Study of relationship of adaptability to physical environmental conditions with other psychological qualities of a personality

Abstract

Introduction. The article presents the results of studying the relationship of adaptability to changes in the physical conditions of the environment with other psychological qualities of the individual.Materials and Methods. The research was carried out by the method of polling in full-time and electronic forms. The study participants were offered the following methods: “Assessment of the level of adaptability to the physical structure of the world”, “Holmes-Ray social adaptation scale”, “Self-assessment of psychological adaptability”, “Assessment of emotional-activity adaptability”, “Hardiness test”.Results. The analysis of the research results showed that adaptability to changes in the physical conditions of the environment has interconnections with other types of adaptability (social, psychological, emotional-activity). In the presence of high adaptive abilities, a person has more opportunities to withstand stress and maintain physical and psychological health, as well as withstand the impact of stressful circumstances and difficult life situations.Discussion and Conclusion. The methodology "Assessment of the level of adaptability to the physical structure of the world" has the relationship of its scales and indicators with the psychological qualities of the individual. Also, the levels of development of adaptive abilities and other psychological qualities of a person are interrelated. The obtained results of the study allow us to conclude about the possibility of using this methodology in psychodiagnostics and other types of psychological work with persons whose activities are associated with increased physical stress, as well as with persons with disabilities.

Keywords

• adaptability, hardiness
• cluster analysis
• persons with disabilities
• physical conditions of the environment