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Introduction: COVID-19 pandemic reality raise multiple problems that need effective ways of coping. Not only for people experienced contracting COVID-19 but those who did not the positive ways of coping are important way to overcome distress associated with COVID-19. Post-traumatic Growth of personality may be effective coping factor. To test this hypothesis we used several instruments: one of them - Peritraumatic Distress Index (CPDI) for assessing the level of distress specific to Covid-19 Objectives: 463 participants (including 66 patients in COVID-19 clinics) Methods: Russian version of Covid-19 Peritraumatic Distress Index (CPDI) validated in Psychological Helping and resocialization Department Moscow State University;Impact of Event Scale (Horowitz), Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory - PTGI (Tadeshi & Calhoun) adapted by M. Magomed-Eminov Results: Russian version of CPDI has high reliability-consistency (Cronbach's alpha -0.87). We obtained from our data: significant correlation between CPDI and PTG for people experienced COVID- 19 contamination. Content analysis of narratives and incomplete sentences showed: those who had higher scores on PTG and CPDI have differences in personal meaning of their traumatic experience. Conclusion(s): CPDI is presented in research as brief effective tool to identify COVID-19 related distress and plan helping strategies and psychiatric interventions for various people suffering by continuing pandemic crisis. Correlation between CPDI and COVID-19 contamination: could suggest more severe distress is associated with higher PTG. And PTG could be considered as positive factor coping with distress. We suggest cultural-activity approach to personality work with stressful experience of individual to confront distress, existential evaluation of life situation taking into account also resilience, growth.
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Introduction: The aim of the study was to adapt the Coping Selfefficacy Scale for research Russian population in the situation of the COVID-19 pandemic for researching positive personal resources to overcome peritraumatic COVID-19 distress. To solve this task we also used Impact of Event Scale (Horowitz) and Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory (Tadeshi & Calhoun) - both adapted by M. Magomed-Eminov. These two methods allow us to assess the connection coping self-efficacy with both the traumatic experience and the experience of post-traumatic growth. And to use the results to prevent mental health. Objective(s): 342 participants (students and masters;18,2% male, 81,8% female;age: 20-30 years). Method(s): Russian version of Coping self-efficacy scale developed in Psychological Helping and resocialization Department Lomonosov Moscow State University;Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory - PTGI (Tadeshi & Calhoun), Impact of Event Scale (Horowitz), - both adapted by M. Magomed-Eminov. Result(s): Russian version of Coping self-efficacy scale has high reliability-consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.916). Detected significant correlation between coping self-efficacy and post-traumatic growth (rS = 0,261, p < 0,01) and significant negative correlation between coping self-efficacy and intensity of the impact of stressful events (IES) (rS = - 0,140, p < 0,05). Conclusion(s): The obtained results confirmed the high psychometric effectiveness of the Self-efficacy Coping Scale. The connections indicate the existence of positive ways of coping to distress. The results obtained suggest that further research on the positive consequences will expand the repertoire of tools predicted the ability of a modern person to cope with adversity and use experience for deeper involvement of human resources.
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In scientific and practical terms, the comparison of methods based on different theoretical and methodological foundations is of particular relevance. It should be noted that most of the globally recognized methods do not have a reliable and valid Russian-language version, which sets the task of validating the corresponding tools. The work is devoted to the development and testing of the Russian-language version of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale, which makes it possible to identify the severity of anxiety about coronavirus infection. Testee: 463 people, including patients of medical institutions repurposed for the treatment of COVID-19 (66 people) Methods: Fear of COVID-19 Scale (Ahorsu, Lin, Imani, et al., 2020), Impact of Event Scale by M. Horowitza, adapted in Russia in 1998 by M. Sh. Magomed-Eminov (Magomed-Eminov, 2008).
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Research in the field of psychological health during the Covid-19 pandemic plays an important role in determining the general stress level and identifying the need for psychological helping. The numerous data all over the world claim that people need for support during the ongoing crisis. Therefore, there is an increasing need for rapid identification of individuals suffering psychologically for more effective and purposeful interventions and systematic assistance to the patients without psychiatric disorders. A similar tool for identifying and monitoring the assessment of the level of distress specific to Covid-19 is the Covid-19 Peritraumatic Distress Index (CPDI) developed by researchers at the Shanghai Mental Health Center (Qiu et al, 2020), It was also tested in Iran, Italy, India, Germany, Spain. The Covid-19 Peritraumatic Distress Index was adapted in Russia in 2020 by the Department of Psychological Helping and Resocialization of the Psychology Faculty at Lomonosov Moscow State University (under the supervision of prof. M. Sh. Magomed-Eminov). Subjects: 463 people, including 66 patients of medical institutions repurposed for the treatment of COVID-19. Results. The Russian-language version of the questionnaire presented in the article has high reliability-consistency (Cronbach's a -0.87). The factor structure includes five factors. The convergent validity of the technique shown by its connection with the severity of traumatic tendencies of avoidance and invasion (according to the diagnostic criteria of post-traumatic stress disorder). CPDI is supposed to be effective brief instrument for diagnosing and modelling the strategies of helping and psychological support for various population groups involved in continuing pandemic crisis. Authors propose cultural-activity and meaning approach to personality work with his\her own traumatic experience to resist distress, but also show courage, resilience, personality growth.
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Objective. Research of the experience of mass implementation of the remote format of work in Ukrainian university libraries during the period of isolation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, analysis of work in various communication systems and programs. Evaluation of the possibility of the most optimal choice of software for remote working. Methods. We used the analysis and interpretation of the data of the work of six applications used in organizing remote work in the university library: Hangouts, Zoom, Meet, Microsoft Teams, Skype, and Viber. The combination of analytical and practical research methods made it possible to optimize the choice of software for the remote format of work of university libraries during the isolation period. Results. The study of the use efficiency of Hangouts, Zoom, Meet, Microsoft Teams, Skype, Viber, as well as a survey conducted during the pandemic of the opinions of employees of the scientific and technical library of the Dnipro National University of Railway Transport (DNURT) on the experience of remote work, made it possible to identify the main difficulties in organizing remote work of the library. The practice of applying and mastering application programs of digital communication revealed the potential of remote work of the university library and played the role of a catalyst in the development of a remote work format. Conclusions. To conduct a high-quality online webinar for free, you need to decide on a service that is time-tested and has a good reputation among users. It will be reliable, provide all the necessary functionality for the implementation of high-quality online content. It is important to read as many feedbacks as possible. © O. A. Savelieva, O. P. Sanina, V. M. Romanko, O. V. Voitovych. 2020.
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Objective. Analysis of the resources for overcoming difficulties by students in connection with the new life experience in the first weeks of self-isolation and distance learning in the context of the COVID- 19 pandemic. Background. The study is focused on identifying the current psychological state, the characteristics of the perception of the world, as well as the strategies and resources of the individual to overcome negative aspects in connection with changes in everyday life. Study design. The study was built in the format of a socio-psychological survey to study the lifestyle and psychological state of students in self-isolation. Research was conducted in the middle of April 2020. Participants. 56 people, residents of Russia (8% of men, 92% of women) from 20-23 years old university students of the 2nd (77%) and 5th (23%) courses of psychological specialties (σaν=21.12, Me=21, SD=1.37). Measurements. The research is based on quantitative and qualitative methodology. We used the method of content analysis for written discourses about the lifestyle in connection with self-isolation and the SAN method, which allows one to draw conclusions about the degree of psycho-emotional state. Results. Lifestyle changes were recorded by 93% of respondents. The most transformed spheres are activity (educational) and social. The spatio-temporal characteristics of life are of great importance. Assessments of negative and positive changes show parity. Minor manifestations of anxiety and negative emotional states were revealed. The average and medium-high level of psychoemotional state was recorded. Conclusions. Resources for overcoming difficulties are represented by strategies: 1) "I": comprehension, self-organization, maintaining physical fitness, self-development;2) "Others": help, emotional support for loved ones and strangers;3) "Living space": working with the space of the house for arrangement under his "I", expanding its multifunctionality, maintaining cleanliness. © 2021 Moscow State University of Psychology and Education. All rights reserved.