Educational Acmeology. Developmental Psychology
Izvestiya of Saratov University.
ISSN 2304-9790 (Print)
ISSN 2541-9013 (Online)

механизмы психологической защиты

Mechanisms of psychological defense and its dominant communication strategies in high school students and first-year students

The study of psychological defense mechanisms is relevant due to their signifi cance in the development of personality self-regulation as well as their importance in teaching and personal development of high school students and university students. The objective of the study is to identify and compare the features of psychological defense and its dominant communication strategies in high school students and fi rst-year students. The theoretical analysis of the problem showed that it is insuffi ciently studied.

Механизмы психологической защиты и ее доминирующие стратегии в общении у старшеклассников и студентов-первокурсников

Проведенное исследование описывает особенности психологической защиты и доминирующих стратегий в общении старшеклассников и студентов-первокурсников. С помощью методики «Индекс жизненного стиля» («Life Style Index») Р. Плутчика, Г. Келлермана, Х. Р. Конте и методики В. В. Бойко «Диагностика доминирующей стратегии психологической защиты в общении» представлены ведущие типы психологической защиты в юношеском возрасте, в также изучены стратегии психологической защиты у старшеклассников и студентов (N=150).

Peculiarities Manifestationsof of the Psychological Defence Mechanisms Used by the Students of Psychology Department at University Depending on Vitality

The article sets out the research data demonstrating the distinctive features of psychological defence used by the students of psychology departments with increased and decreased viability. Significant differences were found in the dominant psychological defence mechanisms of the students. It has been revealed that the students with increased viability are inclined to choose «denial» and «rationalization» as psychological defence mechanisms while the students with reduced viability choose «projection» and «regression».

Defensive-coping behaviour in teenagers and adolescents

The article presents data on studying correspondence between psychological defense mechanisms and coping strategies in teenage and adolescent years within the context of a unified system of self-regulation and adaptation. The relevance of research into defensive-coping behavior is conditioned by the need to understand interaction between defense mechanisms and coping strategies in teenage years and adolescence, as well as to solve the practical problem, i.e.