РSYCHOLOGICAL IMMUNITY OF UKRAINIAN MIGRANTS DEPENDING ON CHILDHOOD SCENARIO SETS

Abstract

The study of psychological immunity of the individual in conditions of adaptation to new socio-cultural surroundings is proposed. Scenario decisions of migrants – unconscious, irrational mind sets for adapting to life viewed as mechanisms of acquired psychological immunity – are in the focus of empirical research. Forced migration is considered to be a breakdown of normal life scenario which, therefore, requires transformation. The main results of correlation analysis are as follows:  (1) there is statistically significant connection between scenario sets of internally displaced persons and personal readiness to changes, which considered as a criterion of psychological immunity; (2) scenario sets create a sense of security, but interfere with adaptation to altered socio-cultural surroundings. In this regard, the modality of migrant’s contact with socio-cultural surroundings which impacts the establishment of acculturation strategies has been predicted and featured. The requirement of correction of migrants’ childhood scenario sets is revealed.