(2024) Science and education, 3, 89-96. Odessa.
Olena Miroshnychenko,
Doctor of Psychology, Associate Professor
Ivan Franko Zhytomyr State University,
40, Velyka Berdichevskaya Str., Zhytomyr, Ukraine,
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5712-3752
RESULTS OF A LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF ADAPTIVE CAPACITIES OF AN INDIVIDUAL TO LIFE IN ANTARCTIC CONDITIONS
SUMMARY:
The article deals with the issues of human adaptive capabilities in extreme living conditions at the Ukrainian Antarctic station “Akademik Vernadsky”. The relevance of this article is based on the fact that at present, in the context of a full-scale war, the majority of the population of Ukraine is experiencing permanent stress, and, therefore, are also in extreme living conditions. Knowledge about the peculiarities of human adaptation to extreme conditions is more relevant today than ever. The purpose of the article is to demonstrate the results of a longitudinal study on the adaptation of Ukrainian winterers in the Antarctic. The objectives of the article are to determine the place of adaptation in the structure of psychological readiness for life at the Antarctic polar station and to present the results of a study of adaptive capabilities of winterers of different age groups on the example of 10 expeditions to the Ukrainian Antarctic station “Akademik Vernadsky”. To study the adaptive capacities of Ukrainian winterers to life in the Antarctic, methods were used to determine the well-being, activity, mood of the individual; the level of anxiety; the neuropsychological stress and stability of the winterer; as well as to study the degree of “emotional burnout” in the process of adaptation. To study the adaptive capacities of Ukrainian winterers, we used methods to determine the state of health, activity, mood of the individual; the level of anxiety; neuropsychological stress and resilience of the winterer and a method to study the degree of “emotional burnout” in the process of adaptation. The study proved that there are certain differences in the course of adaptation processes in representatives of different age groups of winterers. The indicators of adaptive capacities are the best in the representatives of the older (46-64 years old) and middle (35-45 years old) age groups.
KEYWORDS:
psychological readiness for life in the Antarctic, adaptation component of psychological readiness, adaptation, adaptability, stress resistance, neuropsychological stress, “emotional burnout”.
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