Aim. Determination of the psychological characteristics of the value orientations of a person prone to asocial behavior in the Internet space.

Methodology. The study involved 60 Internet users aged from 18 to 35 years. During the study following methods were used: ascertaining experiment (method «Diagnostics of the real structure of value orientations of a person» by S. S. Bubnova, the author’s research questionnaire «Orientation of a person’s behavior in the Internet space»); methods of statistical data processing (Mann-Whitney U test, correlation analysis). During the study the application software SPSS 22.0 and MS Excel 2021 was used.

Results. It is proved that there is a relationship between the level of asocial behavior of a person in the Internet space and the severity of its value orientations such as «high social status and management of people and recognition» and «respect from people and influence on others».

Research implications. The results of the study can be used by practical psychologists in accompanying the process of Internet socialization of the person aged 14–18 years.

Aim. Approbation of the “Emotional range of equivalence” method for diagnosing the range of equivalence in the emotional space (on the lexical material) on the Russian sample; identification of links between the cognitive style “Equivalence range” and the decision-making styles, diagnosed by the Melbourne Decision-Making Questionnaire (MDMQ).

Methodology. This study included the creation and testing of the method “Emotional range of equivalence”; as well as validation on the Russian-speaking sample; identification of links between the scales of the “ Emotional range of equivalence” method and the scales of the Melbourne Decision Making questionnaire, and the Traits of Emotional Intelligence questionnaire” (TEIQ).

Results. The created method “Emotional range of equivalence” helps to measure the emotional and style characteristics of the intellectual and personal potential of a person and allows you to include the emotional sphere in the study of style regulation. Cognitive style of narrow range of equivalence is characteristic of people with high self-control according to the Traits Emotional Intelligence questionnaire. A wide range of equivalence is positively associated with unproductive decision-making styles such as avoidance and procrastination (or copings according to the Melbourne Decision Making questionnaire), as it reflects low differentiation of consciousness associated with the verbalization of emotions.

Research implications. The results of the study contribute to the development of tools aimed at measuring the emotional and stylistic characteristics of a person’s intellectual and personal potential in a decision-making situation.

Aim. The study of psychotechnical methods that contribute to the development of emotional stability of specialists in socionomic professions.

Methodology. The present study involved 32 people, representatives of socionomic professions (teachers, psychologists and doctors). All participants in the sample were approaching or were already at risk of emotional burnout (including professional burnout as a special case of emotional burnout). It was noted that there was some positive dynamics of the condition of the subjects in the first 3 weeks after individual practical psychological classes based on a 4-component (cognitive, affective, volitional and behavioral) model of the development of mental stability through psychotechnics. Further continuation of the classes led to the consolidation of the result and the development of the ability of the subjects to provide themselves with psychological support based on their own mental resources (endogenous psychological support) in certain stressful situations, which previously they could only cope with the support of a specialist (exogenous psychological support). To identify the level of emotional stability and the symptoms of emotional burnout of the subjects, the emotional stability test (E.A. Tarasov), the life satisfaction index test and the test (adapted by N.V. Panina), the “Scale of neuropsychic tension” method (T.A. Nemchin). The Wilcoxon criterion was used for statistical data processing.

Results. According to the results of the study, it was revealed that practical psychological classes aimed at developing the emotional stability of specialists in socionomic professions give a positive dynamic – the overall level of emotional stability has increased, the value of the “life satisfaction index” has increased, the level of neuropsychic tension has decreased.

Research implications. Identification of effective psychotechnical methods that contribute to the development of emotional stability of specialists in socionomic professions will reduce the risk of professional burnout.

Aim. The purpose of this work is to consider changes in the social interaction of the individual associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, expressed in forced social distancing. Methodology. During the study, methods of theoretical and methodological analysis, analysis of panel data, generalization and interpretation of the results were applied. Results. Multilevel analyzes have shown that despite the pervasive psychological impact of COVID-19, some people cope with collective constraints more adaptively than others and maintain optimal levels of well-being and mental health. It has been shown that after intensive social distancing, extroverts show a more pronounced subjective decrease in psychological well-being than introverts. This indicates that social distancing, as a necessary means of containing the spread of COVID-19, inadvertently reduces the psychological well-being of an individual with a high externality. Research implications. This article highlights the problem of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the psychological well-being of the individual, shows the features of the relationship between the psychological determinants of the individual and forced social distancing during the pandemic.

Aim. To describe the research-type methods in teaching economic disciplines which are necessary for developing students’ professional thinking.

Methodology. The key method of the research was the forming experiment on the development of college students’ professional (economic) thinking through the application of the research-type methods. During the forming experiment the following methods were used: seminars of reflective type; students’ project activity (including joint research); case-method in solving nonstandard economic problems. The results of the research were checked at the ascertaining and control stage with the help of diagnostic methods and confirmed by the method of statistical processing of results φ*- Fisher’s criterion.

Results. It is proved that the development of professional thinking in mastering the disciplines of the economic cycle is promoted by research-type teaching methods, namely: seminars of reflective type; students’ project activities (including joint research); case-method in solving non-standard economic problems.

Research implications are in gaining new knowledge about the possibilities of shaping professional thinking at college.

Aim. To study the level of emotional burnout and satisfaction with the work of doctors of the «red zone» after two years of continuous work in a hospital with coronavirus patients.

Methodology. The study was conducted from March 2022 to April 2022 using methods for diagnosing emotional burnout by V. V. Boyko and A. V. Batarshev’s method of determining integral satisfaction with the work. To analyze the data, the Student’s t-criterion, Fisher’s angular transformation criterion – φ-criterion, and the calculation of the mean and standard deviation were used.

Results. The indicators of emotional burnout of doctors of the “red zone” were identified, the phases and symptoms of emotional burnout of doctors working directly in the hospital with coronavirus patients were analyzed, the overall level of satisfaction with the work of doctors of the “red zone” was established, as well as integrative indicators of satisfaction with the work of doctors of the “red zone”. A comparative analysis of the indicators of emotional burnout and satisfaction with the work of doctors of the “red zone” and the green zone” was carried out.

Research implications. The conducted research contributes to the study of the emotional burnout of a professional in difficult, unusual working conditions. The results of the study confirm the difficulties experienced by medical professionals during the pandemic and the need to develop psychological support in these conditions.

Aim.To reveal the features of the semantic representations of the image of the mother among young mothers who have the first experience of motherhood.

Methodology. The key research method was the method of semantic differential and factor analysis. The main content of the study made it possible to study the content of the subjective coloring of the image of a «good» and «ideal» mother among young mothers.

Results. According to the conclusion of the author of the article, young mothers’ understanding of the phenomenon of motherhood semantically contains the subjective connotation of the image of a «good» and «ideal» mother. Age differences were found in respondents’ evaluative representations: intergroup comparison of bipolar scales of the semantic differential, identification of statistically significant differences and similarities of the poles. The connotation of the image of «good» is expressed by scales “joyful and cold” (1 gr.), “weak and warm” (2 gr.), “strong, sad and warm” (3 gr.). The image of an «ideal» mother is characterized by the scales “strong and beautiful” (1 gr.), “sad and warm” (2 gr.), “sad and cold mother” (3 gr.). The results obtained emphasize the subjective aspect of the connotation of motherhood, which has age-specific features.

Research implications. The results of the research can be useful for the psychological analysis of motherhood in the practice of a psychologist.

Aim. Identification of the characteristics of resilience and life-meaning orientations in elderly people living in combat areas.

Methodology. By the method of random sampling, remote questioning and psychological testing of 79 mentally healthy elderly people were conducted. All respondents were divided into two groups: group 1 – 30 elderly people permanently residing in Donetsk of the Russian Federation, the average age was 72.9+2.6 years; group 2 – 49 elderly people living in Moscow (71.4 +2.5) – participants of Neurofitness courses “Moscow longevity”. Questionnaires and psychological testing were conducted: the Maddy resilience test adapted by D. A. Leontiev and E. I. Rasskazova in 2006; and the test of life orientations by D. A. Leontiev. The results of the study were processed using the SPSS 20.0 program, the Mann-Whitney U-test was used to compare unrelated samples, the critical level of statistical significance was determined at p<0.001.

Results. Elderly people living in Donetsk lose social ties, lose the loved ones and relatives, their health deteriorates, there are restrictions in everyday life and (compared to elderly people living in Moscow) their resilience is reduced. At the same time, their life-meaning orientations are aimed at meaningful activity, confidence in their capabilities, results and a positive assessment of the years they have lived. Despite the general trends towards the elderly as an unproductive social category of citizens who do not bring significant benefits to society, they have sufficient resilience and desire for active social activity even in the conditions of severe psychosocial stress.

Research implications. The results of the study will contribute to the development of methods of psychological work with elderly people aimed at forming motivation for active aging, increasing resilience, expanding communications, improving emotional state and quality of life.

Aim. To study the influence of the attachment type factor on the success of socio-psychological adaptation of women married to foreigners.

Methodology.The study was conducted on the base of social networks using Yandex Forms. The sample group consisted of 59 women who moved to a new country due to marriage to foreigners. The used methods were: “Questionnaire for attachment to close people” edited by N. V. Sabelnikova and D. V. Kashirskiy, “Questionnaire for interpersonal relations” edited by A. Rukavishnikov, methods of Rogers – Dymond “Test – questionnaire for socio-psychological adaptation” edited by A. K. Osnitskiy. For analysis of the data obtained the descriptive statistics and correlation analysis using Spearman’s correlation coefficient were used.

Results. Differences in adaptation and interpersonal communication between groups of the respondents with different types of attachment were revealed.

Research implications.The theoretical and practical significance of the study is a specification of the ideas about the factors influencing the success of socio-psychological adaptation of women married to foreigners. The obtained data can be used by practical psychologists and employees of social services for providing adequate assistance and support.

Aim. To describe the psychometric indicators of the questionnaire «Human Freedom» and evaluate its compliance with the theoretical model.

Methodology. A theoretical analysis of the problem of studying freedom in the structure of human consciousness is carried out. A theoretical model of freedom as a component of human consciousness is presented and substantiated, including the criteria of freedom in the existential, reflexive, value and spiritual layers of consciousness. Based on the theoretical model of freedom, the author’s methodology “Human Freedom” has been developed. 43 adolescents aged 15-17 years (M=15.91; SD=0.90) participated in the assessment of the psychometric properties of the questionnaire.

Results. The scales of the questionnaire demonstrate sufficiently high reliability according to the Cronbach’s alpha coefficient for research purposes, high design validity according to Pearson correlation coefficients. The method allows us to see the features of the manifestation of positive freedom “for” in the existential, reflexive, value and spiritual layers of adolescents’ consciousness and the severity of negative freedom “from”, the holistic work of consciousness for the full realization of freedom with the leading role of the spiritual layer of consciousness.

Research implications. A theoretical model of freedom as a component of human consciousness is presented, the psychometric indicators of the questionnaire “Human Freedom” on a teenage sample are described, which allows to determine the features of freedom in different layers of adolescent consciousness. Practitioners can make a forecast of the further direction of self-liberation of adolescent consciousness by comparing the real and desired result of freedom development.

Aim. The article presents the results of a research aimed at studying the social representations about assistant figures using the semantic differential method among respondents with different religious identity intensity.

Methodology. K. Leach’s “Model of measuring the in-group identification” and the method of semantic differential were used as research methods. Descriptive statistics method and methods of analytical statistics of data processing (multiple comparison method of the H-test by Kruskal-Wallis) were also used.

Results. The evaluation of assistant figures such as “Priest”, “Parent”, “Friend”, “Beloved person”, “My-Self” by persons with high, medium and low religious identity intensity was studied. The results were obtained by the semantic differential method, which made it possible to draw psychosemantic spaces and correlate the semantic proximity of these figures. It was revealed that semantic intersections of the proposed constructs were not found.

Research implications.Research data deepen the theoretical and practical elaboration of providing psychological assistance to the Orthodox believers.

Purpose: to study the influence of the attachment type factor on the success of socio-psychological adaptation of women married to foreigners.

Procedures and methods. The study was conducted on the base of social networks using Yandex Forms. The sample group consisted of 59 women who moved to a new country due to marriage to foreigners. The used methods were:“Questionnaire for attachment to close people” edited by N.V. Sabelnikova and D.V. Kashirskiy, “Questionnaire for interpersonal relations” edited by A. Rukavishnikov, methods of Rogers – Dymond “Test – questionnaire for socio-psychological adaptation” edited by A.K. Osnitskiy. For analysis of the data obtained the descriptive statistics and correlation analysis using Spearman’s correlation coefficient were used.

The results of the study revealed differences in adaptation and interpersonal communication between groups of the respondents with different types of attachment.

The theoretical and practical significance of the study is a specification of the ideas about the factors influencing the success of socio-psychological adaptation of women married to foreigners. The obtained data can be used by practical psychologists and employees of social services for providing adequate assistance and support.