Psychological Factors of a Manager’s Professional Health

Abstract

The article presents a new scientific direction - the psychology of professional health, analyzes the existing approaches in domestic and foreign science to this problem area of knowledge. Definitions of the concept “professional health”, criteria and main research tasks included in the sphere of scientific interests psychology of professional health are considered. The author's definition of the concept “manager professional health” (S. M. Shingaev, 2020) and the results of research psychological factors of the head’s professional health of educational and commercial organizations are given. Significant differences were found in the assessment of their professional health (type A behavior), strategies and methods for relieving stressful situations.at the same time, there are similarities in the value system and the place of health in this system.