Трудные жизненные ситуации и аутентичность личности (на примере российского студенчества)

Консультативная психология и психотерапия. 2026. Т. 34. № 1. С. 135–156.

Nartova-Bochaver S. K., Bayramyan R.

Context and relevance. Personal authenticity is a trait reflecting the person’s ability to be true to oneself - individual nature (gender, age, temperament), spatial and temporal circumstances of life and calling. The theoretical basis of the study is provided by the existential, person-oriented, and agent paradigms of dispositional authenticity and the concept of difficult life situations (DLS). Objective. To investigate if there is a relationship between the authenticity parameters, the level and the patterns of the DLS. Research question: How does personal authenticity relate to DLS? Methods and materials. The study involved 316 undergraduate students of different specialties (Mage = 19,4, SDage = 0,9, 251 females, 65 males). The severity and patterns of DLS were measured using a checklist of Difficult life situations of learning youth; dispositional authenticity was measured using the Authenticity Inventory by Kernis and Goldman, the Authenticity Scale by Wood et al., and the Moscow Authenticity Scale. Results. Authenticity is negatively associated with almost all DLS; however, in regression models, authenticity indicators act both as protectors against DLS and as vulnerability to them. By means of LTA, based on a combination of authenticity and dominant DLS, five personality types have been identified. Conclusions. It is shown that personal authenticity is non-linearly related to susceptibility to DLS, making the subject resistant to some difficulties and tolerant to others. Thus, authenticity acts not only as a resource for adaptation, but also as a factor of vulnerability to difficulties.

Keywords: экзистенциальная психология, студенты, students, resource, existential psychology, ресурс, психология субъекта, difficult life situations, трудные жизненные ситуации, person-centered psychology, аутентичность личности, personal authenticity, личностно-центрированная психология, agent approach