Features of the vitality of student youth in conditions of uncertainty

Abstract

The publication addresses the issue of the viability of modern youth in conditions of uncertainty. The concept of uncertainty, the concept of vitality, the type of attachment in various scientific directions is considered. The purpose of the study was to study the viability of student youth in conditions of uncertainty. The hypothesis of the study is that vitality in conditions of uncertainty in individuals with different types of representation of attachment to the mother and the nature of relationships in adulthood has psychological characteristics: individuals with a reliable type of representation of attachment choose constructive coping strategies when resolving emotionally tense situations, have a low level of intrapersonal conflicts, have value orientations that are individual priorities and are often manifested in behavior under conditions of uncertainty; have a high level of self-activation. The study involved 141 people, 3rd–4th year students of different areas of training at Tula State University and the International Police Academy of the WPA. The work was carried out using methods — questionnaire M. Maskulintser, F. Shaver Interview about attachment in adulthood; to determine ways to overcome difficult situations in various areas of mental activity, the method of R. Lazarus and S. Folkman, to diagnose value orientations, the test of S. Schwartz, to determine the level of intrapersonal conflict, the test of A. Shipilov; to determine the level of self-activation, the technique of M. Odintsova, N. Radchikova. It was revealed that to overcome a situation of uncertainty it is necessary to be viable and be able to manage your resources. At the same time, it is precisely the conditions of uncertainty that affect the ability to adequately assess and control the situation, the ability to value reorientations, and return to past life experiences. The vitality of student youth in conditions of uncertainty is determined by individual life experience — the type of representation of attachment formed in childhood. A healthy emotional connection with a significant adult, his love forms a reliable type of attachment, which provides a resource that allows one to resolve difficulties most effectively and accept changes.