Psychological resilience of generation Z to uncertainty

This article presents an analysis of the results of an applied study on the psycholog-ical resilience and attitudes toward uncertainty among representatives of Generation Z. Ac-cording to the authors, psychological resilience is a complex personality characteristic influ-enced by a range of both subjective factors (such as value systems, worldview orientations, etc.) and objective ones (such as age, personality traits, etc.). Psychological resilience mani-fests itself, among other things, in an individual's ability to successfully cope with stress and crisis situations, among which uncertainty plays a particularly significant role. The authors agree with the idea of the modern world as unstable and uncertain, which influence the emer-gence of various human practices. Generation Z is developing within precisely such a worldview framework, which affects their strategies for coping with uncertainty. The article includes an overview of theoretical approaches to the concept of uncertainty, outlines the ge-nerational boundaries of Generation Z, and substantiates the relevance of studying psycholog-ical resilience within this demographic group. Through applied research, the authors identi-fied a correlation between the perception of uncertainty across different levels and domains of life and the resilience of the younger generation. Characteristic patterns were found and ana-lyzed, linking respondents’ personality traits with their understanding of uncertainty. The find-ings support the conclusion that representatives of Generation Z display certain vulnerabili-ties in their psychological resilience when faced with uncertainty in key areas of human inte-raction. It was also found that young people are generally more active in attempting to overcome uncertainty, primarily through value-rational strategies.