Studies of the phenomenon of post-traumatic growth of people who survived the crisis of job loss in a pandemic
https://doi.org/10.23947/2658-7165-2021-4-5-48-59
Abstract
In this article, the authors present the results of a study of the phenomenon of posttraumatic stress growth in people who have experienced a crisis associated with the loss of a job in a pandemic.
In the Introduction, the authors presented the significance of the problem at the social level. In addition, this section assesses the impact of the coronavirus pandemic in shaping the job loss crisis. It also presents an analysis of the causes of the formation of a personal crisis. The novelty of the study is methodological: it consists in an empirical study of the phenomenon of post-traumatic stress growth in people who survived the crisis of job loss during a pandemic using a psychological assistance program developed at the Elephant Center for Psychological Correction.
In the Theoretical substantiation, the theoretical background of the phenomenon of post-traumatic stress growth was analyzed in the studies of domestic and foreign authors.
The «Methods» section presents the progress of the study and the program of psychological assistance for people going through a job loss crisis.
The «Results» section presents the results of an empirical study conducted based on the Elephant Center for Psychological Correction with the participation of 60 respondents experiencing a crisis of job loss, obtained using the methodology for diagnosing socio-psychological attitudes of a person in the motivational-need sphere of O.F. Potemkina and the methodology of studying the system of life meanings by V. Yu. Kotlyakov.
In the Discussion of the results, the issue of finding and implementing effective psychological assistance programs for people experiencing an identity crisis is raised.
The Conclusion notes the trends in the problem of researching the phenomenon of post-traumatic stressful personality growth for people who have experienced traumatic crisis states of various etymologies.
About the Author
N. N. Bessonova
Don State Technical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Natalia N. Bessonova
Rostov-on-Don
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Bessonova N.N. Studies of the phenomenon of post-traumatic growth of people who survived the crisis of job loss in a pandemic. Innovative science: psychology, pedagogy, defectology. 2021;4(5):48-59. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.23947/2658-7165-2021-4-5-48-59
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