The prerequisite for social-psychological adaptation of turkmen students, who are studying in Ukraine

Abstract

This article aims to determine the characteristics of the attitude to the Other as a premise prerequisite of the social-psychological adaptation of Turkmen students that are studying in Ukrainian universities. Successful adaptation contributes, on the one hand, the rapid inclusion of students to the learning process, allows to solve the problem of retention of  contingent, and on the other - it helps to improve the quality of the training of young people in Ukrainian universities. The study sample consisted of students of the first and second years of study of International Educational Programs Department of the Ukrainian Engineering Pedagogics Academy. The  techniques of  “Diagnostics of social-psychological adaptation of К. Rogers and R. Diamond” and “Diagnostics of interpersonal relationships T. Leary” were used. The conducted empirical research has allowed to determine that the adaptability is associated with the manifestation of the tendency to dominate in interaction with others, leadership skills, self-acceptance. The relationships of indicators of social-psychological adjustment with indicators of severity of different styles of interpersonal interaction of Turkmen students were revealed. It was defined that self-acceptance is above when students have friendly attitudes with others. The external control is typical for Turkmen students, who are characterized by the tendency to dominate and straightforwardness in dealing with others. The adaptability index decreases among students from Turkmenistan, who are inclined to criticism, suspicion, frustration on environment, do not take themselves, do not dominate in relationships with others. Results can be used in the work of curators, teachers, psychologists and social workers.