THE PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS OF DETERMINATION OF THE LABOUR MIGRANTS' ADAPTATION STRATEGIES IN THE COUNTRY OF EMPLOYMENT

Abstract

The article deals with the problem of the psychological factors of determination of the adaptation strategies of the Ukrainian labor migrants abroad. On the basis of the empirical research, it has been proved, that such strategies of acculturation of the labor migrants in a foreign cultural environment, such as integration and assimilation, contribute to resolving the crisis of the personal and social identity; the strategy of marginalization leads to an intensification of the crisis. An important factor in preserving of the Ukrainian labor migrants' professional identity is the employment abroad by their specialty at a permanent work, that provides the opportunities for professional growth, satisfaction with their own self-realization, awareness of professional perspectives. In turn, a greater probability of getting a permanent work abroad and satisfaction with work are determined by the following personal qualities of the labor migrants: internality, self-control, conscientiousness, organization, responsibility, extraversion, openness to experience.