Open AccessThe relationship between the secondary education institution principals' activity and optimism and their coping strategies
Author(s) -
Snigur Yulia
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
organìzacìjna psihologìâ. ekonomìčna psihologìâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2411-3190
DOI - 10.31108/2.2020.4.21.10
Subject(s) - optimism , pessimism , coping (psychology) , psychology , institution , social psychology , educational institution , secondary education , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , pedagogy , sociology , social science , philosophy , epistemology
. The need for effective coping strategies to be used by the principals of secondary education institutions necessitates the study of the psychological factors associated with the coping strategies, in particular, secondary education institution principals' activity and optimism. Aim: to investigate the relationship between the secondary education institution principals' activity and optimism and their coping strategies. Mehods. N. Vodopyanova and N. Stein Otimism and Activity Scale and the Coping Behavior in Stressful Situations by Norman, D. Endler, D. James, and M. Parker (adapted by T. Krukova). Results. The secondary education institution principals were found to have low activity and optimism. In relation to the levels of their activity and optimism, the secondary education institution principals were divided into "realists", "passive optimists", "passive pessimists", and "active pessimists". Secondary education institution principals' activity and optimism had positive statistically significant relationships with such principals' coping strategies as “social support seeking” and “avoidance”, and a negative statistically significant relationship with the coping strategy called "emotional orientation" (according to the psychological types of secondary education institution principals). Conclusions. The findings can facilitate secondary education institution principals' choice of effective coping strategies.