Psychological readiness to interact with the educational environment of the university for first-year students and their mental state during the adaptation period

Afanasieva Snezhana, Alekseyeva Polina

the period of adaptation to the conditions of higher education is characterized by changes in the social status, role, situation, characteristics of the leading type of activity of the individual. Consequently, the characteristic features of first-year students ' abilities to respond to the influences and expectations of the educational environment and their subjects are revealed. The formation of these abilities contributes to successful and most effective adaptation, which can be reflected in high academic performance, active life position, satisfaction with the situation of obtaining professional education and the qualitative development of professional competence among students. The study involved first-year students of 2 divisions of NEFU. The study showed that psychological readiness to interact with the educational environment affects the mental state of subjects of the educational environment during the adaptation period. The most significant component is the cognitive readiness to interact with the educational environment. students with a high level of cognitive readiness to interact with the educational environment may have low frustration resistance and low rigidity, but a pronounced tendency to high anxiety.

Keywords:psychological readiness to interact with the educational environment of the University, socio-psychological, emotional, personal readiness, mental States, adaptation period.