MENTAL AND SOCIAL HEALTH OF THE STUDENTS (BY THE EXAMPLE OF PRYDNIPROVSKA STATE ACADEMY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE)

Abstract

Problem statement. Social transformations in Ukraine, which are taking place under the conditions of war, social, economic, and political uncertainty, cause more social stress and pressure, have poor impact on physical, mental, and social health, as well as complicate resilience and vitality of the population. The coronavirus COVID 19 pandemic is one more additional factor, which is a great source of stress affecting mental health of people. Being influenced by the regular stress for two years, people suffer from such psychological disorders as depression, anxiety disorders, posttraumatic stress disorders. The participants in the educational process are also exposed to the above-mentioned problems. In addition, distance learning, as a form of social isolation, intensifies negative influence of stress, even though it is a necessary measure to prevent this contagious disease. Under the current conditions of social uncertainty, some emotional impairments are inevitable and the students suffer from them. The paper is devoted to the investigation of mental and psychological health of students of Prydniprovska State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture. The human health as a condition of physical, mental and social well-being is considered from the perspective of the holistic approach. The purpose of the research is to represent the findings of empirical studies about the level of mental and social health of students of Prydniprovska State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture (PSACEA). Conclusions. The analysis of mental and social health of 1−3-year students of different specialties in PSACEA has been conducted. It is empirically proved that, in general, the students have the average indicators. However, the level of mental health of some students is quite low and only a small part of youth has no social anxiety disorder. Over half of the students have high and above average indicators, but a certain number of students have clinical implications of social anxiety disorder. Subclinical and clinical implications of anxiety are typical of the quarter of students of the 1−3 years of study. The third of them has subclinical and clinical implications of depression.