PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH IN TERMS OF AWARENESS AMONG FUTURE EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGISTS DURING THEIR ADAPTATION TO UNIVERSITY EDUCATION

Kostyrkina V. V., Glavatskikh M. M.

The article presents the results of an empirical study of the relationships between mindfulness, psychological health, and adaptation to university education among first-year students majoring in psychology and pedagogy. Using a sample of 72 people and methods for assessing adaptability (T.D. Dubovitskaya), psychological health (A.V. Kozlov) and a five-factor mindfulness questionnaire (FFMQ), differentiated patterns of interrelationships were identified. It was found that the regulatory components of mindfulness are closely related to the strategic vector of psychological health and academic adaptation, while social adaptation is mediated by prosocial orientation and the ability to control impulsive reactions. The results emphasise the role of mindfulness as a metacognitive resource for successful adaptation and psychological well-being of future educational psychologists, which is of practical importance for the development of psychological and pedagogical support programmes in higher education institutions.

Keywords:psychological health, mindfulness, student adaptation, future educational psychologists, five-factor model of mindfulness (FFMQ), vectors of psychological health, academic adaptation, social adaptation, self-regulation, professional development