Adaptive mechanisms of generation Z under stress caused by self-isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Vasilyeva Olga Anatolyevna

The article is devoted to the study of the dynamics of the state of young people during the quarantine period associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Forced self-isolation became a stressful factor for the study group, in which representatives of the youth audience showed themselves in different ways. The aim of the study was to assess the behavioral states and psychoemotional reactions of Generation Z representatives under stressful conditions. Methods: Research methods-analysis of secondary data from open sources and primary research through an Internet survey. Results: The result was revealed in the study group metaprograms that form multidirectional mental, emotional and behavioral responses to stress caused by the situation with forced isolation. Practical recommendations on the development of adaptation mechanisms in generation Z, developed with the help of digital technologies, to which modern youth is loyal, are proposed. Conclusions: Forced self-isolation for many has become a stressful factor, and a kind of litmus for determining the degree of stress resistance of buzzers. The results of the conducted research can be useful for employers, educational structures and public organizations interested in the youth audience.

Keywords:self-isolation, pandemic, COVID-19, youth, generation Z, behavioral activity, emotional state, stress, adaptation.