Canine Trainers in Russian National Guard: Professional and Personal Qualities during Training

Professional qualities and personality traits affect the efficiency of canine team in the Russian National Guard during routine service and military operations. The research involved 20 fourth-year students of the Department of Cynology, Perm Military Institution of the Russian National Guard, and 23 canine trainers of the National Guard currently working at the Special Military Operation. The following questionnaires made it possible to determine a set of personal professional qualities at different stages of education and work: Big Five Inventory-2 (A. Yu. Kalugin et al.); Temperament Structure (V. M. Rusalov); S. Schwartz’s Value Survey; Self-Control Style (V. I. Morosanova); Well-Being in Extreme Conditions (A. Volkov & N. Vodopyanova); Cognitive Type (modified by G. Rezapkina); Dark Triad (SD3) (adapted by M. S. Egorova et al.). The obtained data were subjected to descriptive statistics and intergroup comparison using the Mann–Whitney U-Test. The personal qualities demonstrated significant differences in a number of indicators. Thus, professional dog training and handling affects personality development, which reveals prospective directions of psychological and pedagogical support for future military canine trainers.

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