The Role of Attitude to Uncertainty When Choosing Adaptive Strategies and Implementing Them: A Comparative Analysis on a Sample Of Students And Teachers

Introduction. This article explores the relationship between the attitude towards uncertainty and the nature of personality adaptability in the context modern life situation’s risks. The relevance of this topic lies in the possibility of choosing not only constructive, but also destructive adaptation schemes in situations of uncertainty, which are increasingly arising in the lives of young people today. The analysis of studies existing in this subject field made it possible to identify a number of subjective predictors of a successful adaptation. The novelty of this research is identifying and describing the influence of the attitude towards uncertainty on the adaptation of an individual in the context of modern risks. The contents of the article include analysis of various adaptation profiles and their link to the attitude towards uncertainty.

Purpose. Studying the relationship between the attitude to tolerance and adaptation of an individual in the context of modern risks.

Materials and Methods. This study features the following methodological tools: the McLean Uncertainty Tolerance Scale; the S. Maddy Resilience Test (adapted by D. A. Leontiev); the methodology for diagnosing socio-psychological adaptation (K. Rogers and R. Diamond); the “Attitude to Uncertainty” questionnaire (T.N. Shcherbakova). Statistical data processing was carried out using the Spearman rank correlation coefficient.

Results. A structured analysis of the factors that determine the adaptability of students and teachers in different regions in the context of modern risks is presented in this section. The peculiarities of the severity of indicators of tolerance to uncertainty and resilience of an individual, as well as their relationship with adaptability – maladaptivity were found.

Discussion. The results of the empirical study reflect the importance of the attitude and tolerance of an individual to uncertainty for their successful adaptation. For the first time, the interrelation of the components of resilience and tolerance to uncertainty with adaptability – maladaptiveness of students from different regions personalities in the context of information, social and educational risks are shown. Thus, it can be said that there is a connection between the adaptability of students’ personalities and their attitude to uncertainty, indicators of tolerance to rapidly changing conditions, and the severity of the parameters of resilience. The level of reflection of the features of the projections of uncertainty allows to develop resilience and increase the level of adaptability to the relevant life conditions on a personal level. A model of a program of psychological support for increasing the level of adaptation of students in the context of modern risks of uncertainty is proposed.

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