CORRELATION BETWEEN PROGRESS IN STUDIES AND COPING-BEHAVIOUR OF STUDENTS IN STRESS SITUATIONS

Aim. To study the correlation between progress in studies and coping-behaviour of academic students in stress situations. Materials and methods. The study included students of the Stomatological Faculty of Perm State Academy of Medicine named after Academician E.A. Wagner (81 persons) as well as students of the Faculty of Law and Economic Faculty of PSNRU (52 persons) who were divided into 3 groups by their results in studies. To assess their psychological health, the method of “Coping-behaviour in Stress Situations” (S. Normann et al., 2002) adapted by T.A. Kryukova (2004) was used. It can be applied for teacher’s activity. Results. Correlation between students’ results and indices of their psychological health in the period of training at higher school was established. For this purpose, the questionnaire consisting of 48 statements which reflect frequency of using the intended types of personal reactions in stress situations by 5 forms of behavioral strategies (problem-oriented, emotionally-oriented, emotionally-oriented for avoidance, abstraction, search for social support) was used. Conclusion. The obtained results of the study permit to recommend teachers of higher schools to realize an individual approach to students while carrying out an individual teaching and educational work.

Students of higher school, psychological health, coping-stress behavioral strategies