The structure of the psychological well-being of high school students during the preparation for the Unified State Exam

Tatyana V. Ledovskaya, Ph.D. (Psychology), Docent, Associate Professor of Department of Educational Psychology at Yaroslavl State Pedagogical University named after K.D. Ushinsky, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3134-1436, e-mail: karmennnn@yandex.ru

The article discusses the problem of psychological well-being of high school students during the preparation for the Unified State Exam. The importance of psychological well-being for successful adaptation to educational requirements and achieving high results is emphasized. The article provides a theoretical analysis of the concept of ‘psychological well-being’ and examines various approaches to its definition. The point of view was taken as the basis, which is integrative and includes the components of well-being: affective, meta-personal, ideological, intrareflexive, interreflexive. The results of an empirical study conducted among 110 graduates aimed at identifying the features of the structure of psychological well-being in other polar groups of high school students are presented. The study revealed a low level of psychological well-being among the majority of high school students (75%), which indicates violations of the personal functioning of graduates. In the structure of psychological well-being of high school students, during the preparation for the Unified State Exam, the most significant components are: self-actualization, spontaneity, self-esteem, sensitivity, flexibility of behavior and value orientations. The meta-need block in the structure of psychological well-being is of the greatest importance, due to the actualization of the need for self-realization and personal growth. The results of the study can be used to develop psychological support programs for high school students during exam preparation.

Keywords: psychological well-being, integration, structure of psychological well-being, USE, high school students

The research was supported by the Russian Science Foundation grant No. 24-28-00599, https://rscf.ru/project/24-28-00599/

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