“What is the color of your work?” It was provided that human disadaptation in the
conditions of the professional environment is shown in a mismatch of the “personal”
card components of the Lusher test as the characteristics of the operator`s functional
state and the eight color card, which is associated with the subject`s attitude to his own
activity[7].
The quantitative mismatch is defined as a difference of the corresponding
interpretative coefficients which were calculated for the both cards. The mismatch is
psychologically interpreted as a measure of deviation of the specialist`s personal
characteristics from the emotional and conceptual image of the production environment
and operator`s own activities in it.
The third task that was solved due to the color association method is connected
with a necessity to analyze the influence of the operators` interpersonal relationships,
which are formed in the course of their professional engagement, on the labor
efficiency and functional state. The traditional sociometric research methods of
interpersonal relationships in small groups are ineffective. The usage of the sociometric
assessments on the basis of a partner choice is shoved against the “psychological
barrier” at the rolling mill operators. We explain it by the specificity of the studied
contingent and activity features: constant contingent of rolling mill operators 9about
30-40 people) because of the high complexity of the activities; long-term collaboration;
clear system of the internal hierarchy; segregation of the operators` duties, which is as
close as possible to the functional segregation; limited communication by the
teamwork conditions.
There are three variants of the operators` answers in the sociometric surveys,
which were conducted in a verbal form: positive attitude to the all colleagues that is
not differentiated; positive attitude to the members of the own control post and refusal
to assess own attitude; evasion of the attitude assessment to the colleagues. However,
a negative attitude to the teamwork with some operators because of personal reasons
was noted in private conversations. Thus, the task solution of the collectives forming
according to the conditions of not only the highest teamwork efficiency, but also a
positive emotional background of interpersonal relationships is one of the necessary
conditions of the operator`s activity optimization.
The usage of the color association method for the solution of the pointed task is
based on the provision that people associate the colors naturally and statistically
significantly with their emotional and personal characteristics. The emotional
characteristics, which were defined by the Lusher test, are connected with deep
attitudes of the person that are significant for the interpersonal interaction process of
the collective subject of activity.
The analysis of the comparison of production efficiency of the operators`
activities and their professional characteristics leads to the conclusion about an
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