scholarly journals PERSONAL FEATURES OF FOREIGN STUDENTS WITH A HIGH AND LOW LEVEL OF SELF-ACTUALIZATION DURING SOCIO-PSYCHOLOGICAL ADAPTATION

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 62-75
Author(s):  
Elena Fedorovna Yashchenko ◽  
Ekaterina Galiulovna Shchelokova ◽  
Olga Vasilievna Lazorak
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Students ◽  
Rank Correlation ◽  
Psychological Adaptation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Spearman Rank Correlation ◽  
Education Development ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Self Actualization ◽  
High Level

Internationalization is one of the current directions of education development. Specially organized university work and identification of features of self-actualization in foreign students will contribute to the development of more effective programs of psychological support during socio-psychological adaptation. Aim. The paper aims to identify the personal features of foreign students with a high and low level of self-actualization during socio-psychological adaptation. Materials and methods. 52 foreign students aged from 18 to 32 years studying in London were examined. The study was based on the following methods: Yankovsky questionnaire of adaptation to a new socio-cultural environment, the Rogers and Diamond technique of diagnosis of socio-psychological adaptation, the Jones and Crandall Short Index of self-actualization, etc. The results for interpretation were obtained by statistical analysis (Mann – Whitney criterion) and correlation analysis (Spearman rank correlation coefficient) using SPSS 22.0 statistical software package. Results. Foreign students with a high level of self-actualization experience subjective well-being, and social surrounding is significant to them; however, subjective well-being is reduced when it is impossible to preserve individuality and choose a conformal type of adaptation. Foreign students with a low level of self-actualization have a subjective disadvantage that lessens when maintaining their individuality, pragmatic orientation, the acceptance of others, and self-actualization. Nevertheless, foreign students with a low level of self-actualization demonstrated a correlation between self-actualization and the interactive type of adaptation. Conclusion. The prospects for self-actualization of foreign students with a high and low level of self-actualization and the specifics of their socio-psychological adaptation have been studied.

scholarly journals SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ADAPTATION OF YOUNGER SCHOOLCHILDREN TO THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AS A FACTOR OF THEIR EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 63-70
Author(s):  
Vadim Anatolevich Shumakov ◽  
Darya Aleksandrovna Dubrovina ◽  
Anna Vladimirovna Platonova
Keyword(s):  
First Graders ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Psychological Adaptation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Favorable Attitude ◽  
Average Level ◽  
Daily Routine ◽  
Low Level ◽  
School Anxiety ◽  
High Level

Abstract: The article considers the phenomenon of socio-psychological adaptation of younger schoolchildren to learning at school. In this period, the usual daily routine changes, children are forced to obey the rules of school life, fulfilling the requirements of the teacher. Aim. The purpose of the article is to identify the role of socio-psychological adaptation of first graders to schooling in the formation of their emotional well-being. Materials and methods. 107 first-graders, including 42 boys and 65 girls, aged from 7 to 8 years (average age 7.5 ± 0.5 years) participated in the study. The following psychodiagnostic techniques were used: the technique "Ladder" (V.G. Schur) assesses the level of emotional well-being; “School drawing” methodology, which determines the attitude of a first-grader to school and the level of school anxiety; diagnosis of school anxiety (A.M. Prikhozhan) between children, communication with an adult and a teacher. Mathematical and statistical processing is carried out using Spearman's rank correlation coefficients, cluster analysis, qualitative analysis of research results. The calculations were performed using SPSS Statistics v. 17.0. Results. Three levels of socio-psychological changes were revealed: a high level of adaptation (n = 52) – primary classes with an emotionally favorable attitude to school, an average level of adaptation (n = 35) – students with an emotionally neutral attitude to school, a low level of adaptation (n = 20) – students with an emotionally negative attitude towards school. Conclusion. Younger schoolchildren with different indicators of socio-psychological adaptation differ in terms of emotional well-being. It is proved that with a high level of adaptation, first-graders show an emotionally favorable attitude towards school, with an average level of adaptation – an emotionally neutral attitude towards school, and with a low level of adaptation – an emotionally negative attitude towards school.

scholarly journals Subjective quality of life and psychological adaptation of individuals with low, normal and high level of escapism

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 162-176
Author(s):  
O.I. Teslavskaia ◽  
T.N. Savchenko
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Psychological Adaptation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Recognition ◽  
Subjective Quality ◽  
Adaptation Level ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Subjective Quality Of Life ◽  
High Level

The article presents the results of a study of Subjective quality of life and Psychological adaptation level among individuals with low, normal and high level of Escapism (N=329, 18-52 years old Russians from big cities). Four tests were applied including the new Escapism Scale. Individual with high level of Escapism have lower Subjective quality of life in several parameters — Stability in Country, Confidence in Future, Ecology, Social recognition, Interesting Job, Health and Active life, Internal Harmony and Inner Conflict absence, Privacy (as a Personal Space), Self-Confidence, (Subjective well-being Questionnaire, T. Savchenko, G. Golovina). ‘Excessive’ escapists also demonstrate lower level of psychological adaptation including Self-acceptance, Loyalty, Internality, Emotional Comfort, Intention to dominate (SPA Questionnaire, C. Rogers, R. Diamond). Because of that, Escapism can be characterized mainly as a compensational mechanism which emerges due to the reduced level of an individual’s adaptation to his/her social environment. The consistence of theoretical layout and empirical data obtained confirm the validity of presented Escapism Scale and its applicability for further empirical research.

scholarly journals The Influence of Spiritual Quotient Toward Subjective Well-Being of Student of Muhammadiyah Boarding School Yogyakarta High School

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (12) ◽  
pp. 49-54
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Boarding School ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Moderate Level ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Low Level ◽  
The Subject ◽  
High Level ◽  
Positive Effect

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of spiritual quotient towards subjective well-being of students in Muhammadiyah Boarding School Yogyakarta High School. This research was quantitative research. The subject of this research was students of class X and XI of Muhammadiyah Boarding School Yogyakarta High School as many as 227 students. The technique of data collection was using scale of spiritual quotient and scale of subjective well-being in theform of questionnaire. Data analysis was using simple linier regression analysis. The results of this study indicated that: (1) as many as 211 students (92,95%) have high level of spiritual quotient, 16 students (7,05%) have moderate level of spiritual quotient and there was no low level of spiritual quotient of student, (2) as many as 176 students (77,53%) have high level of subjective wellbeing, 51 students (22,47%) have moderate level of subjective well-being and there was no low level of subjective well-being of student, (3) Spiritual quotient has positive effect and significant toward subjective well-being of students in Muhammadiyah Boarding School Yogyakarta High School as big as 48% with significant value (Sig.) of 0,000 and t-count as big as 14,418.

scholarly journals PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS OF SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING OF ADOLESCENTS IN CONDITIONS OF A SPECIALIZED BOARDING SCHOOL

2019 ◽  
pp. 87-93
Keyword(s):  
Personal Growth ◽  
Psychological Factors ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Diagnostic Techniques ◽  
Average Level ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Self Actualization ◽  
The Individual ◽  
High Level

An empirical study of the psychological factors of subjective well-being of adolescents was carried out with the help of observation, conversation and such psycho-diagnostic techniques as: “The subjective well-being questionnaire” (O. Vlasova); “Test “Determination of the personal adaptation of schoolchildren” (A. Furman); “The person orientation inventory questionnaire (POI, E. Shostrom)”; «Methodology» Anxiety scale «(J. Taylor); «Methodology» Definition of the general emotional orientation of the individual «(B. Dodonov); Technique «Man in the rain» (O. Romanova, T. Sytko); author's questionnaire, which helped to determine the adolescents subjective view of happiness. Statistical data processing was performed by using the capabilities of the SPSS-21 computer program. Experimental work was carried out during 2013-2017 on the basis of Kyiv educational institutions. The total number of subjects covered 400 students of the 8th -9th grades studying with in-depth study of physics and mathematics. The students of physical and mathematical lyceums have an anxiety level corresponding to the age standards, the greatest is the indicator of self-assessed anxiety, the leading emotional orientation is romantic, praxical, gnostic and communicative, have an average level of self-actualization and an obvious level of personal non-adaptability. Subjective well-being is at an average level and has links with personal adaptability and altruistic emotional orientation. Girls, compared to boys in terms of learning exact sciences, are more romantically and aesthetically emotionally oriented, with a higher personal growth. The main factors of subjective well-being of students of physical and mathematical lyceums are personal adaptation, gnostic and altruistic orientation, low level of school anxiety and a high level of self-actualization. The study of subjective well-being of the students of physical and mathematical lyceums has helped to establish the close interdependent connection between personal adaptability, self-actualization, altruistic and praxical emotional orientation and subjective well-being of students. In addition, the level of subjective well-being is most influenced by its components as a goal in life, self-perception and positive attitude. An important factor is a respondent’s accommodation or non-accommodation in hostel, because it may affect his|her subjective characteristics, the formation of personal traits and relationships with others. Under studying the adolescents the basic psychological peculiarities, depending on the education form, it is established that adolescents studying in the institution of the residential type of the physical and mathematical direction have an average level of anxiety, with predominance of self-assessed anxiety. Practical, romantic and gnostic emotional orientations have a non-obvious level of personal non-adaptability, average level of self-actualization, high level of subjective well-being and its components, such as personal growth and positive attitude.

scholarly journals Time Perspective and the Psychological Well-Being of Chinese University Students adapting to Russia

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-18
Author(s):  
Tatiana S. Pilishvili
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Foreign Students ◽  
Time Perspective ◽  
Psychological Adaptation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Being And Time ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Chinese University ◽  
Chinese University Students

Background:The purpose is to examine the specifics of time perspective and the psychological well-being of Chinese University students, who differ in their level of social-psychological adaptation to Russia.Objective:The psychological well-being and time perspective.Method:With the use of 5 questionnaire-type methodologies we conducted the study with 120 RUDN University students (60 men and 60 women from China).Results:The comparative and factor analysis reveal that there are differences in time perspective and psychological well-being. Students from the 1st group, who have been in Russia for less than one year, have adapted the least to Russian culture. They experience a low level of subjective well-being. The 2nd with approximately 3 years of adapting to a new culture shows instability in adapting. Their level of self-acceptance is average; they often experience emotional discomfort. The 3rd group with more than 5 years of immersion into a new culture, demonstrates a higher level of adaptation as well as a higher level of subjective well-being. This group is able to identify the positive experiences from their past and can relate to the uncertainty of their future optimistically. A link was found between maladaptation in the context of poor time perceptive, a negative view of one’s self in the past and the inability to intrinsically control ones present. The results received cohere with the concept of adaptation as a cyclical ever-increasing curve Y.Y. Kim.Conclusion:The observed differences can help to develop a program dedicated to the psychological adaptation of foreign students in Russia.

scholarly journals Dual impacts of coronavirus anxiety on mental health in 35 societies

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sylvia Xiaohua Chen ◽  
Jacky C. K. Ng ◽  
Bryant P. H. Hui ◽  
Algae K. Y. Au ◽  
Wesley C. H. Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Severe Depression ◽  
Psychological Adaptation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Health ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Emotional Symptoms ◽  
Perceived Vulnerability

AbstractThe spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has affected both physical health and mental well-being around the world. Stress-related reactions, if prolonged, may result in mental health problems. We examined the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health in a multinational study and explored the effects of government responses to the outbreak. We sampled 18,171 community adults from 35 countries/societies, stratified by age, gender, and region of residence. Across the 35 societies, 26.6% of participants reported moderate to extremely severe depression symptoms, 28.2% moderate to extremely severe anxiety symptoms, and 18.3% moderate to extremely severe stress symptoms. Coronavirus anxiety comprises two factors, namely Perceived Vulnerability and Threat Response. After controlling for age, gender, and education level, perceived vulnerability predicted higher levels of negative emotional symptoms and psychological distress, whereas threat response predicted higher levels of self-rated health and subjective well-being. People in societies with more stringent control policies had more threat response and reported better subjective health. Coronavirus anxiety exerts detrimental effects on subjective health and well-being, but also has the adaptive function in mobilizing safety behaviors, providing support for an evolutionary perspective on psychological adaptation.

scholarly journals INFLUENCE OF COPING STRATEGIES ON THE STUDENT’S WELL-BEING IN CONDITIONS OF DISTANCE LEARNING

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 230-238
Author(s):  
Alyona Vavilova
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Stress Tolerance ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Dominant Strategies ◽  
High Level

The article is devoted to the study of student's coping strategies influence on the level of their subjective well-being in conditions of distance learning. It was found that student's coping strategies have an impact on the level of their psychological comfort. Using regression analysis it was revealed that the variability of student's life well-being is determined by the following coping strategies: positive self-esteem; responsibility; planning; escape and self-control. It was developed the typology of students in the conditions of distance education, which includes such indicators of dominant coping strategies: the level of psychological comfort, dominant coping and measure of stress tolerance. According to the certain typology, three types of students were defined: 1) adaptive type (high indicators of well-being, high indicators of tolerance to stress, dominant strategies “self-esteem”, “responsibility” and “planning” ); 2) maladaptive type (low indicators of well-being, low indicators of tolerance to stress, dominant coping “escape”); 3) average adaptive type (average indicators of well-being, average indicators of tolerance to stress; dominant strategies “responsibility”, “self-control”, low indicators of coping “positive self-esteem”). The results of the study indicate that students who are best adapted to distance learning and have a high level of psychological comfort tend to evaluate themselves positively, treat work responsibly, plan their studies and have an average level of self-control.

scholarly journals Living well by letting go: Reliability and validity of a brief measure of nonattachment

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brad Elphinstone ◽  
Baljinder K. Sahdra ◽  
Joseph Ciarrochi
Keyword(s):  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Suitable Alternative ◽  
Total N ◽  
Living Well ◽  
Autonomous Regulation ◽  
Long Form ◽  
Self Actualization ◽  
Letting Go

There is a growing literature on nonattachment, defined as a flexible, balanced way of relating to experiences without clinging to or suppressing them. We developed a 7-item Nonattachment Scale (NAS-7) by shortening a previously validated 30-item measure (NAS; Sahdra, Shaver & Brown, 2010). NAS-7 was found to display strong psychometric properties in American and Australian samples (total N = 504), including a unidimensional factor structure and measurement invariance across different samples. The correlations of NAS-7 with other theoretically relevant constructs were virtually identical to the long-form NAS. Across different samples, NAS-7 assessed nonattachment was associated with greater autonomous regulation, self-actualization, psychological and subjective well-being, and reduced materialism and depressive symptoms. NAS-7 is a suitable alternative to the long-form NAS as it takes about half the time to complete than the long form without a substantial loss of information.

Changes in the labor market status during the COVID-19 pandemic and subjective well-being of Russians

2021 ◽  
pp. 139-153
Author(s):  
N. E. Soboleva ◽  
B. O. Sokolov
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Initial Period ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Remote Work ◽  
Part Time ◽  
Market Status ◽  
High Level

This paper investigates the association between changes in the labor market status and subjective well-being of Russians during the COVID-19 pandemic. The materials of the first stage of the international project “Values in crisis” form the empirical dataset. Regression analysis shows that individuals who lost their jobs or closed their business during the initial period of the pandemic are somewhat less satisfied with their lives than those who did not. Being reduced to part-time work and working from home are not directly related to subjective well-being. At the same time, the strength of the association between subjective well-being and possible changes of the labor market status depends on such factors as the presence of children, as well as the value of self-enhancement (according to Schwartz) and conscientiousness (one of the Big Five personality traits). The job or business loss is associated with a decrease in subjective well-being among respondents without children; this association is not observed among those with children. In addition, the negative relationship between life satisfaction and job or business loss is stronger among individuals with high level of self-enhancement and weaker among those with high level of conscientiousness. Among respondents who had to switch to part-time or remote work, having children reduces the level of subjective well-being; among those without such experience, it is positively associated with subjective well-being.

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