The International Scientific Conference "Psychology of Stress and Coping Behaviour – Challenges, Resources, Well-being" was held at Kostroma State University from September 25th to 28th, 2019 with the support of the Russian Foundation for Fundamental Investigations. This is the 5th conference on stress and coping behaviour in Russia, at Kostroma State University, where this direction has been under development for more than 20 years and where 4 previous conferences – in 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016 – were successful. This were the Russian Psychological Society, St. Petersburg State University, Institute of Psychology of the Russian Academy of Sciences together with Kostroma State University, which were the conference's organisers. About 300 specialists from higher educational institutions, educational, scientific and other organisations of Russia, Poland, Lithuania, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Greece, Germany, India took part in the conference. 16 and 92 reports were submitted at plenary and sectional meetings, respectively. 296 articles were published in the conference's compendium.
The article presents a conceptual model of close relationships. Close relationships are a specific and multicomponent phenomenon in the living space of modernity. On the basis of the analysis of sources and rethinking of the data obtained earlier, close relationships are considered as a type of interpersonal relations. It is a meaningful, selective relationship of people aimed at satisfying their need for love and belonging, based on affiliative feelings and attachment. Closeness in relationships is defined as a structural property of the dyad, including the strength, frequency, psychological distance, the variety of interrelationships that exist between people. It is noted that close relationships are set by social roles. Reciprocal roles, for example, parent and child, husband and wife set the initial belonging of these relationships to the category of close, but do not guarantee the presence in them of intimacy as a qualitative characteristic. The invariant (partners' attachment to each other, emotional experiences, psychological distance; value-semantic unity; involvement) categorical attributes of close relationships were identified. The variation signs characterising their main types (romantic, marital, friendship, love, kinship) are described. It is noted that the dynamics conditioned by the totality of factors determines the variety of close relationships – dysfunctional and functional. We understood the limitations and prospects for further developments in this area.
Human trafficking is a complex concept that not only lacks a universal definition but is conflated by a wide range of competing theories or models of explanation. As evidenced by the range of theoretical models, several issues have been identified which may serve to further advance our ability to explainhuman trafficking and better inform our responses. This can involve protection of victims, prosecution of perpetrators, prevention of human trafficking, partnership of agencies and organisations in combating human trafficking, etc. Although different classification models are used to categorise the range of theories, they are generally divided into macro or micro-level theories, and theoretical integration may represent a new line of explanation that might better capture the complexity and diversity of human trafficking.
The significance of the phenomenon of "intersecting" family identity (sandwich generation syndrome) is revealed. It is shown that the intersection of role duties associated with the simultaneous care of children and elderly parents reflects the psychological essence of this phenomenon. Its consequences for the development of the personality of women, including family burnout, are described. The conjugacy of "intersecting" family identity and components of psychological well-being is analyzed. The results of empirical studies of the features of the structure of the psychological well-being of women with overlapping family identity, the specifics of family burnout and the features of their role self-identification are presented. The such components of well-being as managing the surrounding and one's own life (the "architect of life"), the meaningfulness of goals in life are central. Self-esteem and susceptibility / immunity to new life experiences in the structure of the components of psychological well-being, are those components that are associated with its positive or negative dynamics. It is noted also, that the family burnout in women mostly represented by emotional exhaustion, which is due to the feeling of lack of personal time. It is shown that the specificity of psychological well-being and family burnout of women with "intersecting" identity is associated with their role self-identification in the familyeither Guardian and Adult together, or Child itself. It is also noted that the women with a clear self-identification of themselves as a guardian, an adult in relation to both their children and parents, demonstrate higher levels of psychological well-being.
The article is devoted to the problem of studying the experience of women going through the situation of divorce at different stages of the divorce and post-divorce period.Methods. The study was carried out at the intersection of idiographic and nomothetic approaches. At the first stage, the specifics of the experience of experiencing divorce in the online space are described, revealed through an interpretive-phenomenological analysis of the content of a closed Internet forum (n = 297). On the second – the specifics of emotional perception, cognitive assessment and coping with the situation of divorce, depending on the post-divorce experience (n = 50).Results. The experience of divorce by women is accompanied by ambivalent emotions, activates the understanding of the situation and coping with it. Online communication is an effective strategy focused on getting support, self-change, designing the future, allowing you to experience a sense of community in a life situation while maintaining psychological safety. The assessment of the divorce situation and coping strategies are specific: women who have gone through a divorce less than 3 years ago are more likely to seek social support; from 3 to 10 years – prefer the strategy of “flight-avoidance”; more than 10 years ago – “positive revaluation”. Conclusion. The experience of women experiencing the situation of divorce, including emotional, cognitive and conative components, is specific depending on the stage of the divorce and post-divorce period. An effective mechanism for shaping the experience of experiencing a divorce is network communication in a closed group of people who have similar problems.
The review article presents the content and main results of the VI International Scientific Conference "Psychology of Stress and Coping Behavior: Stability and Variability of Relationships, Individuals, Groups in the Age of Uncertainty". New and especially debatable topics are presented, theoretical and applied significance, new prospects for the development of this scientific problem are noted.
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