scholarly journals CONSCIOUS SELF-REGULATION AS A METARESOURCE FOR ACHIEVING GOALS AND SOLVING THE PROBLEMS OF HUMAN ACTIVITY

2021 ◽  
pp. 4-37
Author(s):  
Varvara I. Morosanovа
Keyword(s):  
Human Activity ◽  
Acute Stress ◽  
Longitudinal Design ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Environmental Crisis ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Emotional States ◽  
Life Styles ◽  
Life Tasks

Background. In political, economic, social and environmental crisis conditions, a great importance is given to the investigation and search for the human psychological resources, which make it possible to successfully cope with usual and challenging life tasks in the conditions when the world order and the life styles drastically change. Objective of this article is to summarize the results of theoretical and empirical research for developing the resource approach to the study of the conscious self-regulation of human activity considered as a system of psychological means of consciously setting the goals and managing their achievement. Design. The resource approach provisions were substantiated theoretically and verified empirically in the laboratory of the self-regulation psychology of the Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution “Psychological Institute of the Russian Academy of Education.” The studies were carried out on the large samples of schoolchildren, students, and professionals. Cognitive, personality and regulatory techniques included questionnaires and experimental tasks. Both cross-sectional and longitudinal design were applied. Results. The generalization of the empirical results made it possible to verify the developed scientific ideas of the conscious self-regulation of achieving goals as a system of the human universal and special regulatory resources, depending on the “globality” of the tasks they are intended for. The person’s regulatory competences implementing this system contribute to the productive aspects of achieving educational and professional goals. They also serve as a mechanism for mobilizing, coordinating, mediating and accumulating the entire palette of other individual resources and human reserves for solving various problems in human activity. Among these tasks are the personality self-development and self-education, professional self-determination, maintaining and increasing psychological well-being. The development of the conscious self-regulation resources contributes to successful learning and work in the context of rapid digitalization, serves as the basis for adaptation and formation of new self-organization of life, and also prevents acute stress reactions and negative emotional states under conditions of the coronavirus pandemic. Conclusions. Conscious self-regulation is a human meta-resource, since it not only makes a significant contribution to achieving the goals of practical activity, but also contributes to solution of the broader life tasks.

scholarly journals Complex of Methods of Imaginative Psychotherapy of the Body in Healthy Psychotechnology “RIC”: Efficiency and Features of Application

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Self Regulation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Assessment ◽  
The Body ◽  
Self Healing ◽  
Emotional States ◽  
Psychological Mechanisms ◽  
Preparatory Stage ◽  
Mental Integration ◽  
The Individual

Decrease in the level of health is considered today as a social, general cultural problem. In modern Ukraine, there is an acute problem of using psychological technologies for healing, fostering a conscious attitude to one’s health, which is caused by a contradiction between the fairly high objective requirements of society for health, harmonious development of people and a rather low level of respect for one’s body and wellness culture, as well as a general deterioration health of citizens. The article is devoted to the development of health-improving psychotechnology and assessment of its effectiveness based on the study of the dynamics of verbalization of bodily and subjective assessment of health as a result of its application. A generalization of the results of a theoretical analysis of the health problem and the psychological mechanisms of its provision is presented. The use of integrative psychotechnics for recreational purposes is justified. The proposed program of wellness psychotechnology “Relaxation-Imagination-Comfort” (“RIC”) is one of the integrative psychotechnologies, based on the synthesis of methods of concentrative relaxation, imaginative psychotherapy of the body and includes a set of psychotechnics aimed at ensuring the restoration and preservation of the full functioning of the body, based on means of internalization of the Bodily locus of control, relaxation and self-regulation based on feedback from the Bodily-Self. The RIC program is based on the principle of gradual mental deepening and expansion of the practice of mental integration and involves the consistent implementation of the preparatory stage, three main (relaxation, awareness, imagination) stages and the final stage. Based on a synthesis of empirical data, it is shown that, as a result of the use of health psychotechnology (“RIC”), positive dynamics of subjective assessment of health and well-being, a decrease in the intensity of somatic complaints, harmonization of dominant psycho-emotional states, the level of verbalization of the Bodily-Self and emotional acceptance of one’s body were revealed, which characterizes the potential for self-healing and maintaining the psychosomatic balance of the individual.

scholarly journals Development of Self-Regulation in Adolescents in the Context of Educational Process

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 99-108
Author(s):  
S.I. Popova
Keyword(s):  
Personal Growth ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Emotional States ◽  
Education Standards ◽  
Psychological Conditions ◽  
State Education ◽  
Regulation Development ◽  
Role Based

The paper reviews the issue of self-regulation development in adolescents as the process of supporting favourable and transforming unfavourable emotional states appropriate to the performed joint activity. Experiencing intense emotions makes personal growth more difficult for the adolescent, and therefore the task of promoting self-regulation becomes extremely important. Our hypothesis was that the development of self-regulation contributes to the adolescent’s ability to recognize and interpret emotional states and extends the range of practices available to him/ her. Creating operative images of an object in concrete situations has a mediated effect on the transformation of the emotional states experienced by the adolescent. The revealed social psychological conditions were implemented through role-based forms of group activities, methods and means of self-regulation development. We evaluate the effectiveness of the development of self-regulation in adolescents based on certain criteria and analyse the outcomes of an experimental study. The ideas proposed in this paper can be used in the formation of regulative universal learning actions in adolescents at school to develop their ability to consciously regulate emotional states in the context of implementing the federal state education standards.

scholarly journals Mind-Body and Psychosocial Interventions May Similarly Affect Heart Rate Variability Patterns in Cancer Recovery: Implications for a Mechanism of Symptom Improvement

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
pp. 153473542094967
Author(s):  
Linda Larkey ◽  
Wonsun Kim ◽  
Dara James ◽  
Moé Kishida ◽  
Maricarmen Vizcaino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Emotional Distress ◽  
Tai Chi ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Survival Rates ◽  
Psychosocial Interventions ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Symptom Improvement ◽  
Emotional States

Background: Advancements in early detection and treatment of cancer have led to increased survival rates and greater need to identify effective supportive care options for resolving symptoms of survivorship. Many non-pharmacological approaches to symptom management during and after cancer treatment involve emotional self-regulation as a central strategy for improving well-being. Identifying commonalities among these strategies’ mechanisms of action may facilitate understanding of what might be useful for optimizing intervention effects. Heart rate variability (HRV) parameters are indicative of improved autonomic nervous system (ANS) balance and resiliency and reduced emotional distress and are thus identified as a mechanism to discuss as a marker of potential for intervention efficacy and a target for optimization. Methods: HRV data from 2 studies, 1 examining a mind-body intervention and 1 examining a psychosocial intervention, are presented as a point of discussion about preliminary associations between the interventions, change in HRV, and emotional distress reduction. Results: HRV significantly decreased in sympathetic activity in response to a mind-body intervention (Qigong/Tai Chi), and increased vagal tone in response to a psychosocial (storytelling) intervention. In both, these changes in HRV parameters were associated with improved emotional states. Conclusion: Our preliminary data suggest that HRV may serve as an important marker of underlying changes that mediate emotional regulation; this observation deserves further investigation. If identified as a worthy target, focusing on interventions that improve HRV within the context of interventions for cancer patients may be important to key outcomes and clinical practice.

scholarly journals The Role of Junior Adolescents’ School Well-Being/Ill-Being Characteristics in School Anxiety Variations

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 878-893
Author(s):  
Rail M. Shamionov ◽  
Marina V. Grigoryeva ◽  
Aleksey V. Sozonnik ◽  
Elena S. Grinina
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Complex Structure ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Statistical Processing ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Adaptation ◽  
Learning Activity ◽  
Emotional States ◽  
School Anxiety ◽  
Academic Adaptation

Difficulties that junior adolescents (aged 11–13 years old) experience in terms of academic adaptation, which are indicated through school anxiety and academic wellbeing characteristics, often lead to a dramatic decrease in academic performance, behavioral problems, and deterioration of their health. The purpose of this investigation is to determine the structure of characteristics of school wellbeing/ill-being of junior adolescents and their role in variations of school anxiety, which largely define academic adaptation. In this study, based on positive psychology and a systematic approach, the level of distinctiveness of characteristics of school wellbeing is carried out with the help of comparative analysis; the factor structure of these characteristics is identified; the characteristics of wellbeing and their coordinated combinations (factors) are determined as predictors of school anxiety. The sample consisted of 120 students of the 5th–7th grades, aged M = 11.5; SD = 1.04 (49.2% girls, 50.8% boys) who attended Saratov secondary schools. To study the level of school anxiety, we used the Philips’ School Anxiety Scale (SAS), and indicators of school wellbeing were measured with the original scales developed by the authors of the study. Statistical processing of the results was carried out with regression analysis and factor analysis. The results showed that the school wellbeing of junior adolescents forms a complex structure that includes cognitive, personal, emotional, social, and psychophysiological characteristics of school life. It was found that from 16% up to 53% of the deviation of variables characterizing school anxiety is conditioned by the assessment of variables characterizing emotional states, the ability of self-regulation, cognitive capabilities, and interest in learning. The study determined a high level of tension in adolescents in the field of emotions’ self-regulation, unpleasant physical sensations at school, before and after attending school, in the course of planning their school day and reflecting on educational activities. The most powerful factors of school anxiety in junior adolescents are physical distress, low ability to self-regulate and social adaptation, lack of independence in a learning activity, and personal immaturity.

Self-regulation as a metaresource of education and solving the problems of life during the pandemic

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. I. Morosanova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Acute Stress ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Self Organization ◽  
Emotional States ◽  
Stress Reactions ◽  
General Ability ◽  
Isolation Requirements ◽  
Crisis Conditions ◽  
Search For Information

In the article, based on the generalization of the results of theoretical and empirical studies, it is substantiated that the conscious self-regulation of a person is a metaresource of education and solving various problems of life in the crisis conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic. The development of the general ability of conscious selfregulation (GAS) has a positive effect on adaptation to new conditions that increase uncertainty in all spheres of life. The general ability of conscious self-regulation is a resource for self-organization when changing the usual image under conditions of quarantine measures; it is also a resource for updating and creating new competencies to achieve goals; a resource for creating new ways of expressing emotions and feelings. It is the high development of GAS that contributes to the effective and purposeful search for information to overcome the increased uncertainty, for successful adaptation to distance learning and work; choosing and mastering new professions; realization of special abilities and general giftedness of a person. Conscious self-regulation is a psychological resource for stabilizing and enhancing immunity, and its high development prevents the development of acute stress reactions and negative emotional states during the COVID-19 pandemic. Online research has shown that people with a high general capacity for conscious self-regulation are best at coping with self-isolation requirements. It was revealed that the development of the general ability for conscious self-regulation provides universal and special resources for overcoming the difficulties of self-organization and predicts to a large extent the effectiveness of self-organization in new and unusual conditions of self-isolation. The article concludes that to cope with negative emotional states, it is important to choose a strategy for regulating activities, not states. The best means for this is mastering new types of educational, professional, or sports activities, solving complex, non-standard tasks, obtaining a variety of experiences that go beyond the ordinary.

scholarly journals Children are Lived Social Difficulties and their Coping Strategies of Using the Program ‘Zippy’s Friends’ in Elementary School Adaptation Period: the Parents’ Attitude

Pedagogika ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 123 (3) ◽  
pp. 172-186
Author(s):  
Violeta Rimkevičienė ◽  
Vijolė Mauragienė
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Parental Attitudes ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Sufficient Evidence ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Adaptation Period ◽  
Emotional States ◽  
School Life

The present article discusses the results of the research on parents’ attitudes towards their children-experienced difficulties analysed within the framework of the international ‘Zippy’s Friends’ Programme at the adaptation period in school. The findings of the research obtained on the basis of parents’ answers allow to assert that ‘Zippy’s Friends’ Programme was highly effective in assisting children at school to go through the period of adaptation and to overcome difficulties. The emotional states of the children who participated in the Programme improved considerably, and it took the children a shorter time to get used to school requirements. The research findings revealed that parents observed their children’s active attempts made at solving independently the arising problems or turning for help to others, or providing help to their peers; the children who participated in the Programme were more ready to show initiative, they felt more confident and were willing to demonstrante their abilities in solving problems of adaptation at school. The results of the research provided sufficient evidence in favour of these positive changes. The children who were Programme participants proved more capable of adjusting to the overall school environment, consequently, they experienced fewer problems of discipline and self-regulation, and, thus, their learning achievements were higher as well. In this way, ‘Zippy’s Friends’ Programme proved as a very effective instrument in helping children to acquire higher adaptive skills needed to function successfully both emotionally and socially in the new to children school environment. The article presents the results of the study of parental attitudes towards children lived difficulties through an international program ‘Zippy’s Friends’, an adaptation of the school term. The analysis of the parents found out that the program ‘Zippy’s Friends’ helped the children to adapt to school, to overcome their difficulties. Participated in the survey overall emotional well-being is better, easier to become accustomed to the school’s procedures. The analysis of the results showed that parents of children observed tests to actively solve problems, seek help, to try to help friends, themselves often showed initiative, independence and skills in solving problems in the adaptation of the school term. Children participating in the program ‘Zippy’s Friends’ often tried to help others overcome difficulties, to successfully overcome the problems. The results showed that children who participated in the program ‘Zippy’s Friends’ is better adapted in school life than the control group children. The results showed that ‘Zippy’s Friends’ “children had fewer problems with self-regulation, learning and discipline, and they are used much more different coping strategies than children in the control group. In general, the results show that the children who had participated in the ‘Zippy’s Friends’ program received higher behavioral and emotional adaptation to school evaluations and divorced more positive reactions to the new school environment”.

Assessment of health related issues in individuals’, couples’, and families’ daily life

2008 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 146-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meinrad Perrez ◽  
Michael Reicherts ◽  
Yves Hänggi ◽  
Andrea B. Horn ◽  
Gisela Michel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Ecological Validity ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Emotional States ◽  
Self Reports ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Lower Variability

Abstract. Most research in health psychology is based on retrospective self reports, which are distorted by recall biases and have low ecological validity. To overcome such limitations we developed computer assisted diary approaches to assess health related behaviours in individuals’, couples’ and families’ daily life. The event- and time-sampling-based instruments serve to assess appraisals of the current situation, feelings of physical discomfort, current emotional states, conflict and emotion regulation in daily life. They have proved sufficient reliability and validity in the context of individual, couple and family research with respect to issues like emotion regulation and health. As examples: Regarding symptom reporting curvilinear pattern of frequencies over the day could be identified by parents and adolescents; or psychological well-being is associated with lower variability in basic affect dimensions. In addition, we report on preventive studies to improve parental skills and enhance their empathic competences towards their baby, and towards their partner.

Challenges and opportunities for the affective sciences.

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew S. Fox ◽  
Regina Lapate ◽  
Alexander J. Shackman ◽  
Richard J Davidson
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Human Condition ◽  
Emotional States ◽  
Quarter Century ◽  
Core Feature ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
The Mind ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Improved Methods ◽  
Health And Well Being

Emotion is a core feature of the human condition, with profound consequences for health, wealth, and wellbeing. Over the past quarter-century, improved methods for manipulating and measuring different features of emotion have yielded steady advances in our scientific understanding emotional states, traits, and disorders. Yet, it is clear that most of the work remains undone. Here, we highlight key challenges facing the field of affective sciences. Addressing these challenges will provide critical opportunities not just for understanding the mind, but also for increasing the impact of the affective sciences on public health and well-being.

scholarly journals The Longitudinal Link between Organizational Citizenship Behaviors and Three Different Models of Happiness

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (12) ◽  
pp. 6387
Author(s):  
Wenceslao Unanue ◽  
Eduardo Barros ◽  
Marcos Gómez
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Citizenship ◽  
Longitudinal Design ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Organizational Citizenship Behaviors ◽  
Citizenship Behaviors ◽  
Broad Perspective ◽  
Typical Sample ◽  
Eudaimonic Happiness ◽  
Over Time

A growing body of research conducted in general life settings has found positive associations between happiness and prosocial behavior. Unfortunately, equivalent studies in the workplace are lacking. Organizational citizenship behaviors (OCBs), the prosocial behaviors at work, have not been properly studied in relation to happiness, despite the positive consequences of both constructs for workers and companies. In response, our research aims to better understand this relationship from several angles. First, using a three-wave longitudinal design, we explored how OCBs and happiness are related to each other over time. Second, happiness was measured from a broad perspective, and three conceptualizations were adopted: the hedonic (e.g., positive affect and life satisfaction), the eudaimonic (e.g., relatedness and autonomy), and the flourishing (e.g., meaning and engagement) approaches. Thus, not only the prospective link between OCBs and happiness was tested, but it was also explored using the three models of happiness previously mentioned. Third, we conducted this longitudinal design in a less typical sample than previous research (i.e., Chile). We found results that supported our main hypotheses: (1) OCBs are prospective positive predictors of hedonic happiness, eudaimonic happiness, and flourishing; (2) the three models of happiness also prospectively predict OCBs. Our findings suggest that OCBs foster a broad range of happiness facets, which in turn fosters back the emergence of more OCBs, leading to a virtuous circle of prosociality and well-being in the workplace. This positive spiral benefits not only workers’ quality of life, but also organizations’ profitability and sustainability. Theoretical and applied implications for the field of Positive Organizational Psychology are discussed.

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