Constructive Coping Research Articles

Caring about one's legacy relates to constructive coping with climate change

Climate change is an existential threat facing humankind, and one that we must productively cope with as its most severe consequences come to pass. In the present investigation we theorize that one way that people may cope with an existential threat is through personal legacy-building efforts. In three correlational studies (N = 855) including samples from the U.S. and a diverse global cohort including the Global South and East, we found that people construe their proenvironmental behaviors as legacy-building activities, and that doing so relates to the perceived effectiveness of a behavior, as well as the reported frequency of engaging in a behavior. Further, we found that people who were motivated to leave a legacy grounded in the desire to have a positive impact on others also tended to be more concerned about climate change, but not paralyzed by such concern, indicated by a negative or non-significant correlation with climate change anxiety, a positive correlation with constructive hope and active coping, and negative correlations with hope based in denial and avoidant coping.

STRESS TOLERANCE OF PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT AGES IN THE CONTEXT OF THEIR FINANCIAL LITERACY

The work is devoted to the analysis of the concept of “stress tolerance” in the context of personal financial literacy. An important aspect of this research is the study of age-related characteristics of people’s exposure to stress, hardiness, and constructive coping behaviour in situations of financial uncertainty. The results of the empirical study are presented and conclusions are drawn regarding the relationship between the level of financial literacy and stress tolerance of representatives of different age groups. The data presented in the article can form a basis for further research in this direction and substantiate the importance of developing financial literacy among people of different age categories.

A Qualitative Study Exploring Experiences in Caregiving for Patients With Advanced Wilson Disease.

BACKGROUND: Wilson disease (WD) is a rare disease characterized by impaired copper metabolism. It is usually diagnosed in children and has several distinct attributes that can make the caregiving experience different. The advanced stage of the illness is quite challenging, and caregiver experiences during this phase of the disease are underexplored. METHODS: The present study is an exploratory qualitative investigation with in-depth interviews aiming to understand the experiences of family caregivers of children with advanced WD receiving neuropalliative care services at a tertiary care hospital. Interviews from 7 family caregivers were recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using an inductive and interpretive approach. RESULTS: Family caregivers in the study were predominantly mothers. The major themes that emerged are: being a parent and the caregiver, uncertainty related to illness, financial implications, understanding the disease dynamics, constructive coping strategies, and extended family networks and societal influences. CONCLUSION: The experiences and the encounters of family caregivers of children with advanced WD are multifaceted. Their challenging experiences underscore the need for extended supportive services and neuropalliative nursing care to assist the caregivers and families, and navigate the process of treatment and rehabilitation for the child.

Psychological analysis of promising research on the resource-prognostic determination of personal and professional development of a teacher

Introduction. In the modern global geopolitical situation of Russia, in order to ensure independence, self-sufficiency and competitiveness, advanced development rates, breakthrough technologies and human resources are needed as the main potential of the state. In solving this strategic task, the central place belongs to education aimed at preparing young people for the challenges of the time, thanks to teachers who have not only knowledge and experience, but, most importantly, the potential (reserves, resources, meta-resources) for an adequate assessment and analysis of the situation, constructive resolution of emerging problems and intrapersonal contradictions and forecasting the future in accordance with their own values, meanings and moral principles. In this regard, researchers are faced with the question of the need for a psychological analysis of individual (different) areas of study of resourcing, characterized by insufficient integration of these areas. Conceptual synthesis is necessary for meaningful filling of the concept of psychological resources, obtaining new knowledge and new technological solutions. The purpose of the study is to conduct a psychological analysis, synthesis and conceptualization of the most promising research results aimed at determining the conditions and means of resource-predictive determination of personal and professional development of a teacher. Materials and methods. The methodological toolkit contains an analysis of Russian and foreign research on the resource approach in various fields of psychology, the study and systematization of psychological potentials of personal and professional development of a teacher. Results. Based on the analysis of scientific papers the concept of resource-predictive determination of personal and professional development of teachers was developed. The conceptual provisions make it possible to present the meta-resource determination of the personal and professional development of teachers as a system of interrelated structural and functional components: reflective design, constructive coping, emotional and value involvement. Conclusion. The psychological analysis of research, the development of the concept have become the evidence base for the assertion that meta-resources are a predictor of personal and professional development of a teacher and contribute to improving the effectiveness of his activities.

Руминативное мышление, перфекционизм и стратегии совладания со стрессом как мишени метакогнитивного тренинга у пациентов с депрессией

<p>The current stage of studying depressive disorders is characterized by attention to various aspects of metacognitive functioning and the development of compact and effective psychosocial interventions, of which metacognitive training (D-MCT) is an example. <strong>The aim</strong> of this study is to provide a rationale for metacognitive interventions: to identify the correlation between the main targets of D-MCT training (perfectionism, rumination, and coping strategies) and their relationship with the severity of depression symptoms. <strong>Materials.</strong> We analyzed the data from the examination of 107 patients with depressive disorders. <strong>Results:</strong> the influence of rumination on the severity of symptoms of depression is indirect; it is mediated by perfectionist attitudes and beliefs. The influence of depression on the choice of coping strategies is also related to the expression of perfectionism and rumination, which make even conditionally constructive coping - taking responsibility - dysfunctional. <strong>Conclusions:</strong> The range of targets of metacognitive training for depressive disorders allows us to consider the mutual influence of the main dysfunctional risk factors for the occurrence and chronification of depression.</p>

The Predictive Power of Religious Coping on Care Burden, Depression, Stress, and Anxiety of Parents of Pediatric Oncology Patients in Turkey.

This study aimed to determine the predictive power of religious coping of parents of children with canceron caregiver burden, depression, anxiety, and stress in Turkey. It was designed as a descriptive and cross-sectional study, utilizing correlational analysis and regression models to explore associations between variables. Data were collected from 164 parents in the pediatric hematology-oncology clinics of a university hospital between November 2023 and March 2024. There was a negative correlation between caregiver burden score and negative and positive religious coping scores. Caregiver burden scores werepositively correlated with depression, anxiety, and stress scores. Results indicated that caregiver burden, education level, employment status, family structure, family income, and age at diagnosis significantly predicted positive religious coping. For negative religious coping, caregiver burden, education level, family structure, and family income were significant predictors. This suggests that religious coping may help reduce caregiver burden, underscoring the importance of promoting constructive coping strategies to support caregivers' well-being.

FORMATION OF FUTURE MANAGERS' PROFESSIONAL STRESS RESISTANCE AS A CONDITION FOR THEIR COMPETITIVENESS

The article is devoted to the issue of formation of professional stress resistance of managers in terms of their competitiveness. The state of research in scientific sources on the issue of managers’ professional stress resistance is analyzed and the necessity of targeted influence to level up the future managers’ professional stress resistance at the stage of master’s training in a higher educational institution is substantiated. The study's purpose: to clarify the essence of professional stress resistance, to develop a comprehensive program for its formation in future managers, and determine the content, directions, and ways of its implementation at the stage of master's training. The results of a diagnostic study using the developed questionnaire and the SACS-strategy and coping behavior model (S. Hobfoll) are presented. A comprehensive program for the formation of future managers’ professional stress resistance is created. Ways of its implementation at the stage of master’s training in a higher educational institution are outlined. This program provides for the search and activation of stress resistance resources, the formation of constructive coping strategies in management activities, the development of assertiveness, and the harmonization of the personality of future managers. The ways of implementing a comprehensive program for the formation of professional stress resistance of future managers are identified: educational activities (lectures, practical classes, independent work), individual consultative and methodological work, participation in training groups, independent and research work, participation in volunteer activities/volunteer educational projects, non-formal education of master's students. The role of anti-stress training in increasing professional stress resistance is revealed.

Initial psychological assistance for military servants with symptoms of acute stress disorder

Purpose The purpose of this study is to determine the psychological features of providing initial psychotherapeutic assistance to victims, in particular to military servants. Design/methodology/approach Theoretical analysis of scientific works; observation of servicemen in hospital conditions; conversations with servicemen and doctors; and interviews with foreign colleagues. Findings As a result of theoretical and empirical research, it was found that initial psychological assistance is more effective if it is provided in a timely and comprehensive manner in cooperation with medical assistance, if the recommended exercises are performed systematically by the victim and if a certain algorithm for providing initial psychotherapeutic assistance is used. Originality/value The authors present their own algorithm for providing initial psychological assistance to military servants: psychophysiological stabilization; adjustment of emotional balance; restoration of cognitive processes and acquisition of constructive coping strategies; and formation of life meanings that provide an opportunity to survive the crisis period of life. In this paper, the authors also note the importance of providing psychological first aid to victims of extreme situations in a timely manner, which helps reduce the intensity of symptoms of acute stress disorder and reduces the likelihood of post-traumatic stress disorder.

Posttraumatic growth and related factors among relatives, caring for cancer patients. Systematic review (Part 2)

Caring for cancer patients can have not only negative impact on the informal caregivers, but can also be a source of positive personality transformations in the challenging situation associated with cancer.Aim: identification and synthesis of data on posttraumatic growth (PTG) and socio-demographic, clinical and psychological factors associated with PTG in relatives, caring for patients with cancer.Methods: The review was conducted according to the statement of the PRISMA guidelines. The review used 2 search strategies: systematic electronic search in databases (Pubmed, Google Scholar, Cochrane, EBSCO, SAGE journals и eLIBRARY), manual search of articles in references lists of eligible articles.Results: Psychological factors are crucial in development of PTG. Perceived social support (especially within the family) and constructive emotion- and problem-focused coping (such as positive reframing coping) are among the factors contributing to the PTG. The data on the positive relationship of with the severity of stressful experiences and emotional distress among caregivers predominate in the analyzed studies. At the same time, there is a lack of agreement on the contribution of psychological distress to the development of PTG.Conclusion: Development of supportive social environment, constructive coping strategies training, increase of family satisfaction, work with existential and spiritual values, and creation of psychological readiness of caring relatives for loss in case of negative prognosis for patients’ survival should be considered as the main directions of psychological interventions aimed at facilitating PTG in relatives caring for cancer patients.

The impact of emotional intelligence on coping strategies for psychological trauma

The aim is to determine the impact of emotional intelligence on coping strategies for psychological trauma. Methods: The research was conducted using survey and testing based on diagnostic methods: Primary Care PTSD Screen, WCQ, EQ-test. Statistical methods were used: ANOVA, descriptive statistics, regression analysis. Two hundred seventy internally displaced persons (IDPs) aged 23 to 48 participated in the study. The study found that subjects with PTSD signs have low emotional intelligence (M=32.31±14.88) and confrontation (M=12.68±4.08), distancing (M=12.74±4.62), avoidance (M=13.85±4.97) coping strategies. Regression analysis established that a low level of emotional intelligence promotes confrontation (β=-1.926±0.296) and distancing (β=-1.198±0.386) coping, and a high level of emotional intelligence develops a problem-solving strategy (β=1.277±0.298). The results make it possible to expand the range of providing psychological assistance in overcoming psychological trauma through the formation of emotional intelligence. This will ensure the assimilation of constructive coping as elements of conscious overcoming of life's difficulties. Increasing the level of emotional intelligence and adaptive behavior strategies will help reduce feelings of stress due to trauma. The obtained results open opportunities to study the impact of emotional intelligence on individuals who experienced traumatic events. Studying external and internal factors contributes to emotional intelligence development. Identifying individual and socio-cultural aspects of coping strategies enhances psychological support methods. Understanding emotional intelligence's influence helps design programs to develop it and overcome psychological trauma, including telepsychology.

Intergenerational concern relates to constructive coping and emotional reactions to climate change via increased legacy concerns and environmental cognitive alternatives

As the threat of climate change looms large, and we experience first-hand the impacts of rapid global warming, researchers and clinicians emphasize the need to better understand the impact of these changes on our mental health. Existing research suggests that coping with and emotional reactions to climate change can promote action to adapt to and mitigate the impacts of climate change and reduce its negative impacts to one’s mental health. In this pre-registered study (N = 771) we examined whether people who display extreme intergenerational concern would also constructively cope with climate change. Empirically-identified individuals showing high intergenerational concern reported more problem-focused and meaning-based coping, and less avoidant coping strategies with climate change. Further, even though they felt guilty, angry, sorrowful and isolated, these individuals also felt hopeful about the future. These effects were explained by increased concerns about one’s legacy and higher access to environmental cognitive alternatives. By instilling values that highlight intergenerational concern as a key priority, we could thus not only increase pro-climate action, but also help individuals actively and constructively cope with changes produced by climate change.

The role of resilience and coping behavior in schizophrenia in the prevention of psychosis relapse

IntroductionAccording to scientific sources, personal resources in the form of resilience, stress coping skills play an important protective role in the prevention of psychosis recurrence. Weakening the psychological capacity of the patient and increasing stress are risk factors for psychosis.ObjectivesTo study the protective role of such personal resources as resilience and coping with stress in schizophrenia, as well as the influence of negative symptomatology and psychosociorehabilitation intervention on these factors.MethodsClinical-psychopathological, statistical, and psychometric methods were used (Alfimova-Golimbet’s resilience scale, Amirkhan’s coping strategies questionnaire, and PANSS). Patients of two groups participated in the study: 1 - members of a community organization (OO), n=49, who in addition to psychopharmacotherapy were given comprehensive long-term psychosociorehabilitation (3.7±2.5 years), 2 - patients of the medical-rehabilitation department of a psychiatric hospital (MRO), n=48, in whom the psychosociorehabilitation intervention was shorter (40.3±6.5 days).ResultsThe results of the study showed that significant predictors of a favorable course of the schizophrenic process were high indicators of resilience, coping behavior, and a small degree of negative symptomatology. Analysis of the data regarding patients’ coping with stress shows that constructive coping strategies are more frequent in both groups. Thus, “problem solving” (24.3 points in GS and 22.9 points in MPO) and “search for social support” (23.0 points and 22.7 points, respectively), that is patients of both groups are generally oriented to a productive way of coping with difficult situations and are ready to seek help from others in a difficult situation. Notably, the strategy of “problem avoidance” is less pronounced (18.5 points and 19.4 points, respectively). The high resilience scores in the GS group (32.5 points), comparable to the norm in the population (33.1 points), are explained by long-term comprehensive psychosociorehabilitation, while the resilience scores in the MPO group are lower - 28.7 points. Negative symptoms of schizophrenia were equally pronounced in both groups, manifested by difficulties in communication (2.6 points each), passive-apathetic social withdrawal (2.7 points each). Such negative symptoms as blunting of affect and emotional indifference were more pronounced in the MPO group - 3.2 points each vs. 2.8 points in the group from the GS.ConclusionsHigh levels of resilience and ability to cope with stress as a result of psychosociorehabilitation intervention allow patients to overcome difficult life circumstances more flexibly. They are associated with less pronounced negative symptoms, which generally helps prevent psychosis relapses and contribute to a more favorable course and prognosis of schizophrenia.Disclosure of InterestNone Declared

Features of psychopathological response and coping in patients with malignant skin diseases with a low level of vital threat

Background. Malignant skin tumors are common oncological diseases that have a negative impact on the psyche; their nosological and clinical heterogeneity necessitates in-depth study and differential approaches to the elimination of psychopathological manifestations. Purpose: to study the features of psychopathological response and stress-overcoming behavior in patients with malignant skin tumors with a low level of vital threat. Objectives of the study: to determine the features of depressive manifestations, the structure and expressiveness of psychopathological symptoms and the coping repertoire of patients with malignant skin tumors with a low level of vital threat, as well as the relationship between psychopathological symptoms and stress-coping behavior. Materials and Methods. 24 men and 15 women with basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma were clinically and psychologically examined using the HRDS, HARS, SCL-90-R and the Coping Behavior questionnaire. Results. The presence of a clinically defined depressive disorder was established in 38.5% of patients with a predominance of low mood (69.2%), feeling tired (56.4%), anxious (71.8%), pessimistic (59.0%) and dyssomnic (56.4%) symptoms and elevated depression indicators (11.85±8.52 points). Predominance in psychopathological symptoms of somatization (2.55±0.35 points), anxiety (2.38±0.35 points) and depression (2.15±0.57 points) was established. Study of the coping of patients with malignant skin tumors with a low level of vital threat revealed a predominance of relatively constructive coping strategies of self-control (70.69±8.64 points), search for social support (67.23±13.84 points) and acceptance of responsibility (64.09±19.04 points) and significant direct correlations of medium strength between non-constructive coping and anxiety and hostility, and inverse correlations between constructive and conditionally constructive coping and depression and hostility. Conclusions. Patients with skin cancer with a low level of vital threat are characterized by a high susceptibility to depressive disorders, mainly vital and asthenodepressive forms, with pronounced somatization; the predominance in the coping repertoire of strategies of self-control, seeking social support, accepting responsibility, distancing and planning to solve the problem, which are correlated with anxiety, depression and hostility.

PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAINING AS A TOOL FOR PROFESSIONAL RESOURCEFULNESS DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE PSYCHOLOGISTS IN WAR CONDITIONS

The article explores the development of professional resourcefulness among future psychologists in the context of the Russian-Ukrainian war. Drawing on theoretical frameworks and empirical research, the authors identify the main components of professional resourcefulness, including emotional intelligence and its elements, constructive coping strategies, and self-assessment of the professional development level. They highlight the importance of developing these resources through psychological training, utilizing techniques from cognitive-behavioural therapy, positive psychology, practices of emotional self-regulation and mindfulness. The authors present a training program designed to activate and enhance these professional internal resources. This study explores the effectiveness of a training program among psychology students. A quantitative and qualitative analysis was conducted to evaluate the program's impact on participants. Results indicate significant improvements in coping strategies, emotional intelligence elements, and self-assessment of the professional development level and its components among participants. Notably, the training program demonstrated efficacy in providing psychoemotional support during societal crises and psychologically traumatic events. These findings underscore the importance of psychological training in the resource provision of the psychology students' professional development.

Go out or stress out? Exploring nature connectedness and cumulative stressors as resilience and vulnerability factors in different manifestations of climate anxiety

Given the increasing severity of the climate crisis and, with it, rising climate anxiety, it is imperative to understand what climate anxiety is, how it functions, and how people can cope with it constructively. Nevertheless, research has often mixed different conceptualizations and operationalizations of climate anxiety, yielding sometimes seemingly contradictory findings. This study contributes with a more nuanced and structured approach by 1) exploring systematically how climate anxiety manifests (i.e., investigating the existence of subgroups), and 2) investigating vulnerability and resilience factors that might explain belonging to these different subgroups. We analyzed answers of N = 2052 German-speaking survey respondents, stratified for age, gender, and education, who provided information on different facets of their climate anxiety (namely climate-anxious appraisal, affect, and potentially related impairment). Using latent profile analysis, we identified four subgroups with different manifestations of climate anxiety: climate-anxious impaired (8.5%), climate-anxious less impaired (17.5%), climate-anxious functioning (41%), and non-climate anxious (33%). Subsequent multinomial logistic regression revealed that high nature connectedness, male gender, and young age but not exposure to cumulative stressors (i.e., combination of stressors such as unemployment and low presence of high-quality nature in one's living environment) were potential vulnerability factors to belong to the climate-anxious impaired group compared to all other groups. Our person-centered approach nuances the study of climate anxiety and advances possibilities to study constructive coping with climate anxiety.

Features of the vitality of student youth in conditions of uncertainty

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.

Ресурсно-прогностическая детерминация личностно-профессионального развития педагога: научное обоснование и технологические решения

Background. The current situation of society development is characterized by the emergence of new external stimuli as the challenges generating contradictions and barriers in the education system on the one hand, and on the other hand-expanding horizons, prospects, resources and meta-resources for the development of personality of subjects of education and especially the teachers as the future of children and youth largely depends on them. Objectives. Theoretical substantiation, empirical verification and technological actualization of psychological resources for determining the personal and professional development of a teacher. Study Participants. University students (n = 663), university professors (n = 100), high school students (n = 118), school teachers (n = 34). Methods. The study consisted of four stages. A special methodological program has been developed for each stage. Results. The study revealed the specifics of the content structure of psychological resources relevant for the personal and professional development of teachers: reflexive projecting, constructive coping, emotional and value engagement. It is demonstrated that the complex of interrelated and interdependent resource-prognostic constructs — meta-resources acts as the main factor (predictor) determining the high level of personal and professional development of a teacher. The data analysis allowed to create a structural model of resource determination of personal and professional development of the subjects of education at the target, content (personal, interpersonal), technological, organizational, and strategic levels of psychological training for teachers. Conclusions. The concept of resource-prognostic determination of the teachers’ development, based on the idea of the maximum possible reliance on self-development and self-organization, assumes the most effective implementation of the totality of a teacher’s resources (meta-resources) in an individually unique situation. The technology of actualization of psychological resources for determining the personal and professional development of teachers (future teachers) has proven its effectiveness in experiments, which allows to recommend this technology for implementation in the educational process of schools, colleges, universities.

Medical Error: Using Storytelling and Reflection to Impact Error Response Factors in Family Medicine Residents.

Medical error is common and significantly impacts patients, physicians, learners, and public perception of the medical system; however, residents receive little formal training on this topic. Research on error response in practicing physicians is limited, and even more so on medical education interventions to improve this. This study evaluates a curriculum developed to foster the sharing of faculty medical error stories, practice of constructive coping strategies, and growth in resident confidence in managing error. Researchers identified factors related to effective physician error management and recovery to develop a targeted intervention for family medicine residents. The intervention consisted of three one hour didactic sessions in a medium-sized midwestern, urban family medicine residency program over the course of 6 months. Instructional methods included guided reflection after mentor storytelling, small group discussion, role play, and self-reflection. Of the 30 residents, 22 (73%) completed the preintervention survey, and 15 (50%) completed the postintervention survey. While most residents reported having experienced error (55%), fewer than half of the residents reported they knew what to do when faced with medical errors (46%). This increased to 93% after intervention. Personal error stories from mentors were the most desired type of training reported by residents preintervention, but this was surpassed by legal and malpractice concerns in the postintervention survey. Rates of reported error story sharing increased after the intervention. Residents reported self-efficacy (I can be honest about errors) and self-awareness (I acknowledge when I am at increased risk for error) also increased with intervention. However, these changes did not reach statistical significance. Family medicine residents are receptive to learning from peers and mentors about error management and recovery. A brief intervention can impact the culture around disclosure and support. Future research should focus on the impact of targeted interventions on patient-oriented outcomes related to medical error.

Agentic Self-regulation of Capoeira Athletes of Different Sports Qualifications

Background. In the present study, an attempt was made to address self-regulation at the agentic (higher) level, which contributes a person's success not only in sports, but also in the organization of their own life. A group of capoeiristas was chosen as the sample. Objective. To identify the features of agentic self-regulation in athletes engaged in capoeira with different levels of sports qualification. Design. 202 capoeira athletes, aged M= 29.6 years, SD=6.6, were interviewed. The sample was divided into three subgroups based on different sport types and comparisons were made on the scales of the following techniques: style of self-regulation of behavior, strategies for coping with stressful situations, action control, personality protest activity, psychosocial maturity, personality harmony. ANOVA analysis in IBM SPSS Statistics 26 program was used for these comparisons. Results. The Masters subgroup outperformed the lower grade subgroups on the parameters: action control in planning, assertiveness, personal self-regulation, and psychological defense (p ≤ .05). The Master Candidates group had a significantly lower level of escapism (p ≤ .05), an indicator of destructive agentic activity, compared to the rated athletes group. Master Candidates outperformed Masters in the coping strategy of caution (p ≤ .05) and outperformed rated athletes on personality harmony scales, including satisfaction with life, relationships with people, life self-determination, and life self-actualization (p ≤ .05). On the scales of conscious self-regulation, no significant differences were found between the three subgroups (p > .1). Conclusion. As capoeiristas advance in sportsmanship they enrich their regulatory experience through the development of agentic qualities such as constructive coping strategies, personal maturity and personal harmony, while reducing the manifestation of destructive activity, such as escapism.

THE RELATIONSHIP OF OCCUPATIONAL STRESS AND COPING STRATEGIES IN CIVIL AVIATION PILOTS

The article presents the results of a study of the characteristics of professional stress in civil aviation pilots, its relationship with strategies for coping with stress. It was found that what is truly characteristic of the pilot profession is a high level of stress, which manifests itself in the perception of the activity as extremely stressful and complex. Against the background of a decrease in the fullness of the individual’s internal resources and due to the increased significance of negative experience at the time of strong feelings, this can lead to an increase in general psycho-emotional stress and the emergence of professional risks. The results of the empirical study indicate the need to organize targeted work to optimize professional stress among civil aviation pilots, as well as to develop constructive coping strategies.