecting empirical data, the method “Semantic time differential” by L.I. Wasserman et al., the method “Time Perspective Questionnaire” (ZTPI) by F. Zimbardo were used. The method of statistical comparative analysis using the Student’s T-test was used for quantitative data analysis. In total, 198 cadets of 1-5 courses of the Novosibirsk Military Institute named after General of the Army I.K. Yakovlev of the National Guard troops took part in the study. Results. The study shows a significant difference in the indicators of the time perspective of cadets of a military university with normative values, and in some indicators the cadets significantly exceed the normative values, and in some they do not correspond. It is also shown that there are statistically significant differences in the characteristics of the time perspective between cadets at different stages of training, which indicates the dynamics of the indicators of the time perspective. Conclusion. It is concluded that there are problems with the cadets’ time perspective, which consist in insufficient awareness of the present, insufficient activity in experiencing time and low perceptibility of time at the initial stages of training. It is assumed that the compensatory mechanisms that ensure the preservation of psychological health are increased emotionality in the perception of time.