Factors of psychological ill-/well-being of modern university students

Introduction. The specificity of the work of university psychological support services for education is related to helping young and adult people involved in academic relationships in connection with tasks related to psychological ill-being or ensuring psychological well-being Purpose setting. The purpose of the study is to analyze the main factors of psychological ill-/well-being of modern university students. The novelty of the study is associated with an attempt at an integrative understanding of the macrosocial and microsocial factors of psychological ill-/well-being of modern students. Methodology and methods of the study. The research method is theoretical analysis of current problems of ensuring the psychological well-being of students. The methodological basis of the study was a systematic approach to understanding the macrosocial and microsocial factors of psychological well-being of modern university students. Results. The problem of psychological ill-/well-being of university students is one of the most studied, however, it has a number of unresolved and unstudied problems, including the one being analyzed. The problems of taking into account macrosocial and microsocial factors of psychological ill-/well-being are among the most significant for ensuring the quality of education. The authors present Russian and foreign studies of macrosocial and microsocial factors of psychological ill-/well-being of modern university students and identify these factors. Conclusion. Taking into account the macrosocial and microsocial factors of psychological ill-/well-being of modern university students makes it possible to organize purposeful and systematic psychological work on the prevention and resolution of problems, conflicts and crises of personal, interpersonal, educational and professional formation and development, which would be adequate to the essence of the problems facing education as a whole and its subjects. It involves both prompt diagnosis and systematic monitoring of the leading factors of psychological ill-/well-being of modern university students, as well as, on their basis, the development and application of a set of measures and programs that strengthen the positive and weaken the negative factors of the educational process of the university.

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