Introspectiveness of Higher Education Students: Study and Development

The change in strategic guidelines in Russian education is associated with a revision of the goals of teaching and upbringing. However, the emphasis of reforms has shifted towards the formation of the required professional competences at this stage in the development of the education system of the Russian Federation. We think that it is possible to achieve the set goal of higher education through the development of the introspectiveness as a quality of the personality of students. The formation of the introspectiveness in a future specialist will have an effect on the successful mastery, expansion and transformation of social experience, as well as the internal plan of action. Thus, demonstrating the formed introspectiveness as a personality trait, the student is able to organize his educational activities independently, activities to cognize the surrounding reality and his inner world, as well as self-determine in various life situations, including the development of general cultural and professional competences. In this regard, the emphasis in the issue of developing the introspectiveness of students is made on specifying the conditions that must be created at a higher education institution for the manifestation and formation of this personality quality. The purpose of the article is to study the level of the introspectiveness of university students and develop psychological and pedagogical conditions that develop this personality quality. The leading techniques for the study of this problem were the following: Q-sort Technique; the technique for diagnostics of an individual measure of the introspectiveness degree. At the stage of the ascertaining experiment, the levels of the introspectiveness of university students were revealed. The results of the ascertaining experiment convincingly demonstrated the need to organize special work to develop the introspectiveness of students. The authors substantiated that the success of developing students’ introspectiveness is ensured by the created psychological and pedagogical conditions. A model of developing the introspectiveness as a personality quality of a future professional has been developed and tested. The results of this study create opportunities for further development of the problem in the context of the organization of lectures in the learning process for students of different courses and types of specialization. The article is intended for psychologists, tutors, education managers

Social and Psychological Features of Hardiness in Personality of Students of Higher Education Institutions

The topicality and significance of the study is determined by the fact that life and activity of a person in contemporary socio-economic conditions are inextricably connected with the constant impact of adverse social, political, economic and other factors on him. These factors are accompanied by the emergence of various kinds of difficult life situations, as a result of which stress develops in a person. In the student milieu, stress arises under the influence of difficulties associated with both the learning process and life circumstances. The paper presents the results of an empirical study of socio-psychological features of hardiness in students of higher educational institutions. The methods of research comprised: theoretical analysis, empirical research (testing), qualitative analysis of the obtained data, mathematical and statistical data processing (SPSS Statistics, Excel). Testing included the following psycho-diagnostic tools: the author’s questionnaire for assessing stressful situations; McCrae-Costa Five-Factor Personality Questionnaire (The Big Five dimensions); “Hardiness test”; Self-attitude technique. The validity and reliability of the study results was ensured by the initial methodological positions, the use of proven tools, sample representativeness of the research, as well as mathematical processing of data with the use of a software package for statistical analysis. As a result of the study, it was proved that emotion-focused ways of overcoming stress associated with a decrease in tension and a change in attitude to emerging difficulties prevail among the students of both the experimental and control groups. A high level of stress was found in the majority of subjects. In order to reduce this stress, it is necessary for students to form special skills to overcome it. In addition, an analysis of the psychological factors of students’ hardiness made it possible to determine the main areas of their psychological support in overcoming difficult life situations (development of qualities that form the core of students’ personal adaptive potential, the formation of their social competency, enrichment of social networks, as well as learning ways to find and accept social support)

Introspectiveness of Higher Education Students: Study and Development

The change in strategic guidelines in Russian education is associated with a revision of the goals of teaching and upbringing. However, the emphasis of reforms has shifted towards the formation of the required professional competences at this stage in the development of the education system of the Russian Federation. We think that it is possible to achieve the set goal of higher education through the development of the introspectiveness as a quality of the personality of students. The formation of the introspectiveness in a future specialist will have an effect on the successful mastery, expansion and transformation of social experience, as well as the internal plan of action. Thus, demonstrating the formed introspectiveness as a personality trait, the student is able to organize his educational activities independently, activities to cognize the surrounding reality and his inner world, as well as self-determine in various life situations, including the development of general cultural and professional competences. In this regard, the emphasis in the issue of developing the introspectiveness of students is made on specifying the conditions that must be created at a higher education institution for the manifestation and formation of this personality quality. The purpose of the article is to study the level of the introspectiveness of university students and develop psychological and pedagogical conditions that develop this personality quality. The leading techniques for the study of this problem were the following: Q-sort Technique; the technique for diagnostics of an individual measure of the introspectiveness degree. At the stage of the ascertaining experiment, the levels of the introspectiveness of university students were revealed. The results of the ascertaining experiment convincingly demonstrated the need to organize special work to develop the introspectiveness of students. The authors substantiated that the success of developing students’ introspectiveness is ensured by the created psychological and pedagogical conditions. A model of developing the introspectiveness as a personality quality of a future professional has been developed and tested. The results of this study create opportunities for further development of the problem in the context of the organization of lectures in the learning process for students of different courses and types of specialization. The article is intended for psychologists, tutors, education managers.El cambio en las pautas estratégicas en la educación rusa está asociado con una revisión de los objetivos de la enseñanza y la educación. Sin embargo, el énfasis de las reformas se ha desplazado hacia la formación de las competencias profesionales necesarias en esta etapa del desarrollo del sistema educativo de la Federación de Rusia. Pensamos que es posible lograr el objetivo planteado de la educación superior a través del desarrollo de la introspectividad como una cualidad de la personalidad de los estudiantes. La formación de la introspectividad en un futuro especialista tendrá un efecto en el dominio, expansión y transformación exitosa de la experiencia social, así como en el plan de acción interno. Así, demostrando la introspectividad formada como un rasgo de personalidad, el estudiante es capaz de organizar sus actividades educativas de forma independiente, actividades para conocer la realidad circundante y su mundo interior, así como autodeterminarse en diversas situaciones de la vida, incluido el desarrollo de la cultura general. y competencias profesionales. En este sentido, el énfasis en el tema del desarrollo de la introspectividad de los estudiantes se hace en especificar las condiciones que deben crearse en una institución de educación superior para la manifestación y formación de esta cualidad de personalidad. El propósito del artículo es estudiar el nivel de introspectividad de los estudiantes universitarios y desarrollar las condiciones psicológicas y pedagógicas que desarrollan esta cualidad de personalidad. Las principales técnicas para el estudio de este problema fueron las siguientes: técnica de Q-sort; la técnica para el diagnóstico de una medida individual del grado de introspectividad. En la etapa del experimento de determinación, se revelaron los niveles de introspectividad de los estudiantes universitarios. Los resultados del experimento de comprobación demostraron de manera convincente la necesidad de organizar un trabajo especial para desarrollar la introspectividad de los estudiantes. Los autores corroboraron que el éxito en el desarrollo de la introspectividad de los estudiantes está garantizado por las condiciones psicológicas y pedagógicas creadas. Se ha desarrollado y probado un modelo de desarrollo de la introspectividad como cualidad de personalidad de un futuro profesional. Los resultados de este estudio crean oportunidades para un mayor desarrollo del problema en el contexto de la organización de conferencias en el proceso de aprendizaje para estudiantes de diferentes cursos y tipos de especialización. El artículo está dirigido a psicólogos, tutores, gestores educativos

Social and Psychological Features of Hardiness in Personality of Students of Higher Education Institutions

The topicality and significance of the study is determined by the fact that life and activity of a person in contemporary socio-economic conditions are inextricably connected with the constant impact of adverse social, political, economic and other factors on him. These factors are accompanied by the emergence of various kinds of difficult life situations, as a result of which stress develops in a person. In the student milieu, stress arises under the influence of difficulties associated with both the learning process and life circumstances. The paper presents the results of an empirical study of socio-psychological features of hardiness in students of higher educational institutions. The methods of research comprised: theoretical analysis, empirical research (testing), qualitative analysis of the obtained data, mathematical and statistical data processing (SPSS Statistics, Excel). Testing included the following psycho-diagnostic tools: the author’s questionnaire for assessing stressful situations; McCrae-Costa Five-Factor Personality Questionnaire (The Big Five dimensions); “Hardiness test”; Self-attitude technique. The validity and reliability of the study results was ensured by the initial methodological positions, the use of proven tools, sample representativeness of the research, as well as mathematical processing of data with the use of a software package for statistical analysis. As a result of the study, it was proved that emotion-focused ways of overcoming stress associated with a decrease in tension and a change in attitude to emerging difficulties prevail among the students of both the experimental and control groups. A high level of stress was found in the majority of subjects. In order to reduce this stress, it is necessary for students to form special skills to overcome it. In addition, an analysis of the psychological factors of students’ hardiness made it possible to determine the main areas of their psychological support in overcoming difficult life situations (development of qualities that form the core of students’ personal adaptive potential, the formation of their social competency, enrichment of social networks, as well as learning ways to find and accept social support).La actualidad y la importancia del estudio están determinadas por el hecho de que la vida y la actividad de una persona en condiciones socioeconómicas contemporáneas están inextricablemente conectadas con el impacto constante de factores sociales, políticos, económicos y otros adversos en él. Estos factores están acompañados por la aparición de varios tipos de situaciones difíciles de la vida, como resultado de lo cual el estrés se desarrolla en una persona. En el entorno estudiantil, el estrés surge bajo la influencia de dificultades asociadas tanto con el proceso de aprendizaje como con las circunstancias de la vida. El artículo presenta los resultados de un estudio empírico de las características sociopsicológicas de la resistencia en estudiantes de instituciones de educación superior. Los métodos de investigación comprendieron: análisis teórico, investigación empírica (pruebas), análisis cualitativo de los datos obtenidos, procesamiento de datos matemáticos y estadísticos (SPSS Statistics, Excel). Las pruebas incluyeron las siguientes herramientas de psico-diagnóstico: el cuestionario del autor para evaluar situaciones estresantes; Cuestionario de personalidad de cinco factores McCrae-Costa (Las cinco grandes dimensiones); "Prueba de resistencia"; Técnica de actitud propia. La validez y la fiabilidad de los resultados del estudio se garantizaron mediante las posiciones metodológicas iniciales, el uso de herramientas comprobadas, la representatividad de la muestra de la investigación, así como el procesamiento matemático de los datos con el uso de un paquete de software para el análisis estadístico. Como resultado del estudio, se demostró que las formas centradas en la emoción de superar el estrés asociado con una disminución de la tensión y un cambio de actitud ante las dificultades emergentes prevalecen entre los estudiantes de los grupos experimentales y de control. Se encontró un alto nivel de estrés en la mayoría de los sujetos. Para reducir este estrés, es necesario que los estudiantes formen habilidades especiales para superarlo. Además, un análisis de los factores psicológicos de la resistencia de los estudiantes permitió determinar las áreas principales de su apoyo psicológico para superar situaciones difíciles de la vida (desarrollo de cualidades que forman el núcleo del potencial de adaptación personal de los estudiantes, la formación de su sociedad). competencia, enriquecimiento de las redes sociales, así como aprender formas de encontrar y aceptar apoyo social)