THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF TOLERANCE TO UNCERTAINTY AS A FACTOR OF STUDENTS' PROFESSIONAL SOCIALIZATION

Abstract

Relevance of the study. The article substantiates the relevance of studying tolerance to uncertainty as a fundamental resource for the professional socialization of student youth in the context of the educational space transformation and military challenges in Ukraine. Uncertainty is considered a powerful stress factor, encompassing both life-threatening hazards and purely educational challenges of online learning, which leads to anxiety and disorientation. The goal is the theoretical and methodological substantiation of the components of tolerance to uncertainty and the analysis of its impact on the dynamics of students' professional identity formation.

Research methods. The study is based on a complex of theoretical methods: systemic-structural analysis of scientific sources (to determine the components of tolerance to uncertainty), comparative-genetic method (to study the stages of professional consciousness), and systematization of psychological approaches to understanding individual life activity as a subject. The procedure involved analyzing the works of domestic and foreign researchers, focusing on the eco-psychological approach of Yu. Shvalb, the concepts of professional development by N. Shevchenko, and the stages of adaptation under martial law by M. Levchenko.

Results. It is established that tolerance to uncertainty is an integral characteristic of the personality, including cognitive, affective, and conative components. The stages of professional socialization are described through the prism of normative conflicts (inconsistency, desemantization, semantic contradictions) and adaptation strategies (normal, conformist, defensive). It is proven that successful adaptation in war conditions unfolds in stages (from orientation to assimilation) and is based on the synergy of personal resources — stress resistance, emotional intelligence, and subjectivity . The data confirm that subjectivity is a key mechanism for transforming uncertainty into a space for self-actualization and post-traumatic growth.