(2016) Science and education, 9, 47-51. Odessa.

Olena Hrek, 

PhD (Candidate of Psychological Sciences), associate professor, 

Department of Developmental Psychology and Social Communications, 

Olena Nesterova, 

Master-degree student, Faculty of Pscyhology, 

South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University named after K. D. Ushynsky,

4, Fontanska Doroha Str., Odesa, Ukraine

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 PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT OF ANXIOUS JUNIOR SCHOOL STUDENTS

LIVING IN SINGLE-PARENT FAMILIES IN TERMS OF RECREATION

The article deals with the theoretical review of modern approaches to the studying of the phenomenon of anxiety and anxiousness, its kinds and causes. The empirical experiment was aimed at examining the peculiarities of anxiety manifestation in junior school students living in single-parent families, as well as developing the programme of psychological support for such children at recreational institutions. The methodological base of the study involved the following techniques: “Non-existing animal”, “Cactus”, “Scale of evident anxiety for children”, “Personal scale of anxiety manifestation” (adapted by T. Nemchyn). The research results have shown that such properties as anxiety, verbal and physical aggression, impulsiveness, low self-esteem, fears are mostly peculiar for the surveyed. The developed psychological support involves diagnostic work, correctional and developmental work, consulting, and psychological instructing. The diagnostic work provides diagnostics of school children’s level of anxiety and other indicators using the above mentioned techniques. The correctional and developmental work involves psychological training aimed at decreasing the level of anxiety in junior school students from single-parent families having rest at a recreational institution. The main assignments of the training are the following: decreasing the level of anxiety, overcoming fears, increasing the level of self-esteem, stress revealing, development of communication skills. The consulting involves individual counseling, and psychological instruction involves reports of educators concerning this issue. This programme provides individual attention to every child having rest at a recreation institution.

anxiety, junior school age, single-parent family, psychological support.

 

 

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