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Subjective images of danger and security depend on the context of uncertainty. This article introduces a mental reconstruction of danger and safety for different types of uncertainty. The authors used the methods of associative experiment, subjective ranking, and semantic differential. The empirical data were processed by averaging, ranking, factor analysis, and the Mann-Whitney criterion. The survey involved students from several Russian metropolitan and provincial universities (19–20 y.o.; n = 105; 74 females). Danger demonstrated a less complex mental structure than safety. The mental reconstruction of danger / safety included three types of uncertainty. Temporal uncertainty included period, time, and frequency of danger / safety. Objective uncertainty was connected with the place, environment, and source of danger / safety. Subjective uncertainty covered controllability, scale, and cause of danger / safety. Uncertainty proved more important for danger than for safety. The subjective level of danger grew together with objective uncertainty, especially when the source of danger was unclear, and went down with temporal uncertainty. The subjective level of security increased with temporal and subjective uncertainty and decreased with objective uncertainty. When the subjective significance of danger and safety went up, the differentiation of uncertainty in their assessment became less significant. The study identified the effect of variability of uncertainty on the mental reconstruction made by the subjects of danger / security, as well as identified some understudied areas.
Subjective images of danger and security depend on the context of uncertainty. This article introduces a mental reconstruction of danger and safety for different types of uncertainty. The authors used the methods of associative experiment, subjective ranking, and semantic differential. The empirical data were processed by averaging, ranking, factor analysis, and the Mann-Whitney criterion. The survey involved students from several Russian metropolitan and provincial universities (19–20 y.o.; n = 105; 74 females). Danger demonstrated a less complex mental structure than safety. The mental reconstruction of danger / safety included three types of uncertainty. Temporal uncertainty included period, time, and frequency of danger / safety. Objective uncertainty was connected with the place, environment, and source of danger / safety. Subjective uncertainty covered controllability, scale, and cause of danger / safety. Uncertainty proved more important for danger than for safety. The subjective level of danger grew together with objective uncertainty, especially when the source of danger was unclear, and went down with temporal uncertainty. The subjective level of security increased with temporal and subjective uncertainty and decreased with objective uncertainty. When the subjective significance of danger and safety went up, the differentiation of uncertainty in their assessment became less significant. The study identified the effect of variability of uncertainty on the mental reconstruction made by the subjects of danger / security, as well as identified some understudied areas.
Рассматривается ранее неизученная проблема структурирования предметного поля новой отрасли психологического знания – психологии безопасности. Целью исследования явилось изучение актуальных тенденций и перспектив структурирования предметного поля психологии безопасности. В результате теоретического изучения проблемы установлено, что предметное пространство психологии безопасности является неоднородным и может быть структурировано по комплексу оснований: психологическим феноменам, связанным с безопасностью человека; условиям, средам и ситуациям, требующим обеспечения безопасности; видам деятельности субъектов безопасности; разновидностям или типам безопасности человека; связи с другими дисциплинами; задачам проводимых в психологии безопасности исследований. Каждое основание, используемое для структурирования психологии безопасности, позволяет обозначить в ней несколько предметных областей исследования. По психологическим феноменам, связанным с безопасностью человека, выделяются психология безопасности личности, психология представлений о безопасности, психология безопасного поведения. Ориентация на условия, среды и ситуации, требующие обеспечения безопасности, способствует обозначению предметных областей экстремальной психологии безопасности, психологии безопасности образовательных сред, психологии безопасности семьи, психологии безопасности новых цифровых сред и виртуального пространства интернет-сетей. По видам деятельности субъектов безопасности могут быть определены психология безопасности труда, психология безопасности спортивной деятельности, психология безопасности туристической деятельности. В зависимости от разновидности или типа безопасности изучают информационно-психологическую безопасность, психологию корпоративной безопасности, психологическую безопасность человека, психологию лингвистической и психолингвистической безопасности. По связи с другими дисциплинами можно рассматривать вопросы социальной психологии безопасности, экстремальной психологии безопасности, юридической психологии безопасности, возрастной психологии безопасности, политической психологии безопасности, истории психологии безопасности. По задачам исследований, проводимых в психологии безопасности, могут быть охарактеризованы ее фундаментальный и прикладной разделы. Установлено, что каждая предметная область психологии безопасности обладает собственным вектором изучения определенного психологического аспекта безопасности человека и характеризуется конкретным предметом исследования, позволяющим конкретизировать его цель и задачи. Предметные области психологии безопасности характеризуются разным уровнем развития. Высока вероятность оформления новых областей психологии безопасности. Впервые проведенная в работе целостная рефлексия особенностей организации предметного поля психологии безопасности дает возможность увидеть сильные и слабые стороны становления дисциплины, создавая предпосылки для стимулирования процесса ее развития. Представленный материал может оказаться также полезным для разработки нового учебного курса «Психология безопасности». The previously unexplored problem of structuring the subject field of a new branch of psychological knowledge – security psychology is considered. The purpose of the study was to study current trends and prospects for structuring the subject field of security psychology. As a result of the theoretical study of the problem, it is established that the subject space of security psychology is heterogeneous and can be structured according to a set of grounds: psychological phenomena related to human security; conditions, environments and situations requiring security; by types of activities of security subjects; by varieties or types of human security; by connection with other disciplines; by tasks of research conducted in security psychology. Each basis used for structuring security psychology allows us to identify several subject areas of research in it. According to psychological phenomena related to human security, the psychology of personal security, the psychology of ideas about security, and the psychology of safe behavior are distinguished. Orientation to the conditions, environments and situations requiring security contributes to the designation of the subject areas of extreme security psychology, security psychology of educational environments, family security psychology, security psychology of new digital environments and the virtual space of Internet networks. According to the types of activities of security subjects, the psychology of occupational safety, the psychology of safety of sports activities, the psychology of safety of tourism activities can be defined. Depending on the variety or type of security, they study information and psychological security, psychology of corporate security, psychological security of a person, psychology of linguistic and psycholinguistic security. In connection with other disciplines, questions of social psychology of security, extreme psychology of security, legal psychology of security, age psychology of security, political psychology of security, history of security psychology can be considered. According to the tasks of research conducted in security psychology, its fundamental and applied sections can be characterized. It is established that each subject area of security psychology has its own vector of studying a certain psychological aspect of human security and is characterized by a specific subject of research that allows to specify its purpose and objectives. The subject areas of security psychology are characterized by different levels of development. There is a high probability of registration of new areas of security psychology. For the first time, a holistic reflection of the features of the organization of the subject field of security psychology makes it possible to see the strengths and weaknesses of the formation of the discipline, creating prerequisites for stimulating the process of its development. The material presented in the article may also be useful for the development of a new training course “Security Psychology”.
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