Stages of forming the motivation of political leadership.
The attempt to comprehensive analysis of the dynamics of political leadership motivation is made in the article. It is considered the transformation of the specificity of the political actor’s motivational sphere during three stages of forming its motivation. It is determined that at the first sta...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Kamianets-Podilskyi National Ivan Ohiienko University, National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine, G.S.Kostiuk Institute of Psychology
2018-02-01
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| Series: | Проблеми сучасної психології |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.uran.ua/index.php/2227-6246/article/view/156550/155950 |
| Summary: | The attempt to comprehensive analysis of the dynamics of political leadership motivation is made in the article. It is considered the transformation
of the specificity of the political actor’s motivational sphere during three
stages of forming its motivation. It is determined that at the first stage –
the stage of the political leadership’s motivation conception – the motivational sphere of a politician is characterized by the dominance of the motive
for achieving success, the motives of power and control, and the motive of
affiliation. The motivational new formation of this stage can be marked as
«the primary» motivation of political leadership. The specifics of the second stage of the motivation of political leadership – the stage of its functioning – are revealed. It has the personality’s orientation on itself and the
relationship with others, the motive for receiving approval, the motive for
avoiding failure and the utilitarian motive. The motivational new formation of this stage is political consistency – a complex of stable, formed motives and behavioral reactions that ensure the daily work of a political actor
in the political system. The analysis of the third stage of the motivation of
political leadership – the stage of its development – is characterized by supersituative activity, the predominance of the aspiration to solve strategic
tasks, the adoption of non-conformal political decisions for the high purpose, the increase of the experience of own responsibility, the dominance of
the focus on the task. It is noted that these stages can occur in the indicated
sequence, as well as exist independently of each other. It is also noted that
at each stage of political leadership motivation there is a certain selection
of people who want to become a political leader. It is stated that the formation and maturation of the motivation of political leadership is a complex
multilevel process |
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| ISSN: | 2227-6246 2663-6956 |