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- Impulsivity as a Risk Factor for Student Maladjustment: Screening Data and Scientific Justification for Neurocorrective Intervention Based on BOS
- Fedorov I.A., Bogacheva R.A., Alkaeva Yu.V., Nesterova O.V. Impulsivity as a risk factor for student maladjustment: screening data and scientific rationale for a biofeedback-based neurocorrectional intervention. Vestnik of Kostroma State University. Series: Pedagogy. Psychology. Sociokinetics, 2026, vol. 32, no. 1, рр. 154-160. https://doi.org/10.34216/2073-1426-2026-32-1-154-160
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.34216/2073-1426-2026-32-1-154-160
- УДК: 378:159.9
- EDN: USUMCZ
- Publish date: 2025-12-28
- Annotation: The modern higher education system is experiencing increasing psychological stress on students, necessitating the search for objective and effective tools to support their adaptation. This study aimed to empirically assess the prevalence and severity of impulsivity as a key factor in psychological distress among junior students at a technical university. The empirical study was conducted on a sample of 1,465 first- and second-year students (aged 18-20) using the Unified Method of Social and Psychological Testing (UMSPT) and descriptive statistics. The results showed that the average level of impulsivity (M = 6.61 stena) exceeds the normative median, and the distribution of values is skewed toward higher values (Mo = 8, Me = 7), indicating its widespread prevalence among students. Statistically significant strong correlations were found between impulsivity and anxiety (r = 0.629), frustration (r = 0.695), and maladjustment (r = 0.678), confirming its central role in the development of psychological distress. Based on an analysis of the neurophysiological correlates of impulsivity and neurofeedback evidence, a proposal was developed and comprehensively substantiated for the implementation of neurotraining using the 6-channel NeuroPlay 6s neuroheadset into the university's psychological services. The proposed 12-session biofeedback (BFB) protocol is aimed at enhancing cognitive control by modulating prefrontal cortex activity. The obtained data and their theoretical interpretation provide a scientific and methodological foundation for the transition to a personalized, objective, and technologically advanced model of psychological support for at-risk students.
- Keywords: psychoemotional adaptation, impulsivity, neurotechnology, biofeedback, neurofeedback, university psychological services, electroencephalography (EEG).
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