THE ROLE OF AGE DIFFERENCES OF INDIVIDUAL-TYPOLOGICAL FEATURES OF UKRAINIAN WINTERERS IN THE PROCESS OF ADAPTATION TO EXTREME CONDITIONS

• Main Author: Miroshnychenko, Olena A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Ukrainian
• Published: Національний університет "Острозька академія" 2021
• Subjects: адаптація до екстремальних умов життєдіяльності; індивідуально-типологічні особливості; вікові відмінності; інтро-екстраверсія; нейротизм; adaptation to the extreme terms of vital functions; individually-typology features; age differences; intra-extrovervia; neuroticism; Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://journals.oa.edu.ua/Psychology/article/view/3210

The article considers the individually-typologyfeatures of Ukrainian winterers and its role in the process of adaptation to extreme living conditions. The relevance of the article is based on the fact that Ukraine for 26 years has the opportunity to explore the White Continent at the Ukrainian Antarctic Station “AcademicianVernadsky”. Wintering of the Ukrainian polar explorers is related to the protracted stay on a limit territory that requiresadaptationtothesocialisolationsensoryandpsychologicaldeprivationinwintering.The aim of the article is to present psychological studies the individually-typologyfeatures in wintering people in Antarctica as a prerequisite for psychological adaptation of personality. The scientific developments of domestic and foreign researchers dealing with the problem of adaptation to life in extreme conditions are analyzed. The concept of psychological adaptation to life in extreme conditions is specified; the individually-typologyfeatures of winterers are determined; some main methodological tools of psychological research are presented. The main accentuations that are characteristic of winterers are highlighted, and the peculiarities of personality behavior with different types of accentuations are described. Age groups of Ukrainian winterers are defined. The role of age differences in individual-psychological characteristics of winterers are shown in the example of ten Ukrainian Antarctic expeditions. It is proved that the most adapted is the average age group – a person at the age of 35-45. Such results allowed to determine new criteria of psychophysiological and psychological forecasting, and also confirmed necessity of application of psychological researches of Antarctic winterers. У статті розглянуто вікові відмінності індивідуально-типологічних особливостей українських зимівників, які ми досліджували впродовж десяти років. Описано роль визначених вікових відмінностей у процесі адаптації до екстремальних умов життєдіяльності. Актуальність статті полягає в тому, що Україна є ...