Relationship between civil servants' personal characteristics and features of their self-actualization

Abstract

Introduction. An important prerequisite of civil servants' work efficiency in the conditions of social tension is their self-actualization, which largely depends on civil servants' personal characteristics. This problem is poorly highlighted in the psychological literature. Aim. To find out the level of development of civil servants' personal characteristics and to analyze the relationship between civil servants' personal characteristics and the features of their self-actualization Methods: R. McCrae and P. Costa Big Five and E. Shostrom Self-Actualization Test (SAT). Results. In an empirical study, the author measured the levels of development of civil servants' personal characteristics and found that almost every second civil servant had high levels of self-control and affection for people, every fifth civil servant had high levels of expressiveness and extroversion, and the smallest number of civil servants had highly developed emotional stability. A correlational, statistically significant relationship, both positive and negative, was found between a number of civil servants' personal characteristics and civil servants' self-actualization features. The largest number of positive correlations was found between civil servants' emotional stability (emotional instability) and almost all civil servants' self-actualization features. Conclusions. The obtained results can be helpful in designing a civil servants' personal qualities development training program and building a model of individual psychological counseling to optimize civil servants' self-actualization.