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Anastasiya A. Kovalenko
Kostroma State University
Maria A. Raikina
Kostroma State University
Methodology of psychological and pedagogical support for building life strategies by university students
Kovalenko A.A., Raikina M.A. Methodology of psychological and pedagogical support for building life strategies by university students. Vestnik of Kostroma State University. Series: Pedagogy. Psychology. Sociokinetics, 2025, vol. 31, no. 4, pp. 58-69. https://doi.org/10.34216/2073-1426-2025-31-4-58-69
DOI: https://doi.org/10.34216/2073-1426-2025-31-4-58-69
УДК: 378
EDN: EQOYUX
Publish date: 2025-11-18
Annotation: This article aims to define the content of psychological and pedagogical support for students' development of life strategies in the educational practices of modern universities. The purpose of this study is to substantiate the content of psychological and pedagogical support for the process of developing students' life strategies based on an analysis of best practices in the implementation of youth policy in the current context. The authors determined the content of psychological and pedagogical support for the process of developing students' life strategies based on an analysis of empirical data from studies of university students' life strategies; a content analysis of existing domestic educational and educational practices for the formation of identity, value stability, and the development of constructive life strategies for young people in various educational organizations; and a generalization of the experience of using educational and educational practices in solving the problem on the stated topic (results of the study 2023-2025). Psychological and pedagogical support for students' life strategy development is viewed as a process within which several interconnected components can be identified, reflecting the essential characteristics of the life strategy phenomenon, identified barriers, and fundamental principles of support. A cross-cutting element of psychological and pedagogical support at each stage of students' professional development is a series of classes aimed at developing students' psychological resilience to crisis situations that require the mobilization of personal resources; expanding the repertoire of behavioral strategies in difficult life situations; developing individual stress management skills; teaching methods (skills) for providing psychological support to someone in a critical situation; and developing a willingness to provide, request, and receive support.
Keywords: life strategy, psychological and pedagogical support, university students, university environment, educational activities, professional development, and higher education institutions.
Funding and acknowledgments: The study was carried out as part of the State Assignment of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation on the topic “Socialization, Identity, and Life Strategies of Young People in the Context of New Warsˮ no. FZEW-2023-0003.
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Author's info: Anastasiya A. Kovalenko, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Kostroma State University, Kostroma, Russia, a_korsakova@kosgos.ru, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6701-1076
Co-author's info: Maria A. Raikina, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Kostroma State University, Kostroma, Russia, mariasomkina@kosgos.ru, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5400-5147