scholarly journals LIFE RESISTANCE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ADAPTATION OF WOMEN RAISING A CHILD WITH HEALTH PROBLEMS

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 413-422
Author(s):  
O.S. Kovshova ◽  
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T.I. Kireeva ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Emotional Response ◽  
Parental Attitudes ◽  
Psychological Adaptation ◽  
Premature Baby ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Psychological State ◽  
Psychoemotional Stress ◽  
The Individual

The article establishes the influence of psychoemotional stress on the psychological state of mothers who gave birth to a premature baby, in contrast to women who gave birth to a child with normal birth weight. The hypothesis of the study was that psychoemotional stress, due to premature birth in mothers, may be accompanied by a decrease in their resilience and a decrease in psychological adaptation. The individual psychological characteristics of the personality of women-mothers, the type and direction of emotional response, coping strategies, parental attitudes – indicators of the vitality and sociopsychological adaptation of women-mothers were investigated. As a result of the study, women raising a premature baby showed high emotional sensitivity and self-control, the predominance of self-accusatory reactions in emotional response to frustration, the use of non-adaptive coping strategies, which reduces vitality and reduces socio-psychological adaptation. The revealed psychological patterns can be used as targets of psychological correction in order to restore the psychological health of mothers and prevent deviations in the development of the child.

scholarly journals PLAYBACK-THEATRE IN THE SYSTEM OF SOCIALIZATION AND RE-SOCIALIZATION OF PERSONALITY

2018 ◽  
pp. 17-20
Author(s):  
M. Dergach
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Adaptation ◽  
Psychological Support ◽  
Psychological Climate ◽  
Psychological State ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Important Means ◽  
The Common ◽  
Main Thing ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact

The article reveals the peculiarities of playback theater as a psychodramatic technique, analyzes the current practice of using playback theater in the system of socialization and re-socialization. The author found that socialization, as a necessary process for interaction with the outside world, is manifested in the assimilation and appropriation of social experience for the purpose of productive functioning in it and to construct an image of the common and own world (as a part of the common), which allows a person to live a life while preserving individuality. and creatively influence the world. Within this provision, playback theater should be regarded as a technology of the paratheater system of dramatherapy, which is relevant at any stage of the socialization of the individual or as a means in the mechanisms of socialization. Playback theater contributes to the development of tolerance for social differences, the acceptance of another with all its features, values. Thanks to him, we learn to listen to understand others, because in the performance the main thing is the story of the viewer, the realization of which is impossible in reality without careful perception. The author has found that playback theater as a paratheater system of drama is a rather interesting and important means of socialization and re-socialization of the personality, it can be used in any group of people to solve problems of a wide range. The article describes in detail the content of the playback theater application, namely: social integration of individual subgroups into society; social and psychological adaptation of personality; social-psychological and therapeutic support for people who are in emotional and psychological state; creation of a more favorable social and psychological climate for the team; social and psychological support in complex events; development of personal qualities of children in educational institutions; social and psychological support of people in recreational activities; playback theater as a means of creating space for social networking. Prospects for further research on the topic of the article are to study the attitude of the audience to the performances of the playback theater, the search for the means of expression of the actors, the impact of playback on the children's audience.

scholarly journals Psychological resistance of student youth to information stress in the COVID-19 pandemic

2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (5) ◽  
pp. 343-356
Author(s):  
Pavel A. Kislyakov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Information Behavior ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Russian Language ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Psychological State ◽  
Digital Information ◽  
Educational Work

Introduction. Self-isolation, accompanied by intensive inclusion in the digital information environment, has led to a deterioration in students’ psychological well-being and the emergence of information stress. Information stress is associated with the compulsive use of social networks, viewing aggressive news content, disseminating misinformation. The purpose of the study was to study the features of information behavior, psychological stability and ways to cope with information stress for Russian students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Study participants and methods. The sample consisted of 218 students from Moscow and Ivanovo aged 18 to 26 (M=19.5) (33% men, 67% women). A specially developed questionnaire was used to identify the features of students’ information behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic; to assess psychological stability and determine coping strategies in conditions of information stress, the methodology “Questionnaire of Coping Methods” (QCM) was used (R. Lazarus, S. Folkman, in Russian-language adaptation by T.L. Kryukova, E.V. Kuftyak, M.S. Zamyshlyaeva). Results and scientific novelty. The cluster analysis allowed identifying four types of students’ information behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic: phobic (20%), cognitive (45%), nihilistic (20%) and circulating behavior (15%). To a greater extent, in order to cope with information stress during the COVID-19 pandemic, student youth use constructive coping strategies for planning (xave = 58.5±21.7), positive reassessment (xave = 51.9±19.3), self-control (xave = 47.5±17.8), characterized by a purposeful analysis of the situation and possible behavior options, including the determination of personal development directions. Besides, a significant part of students resort to the use of destructive coping strategies of avoidance, confrontation, distancing, caused by negative experiences, leading to the circulation of unofficial information about the pandemic. Half of the respondents need social support. The regression analysis made it possible to identify predictors of psychological resistance (coping strategies) to information stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. Practical significance. The identified types of information behavior can be used in educational work with students and their psychological support in order to personalize the communicative impact, as well as in the monitoring system of students’ psychological state and their perception of risks, the level of awareness and trust in the information received, the adoption of established rules and the willingness to follow them.

The Investigation of the Relationship between Narcissism, Perfectionism, Loneliness, Depression, Subjective and Psychological Well-being in a Sample of Transylvanian Hungarian and Romanian Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 33-63
Author(s):  
Éva Kállay
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Health ◽  
Health Indicators ◽  
Psychological Adaptation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Comparative Investigation ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Levels Of Functioning

"The last decades have witnessed a significant increase in several forms of human psychological malfunctioning, aspects that proved to significantly endanger healthy and efficient human adaptation. Mental health indicators (anxiety, depression, reduced levels of happiness), perfectionism, narcissism, and loneliness have significantly increased, despite the significant improvement of existent life-conditions. The market-based competition and reward system in the educational and professional spheres, as well as the perfectionistic expectations specific to the personal life impose high demands on the individual, which usually become sources of significant chronic stress, further impacting the individual’s quality of life (psychological and subjective well-being, loneliness). The comparative investigation of the above-mentioned variables in Transylvanian Hungarian and Transylvanian Romanian students would offer us the chance to compare these levels of functioning in two, culturally different samples. Our present study is a continuation and refinement of previous studies, and concentrates on the following major aims: (i) the investigation of the possible differences in narcissism, perfectionism, loneliness, depression, happiness, subjective and psychological well-being in Transylvanian Hungarian and Transylva¬nian Romanian first and second year students; (ii) the investigation of the association patterns between variables in both samples, and (iii) the examination of the role the studied variables play on the major indicators of mental and psychological health (depression and happiness) both in the united sample and on the two samples of students separately. The results of our investigation may be beneficial for the tailoring of future prevention and intervention programs that would target the enhancement of psychological adaptation of Transylvanian students Keywords: narcissism, perfectionism, loneliness, depression, subjective well-being, psychological well-being."

scholarly journals Coping Strategies in the Situation of Adaptation of International Students to Study at a Medical University

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 498-512
Author(s):  
Nataliya S. Timchenko ◽  
Yulia Y. Kochetova
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Psychological Adaptation ◽  
Scientific Data ◽  
Global Market ◽  
Internal Resources ◽  
Coping Methods ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Medical University ◽  
Scientific Ideas

Introduction. The relevance of the research is determined by the search for scientific data, the practical use of which allows us to optimize the process of adaptation of international students receiving a medical education/ occupation in Russia. Success on this path is an additional factor in the competition in the global market of educational services. The purpose of the study: following the analysis of the adaptation resources of international students, to identify the main coping strategies in the situation of adaptation to learning at a medical university. Materials and Methods. The theoretical and methodological basis of the research rests on the works by R. Lazarus and J. Amirkhan. To determine the degree of socio-cultural adaptation, we conducted a survey of international students. The questions of the authorʼs questionnaire were compiled on the basis of the L. V. Yankovsky’s test on the adaptation of the individual to the new socio-cultural environment. The repertoire of coping strategies of international students was determined after the method of analysis of coping methods by R. Lazarus and S. Folkman. In the course of the work, methods of analysis, synthesis, and generalization were also used. Results. Based on the study, the main factors of socio-psychological adaptation that affect the choice of coping strategies are identified and described. It is noted that the personality structure and its components such as the level of intelligence, self-esteem and internal beliefs determine the degree and nature of the adaptation process of international students: internal resources of the individual (upbringing, moral guidelines, religion) and social factors (family, friends, etc.). It is established that favorable indicators of external environmental factors contribute to the choice of productive coping strategies, and, conversely, the lack of adaptive resources leads to ineffective coping with the unfavorable circumstances of new academic and living conditions. Discussion and Conclusion. The conclusions made on the basis of the conducted research contribute to the development of scientific ideas about the process of adaptation of international students studying at a Russian medical university.

scholarly journals INTERRELATION OF COGNITIVE AND PERSONAL RESOURCES OF PEDAGOGIC WORKERS

2020 ◽  
pp. 107-114
Author(s):  
Irina V. Serafimovich
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Adaptation ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Personal Resources ◽  
Cognitive Resources ◽  
Psychological Resources ◽  
Problem Situations ◽  
Psychological System ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Individual Self

The highly topical issue of the psychological resources needed for realisation of teaching process is discussed in the article. The main aim of the article is to research the interrelation of cognitive and personal resources in the focus of the psychological system of activity based on the practice of systemic genetic theory of activity by Vladimir Shadrikov and professional pedagogic ideation concept by Mergalyas Kashapov. More than 130 educators of preschool educational institutions have taken part in the research study. It is estimated that there is the positive partial relation among different cognitive resources (intellect, free of culture constraints and professional thinking). It is demonstrated that the externality depends on emotional contextuality in the professional thinking, prepotence of the external locus of control to the internal one, rejection of others, while internality depends on rational contextuality, when it is necessary to solve emerging problem situations, on creative approach, flexibility, enthusiasm. It has become apparent that the intellect has direct correlation between positively high self-appraisal of personal qualities of the individual (self-control and reflexivity). In return, high selfappraisal of the creative abilities correlates with such criteria of social-psychological adaptation in the area of professional activity as self-acceptance and emotional comfort. The data that have been received by us can serve as a basis for developing psychological follow-up programmes for maturation of cognitive and personal resources of pedagogues aiming to optimise the work of psychological system of activity and to improve effectiveness and efficiency of the pedagogic activity. The article can be used for planning lectures and seminars for the students of psychology and pedagogy departments.

scholarly journals Estrategias de adaptación de las víctimas del terremoto de 2010 en Chile: reflexiones para la intervención social / Strategies of Adaptation of the Disaster Victims of the Earthquake of 2010 in Chile: Reflections for the Intervention Social

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Oscar Labra
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Psychosocial Intervention ◽  
Recovery Phase ◽  
Social Strategies ◽  
Disaster Victims ◽  
Intervention Models ◽  
The Individual

ABSTRACTAlthough the consequences of natural disasters in psychological health are well documented in the literature about, little research has examined the significance of this experience in the life of victims of earthquakes and adaptation strategies in front of this kind of phenomena . This research addresses this issue by relying on the results of an exploratory qualitative study. The research is based on information gathered in fourteen adults who have experienced the earthquake of February 27th, 2010 in Chile, whose ages fluctuated between 24 and 70 years. This study identifies some coping strategies that participants used to overcome the stress caused by the earthquake. The author emphasizes that among victims of natural disasters psychosocial intervention must consider the overall intervention models focus on the individual and his family or relatives in the pre-disaster phase, the relief and recovery phase depending on the vulnerability of individuals, suffered losses and disruptions caused by the disaster.RESUMENA pesar de que las consecuencias de los desastres naturales en la salud psicológica son un tema bien documenta-do en la literatura, pocas investigaciones han examinado el significado de esta experiencia en la vida de los siniestrados de terremotos así como las estrategias de adaptación frente a este tipo de fenómenos. Esta investigación aborda esta problemá-tica, basándose en los resultados de un estudio cualitativo exploratorio. La investigación se basó en informaciones recogidas en catorce adultos que vivieron el terremoto del 27 de febrero de 2010 en Chile, cuyas edades fluctuaban entre 24 y 70 años de edad. Esta investigación permite identificar ciertas estrategias de adaptación que los participantes han utilizado para sobre llevar el estrés causado por el terremoto. Este autor destaca que la intervención psicosocial en las víctimas de desas-tres naturales debe tener en cuenta enfoques globales centrados en la persona y en sus familiares o cercanos tanto en la fase de pre desastre, la fase de ayuda y la fase de restablecimiento en función de la vulnerabilidad de los individuos, de las pérdidas sufridas y perturbaciones causadas por el desastre.

scholarly journals Types of socio-psychological adaptation of convicts

2020 ◽  
pp. 44-53
Author(s):  
Hedi U. Arzamieva ◽  
Marina V. Vereshchagina
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Psychological Adaptation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Orientation ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
The Social ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Psychological Features

The article deals with the issue of socio-psychological features of adaptation of convicts, knowledge of which will allow to influence those who are isolated from society in order to re-socialize them. The study of 140 prisoners was conducted on the basis of the method of diagnostics of socio-psychological adaptation by K. Rogers and P. Diamond; the questionnaire «Psychological well-being of the individual» by K. Riff in the adaptation and modification of T. D. Shevelenkova and P. P. Fesenko’s; the method of determining individual coping strategies by E. Khaimah; the test-questionnaire «Index lifestyle» by R. Plutchik, G. Kellerman and H. R. Conte in the adaptation of E. S. Romanova and L. R. Grebennikova’s. According to the study results the paper presents the typology of socio-psychological adaptation of prisoners, based on the criteria of social/introverted orientation, passivity/activity and negativity/positivity. The following types of prisoners are defined: successfully adapted with the positive social orientation, adapted with the introverted orientation, adapted with the passive orientation, adapted with the negative social orientation, maladapted with the passive orientation, maladapted with the social orientation, maladapted with the negative social orientation.

Personal Values Required for Ethical Best Practice during Intrapartum Care

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacobeth Mmabyala Louisa Malesela
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Personal Values ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Intrapartum Care ◽  
Performance Reviews ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Selection Processes ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Recruitment And Selection

Women bring into the birthing unit values which include preferences, concerns and expectations that are involved in decision-making during intrapartum care. When midwives fail to meet the women’s values, they experience such care as being inhumane and degrading, thus affecting the childbirth outcomes. The inhumane and degrading care includes a lack of sympathy and empathy, as well as a lack of attention to privacy and confidentiality. Midwives’ possession of the required personal values and the ability to integrate women’s values are vital to enhance ethical best practice during intrapartum care. The aim of the study was to explore and to describe the midwives’ personal values that are required for ethical best practice during intrapartum care. The birthing unit at a public hospital in the Gauteng province of South Africa formed the context of the study. A qualitative research design that was explorative, descriptive and contextual in nature was used. The following personal values emerged: (1) respect, trust and dignity; (2) justice, equality and fairness; (3) freedom of choice and autonomy; (4) integrity, honesty and consistency; (5) good character and personality; (6) self-control and rapport; and (7) open-mindedness and flexibility. The midwives’ personal values form a strong precursor that is crucial for ethical best practice during intrapartum care. The individual midwives, nursing education institutions and health facilities can use the study findings in areas such as reflective midwifery practice, the midwifery curriculum, recruitment and selection processes, and as part of key performance areas and indicators in performance reviews.

Inhibition tasks are not associated with self-regulation outcomes in healthy college students

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Curtis David Von Gunten ◽  
Bruce D Bartholow ◽  
Jorge S. Martins
Keyword(s):  
Latent Variable ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Poor Performance ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Life Outcomes ◽  
Variable Level ◽  
Cast Doubt ◽  
The Individual

Executive functioning (EF) is defined as a set of top-down processes used in reasoning, forming goals, planning, concentrating, and inhibition. It is widely believed that these processes are critical to self-regulation and, therefore, that performance on behavioral task measures of EF should be associated with individual differences in everyday life outcomes. The purpose of the present study was to test this core assumption, focusing on the EF facet of inhibition. A sample of 463 undergraduates completed five laboratory inhibition tasks, along with three self-report measures of self-control and 28 self-report measures of life outcomes. Results showed that although most of the life outcome measures were associated with self-reported self-control, none of the life outcomes were associated with inhibition task performance at the latent-variable level, and few associations were found at the individual task level. These findings challenge the criterion validity of lab-based inhibition tasks. More generally, when considered alongside the known lack of convergent validity between inhibition tasks and self-report measures of self-control, the findings cast doubt on the task’s construct validity as measures of self-control processes. Potential methodological and theoretical reasons for the poor performance of laboratory-based inhibition tasks are discussed.

scholarly journals German Adaptation of the Subjective Vitality Scales (SVS-G)

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-75
Author(s):  
Alex Bertrams ◽  
Thomas H. Dyllick ◽  
Chris Englert ◽  
Ann Krispenz
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Individual Difference ◽  
State Level ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The State ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Subjective Vitality ◽  
Positive Feeling ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Correlated Factors

AbstractSubjective vitality is a positive feeling of aliveness and energy, and it is a crucial aspect of well-being. The Subjective Vitality Scales (SVS) have been developed to measure subjective vitality both at the individual difference level and the state level in English-speaking samples. We translated the SVS into German (the SVS-G) and examined their psychometric properties. In Study 1 (N=260), we found that two correlated factors (Factor 1: individual difference level; Factor 2: state level) with five items each constituted a useful structure for the SVS-G. Moreover, the scores on the individual difference scale were more stable than the scores on the state scale. We also found partial evidence for the measurement invariance over a period of three weeks. Conforming to our expectations, Study 2 (N=296) revealed that the SVS-G scores were related to positive and negative affect but could still be distinguished from the affect variables. In line with previous findings, Study 3 (N=203) showed that SVS-G scores are related to well-being variables (happiness and joviality) and the perceived capacity to actively perform effortful tasks (attentiveness and capacity for self-control). Across all the studies, the SVS-G showed satisfying inner consistency, and the two consideration levels (individual differences vs. state) could be differentiated. The initial evidence suggests that overall, the SVS-G have good psychometric properties.

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