PSYCHOLOGICAL FLEXIBILITY AND RESILIENCE OF STUDENT

Introduction. The article examines the concept of psychological flexibility as an individual psychological property of a person, which includes the ability to maintain the ability of a person to be open to new experiences, to be aware of and adopt coordinated, individual behavioral strategies that arise as reactions in response to certain life circumstances, as well as to be aware of value ideas and beliefs. During the study, statistically significant differences between boys and girls were found in terms of values consistency and psychological flexibility. It has been proven that, on average, girls demonstrate greater consistency between their actions and value beliefs and have a higher level of psychological flexibility. It was found that individuals with higher psychological flexibility are more inherent in resilience, which is manifested in such indicators as involvement, control, and risk acceptance. It is also determined that individuals with a higher level of psychological flexibility have more personal feasibility in terms of clearly set goals, acceptance of others, productive solitude, responsibility for one's own choices. In conclusion, psychological flexibility, which is characterized by the adaptability of thinking, behavior, and emotional regulation, is a fundamental skill that underlies the vitality of an individual. Exceptionally high correlations indicate that individuals who can demonstrate psychological flexibility in negative life circumstances are more likely to demonstrate resilience in its various dimensions and have a high capacity for self-fulfillment. Purpose. To determine the psychological and gender characteristics of psychological flexibility in the context of student youth's resilience. Methods. The work uses general scientific and special research methods: theoretical - analysis and synthesis, when studying the concept of psychological flexibility and vitality; induction and deduction - through the prism of observation of the peculiarities of the manifestation of psychological flexibility of students in the conditions of the Russian-Ukrainian war; scientific and analytical method, study of scientific psychological literature on the research topic; empirical: survey and questionnaire method; SPSS version 22 methods were used to process the research results, in particular, comparative analysis according to the Student's T-Criterion and correlation analysis according to the Pearson test. The study was carried out using a set of methods: the CompACT psychological flexibility questionnaire (A. Francis); S. Muddy's vitality test and O. Shtepa's personal feasibility questionnaire. Originality. Peculiarities of psychological flexibility in the context of the resilience of student youth under the influence of the risks and challenges of the war have been researched. Conclusion. Psychological flexibility is one of the promising individual characteristics that needs support and development, especially in crisis situations caused by war. It was found that psychological flexibility is more characteristic of girls; It has been proven that individuals with a higher level of psychological flexibility show a higher level of vitality; It was determined that individuals with a higher level of psychological flexibility have a greater ability for personal realization. The prospect of continuing the research consists in studying the interdependence of psychological, emotional and cognitive flexibility and determining their interaction with the vitality of various groups of people, especially military personnel and their families, as well as forcibly displaced persons.