Regulatory Resources and Emotional States in Overcoming Difficulties of Self-organization During Lockdown

Abstract

The research aimed to study the characteristics of the joint influence of conscious self-regulation and emotional states on life self-organization during a lockdown and identify the factors that contribute to overcoming emerging difficulties. It was conducted online, using the block site builder Tilda Publishing (tilda.ws) and a Google Forms survey administration application. The empirical structural model of regulatory and emotional predictors of self-organization during the lockdown shows that conscious self-regulation in conditions of imposed self-isolation acts as a universal resource for successful self-organization, managing the difficulties of reorganizing one's life, and coping with the anxiety of uncertainty. Positive and negative emotional states affect these processes differently. Optimism significantly contributes to conscious self-regulation, indirectly supporting successful self-organization of life and preventing the development of accomplishments. We identified the regulatory factor ("Cito-resource of self-regulation"), which plays a crucial role in overcoming self-organization difficulties during a lockdown. This factor is represented by the regulatory indicators of modeling significant conditions for achieving goals and reliability. The higher its development, the easier it is for a person to manage the difficulties of self-organization and cope with anxiety caused by uncertainty. Conscious self-regulation acts as a resource for the self-organization of human life in the lockdown conditions, providing a flexible adjustment of behavior to new challenges. High self-regulation and successful self-organization, acting as a resource of stress protection, increases the ability to maintain health. An optimistic attitude, in its turn, positively affects the conscious self-regulation of human activity.