(2026) Science and education, 1, 64-73. Odessa.

Olena Chykhantsova,
Doctor of Psychological Sciences, Senior Researcher,
Acting Head of the P.R. Chamata Laboratory of Personality Psychology,
Kostiuk Institute of Psychology of the National Academy of Educational Sciences,
2, Pankivska Str., Kyiv, Ukraine,
ORCID ІD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2661-3265

SYNERGY OF RESILIENCE AND OPTIMISM AS A FACTOR OF PERSONAL WELL-BEING UNDER CONDITIONS OF UNCERTAINTY

The article provides a theoretical substantiation and empirical investigation into the synergistic interaction between resilience and optimism as a holistic psychological resource. In the context of contemporary socio-economic transformations and global crises, traditional adaptation mechanisms often lose efficacy, necessitating the search for internal supports to maintain mental health. The author proposes a conceptual model wherein resilience and optimism form an emergent property that prevents the transformation of endurance into passive survival. The empirical study was conducted in 2023 with 422 participants (mean age 39.9 years), including residents of active combat zones, stable regions of Ukraine, and migrants. Data were collected using a mixed-methods approach (online and offline). The research utilized the following instruments: the Nicholson McBride Resilience Questionnaire (NMRQ), the Quality of Life Questionnaire, the Optimism-Activity Scale (AOS), and The Ryff Scales of Psychological Well-Being. Correlation analysis results revealed significant links between resilience, optimism, and activity. It was demonstrated that resilience serves as a foundational construct determining psychological well-being, particularly through the parameters of environmental mastery and purpose in life. The study established that the synergistic effect of these resources facilitates a mechanism of proactive adaptation. A positive correlation was found between resilience and quality of life, underscoring the practical significance of integrating these resources for preventing burnout and stimulating post-traumatic growth. Regression analysis proved that the synergy of resilience and optimism forms a cohesive resource complex, accounting for 31.8% of the variance in psychological well-being. The interaction of these factors serves as the fundamental basis for maintaining mental health under extreme conditions, functioning not as autonomous phenomena but as mutually reinforcing components of a unified adaptive system. The study concludes that the mutual reinforcement of resilience and positive cognitive mindsets constitutes the bedrock of human viability in conditions of chronic uncertainty.

adaptive potential, personal resources, hardiness, psychological resilience, dispositional optimism, psychological well-being, quality of life, mental health, coping strategies, difficult life circumstances

(2026) Science and education, 1, 54-63. Odessa.

Oleksiy Chebykin,
Doctor of Psychological Sciences, Professor,
Full Member of National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine,
Professor at the Department of Theory and Methods of Practical Psychology,
The state institution «South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University named after K. D. Ushynsky»,
26, Staroportofrankivska, Str., Odesa, Ukraine,
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7905-2708

Bakhtiiar Atakhanov,
Postgraduate Student at the Department of Theory and Methodics of Practical Psychology,
The state institution «South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University named after K. D. Ushynsky»,
26, Staroportofrankivska, Str., Odesa, Ukraine,
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1078-7092

MANIFESTATION OF CRISIS STATES IN YOUTHFUL PERSONS

The article, based on theoretical and empirical research, summarizes various interdisciplinary approaches to understanding the psychological content of a crisis state, taking into account the purpose of the study. The main trends of modern research that reveal the specifics of the manifestation of various crisis states are highlighted. A methodology for diagnosing the psychological features of the manifestation of a crisis state in modern conditions of youth life is built. Based on empirical research, it is shown that three levels of psychological crisis state are recorded in youth (excessive, average and optimal). According to the results of factor analysis, it is shown that each level of manifestation of a crisis state is characterized by certain complexes of emotional and personal characteristics, among which the leading ones stand out. The psychological characteristics of different profiles of emotional and personal characteristics are described, some of which may be duplicated in the selected levels of the crisis state of youth (such as emotionally mature, expressively crisis and situationally regulating). The latter may be important for building an optimal system for preventing and correcting crisis states in youth.

levels, emotional and personal characteristics, factors, profiles, characteristics, life activities, anxiety, depression, frustration, emotional maturity

(2026) Science and education, 1, 49-53. Odessa.

Alona Ohneva,
Postgraduate Student (Educational and Scientific Level), Specialty 053 Psychology,
International Humanitarian University;
Senior Lecturer at the Department of General and Differential Psychology,
The state institution "South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University named after K. D. Ushynsky",
26, Staroportofrankivska, Str., Odesa, Ukraine,
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4836-8038

SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE AS A DETERMINANT OF INTERPERSONAL INTERACTION OF FUTURE PROGRAMMERS

The article examines social intelligence as a psychological determinant of interpersonal interaction of future programmers. The relevance of the study is determined by the transformation of professional activity in the IT sphere, where specialist effectiveness is determined not only by technical competencies but also by the ability for constructive teamwork, social adaptation, and regulation of interpersonal relations. The aim of the study is to empirically determine the role of social intelligence in the formation of constructive types of interpersonal behavior among IT students. The study involved 105 students majoring in Computer Science aged 18–22. The Guilford–O’Sullivan Social Intelligence Test was used to assess cognitive components of social intelligence, and the Leary Interpersonal Diagnosis of Personality was applied to determine dominant types of interpersonal behavior. Statistical analysis included descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation coefficient, and Student’s t-test. The results revealed statistically significant positive correlations between components of social intelligence and constructive types of interpersonal behavior (friendliness, altruism, cooperativeness, constructive dominance) at p ≤ 0.05 and p ≤ 0.01. Negative correlations were identified between social intelligence indicators and destructive interaction strategies (aggressiveness, egocentrism, suspiciousness). Students with high levels of social intelligence demonstrated greater social openness, adaptability, and cooperative orientation. The findings confirm the system-forming role of social intelligence in the socio-psychological functioning of future programmers and substantiate the necessity of developing programs aimed at enhancing social intelligence within professional training.

social intelligence, interpersonal interaction, future programmers, interpersonal behavior types, social adaptation, professional training

(2026) Science and education, 1, 37-48. Odessa.

Serhiy Krutko,
Master's Student in Specialty 053 Psychology,
Limited Liability Company "Kyiv Institute of Modern Psychology and Psychotherapy",
34, Lesi Ukrainky Blvd., Kyiv, Ukraine,
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1822-1465

Kateryna Miliutina,
Doctor of Psychological Sciences,
Professor at the Department of Psychology,
Academy of Labour, Social Relations and Tourism,
3-A, Kiltseva Road, Kyiv, Ukraine,
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0013-2989

SYMBOLIC PATTERNS OF DREAMS AS AN INDICATOR OF COLLECTIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESSES IN WAR CONDITIONS

The study focuses on analyzing the deep mechanisms of psychological adaptation of civilians in war conditions through the prism of dreams. The empirical base of the study consisted of 32 respondents and 499 symbolic units. The methodological design of the research is based on a combination of psychodiagnostics (Eysenck, MISS-M-SF) and a comprehensive examination of oneiric narratives using Structural Dream Analysis (SDA) and the Innate Mappings system. Statistical methods, specifically correlation and regression analyses, were applied for data processing. The empirical findings demonstrated high psychological resilience. It was established that despite the chronic stress of war, dreams have not undergone disintegration: they continue to perform the function of structuring traumatic experiences. High resilience is confirmed quantitatively: the mean index of structural dream integration (SDA) was 4.51, indicating the preservation of Ego agency even in nightmare scenarios. The scientific novelty is revealed through the description of specific phenomena, particularly the "paradox of control": manifestations of personal rigidity (specifically, fixation on the immutability of one's own flaws) have a critical relationship with the experience of helplessness and a deficit of Ego agency in dreams (rs = .794). A compensatory mechanism of affect regulation was also identified: excessive conscious control (rigidity) provokes a "breakthrough" of emotional tension through water imagery (rs = .499). A close relationship was recorded between moral injury and anxiety, as well as a shift of existential anxiety from the immediate topic of war to the uncertainty of the future. Separately, a specific localization of the vitality resource was noted – it is primarily associated with images of water and nature. A combination of qualitative and regression analyses revealed that the psyche encodes war not as chaos, but as an object of cognitive mapping. This suggests that within the studied group, war is encoded in the unconscious as a complex orientation task rather than as a factor of psychotic disintegration. The evolution of the Home archetype was established: under war conditions, it transformed from a static location of safety into a dynamic image reflecting active internal adaptation processes rather than passive protection. The results indicate the limited effectiveness of simple physical confrontation in dream plots. Instead, the strategy of semantic integration was determined to be significantly more successful, while resilience is significantly associated with the presence of conscious life meanings (rs = .523).

dreams, psychological adaptation, Structural Dream Analysis (SDA), resilience, moral injury, archetypes, Innate Mappings