The Impact of Social and Organizational Factors of the Educational Process on Cadets’ Motivation for Physical Exercise
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Abstract. The relevance of the topic is determined by the need to ensure stable motivation of cadets to engage in physical exercise as an important psychological prerequisite for professional readiness, psycho-emotional resilience, and the effectiveness of future law enforcement activity under martial law. The purpose of the article is to determine the influence of socio-organizational factors of the educational process on cadets’ motivation for physical exercise. The article analyzes contemporary domestic and international scientific approaches to the problem of physical activity motivation in the system of professional training, the principles of self-determination theory, as well as psychological concepts of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. The structure of cadets’ motivation for physical exercise is examined. The methodological framework of the study is based on the psychology of activity motivation, self-determination theory, and a systems approach; the methods used include analysis and synthesis of scientific sources, questionnaire surveys, and methods of mathematical statistics. It has been established that socio-organizational factors of the educational process (peer support, leadership requirements, assessment system, and instructors’ personal example) function as external regulators of cadets’ behavior which, under favorable psychological conditions, facilitate the gradual internalization of motives and the transition from externally determined to internally accepted motivation for physical exercise. At the same time, the dominance of a controlling style of pedagogical interaction and exclusive orientation toward normative requirements and performance assessment reduce the level of conscious motivation, intensify introjected regulation, and may lead to the formation of formal, situational participation of cadets in physical activity. It is determined that awareness of the applied and professional significance of specialized physical training strengthens intrinsic motivational attitudes and contributes to the formation of a value-based attitude toward physical activity. The scientific novelty of the study lies in the psychological substantiation of the role of socio-organizational factors in the educational process. The practical significance of the research is associated with the possibility of using the obtained results to improve the organizational and psychological foundations of professional training of cadets in higher education institutions with specific training conditions.
Keywords: martial law; cadet; motivation; educational process; police officer; socio-organizational factors; physical exercise.
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