Social and psychological adaptation of disabled and non-disabled students to learning conditions during war time

Introduction. Students’ socio-psychological adaptation to university life is a serious issue due to extreme living conditions under martial law in Ukraine, which directly affect students’ academic performance, as well as to the possible mobilization of male students in senior years of study. Being a student is quite stressful and it is important to explore the factors that contribute to stress and the ways students can cope with stress and maintain their mental well-being. It is important for students to understand who they are in the context of university environment and to feel included in social groups and communities. Aim: to identify the socio-psychological adaptation of disabled and non-disabled students to the conditions of martial law; to explore the relationship between social and psychological characteristics of students with different disabilities. Methods: K. Rogers and R. Diamond Assessment of Socio-Psychological Adaptation (adaptation by A.K. Osnyctkiy, 2004); PSS-10 (Perceived Stress Scale) (Veldbrecht, 2022); latest research findings and surveys. Results. It was found that students with disabilities had higher "maladaptability", lower "self-acceptance", "emotional comfort" and "dominance" than non-disabled students. The disabled students had "rejection of others" and "internality" below the norm. It was found that all adaption indicators were high in students who had been disabled since childhood, while the students with acquired disabilities had high "adaptability" and "dominance". Students with impaired hearing and/or movement disorders had high levels of all adaptation indicators. Conclusion. The findings may allow better understanding of students' personalities and their adaptive abilities in the conditions of the martial law as well as they can be helpful for improvement of educational programs.