PERSONAL RESOURCEFULNESS AS A PREDICTOR OF SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING OF STUDENT YOUTH

Abstract

The article presents a theoretical and empirical study of personal resourcefulness as a predictor of subjective well-being among student youth. An analysis of contemporary scientific approaches to the interpretation of the concept of personal resources in both foreign and domestic psychology is carried out. The content of humanistic, existential, cognitive-personal, and resource-based approaches is revealed, within which personal resourcefulness is considered an integrative characteristic that ensures the ability for self-development, adaptation, and overcoming life difficulties. Special attention is paid to the role of socio-psychological determinants in the formation of students’ resourcefulness in the context of educational activity. The empirical study was conducted on a sample of medical students using O. Shtepa’s Psychological Resourcefulness Questionnaire (PRQ). According to the results, three groups of respondents with low, medium, and high levels of psychological resourcefulness were identified and comparatively analyzed. It was found that students with a high level of resourcefulness are characterized by welldeveloped self-regulation, high professional motivation, the ability for self-realization, and effective use of internal resources. At the same time, students with a low level of resourcefulness demonstrate insufficient self-confidence, reduced belief in success, limited emotional openness, and difficulties in interpersonal interaction. It is substantiated that personal resourcefulness serves as an important factor in maintaining subjective well-being, psychological resilience, and the effectiveness of students’ learning activities. It is concluded that there is a need for the purposeful development of personal internal resources, the formation of self-regulation skills, the enhancement of awareness of one’s own capabilities, and the strengthening of social support as conditions for the harmonious development of student youth.