Russian Military Medical Academy ReportsRussian Military Medical Academy Reports2713-23152713-2323Eco-Vector11228010.17816/rmmar112280Research ArticleEvaluation of the psychometric qualities of methods for identifying signs of deviant behavior in military personnelKukhtalevVladimir V.<pre id="tw-target-text" class="tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta" dir="ltr" data-placeholder="Перевод">assistant professor</pre>kometa-vv@rambler.ruhttps://orcid.org/0009-0005-1705-1343DorofeevIvan I.<p>M.D., Ph.D. (Medicine), Associate Professor</p>dorofeev.ivan@mail.ruhttps://orcid.org/0009-0005-3195-3423YusupovVladislav V.<p>M.D., D.Sc. (Medicine), Professor</p>vmed_37@mil.ruhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5236-8419GolovkoKonstantin P.<pre id="tw-target-text" class="tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta" dir="ltr" data-placeholder="Перевод">M.D., D.Sc. (Medicine), the Head оf the Science Research Center</pre>labws@mail.ruhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1584-1748ShibaevaAnastasia G.<pre id="tw-target-text" class="tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta" dir="ltr" data-placeholder="Перевод">junior researcher; address</pre>dr.kolosova13@yandex.ruhttps://orcid.org/0009-0007-5502-2441Military Medical Academy040520234215130111202228022023Copyright © 2023, Eco-Vector2023<p><strong><em>AIM</em>:</strong> To assess the psychometric qualities of the methodology for identifying signs of deviant behavior in military personnel developed at the S.M. Kirov Military Medical Academy.</p>
<p><strong><em>MATERIALS AND METHODS</em>:</strong> The ISADA method is a screening questionnaire for assessing the presence of a propensity for deviant forms of behavior in military personnel. The questionnaire was developed at the S.M. Kirov Military Medical Academy. The abbreviation ISADA was used as a name for the methodology, consisting of the names of its main scales Avoidance, Suicidality, Aggressiveness, Delinquency and Addictiveness. The questionnaire consists of 60 questions directly related to well-being, behavior or character, to which the subject must answer only yes or no. Also, the Dynamic Observation Questionnaire and the Questionnaire for Evaluating the Professionally Important Qualities of a Serviceman were used to determine the success of the military professional activities of servicemen.</p>
<p><strong><em>RESULTS</em>:</strong> According to the results of the assessment of the psychometric qualities of the technique for identifying signs of deviant behavior in military personnel, the majority (from 75 to 95%) did not reveal a tendency to deviant (deviant) forms of behavior. The scales of the ISADA questionnaire generally comply with the requirements of the Guidelines for the development, examination, implementation and use of professional psychological selection methods in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.</p>
<p><strong><em>CONCLUSION</em>:</strong> The ISADA method has a high social significance, since its application will allow diagnosing the propensity of military personnel to deviant (deviant) forms of behavior. This technique can be recommended for use. In the course of the practical use of the ISADA methodology, it is advisable to continue work on assessing its predictive validity.</p>deviant behaviorneuropsychic stabilityprofessional psychological selectionprofessionally important qualitiespsychometric qualitiesreliabilityvalidityвалидностьнадежностьнервно-психическая устойчивостьотклоняющееся (девиантное) поведениепрофессионально важные качествапрофессиональный психологический отборпсихометрические качества[Yusupov VV, Korzunin VA, Demkin AD, Ovchinnikov BV. Short-term prospects for solving the problems of medical-psychological support to military personnel // Russian Military Medical Academy Reports. 2022;41(1):55–61. (In Russ.) DOI: 10.17816/rmmar83657][Seregin DA, Marchenko AA, Baurova NN, Dnov KV. Early Detection of Deviant Behaviour in Conscripts. Doctor.Ru. 2018; (9(153)): 40–49. (In Russ.) DOI: 10.31550/1727-2378-2018-153-9-40-49][Bokhan NA, Evseev VD, Mandel AI. Prevalence of mental and substance use disorders among persons of military age in regions of the russian federation. Socialʹnaya i klinicheskaya psihiatriya. 2019;(3):102–108. (In Russ.)][Krasnova MV, Pronyaeva EV. Deviant behavior of military personnel as a socio-psychological phenomenon. Bulletin of SIC VA RVSN. 2020;(1):159–164. (In Russ.)][Korzunin VA, Kravchenko YuV. Medical and psychological diagnostics of deviant behavior in military personnel. Proceedings of the Russian Military Medical Academy. 2020;(3):120–124.][Kuvshinov KE, Shamrey VK, Chaplyuk AL, et al. Prediction of deviant behavior in military personnel serving under contract. Military Medical Journal. 2017;(9):4–11.][Dnov KV, Baurova NN. Development and approbation of psychodiagnostic methods for identifying military personnel prone to avoidant, suicidal, aggressive, delinquent and addictive behavior (“ISADA”). Psychology and Psychotechnics. 2016;(11):949–959. (In Russ.)][Korneenkov AA, Ryazantsev SV, Vyazemskaya EE. Calculation and interpretation of indicators of informativeness of diagnostic medical technologies. Medical Council. 2019;(20):45–51. (In Russ.)]