Psychosemantic Approach to Assessing Difficult Life Situations (on the pattern of the situation related to the disease that threatens a child’s life)
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https://doi.org/10.21638/11701/spbu16.2016.403Abstract
Th e article deals with the notion of a diffi cult life situation and its subjective characteristics. Using apsychosemantic approach, the authors have created a methodology — the Life Situations Semantic Diff erential. With a help of this technique semantic units were identifi ed in the perception of the life situation of close relatives of seriously ill children. Th e sample included 81 individuals (adults aged 20 to 60 years). Semantic units were grouped around such parameters of situation perception as 1) the level of stress; 2) assessment of their own psychological resources; 3) the certainty-uncertainty of situation; 4) strength and energy; 5) a sense of resolvability of the situation and 6) involvement and signifi cance
Keywords:
difficult life situation, semantic units, coping behavior, subjective situation image, psychosemantic approach, factor analysis
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