Skip to main navigation Skip to search Skip to main content

Psychological Resources for Coping with Fear of COVID-19 and Negative Psychological Emotional States among Students of Russia and Kazakhstan

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

1 Scopus citations

Abstract

The article presents the analysis results of stress resistance and basic beliefs as psychological resources for coping with fear of COVID-19 and negative psychological and emotional states on the sample of Russian (N=2310) and Kazakh (N=500) students (71.2% — women, average age 19.7). A higher level of stress resistance and basic belief expression in Benevolence of the World Around and Perceiving the World as Meaningful and Social Justice among Kazakh students in comparison with Russian ones is revealed, which is determined by the peculiarities formed in the conditions of the nomadic lifestyle of the Kazakh culture, based on the principles of mutual support and mutual assistance, trust and openness.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)47-58
Number of pages12
JournalCultural-Historical Psychology
Volume18
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2022

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  2. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

Keywords

  • Basic personal beliefs
  • Coronavirus disease
  • Fear of covid-19
  • Kazakh culture
  • Kazakh students
  • Negative psychological and emotional states
  • Pandemic
  • Psychological resources
  • Russian culture
  • Russian students
  • Stress resistance

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Social Psychology
  • Cultural Studies
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology
  • Applied Psychology
  • Psychology (miscellaneous)

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Psychological Resources for Coping with Fear of COVID-19 and Negative Psychological Emotional States among Students of Russia and Kazakhstan'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this