Features of the influence of parent-child relations on the success of adaptation of first-year students

The novelty of the research lies in the analysis of the peculiarities of the relationship between the parameters of educational strategies and the mechanisms of adaptation of first-year students. The theoretical significance of the study lies in expanding the understanding of psychological characteristics that arise in students when communicating with their parents in relation to the peculiarities of educational strategy, as well as when choosing adaptive mechanisms for successful study at a university. This article reflects the results of theoretical and empirical research on the study of the peculiarities of the influence of parent-child relations on the success of adaptation of first-year students. We interviewed 60 first-year students and their parents. In the introduction, within the framework of the theoretical component, the concepts of adaptation, adaptability, types of child-parent relationships are considered. In the empirical part of the study, diagnostics of parent-child relations, analysis of family relationships and socio-psychological adaptation were carried out. The section "Methods" describes the techniques that were used in this study: test-questionnaire of parental attitudes towards children (A. Ya. Varga, V. V. Stolin); "Analysis of Family Relationships" E.G. Eidemiller and V.V. Yustitskis; method "Socio-psychological adaptation", developed by K. Rogers and R. Diamond. Spearman's correlation coefficient, Mann-Whitney U-test, Student's t-test were used as the main statistical methods. During the research, two hypotheses were formulated. The first hypothesis is that there are differences in the types of parent-child relationships among technical students and humanities students. The second hypothesis suggests that the success of adaptation of first-year students can be influenced by parent-child relationships. The section "Results" reflects the obtained data, including in figures and tables. The analysis of the data obtained by each method separately is presented. In our opinion, they are of particular interest and require further research in this area. The Discussion of Results section is a generalized analysis of all the data obtained. The conclusions are given in the "Conclusion" section. The results of this study can be used in the work of psychologists in family planning centers, on the helpline, as well as in the development of family therapy programs. The research is of interest from the point of view of family counseling.

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