Comparative analysis of stress tolerance level of 1st and 5th year students studying in the field of Psychology

Relevance. One of the important aspects of the modern learning process that requires additional study is the significant impact of stress factors on the professional training of psychology students and their future activities. Psychologists in the process of training and subsequent work often face emotionally intense situations that require high resistance to stress. Insufficient stress tolerance can lead to professional burnout, a decrease in the quality of care provided, and even the development of emotional disorders among the specialists themselves.
Purpose. To study the features of stress tolerance of psychology students.
Materials and methods. To study students' stress tolerance, a set of psychodiagnostic techniques was used: a self-assessment test of personal stress tolerance (authors I. V. Kirsheva, N. V. Ryabchikova), a coping test (author R. Lazouras, Adaptation: NIPNI), the Anxiety Scale method (author Ch. Spielberg, adaptation by Y.L. Khanin). The nonparametric Mann-Whitney U-test was used for statistical processing of the results.
Results. The study showed that first-year and fifth-year students have significantly different levels of stress tolerance and coping with difficulties. First-year students, who have mainly low and medium levels of stress tolerance, demonstrate increased vulnerability to stress and lack of well-developed coping strategies. At the same time, fifth-year students have a significantly higher level of stress tolerance, which indicates the maturity of their adaptive mechanisms and the ability to effectively manage stress.
Conclusions. The differences in stress tolerance of students in different courses emphasize the importance of systematic preparation of first-year students for the complexities of student life. To support first-year students, a training program has been developed aimed at developing their stress tolerance and adaptive skills.

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