Psychological characteristics of entrepreneurs working in stress-related conditions

The relevance of the study is due to growth stress-related conditions entrepreneurs’ activity in Ukraine 2020-2023. purpose highlight results an examination emotional intelligence, psychosocial stress, and character accentuations entrepreneurs working conditions. Among key research methods stress scale L. Reeder, intelligence test questionnaire N. Hall, definition Leonhard – H. Schmieschek. professional activities 90 COVID-19 war period 2021-2023 were examined. In both groups, established high level was characterised by ability be aware emotions feelings, average potential for development, low required development. A strong correlation identified between “emotional awareness” “recognition other people’s emotions”, which restraint manifestation emotions. Entrepreneurs have a reduced manage self-motivation. It that manifested psychosomatic complaints impulsive decisions, aggressiveness, intolerance opinions others, anger. accompanied deterioration concentration, memory, performance. proved tendency accentuation provocative factors increased accentuation, pedantry, hyperthymicity, emotionality create basis conflicts. determined pathogenetic path conflict development evasion as specific social behaviour stress-associated activity, ignoring problem basic with desire avoid acute situations decisions ‒ “tactics presence without signs active intervention”. Two types associated negative impact on businessmen identified: getting stuck or dysthymia first group, worked during COVID-19, dominance anxious traits second members had work noted entrepreneurial “rather dysfunctional unsatisfactory”. practical importance lies consider psychological characteristics providing assistance