HEMISPHERIC ASYMMETRY AND STRUCTURE OF STRESS-RESISTANCE RESOURCES OF INTEGRAL INDIVIDUALITY

Abstract

The article considers features of the structure of multi-level resources of stress resistance (psychophysiological, psychodynamic, personal) in groups of subjects, which were differentiated by hemispheric asymmetry. The results of empirical study of the factor analytical structure of stress-resistance resources for each group are presented. The sample consisted of 101 university students aged 18 to 22 years (64 girls, 37 boys). According to individual-typological functional hemispheric asymmetry, the sample was divided into 3 groups: 1 group (n₁=34 people), with predominance of right hemisphere activation, 2 group (n₂=44 people) with predominance of left hemisphere activation; 3 group (n₃=23 people) without pronounced functional asymmetry of hemispheres. We identified the general factors with specific for each group structure: "Hardiness", "Reflection of internal complexity", "Stress-fullness of life", "Temperament", "Psychophysiological resources", "Activation of the brain hemispheres". Stress load index "stress-fullness of life" for each group forms a separate factor with a specific structure, which includes functional hemispheric asymmetry (FHA) in subjects with predominance of left hemisphere activation and unaffected hemispheric asymmetry. The stress load index "experience of stress" in the different groups included in the different factors, forming more specific complexes: "hardiness – stress experience", "Stressfulness of life – stress experience – FHA", "Reflection of internal difficulties – stress experience". The specificity of the complexes, including indicators of stress load "stress experience" and "stressful life" shows the features of the stress resistance resources of subjects.