THE CORRELATION BETWEEN THE PROPENSITY FOR CONFORMIST BEHAVIOR AND SOCIAL-PSYCHOLOGICAL ADAPTABILITY AMONG FIRST-YEAR COLLEGE STUDENTS
Abstract
The article goal is to study and investigate the nature of the correlation between the tendency to conformbehavior and the social and psychological adaptability of first-year students. Methods: personal questionnaire“Conformity-suggestion” S.V. Klauchek and V.V. Delaware; D. Marlowe and D. Crown’s diagnosticmethod of self-assessment of approval motivation (lie scale); the method “Self-assessment of psychologicaladaptability” (modified version of the method of S.I. Boltivets); the research method of socio-psychologicaladaptation by K. Rogers–R. Diamond; multi-level personal questionnaire “Adaptability” (MLO-AM),developed by O.H. Maklakov and S.V. Chermeninin. The sample consisted of 60 first-year students (17–18 years old) studying at the Dnipro National University named after Oles Honchar. Results. The study revealed a connection between factors such as self-evaluation of psychological adaptation, emotional comfort,and motivation for approval with the propensity for conformity behavior. Higher levels of adaptive indicatorswere associated with increased conformity and approval motivation. Additionally, negative correlationswere found between escapism, behavioral regulation, personal adaptation potential, moral normativity,and conformity behavior. This suggests that individuals with higher scores in these indicators demonstratedlower levels of conformity. Conclusions. Conformity behavior is most prevalent among freshman studentsduring their social-psychological adaptation to university life. The self-evaluation of psychological adaptationand emotional comfort may play a significant role in shaping conformity behavior and motivation for approval.The results indicate a relationship between social-psychological adaptation, emotional comfort, approvalmotivation, and the propensity for conformity behavior.
References
2. Галецька І. Самоефективність у структурі соціально-психологічної адаптації. Вісник Львівського університету. Серія «Філософські науки». 2013. Том 1. Вип. 39. С. 433–442.
3. Клаучек С., Деларю В. Розробка скринінгового методу для виявлення схильності до розвитку індукованих станів. Психологічний журнал. Том 18. Вип. 2. 1997. С. 123–129.
4. Allen V., Wilder D. Impact of group consensus and social support on stimulus meaning: Mediation of conformity by cognitive restructuring. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 1980. Р. 1116–1124.
5. Bond R., Smith P.B. Culture and conformity: A meta-analysis of studies using Asch’s line judgment task. Psychological Bulletin, 144(10), 2018. Р. 978–1011.
6. Deutsch M., Gerard H. A study of normative and informational social influences upon individual judgment. The Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology. 1955. Р. 629–636.
7. Gilbert D.T., Fiske S.T., & Lindzey G. (eds.). The handbook of social psychology. 4th ed. Vol. 1. New York : McGraw-Hill. 2018. Р. 591–632.
8. Hertz N., and Wiese E. Influence of agent type and task ambiguity on conformity in social decision making. Proc. Hum. Fact. Ergon. Soc. 60. 2018. Р. 313–317.
9. Heizmann H., Hüffmeier J. Social conformity and personality: A meta-analysis. European Journal of Personality, 32(6). 2018. Р. 622–637.
10. Insko С., Smith R., Alicke M., Wade J., Taylor S. Conformity and group size: The concern with being right and the concern with being liked. Personality and 83 Social Psychology Bulletin. 1985. Р. 41–50.
11. Turner-Zwinkels F.M., van Zomeren M., Postmes T., and Spears R. Conformity to majority norms in times of change: Insights from a normative conflict model. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 2019. 23(1), Р. 60–83.
12. Santee R., Maslach С. To agree or not to agree: Personal dissent amid social pressure to conform. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 2020. Р. 690–700.
