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Coping Styles of Young People Dealing with Traumatic Events Reflected in Fairy Tales 1107
Odintsova M.A.
PhD in Psychology, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology and Pedagogy of Distance Learning, Faculty of Distance Learning, Moscow State University of Psychology and Education, Moscow, Russia
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3106-4616
e-mail: mari505@mail.ru Radchikova N.
PhD in Psychology, Associate Professor, Department of General Psychology and Pedagogy, Psychological and Social Faculty, Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia
e-mail: nataly.radchikova@gmail.com Kulyatskaya M.G.
Psychologist at the Faculty of Distance Learning, Moscow State University of Psychology and Education, Moscow, Russia
e-mail: kulyackayamg@mgppu.ru
The study examines the coping styles of adolescents (young people) (N=43, 37 f/6 m, age range 17-20, median age = 18) in deal with a traumatic life event, as reflected in standardized questionnaires and fairy tales written by themselwes, through the use of projective technique called "А person in the rain". Several types of traumatic life events in youth assessments were distinguished. It was found out that respondents with the victimized coping style use: the strategy of search for social support; strategy of social contact; cautious, aggressive, antisocial and indirect actions; avoidance; getting stuck in the situation and focusing on emotions; and passivity. The respondents with a hardiness coping style use the strategy of search for social support; strategy of social contact; acceptance of the situation; growth; development; renovation; assertive and careful actions. The respondents with an unformed coping style use the strategies of adoption, growth and development; updates; activity; a strategy of experience acquisition; focusing on emotions; loss of self; and escape into fantasy. The study shows that today’s young people are able to withstand the events associated with the trauma, using a fairly extensive arsenal of coping strategies. The fairy tale is an indicator allowing to diagnose styles and coping strategies specific to adolescents (young people) as well as contributing to the gentle and careful reduction of acute negative emotional experiences, encouraging the search for constructive ways to overcome them.
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