Keyword: «core beliefs»

The article presents the results of an empirical study of the relationship between socio-psychological personality characteristics (core beliefs) and the level of state and trait anxiety in students. The sample consisted of 78 1st–3rd year students of V.I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University. The diagnostic tools included the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory by C.D. Spielberger – Y.L. Khanin and the «Core Beliefs Scale» by M.A. Padun – A.V. Kotelnikova. It was found that the majority of respondents have a moderate level of both state (74%) and trait anxiety (68%); a high level of trait anxiety was diagnosed in 12.8% of students. Correlation analysis (Spearman) revealed predominantly moderate direct relationships between core beliefs and anxiety. The most significant correlation was recorded between the «Self-image» scale and «Trait anxiety» (r = 0.538; p < 0.01). The obtained results indicate that in adolescence, positive self-perception and belief in a just world can be accompanied by increased anxiety due to high internal demands, responsibility, and perfectionism. This emphasizes the need to develop psychological and pedagogical support programs in the educational environment aimed not only at correcting negative beliefs but also at teaching self-regulation skills while maintaining a positive self-concept.