Socio-psychological adaptation of the first-year students of the economic university as a component of individual professional development in the context of cultural and educational space

The article gives a theoretical analysis of existing in modern science approaches to the study of the problem of students’ adaptation to study in higher educational institutions. A comparative description of the components of the adaptation process is presented. The necessity of provision psychological support for the process of students’ adaptation to higher education studies is determined. A training program is proposed for improving the level of adaptability of freshmen students and maladaptation prevention in terms of studying at an economic higher education institutio