ОСОБЛИВОСТІ ПСИХОЛОГІЧНОГО ЗДОРОВ’Я СТУДЕНТІВ У ПРОЦЕСІ АДАПТАЦІЇ ДО НАВЧАННЯ В УМОВАХ ПОВНОМАСШТАБНОЇ ВІЙНИ

Abstract

The article explores the peculiarities of psychological health among first-year students in relation to external factors such as the large-scale Russian aggression against Ukraine and the form of educational organization. The research utilized the "Individual Model of Psychological Health" technique developed by Ukrainian researcher O. V. Kozlov. Using this methodology, we analyzed the vectors and corresponding spheres of psychological health realization in individuals. Two samples of first-year students were randomly selected: one in 2017 and the other in 2022, corresponding to the respective years of their admission to higher education. The research findings revealed several key points. First, differences in the individual model of psychological health were observed only in the "family vector." Second, the most prevalent type of psychological health among both student groups was the mixed type, characterized by a broader range of coping mechanisms for challenging life situations. Third, first-year students exposed to full-scale war or mixed (distance) forms of education exhibited a decrease in individuals with an undifferentiated type of psychological health and an increase in individuals with a pure type. Fourth, irrespective of the context (nature of the war and form of training), the most common type was intellectual. The study also identified the most common combinations of psychological health vectors. For first-year students entering higher education during the anti-terrorist operation and studying offline, dominant combinations included creative + intellectual, strategic + creative + intellectual, and strategic + intellectual. For those entering higher education during the full-scale war between Russia and Ukraine and studying online or in a mixed format, prevalent combinations were creative + intellectual, strategic + creative + intellectual, pro-social + intellectual, and strategic + pro-social + creative + intellectual.