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Chebotarev E. Y. Cross-Cultural Peculiars of Coping Strategies of the Russian and the French Students in the Context of Psychological Well-Being. Izvestiya of Saratov University. Educational Acmeology. Developmental Psychology, 2018, vol. 7, iss. 2, pp. 156-163. DOI: 10.18500/2304-9790-2018-7-2-156-163
Cross-Cultural Peculiars of Coping Strategies of the Russian and the French Students in the Context of Psychological Well-Being
The goal of the empirical study described in the article was to identify the cross-cultural characteristics of coping strategies and psychological well-being undertaken on a sample of the Russian (n = 70) and the French (n = 70) students aged 18 to 25 years old using the following psychodiagnostic tools: “Scale of psychological well-being” (by C. Riff, adapted by N. N. Lepeshinsky), “Ways of Coping Questionnaire” (WCQ, adapted by T. L. Kryukova and E. V. Kuftyak). Presumably, in different cultures, the preferences of coping strategies are related to the level of psychological well-being to varying degrees, probably depending on the general level of stress in society and the presence of a conscious experience of successful management of the environment. It was empirically established that the French students adopt the strategies of confrontation and distancing significantly more often than the Russians, and the Russian students adopt the strategy of taking over the responsibility much more often than the French students. The French students significantly exceed the Russian students in their satisfaction with interactions with other people, in the degree of self-acceptance, in the ability to manage their own environment, and to set conscious goals in life. The Russian students outperform the French students in terms of satisfaction with personal development. The effectiveness of coping strategies in regards of their relationship with psychological well-being varies in different cultures. Therefore, the strategy of planning the solution of the problem is the most effective strategy for the French students, and the reassessment of the situation is the most effective strategy for the Russian students.
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