The Psychological Influence of Conformity on Students’ Social Adaptation

Abstract

This article analyzes the psychological influence of conformity on students’ social adaptation through psychological research methods. The study revealed a correlation between the level of students’ conformal behavior and the characteristics of their social adaptation. The theoretical significance of the work lies in identifying the role of conformity as a factor that ensures the student’s personal and psychological adaptation. A set of psychodiagnostic methods aimed at determining the peculiarities of students’ conformal behavior and social adaptation was used in the research: “Academic Motivation Scales” by T.O. Gordeeva, O.A. Sychev, and E.N. Osin; “Method for Determining the Social-Adaptation Abilities of Personality” by A.K. Osnitsky; and the standardized method “Psychological Problems.”

The empirical study was conducted among 75 students aged 18–19 from Al-Farabi Kazakh National University and Kainar University. The research results showed that there is a correlation between the level of students’ social adaptation and indicators of conformity: a moderate level of conformity facilitates adaptation and strengthens interaction within the social group, whereas a high level of conformity reduces personal autonomy and internal motivation, student.