Family Factors Contributing to the Integration of Students Studying at Universities in New Constituent Entities of the Russian Federation into the New Sociocultural Space

Introduction. In the article, the authors consider important aspects of the integration of personality into a new socio-cultural space on the example of students of new territories. Forced migration, including educational migration, can have a significant negative impact on the physical, mental, and emotional state of a person, therefore, factors contributing to and hindering adaptation to a new place require in-depth scientific analysis. Among the numerous factors, family resources are of particular importance, the study of the connections of family resources with the processes of adaptation and integration into a new socio-cultural space was the purpose of the study. Methodology. The study sample consisted of students of the Kherson State Pedagogical University. Empirical data were collected using the methodology “Adaptation of personality to a new socio-cultural environment” (L. V. Yankovsky) and the family resources test II (A. V. Makhnach, Yu. V. Postylyakova). Results. The results obtained in the study showed that the prevailing level of adaptation of students is average, which on the one hand is an indicator of a fairly successful integration into the system of new social ties and relationships, and on the other hand, an indicator that integration into a new socio-cultural space has not yet been completed. An important role in ensuring the process of integration into a new socio-cultural space in conditions of forced migration belongs to the family: relying on all available family resources, successful integration of students is primarily facilitated by family factors such as financial freedom and management of family resources, and the insufficient level of health culture in the family makes it difficult. Conclusions. The data obtained in the study on family factors that promote / hinder the integration of students from new regions into the socio-cultural space of Russia can be used in the development and implementation by universities of effective programs for psychological and pedagogical support of students.