PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS OF STRESS RESISTANCE OF ADOLESCENTS IN WARTIME

Abstract

Relevance. In conditions of military aggression in Ukraine, citizens face stressful and traumatic situations every day. Adolescence is a critical period full of emotional, social and psychological changes. It is extremely important for adolescents to be able to adapt to difficult and extreme conditions, withstand significant intellectual, volitional and emotional loads, manage their own emotions, and successfully carry out life activities without harmful consequences for health, which is mainly determined by such a personality characteristic as stress resistance.

The purpose of the article is to present the results of theoretical justification and empirical research and development and testing of training to strengthen stress resistance of adolescents through the impact on psychological factors (self-esteem, anxiety and emotional intelligence).

Methodology. Methods. The main research methods are: Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10); M. Rosenberg's Self-Esteem Scale; J. Taylor's Anxiety Scale; Emotional Intelligence (EQ) Test (N. Hall), formative experiment method, psychological training; methods of quantitative and qualitative analysis of empirical data.

Sample - 110 adolescents: 60 girls and 50 boys aged 11-15 years.

Results. The results obtained indicate the following: a relationship between stress resistance and such psychological factors as anxiety, self-esteem, emotional intelligence has been established. Based on the established connection, a training program for the development of stress resistance in adolescents was developed and tested.

Conclusions. The tested author's training program for the development of stress resistance in adolescents confirmed its effectiveness in the current study as an evidence-based practice.