INFLUENCE OF GEOMAGNETIC DISTURBANCE ON THE PSYCHOLOGICALSTATE OFTHEINHABITANTS OFTHE N

Abstract

The aim of the work was to determine the influence of geomagnetic disturbance on the psychoemotional status of residents of polar and Subpolar latitudes. Materials and methods. 44 male and female volunteers with an average age of 49.2 (41.7; 55.4) years, living in auroral and sub – auroral latitudes were examined using tests of Ch. Spielberger-Yu. Hanin, E. Khaimah and psychosomatic techniques. The daily CR index (Computed Radiography) was used as an integral indicator of geomagnetic disturbance. Results. The volunteers were divided into two groups: psychologically sensitive to changes in space weather (I) and-not having such sensitivity (II) (based on the presence or absence of certain coincidences of the peak values of reactive anxiety and the CR index). The groups had an equal number of persons. It was found that the most problematic area of stress-overcoming behavior in both groups was behavioral, the most effective for group I — cognitive, for group II — emotional sphere. Individuals with psychological sensitivity to geomagnetic disturbances were significantly more anxious than those who did not have this sensitivity. Conclusion. Thus, despite the fact that all the inhabitants of the Northern latitudes observed by us were not sufficiently effective in constructing the actual stressovercoming behavior, the risk of developing psychosomatic diseases was higher in the owners of psychological sensitivity to geomagnetic disturbance, taking into account their tendency to suppress emotions and significantly higher anxiety.