THE PHENOMENON OF OPTIMISM AS A PREFERENCE IN FAVOUR OF VITAL STRATEGY AND PRACTICE, STUDENTS OF THE ARCTIC REGION
The study is devoted to the problem of generalized expectations regarding the favorable outcome of future events for university students. The authors presented a theoretical analysis of modern studies devoted to the study of optimism, and identified the main accents in this matter on the example of students of the Arctic region. The study involved 715 students of humanitarian specialties. The study was conducted using the Google Forms online service. We used the test of C. Scheyer and M. Carver LOT (Life orientation test). The students' expectations regarding the favorable outcome of future events, i.e. what the student expects in the future. The study showed that most of the sample is quite optimistic about its future. The effect of social desirability in assessing one’s future is revealed, and the tendency is to compensate for the decrease in optimistic indicators by communicating with friends and increase one's employment time. The results obtained determined the further direction of work on the study of the psychological well-being of students of the university.