Psychological Regulators of Choice and Making Aggressive Decisions

Аbstract.The paper presents the results of research into the psychological characteristics of choosing and making aggressive decisions.The views of scientists on the problem of personality aggressiveness, the structure, mechanisms and role of aggressiveness in professional activity, in the professionalization of personality are considered.The role of aggressiveness as a component of decisiveness in the situation of choice and decision making by an individual in the system «personprofessionsociety» is shown.It is substantiated that aggressiveness is included in the structure of the ergicity block and is a stable characteristic of an individual's decisiveness, along with spontaneity, flexibility and adventurism, ensures that the individual is focused on quickly obtaining a solution option, taking into account and overcoming possible obstacles to finding an effective solution (including risk and uncertainty of the situation).It has been proven that a pronounced level of aggressiveness (threat) of decisiveness can support the manifestation of aggressiveness in an active state, provides the function of activating the aggressive actions of a professional and monitoring their implementation.In the empirical part of the study, a psychodiagnostic complex of methods was used, including «Multi-Dimensional Decisiveness Scales», «Personality Type Indicator», «Diagnostics of Indicators and Forms of Aggression», «Volitional Personality Properties», etc. Statistical data processing was carried out using the software IBM Statistics SPSS Наукові перспективи № 4(46) 2024 1197 23.0.Quantitative (correlation) and qualitative data analysis (the «ace» method and the «profile» method) were used.A description of the psychological characteristics of decisiveness in individuals with high and low levels of threat in situations of choice and decision making is given.Statistically significant relationships were identified between the aggressiveness of the individual, reflexivity of the past, dogmatism, anxiety and decisiveness of the individual.The substantive relationships between aggressiveness and decisiveness (threat component), decision making properties and volitional properties of a professional's personality are substantiated.A comparison of the characteristics of personality aggressiveness in the groups of subjects showed that the expressed aggressiveness of the personality in decision making is aimed at destroying the object, the subject, and the relationships between the subjects of interaction.It has been proven that individuals with a high level of aggressiveness and decisiveness are distinguished by a propensity to risk-taking, tolerance, impetuosity, perseverance, and a high level of motivation to achieve goals.