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Understanding how individual beliefs and societal values influence support for measures to prevent SARS-CoV-2 transmission is vital to developing and implementing effective prevention policies. Using both Just World Theory and Cultural Dimensions Theory, the present study considered how individual-level justice beliefs and country-level social values predict support for vaccination and quarantine policy mandates to reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission. Data from an international survey of adults from 46 countries (N = 6424) were used to evaluate how individual-level beliefs about justice for self and others, as well as national values—that is, power distance, individualism, masculinity, uncertainty avoidance, long-term orientation, and indulgence—influence support for vaccination and quarantine behavioral mandates. Multilevel modeling revealed that support for vaccination and quarantine mandates were positively associated with individual-level beliefs about justice for self, and negatively associated with country-level uncertainty avoidance. Significant cross-level interactions revealed that beliefs about justice for self were associated more strongly with support for mandatory vaccination in countries high in individualism, whereas beliefs about justice for others were more strongly associated with support for vaccination and quarantine mandates in countries high in long-term orientation. Beliefs about justice and cultural values can independently and also interactively influence support for evidence-based practices to reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission, such as vaccination and quarantine. Understanding these multilevel influences may inform efforts to develop and implement effective prevention policies in varied national contexts.

Despite global commitments and efforts, a gender-based division of paid and unpaid work persists. To identify how psychological factors, national policies, and the broader sociocultural context contribute to this inequality, we assessed parental-leave intentions in young adults (18–30 years old) planning to have children (N = 13,942; 8,880 identified as women; 5,062 identified as men) across 37 countries that varied in parental-leave policies and societal gender equality. In all countries, women intended to take longer leave than men. National parental-leave policies and women’s political representation partially explained cross-national variations in the gender gap. Gender gaps in leave intentions were paradoxically larger in countries with more gender-egalitarian parental-leave policies (i.e., longer leave available to both fathers and mothers). Interestingly, this cross-national variation in the gender gap was driven by cross-national variations in women’s (rather than men’s) leave intentions. Financially generous leave and gender-egalitarian policies (linked to men’s higher uptake in prior research) were not associated with leave intentions in men. Rather, men’s leave intentions were related to their individual gender attitudes. Leave intentions were inversely related to career ambitions. The potential for existing policies to foster gender equality in paid and unpaid work is discussed., SSHRC Insight Development Grant 430-2018-00361 SSHRC Insight Grant 435-2014-1247 SSHRC doctoral fellowship, Basic Research Program at HSE University, RF, UK Research & Innovation (UKRI), Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC) ES/S00274X/1, State Research Agency PID2019--111549GB-I00/10.13039/501100011033, Guangdong 13th-five Philosophy and Social Science Planning Project GD20CXL06, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) 31600912 research infrastructure HUME Lab Experimental Humanities Laboratory, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) P1ZHP1_184553 P500PS_206546 P2LAP1_194987, Center for Social Conflict and Cohesion Studies (ANID/FONDAP) 15130009 Center for Intercultural and Indigenous Research (ANID/FONDAP) 15110006, SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship 756-2017-0249, Slovak Research and Development Agency project APVV 20--0319, Canada Research Chairs CGIAR CRC 152583, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) 140649, Ministry of Research and Innovation, Ontario 152655

The current research examined the role of values in guiding people's responses to COVID-19. Results from an international study involving 115 countries (

The article is devoted to the coverage of the peculiarities of the application of art therapy in working with children, in particular, the disclosure of the characteristics of child development and consideration of the main art-therapeutic directions in working with children. The study of foreign and domestic literature on the study showed that art therapy is widely used in working with children, namely in psychodiagnostic, psychocorrectional and psychotherapeutic work, as it is the mildest method of working with various psychological problems and promotes creative development of cognitive and creative abilities of the child. establishing harmonious relations with the environment. Childhood is an important period of a child's development, during this period the child's cognitive mental processes and creative activity begin to develop rapidly, this is manifested in artistic creativity and constructive games. Summarizing the practical experience of psychologists working with children, it can be noted that among the variety of areas of art therapy in working with children are widely used: isotherapy, fairy tale therapy, puppet therapy and sand therapy. It was found that isotherapy - therapy with fine arts, namely drawing, is used in the process of psychological correction in working with children to harmonize the emotional state of the child, the development of interpersonal skills, the disclosure of creative abilities of the child. Drawing is an effective tool, because thanks to it the child can freely express their thoughts, feelings and experiences through the language of images, symbols and colors, as well as get rid of negative experiences and express their attitude to the surrounding reality. An effective way of psychological work with children is fairy tale therapy, namely fairy tale therapy, which uses a metaphor to create connections between fairy tale events and behavior in real life, as well as the process of transferring fairy tale meanings into reality. It should be noted that fairy tale therapy is used for therapeutic purposes, helps the child to actualize and realize his problems and see ways to solve them, promotes the development of imagination and creative thinking of the child. A fairy tale for a child is a special reality that allows you to expand the boundaries of ordinary life, to meet with complex phenomena and feelings in a form understandable to the child. Fairy tales teach children moral principles, norms of behavior, show the true values ​​of life. Puppet therapy is a therapeutic direction that uses as a main method of corrective action a doll, which is an intermediate object in the interaction of a child and an adult. In turn, puppet therapy as a method is based on the processes of identifying a child with a favorite cartoon character, fairy tale and favorite toy. The child, knowing the real world, its social connections and relationships, actively projects the perceived experience into a specific game situation. The main object of such a social projection for a long time are dolls. In puppet therapy different variants of dolls are used: puppet dolls, finger dolls, shadow dolls, rope dolls, plane dolls, glove dolls. Puppet therapy promotes the development of cognitive processes and improves children's social adaptation and communication skills. At the same time, sand therapy is a type of therapy associated with the use of natural materials, namely sand for psychotherapeutic purposes. Sand therapy is widely used in correctional, developmental and educational work with children. Sand games are one of the forms of a child's natural activity, interacting with which the child's creative abilities, imagination, spontaneity and originality of the child's worldview develop. In the course of sand therapy, a free and protected space is created, where the child can explore his own inner world, turning his own experiences and experiences into images that he understands. In addition, sand therapy helps to harmonize the inner state of the child and improve his social skills. Therefore, the use of art therapy is an effective way to work with children, which contributes to the comprehensive development and self-expression of the child.

Cross-societal differences in cooperation and trust among strangers in the provision of public goods may be key to understanding how societies are managing the COVID-19 pandemic. We report a survey conducted across 41 societies between March and May 2020 (N = 34,526), and test pre-registered hypotheses about how cross-societal differences in cooperation and trust relate to prosocial COVID-19 responses (e.g., social distancing), stringency of policies, and support for behavioral regulations (e.g., mandatory quarantine). We further tested whether cross-societal variation in institutions and ecologies theorized to impact cooperation were associated with prosocial COVID-19 responses, including institutional quality, religiosity, and historical prevalence of pathogens. We found substantial variation across societies in prosocial COVID-19 responses, stringency of policies, and support for behavioral regulations. However, we found no consistent evidence to support the idea that cross-societal variation in cooperation and trust among strangers is associated with these outcomes related to the COVID-19 pandemic. These results were replicated with another independent cross-cultural COVID-19 dataset (N = 112,136), and in both snowball and representative samples. We discuss implications of our results, including challenging the assumption that managing the COVID-19 pandemic across societies is best modeled as a public goods dilemma.

BackgroundThe effective implementation of government policies and measures for controlling the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic requires compliance from the public. This study aimed to examine cross-sectional and longitudinal associations of trust in government regarding COVID-19 control with the adoption of recommended health behaviours and prosocial behaviours, and potential determinants of trust in government during the pandemic.MethodsThis study analysed data from the PsyCorona Survey, an international project on COVID-19 that included 23 733 participants from 23 countries (representative in age and gender distributions by country) at baseline survey and 7785 participants who also completed follow-up surveys. Specification curve analysis was used to examine concurrent associations between trust in government and self-reported behaviours. We further used structural equation model to explore potential determinants of trust in government. Multilevel linear regressions were used to examine associations between baseline trust and longitudinal behavioural changes.ResultsHigher trust in government regarding COVID-19 control was significantly associated with higher adoption of health behaviours (handwashing, avoiding crowded space, self-quarantine) and prosocial behaviours in specification curve analyses (median standardised β = 0.173 and 0.229, p < 0.001). Government perceived as well organised, disseminating clear messages and knowledge on COVID-19, and perceived fairness were positively associated with trust in government (standardised β = 0.358, 0.230, 0.056, and 0.249, p < 0.01). Higher trust at baseline survey was significantly associated with lower rate of decline in health behaviours over time (p for interaction = 0.001).ConclusionsThese results highlighted the importance of trust in government in the control of COVID-19.

We examined age group differences in hedonic adaptation trajectories of positive and negative affect (PA/NA) at different arousal levels during the severe societal restrictions that governments implemented to contain the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic (March to June 2020). Method: Data from 10509 participants from 33 countries and 12 weekly assessments were used (67% women, aged 18 to 85+, on average 318 participants per country (SD= 434) and 5.6 assessments (SD= 2.5) per participant). Multilevel models (level 1: assessments, level 2: participants, level 3: countries) were fit to examine trajectories of low to high arousal PA and NA during the phase of tightening societal restrictions, the phase of stable peak restrictions, and the phase of easing restrictions separately. Results: During the entire study period mean levels of PA were lower in emerging and young adults (aged 18-44) than older adults, while mean NA levels were higher. During peak societal restrictions, participants reported increasingly more PA, especially high-arousal emotions (d= 0.36 per month vs. 0.19 unaroused). NA levels decreased over time, especially high-arousal emotions (d= 0.35 vs. 0.14 p/month). These hedonic adaptation trajectories were largely similar across age groups. Nevertheless, up to 30% of the participants increased in NA and up to 6% decreased in PA, against the general trend, demonstrating substantial individual differences in emotional adaptation. Finally, heterogeneity in the effects of time on affect was larger on the individual level than the country level. Conclusion: Emotional recovery trajectories during the first lockdown in the COVID-19 pandemic were virtually similar across age groups in 33 countries, across valence and arousal levels, suggesting age advantages in emotional well-being remain restricted to mean-level differences rather than emotion dynamics.

Šiame straipsnyje pristatomo tyrimo tikslas – išanalizuoti ir palyginti globalizacijos poveikį Ukrainos ir Lietuvos šiuolaikinio universiteto dėstytojų profesinio augimo procesui įvairiuose lygiuose. Tikslui įgyvendinti pasirinktas psichodiagnostinis metodas, kaip rezultatų lyginamosios analizės ir interpretacijos prieiga. Tyrimo imtis – 302 Ukrainos ir 60 Lietuvos dėstytojų (N-362). Naudotas standartizuotas klausimynas GLOBIDMAR, kuriuo galima išmatuoti globalizacijos poveikį akademiniam gyvenimui įvairiose Europos šalyse. Tai leido atskleisti veiksnius, kurie daro įtaką Ukrainos ir Lietuvos švietimui sparčiai vykstančių visuomenės socioekonominių, sociokultūrinių pokyčių aspektu. Tyrimo rezultatai leidžia teigti, kad Lietuvos dėstytojai, lyginant su Ukrainos, geriau supranta savo profesinį identitetą mokslo ir švietimo srityje globalizacijos procesų kontekste. Lietuvos universiteto dėstytojų profesinei brandai didelę įtaką daro globalizacijos poveikis. The aim of the research is to investigate and then compare the globalization capacity of modern university lecturers in Ukraine and Lithuania on different stages of their professional development. The strategy which has been chosen for the aim realization is based on a psycho-diagnostic method and comparative approach toward results’ analysis and interpretation. The sample included 302 Ukrainian and 60 Lithuanian lecturers (N = 362). The paper represents a new psycho-diagnostic instrument – a standardized questionnaire GLOBIDMAR – for measuring globalization capacity of academicians from different European countries. Research results allow to compare globalization capacity of university instructors from Ukraine and Lithuania and to discover factors that influence the development of these measures under the conditions of rapid socio-economic, socio-cultural and professional changes. The level of globalization capacity appeared higher one in Lithuanian pedagogues in comparison with Ukrainian ones that affirms a higher level of their readiness to development of their own professional identity in the context of globalization processes in scientific-education area. Lithuanian university lecturers have stably high level of globalization capacity during the whole process of their professional development.

The article investigates the acculturation strategies chosen by Ukrainian Inner Displaced Persons (UIDPs) who were students from the uncontrolled territories of Eastern Ukraine within the longitudinal experiment (2015-2019 pp.). Among the acculturation strategies, we analyzed, first of all, integration and assimilation. The correlations among variables such as acculturation strategies and Ukrainian languages proficiency, psychological and social-cultural adaptation, psychological well-being, ambiguity (frustration) tolerance, anxiety and dominant acculturation attitudes of local students toward migrated ones were analyzed. The examined young people were living in the metropolis of Dnipro and the small town of Sievierodonetsk - suburb of Lugansk, which was previously a Ukrainian city and is at ORDLO’s territories currently. The results indicated differences in chosen acculturation strategies by UIDPs students depending on their places of residence (Dnipro metropolis or the small town) and on the types of their psychological adaptation. The direct correlations were found between intention to stay in Ukraine and the Ukrainian-language proficiency, psychological well-being, and vice versa, іndirect correlations were determined between intention to stay in Ukraine and ambiguity (frustration) tolerance and anxiety. Dominant acculturation attitudes of local students from both cities toward migrated young people included expected high assimilative potential which had an indirect negative effect on UIDPs students’ psychological well-being. The problem of the Eastern Ukraine students’ acculturation can be solved in the perspective if theoretical, empirical models and political decisions are coordinated, because chosen acculturation strategies and psychological well-being of such students and their efficient adaptation depend on specific-helping, accompanying, or indulging-neutral support of forced migrants from Eastern Ukraine.

The purpose of the document is to determine the current problems and the possible directions for the development and improvement of higher legal education in the modern challenges and conditions of the pandemic and post-pandemic of COVID-2019, under the hypothesis that the upcoming emergency is affirmed again. World order General-scientific and special-legal methods of cognition have been used. Through the use of the dialectical method, the current problems of modern legal education have also been identified, their foundations have been investigated and instructions have been sought to improve legal education and the quality of young lawyers in the educational environment of the pandemic. In conclusion, it is highlighted that the findings found in the research can be useful for higher education teachers who are constantly adapting to the new conditions of professional activity in the field of legal education, in the scene of pandemic and the ordering after the pandemic, with particular emphasis on specialists focused on developing suggestions and improving the quality of legal education in the context of the global challenges imposed by COVID-2019.

The article highlights the psychological peculiarities of an individual’s self-actualization discussed in foreign and national psychology, consider the essence of self-actualization and disclosure of basic characteristics of a self-actualized personality. The representatives of the humanistic approach in psychology consider self-actualization as an integral personal quality and the most important mechanism of an individual’s development. In the process of self-actualization, an individual reaches the top of his/her capabilities. A.Maslow considered as the main characteristic of a personality his/her desire for self-actualization, self-expression and creativity. Self-actualization is defined as an individual’s desire to maximize his/her capabilities, to fully unlock his/her inherent natural potential. According to K. Rogers, the main driving force of an individual’s functioning is his/her tendency to self-actualization, that is, his/her need to realize his/her natural potentialities. People are able to define their lives, they are responsible for what they are; that is, freedom of self-determination is inherent in their nature. G. Allport viewed self-actualization as a path to becoming a mature personality. V. Frankl believed that the driving force of human behavior and personality development is searches for the meaning in life; an individual is free to find and realize his/her own meaning in life, because he/she is able to self-transcendence, that is, able to go beyond him/herself, rise above a situation and grasp a meaning in life. R. May emphasized that a creative personality values ​​and preserves his/her inner freedom to fulfill his/her capabilities and live a true life. The main characteristics of a self-actualized personality include: spontaneity, naturalness, independence, creativity, passion for fulfilled work, etc. A self-actualized personality expresses a strong desire for development, creativity, love, happiness and fullness of life. In the work of national psychologists, self-actualization is examined in the context of self-realization and self-development and is defined as the desire for self-determination and improvement of oneself, implementation of personal capabilities, which contributes to the development of a holistic personality. S.L. Rubinshtein defined a personality as an agent of his/her own life; the basic characteristics of an agent is his/her ability to self-development, self-determination and self-improvement. According to B.G. Ananyev, a personality is formed in the process of an individual’s development and activities, which contributes to the manifestation of his/her unique individuality. The scientist regarded a self-realized personality as a mature personality. According to the views of M.Io.Boryshevsky, an individual is an active, conscious agent of all manifestations of his/her own life creativity and is able to create himself and at the same time cause positive changes in the surrounding reality. S.D.Maksimenko views self-realization as a natural and total-general characteristic of a personality. The need for self-realization is a source of an individual’s activities, and, at the same time, determines those activities that satisfy the need in the specific conditions of the individual’s life path. V.O. Molyako states that a creative personality chooses independently his/her actions and decisions, reaches significant levels of his/her mental development and professional skills, is responsible to himself and to the society. According to V.O. Tatenko, the main idea of an individual’s self-development is that the inner (an agent) acts through the external and, thus, changes him/herself and the external world. T.M. Titarenko views a personality as an open, not frozen, but constantly changing integrity, self-determined in the socio-cultural space and individual-psychological time. L.O. Korostyleva notes that, during self-realization, an individual reveals him/herself as unique, shows his/her abilities and reveals his/her inner potential. O.O. Bodalev understands an individual’s self-realization as constant self-development, the ability to plan and carry out actions that are in accordance with human values, to mobilize his/herself to overcome difficulties, to objectively evaluate his/her strengths and weaknesses. Both foreign and national scientists believe that self-actualization is an individual’s desire to continuously expand his/her unlimited creative potential in various spheres of life. Thus, self-actualization means implementation of an individual’s inner potential, which helps him/her to live a meaningful life.

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused a global health crisis. Consequently, many countries have adopted restrictive measures that caused a substantial change in society. Within this framework, it is reasonable to suppose that a sentiment of societal discontent, defined as generalized concern about the precarious state of society, has arisen. Literature shows that collectively experienced situations can motivate people to help each other. Since societal discontent is conceptualized as a collective phenomenon, we argue that it could influence intention to help others, particularly those who suffer from coronavirus. Thus, in the present study, we aimed (a) to explore the relationship between societal discontent and intention to help at the individual level and (b) to investigate a possible moderating effect of societal discontent at the country level on this relationship. To fulfil our purposes, we used data collected in 42 countries (N = 61,734) from the PsyCorona Survey, a cross-national longitudinal study. Results of multilevel analysis showed that, when societal discontent is experienced by the entire community, individuals dissatisfied with society are more prone to help others. Testing the model with longitudinal data (N = 3,817) confirmed our results. Implications for those findings are discussed in relation to crisis management. Please refer to the Supplementary Material section to find this article's Community and Social Impact Statement. New York University Abu Dhabi

El texto completo de este trabajo no está disponible en el Repositorio Académico UPC por restricciones de la casa editorial donde ha sido publicado. Understanding the determinants of COVID-19 vaccine uptake is important to inform policy decisions and plan vaccination campaigns. The aims of this research were to: (1) explore the individual- and country-level determinants of intentions to be vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2, and (2) examine worldwide variation in vaccination intentions. This cross-sectional online survey was conducted during the first wave of the pandemic, involving 6697 respondents across 20 countries. Results showed that 72.9% of participants reported positive intentions to be vaccinated against COVID-19, whereas 16.8% were undecided, and 10.3% reported they would not be vaccinated. At the individual level, prosociality was a significant positive predictor of vaccination intentions, whereas generic beliefs in conspiracy theories and religiosity were negative predictors. Country-level determinants, including cultural dimensions of individualism/collectivism and power distance, were not significant predictors of vaccination intentions. Altogether, this study identifies individual-level predictors that are common across multiple countries, provides further evidence on the importance of combating conspiracy theories, involving religious institutions in vaccination campaigns, and stimulating prosocial motives to encourage vaccine uptake.

Xenophobia and anti-immigrant attacks rose during the COVID-19 pandemic, yet this may not be solely due to the disease threat. According to theories of frustration and scapegoating, situational obstructions and deprivation can motivate prejudice against outgroups. Using a global natural quasi-experimental design, this study tests whether the restrictiveness of national lockdowns can explain higher individual-level perceptions of immigrant threat. Data of 45,894 participants from 23 countries were analyzed. Both lockdown duration and lockdown severity were positively associated with individuals’ perceived threat of immigrants. The lockdown effects were independent of objective and subjective measures of disease threat, and there was no evidence that disease threat drives people’s prejudice toward immigrants. Subgroup analysis suggested the lockdown effects were reliable in Europe and the Americas, but not in Asia. These findings suggest a need to mitigate frustration and scapegoating when implementing lockdowns, and to distinguish the influence of societal restrictions from disease threat.

The article describes the psychological study aimed at determining of the factors supporting disabled adolescents’ psychological well-being. Learning in the inclusive educational environment has a high developmental potential for social adaptation, revealing of the internal resources for self-realization and psychological well-being of adolescents with disabilities. The factors supporting disabled adolescents’ psychological well-being are revealed and the prognostic model of its development is proposed. The most important factors supporting disabled adolescents’ psychological well-being are: an expected attitude from others to them, their self-interest, self-esteem, meanings in life and goals understood by them, self-confidence, and belief in their own abilities. The predictors having the greatest impact on psychological well-being and presented in the developed predictive model are: commitment, acceptance of aggression, self-esteem, and the expected attitude of others. Straipsnyje pristatomas psichologinis tyrimas, kurio tikslas – nustatyti veiksnius, palaikancius paauglių, turincių negale, psichologine gerove. Mokymasis inkliuzinėje ugdymo aplinkoje turi didelį socialinės adaptacijos vystymo potencialą, atskleidžiant vidinius paauglių, turincių negale, savirealizacijos ir psichologinės gerovės resursus. Empiriniame tyrime dalyvavo 121 mokinys is Kijevo (Ukraina) inkliuzinių mokyklų: 54 vaikinai ir 67 merginos, turintys negale. Atskleisti veiksniai, palaikantys neįgalių paauglių psichologine gerove, ir pasiūlytas prognostinis jos raidos modelis. Svarbiausi paauglių, turincių negale, psichologine gerove palaikantys veiksniai yra sie: laukiamas aplinkinių požiūris į juos, jų domėjimasis savimi, savigarba, gyvenimo prasmė ir jų suprantami tikslai, pasitikėjimas savimi ir tikėjimas savo sugebėjimais. Požymiai, darantys didžiausią įtaką psichologinei gerovei ir pateikiami sukurtame prognozavimo modelyje, yra: įsipareigojimas, agresijos priėmimas, savigarba ir laukiamas požiūris is aplinkinių

The article examines the personal qualities of secondary school graduates that determine their hardiness at their professional self-determination. The modern approaches defining hardiness essence and factors, and peculiarities of its development are analyzed. The factors contributing to the enhancement of an individual’s hardiness in the situation of professional self-determination are considered. Hardiness is understood as a holistic phenomenon of a personality that mediates stress impact on psychological well-being and health. Self-understanding and self-acceptance of secondary school graduates, their life goals, and life meanings, confidence in themselves and their capabilities are important. It is the psychological basis of personal resilience and life senses.

As a result of theoretical study, the article reveals the essence of fairy-tale therapy as a psychological method of influencing individuals, as an instrument of psychotherapy and correction. The main advantage of the fairy-tale therapy is that is based on fairy tales, and metaphors lay in their core. Currently, all known psychological practices use the fairy-tale method: Gestalt therapy, art therapy, psychodrama, transactional analysis, hypnotherapy, etc. A fairy tale develops an individual’s self-awareness, reveals his/her potential in relations with the outside and inner world, forms his/her ability to become a creator of own inner world as well as the outside world, that is, it defines an individual’s subjectivity, which is the purpose of the fairy-tale therapy. Fairy-tales are one of the forms through which an individual’s socialization takes place at different age periods. The article presents classification of fairy tales: entertaining, artistic, didactic, and psychological. Psychological fairy tales are divided into psychological-corrective, psychotherapeutic, meditative and developmental. The article also analyzes the features of used fairy tales, ways of their using in the practical work of psychologists, the mechanisms of their influence on children, their functions as well as the principles of work with fairy tales: mindfulness, links with the reality. We should emphasize that fairy tales fully satisfy the natural needs of primary school children: the needs for autonomy, competence, and activity. The article examines the following features of the fairy-tale therapy: informational content, sustainability, absence of boundaries, enchantment, emotionality, wisdom, absence of age restrictions. Also, the peculiarities of fairy tale using at a psychologist’s work with clients are described in detail: fairy tales used as metaphors, drawings themed on fairy tales, discussion of characters’ behaviour and motives, performance of episodes from fairy tales (which help perceive some emotionally significant situations), creative works themed on fairy tales. The mechanisms of fairy tale influence on individuals are described: fairy tales describe an individual’s deep experience of emotional crises; fairy tales influence on an unconscious level and actuate adaptation mechanisms that help to overcome stress; fairy tales teach children to successfully overcome fears, which allows them to maintain their psychic integrity.

The article presentsresults of the study and practical analysis of the phenomenon of the influence of ethnolinguistic identity on the formation of the language image, as well as the psychological well-being and personal health of Ukrainian-speaking and Russian- speaking Ukrainian migrants in Poland. The article attempts to reveal the value of the welcoming status of linguistic identity as a means to achieve the psychological well-being of a personality in a modern multicultural society. The prospects for studying the impact of ethnolinguistic identity and psychological well-being and the personal health of representatives of Ukrainian language communities and migrant groups with prediction of possible spheres of application of the obtained results are also described.

Previous studies suggested that public trust in government is vital for implementations of social policies that rely on public's behavioural responses. This study examined associations of trust in government regarding COVID-19 control with recommended health behaviours and prosocial behaviours. Data from an international survey with representative samples (N=23,733) of 23 countries were analysed. Specification curve analysis showed that higher trust in government was significantly associated with higher adoption of health and prosocial behaviours in all reasonable specifications of multilevel linear models (median standardised β=0.173 and 0.244, P

The study of the psychological components of the cultural stratum of Ukrainian mentality in general and of its regional peculiarities is quite important today, taking into account the peculiarities of social processes in the Ukrainian state and the transformation of the modern Ukrainians' consciousness. Particular attention is drawn to the cultural syndromes due to the great applicational value of a detailed study of their features among the representatives of the country's regional communities. It allows to distinguish the key features for depicting the psychological portraits of personalities of the regional communities' representatives. The results of the study help to systematize knowledge in the quantitative measurements of the cultural syndrome "individualism-collectivism" and to fill the gaps in ethnometric researches in Ukraine. It broadens the understanding of the structure and temporal dynamics of this cultural syndrome, its dependence on such factors as the age, the gender and the religiosity of personality. A practical application of the obtained results may include their use in psychological and pedagogical work, in business and cultural contacts, in interethnic communication, etc. In general, the results of the study are the basis for expanding the study of the psychological characteristics of the political consciousness of Ukrainians, which we intend to carry out in the future. This study will help to create a strategy for changing the worldview and behavioral patterns of Ukrainian society in order to allow effective counteraction to attempts of manipulations with human rights and personal freedom of people on the basis of their weakness (ignorance of modern features of important aspects of social existence and limited worldview). Also, the results can be used to help to create, to disseminate and to develop effectively regional projects of non-governmental organizations, international social, psychological and political projects, local self-government bodies, local and regional communities, regional initiatives, etc.

The article presents the research on psychological factors of personal autonomy as a self-determination need and as a component of psychological well-being. The analysis was carried out in two directions: within in the theory of self-determination and within the theory of psychological well-being. The greatest influence on autonomy development as a self-determination need have such predictors as goals in life, challenge, self-efficacy, self-acceptance, self-assurance, locus of control-life, locus of control-Self. Predictors that positively affect autonomy as a component of psychological well-being are: self-acceptance, acceptance of aggression, self-confidence, creativity, control, self-esteem. The article determines that autonomy as a self-determination need is based not only on self-acceptance with all advantages and disadvantages, but also on existence of a goal in life and personal internal powers to achieve this goal. Autonomy, as it is understood in the theory of psychological well-being, is a necessary, but insufficient condition for self-determination. For formation and development of self-determination it is necessary to have a life purpose that gives meaningfulness to human life.

Бенедикт XVI (lat. Benedictus PP XVI) – заслужений Папа Римський, 265-й Папа Католицької церкви і єпископ Рима та 7-й правитель міста-держави Ватикан із 19 квітня 2005 року по 28 лютого 2013 року. З обранням Папи Бенедикта XVI вважалося, що папство Німецького Папи стане досить консервативним, натомість правління 265-го Папи було ознаменоване низкою нововведень, реформ та нових ідей. Бенедикт XVI за свої менше ніж вісім років понтифікату здійснив ряд реформ у Католицькій Церкві, але слід відзначити, що ще до вступу на Апостольський Престол Джозеф Ратцінгер, майбутній Папа Бенедикт XVI, був одним із тих, хто визначав обличчя сучасної Католицької церкви під час Другого Ватиканського Собору, а також у подальшій роботі на найвищих посадах у Католицькій церкві та Ватикані у тіні Папи Івана-Павла ІІ. В статті було відзначено, що папство Бенедикта XVI не зосереджується на політиці, а більше на написанні творів. Папа не відмовляється від політичних дій та дипломатичних кроків, а, відповідно до німецького стилю, делегує політику і дипломатію компетентним особам. Було зазначено, що у своїх роботах Бенедикт XVI піднімав важливі соціальні та етичні питання, а енцикліка «Caritas in Veritate», яка була відповіддю на фінансову кризу 2008 року, стала світовим бестселером. Варто звернути увагу на послання Бенедикта XVI, які завжди ішли до самої проблеми та піднімали актуальні проблеми світового співтовариства. Особливість фігури Папи Бенедикта XVI можна прочитати двома способами: по-перше, важливість аналізу філософських поглядів, політичних закликів і кроків Папи Бенедикта XVI; по-друге, через своє історичне минуле Джозеф Ратцінгер (майбутній папа Бенедикта XVI) у силу обставин перебував у Гітлерюгенд та брав участь у Другій Світовій війні, але не втратив свого людського обличчя Бенедикт XVI виступає прикладом здатності людини зі скромним походженням робити великі речі і добиватися визнання. Найбільш величним, на думку автора, у постаті Папи Бенедикта XVI є уміння робити важливий та відповідальний вибір: будучи главою Католицької церкви, відмовитись від влади, поступившись більш молодим та енергійним.

У статті досліджується вчення Папи Бенедикта XVI та його погляди на суспільство ХХІ ст.: роль, яку відводив глава Католицької церкви людині, суспільству, державі та міжнародній спільноті в епоху глобалізації. Розглянуто принципи пропоновані Бенедиктом XVI для відносин у середині суспільства, державно-суспільних та міжнародних відносин в ХХІ столітті. Здійснено спробу окреслити парадигму Бенедикта XVI для суспільних взаємовідносин та міжнародної співпраці в період глобалізації. Розглянуто субсидіарну перспективу Бенедикта XVI для міжособистісних, суспільно-державних та міжнародних відносин. Виявлено, що саме збільшення участі особистості в суспільному житті – це основа розвитку благополучного суспільства, адже через соціальну активність, на думку Бенедикта XVI, особа змінюватиме свій соціальний статус та працюватиме на благо суспільства. Соціальна активність громадян створює виклик для влади, а саме – делегувати свої повноваження на нижчі рівні аж до простих громадян. На думку понтифіка, в глобалізованому суспільстві успіх держав залежить від здатності делегувати повноваження громадянам, тобто доручити побудову суспільного блага самим же громадянам. Окремо розкрито питання міжнародних відносин та співпраці. Бенедикт XVI закликає до управління глобалізацією та говорить про необхідність нового світового авторитету. Такий авторитет, на його думку, повинен керуватись у своїй діяльності принципом субсидіарності. У статті окреслено бачення глобальної влади та ролі громадянина і держави в період глобалізації.

Highlights • Risk perception of COVID-19 was associated with more negative/less positive emotions. • Risk perception of COVID-19 was inversely associated with subsequent mental health. • The association between risk perception and mental health was mediated by emotions. • Specification curve analysis was used to avoid subjective analytical decisions., Background Although there are increasing concerns on mental health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, no large-scale population-based studies have examined the associations of risk perception of COVID-19 with emotion and subsequent mental health. Methods : This study analysed cross-sectional and longitudinal data from the PsyCorona Survey that included 54,845 participants from 112 countries, of which 23,278 participants are representative samples of 24 countries in terms of gender and age. Specification curve analysis (SCA) was used to examine associations of risk perception of COVID-19 with emotion and self-rated mental health. This robust method considers all reasonable model specifications to avoid subjective analytical decisions while accounting for multiple testing. Results : All 162 multilevel linear regressions in the SCA indicated that higher risk perception of COVID-19 was significantly associated with less positive or more negative emotions (median standardised β=-0.171, median SE=0.004, P0.05). Limitations Reliance on self-reported data. Conclusions : Risk perception of COVID-19 was associated with emotion and ultimately mental health. Interventions on reducing excessive risk perception and managing emotional distress could promote mental health.

У даній статті здійснено спробу окреслити етимологічні витоки принципу субсидіарності. Проаналізовано перші згадки поняття «субсидіарність» у римській військовій справі, піддано аналізу значення даного поняття в римській військовій справі та здійснено огляд історичної кристалізації принципу субсидіарності у політичній думці.Виявлено, що після тривалого забуття поняття субсидіарність повертається в політичну думку на межі ХІХ століття німецьким єпископом Еммануелем фон Кеттелером, який пропонував «subsidiäres Recht», як закон для встановлення меж та повноважень у взаємовідносинах між державою та суспільством. Пізніше поняття субсидіарність запозичить у Кеттелера папа Пій ХІ та проголосить даний принцип в енцикліці «Quadragesimo anno». В подальшому принцип субсидіарності стане одним з фундаментів у католицькому соціальному вченні для побудови відносин між державою та суспільством. Розкрито, що саме в лоні Соціальної доктрини Церкви були і розроблені та визначені етичні, політичні і соціальні основи принципу субсидіарності.Здійснюється аналіз сучасного визначення принципу субсидіарності та проаналізовано основні характеристики принципу субсидіарність, що окреслює відносини між державою, спільнотою та громадянином у сучасній політичній думці.