Relationship between interpersonal intolerance and uncertainty with existential fulfillment, social anxiety and frustration among students

Aim. Identification of the relationship between interpersonal tolerance indicators and uncertainty with indicators of existential fulfillment, social anxiety and frustration among students.

Procedure and methods. The psychodiagnostic procedure was carried out using the following methods: "New questionnaire of tolerance-intolerance to uncertainty" by T. V. Kornilova; a test of existential motivations by V. B. Shumsky and others; a questionnaire of social anxiety and social phobia" by O. A. Sagalakova and D. V. Truevtsev; “Methodology of diagnosing the social frustration level " by L. I. Wasserman modified by V. V. Boyko. The normality of the distribution was checked using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov normality criterion with the correction of Lilyfors; correlation analysis was performed using Pearson's r-criterion.

Results. Among students the following was revealed: dominant desire to build controlled interpersonal relationships in which uncertainty is undesirable, and for a significant part of the subjects it is unacceptable; moderate level of existential fulfillment, the dominant component in the structure of which is "self-worth"; an increased level of social anxiety, especially in situations: "To be the center of attention, under supervision" and "Post-situational rumination and the desire to overcome anxiety in expert situations"; low level of social frustration. The interrelation between interpersonal tolerance and uncertainty with three investigated personal characteristics is established.

Theoretical and/or practical significance. The results of the study reflect the relationship between interpersonal tolerance and uncertainty with existential fulfillment, social anxiety and social frustration among students. They can be used to improve the psychological support of students at universities, optimize group training programs so that they contribute to reducing interpersonal tolerance to uncertainty.

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