Relationship of the tolerance index with basic beliefs of Russian – citizens of the Russian Federation

The article raises the problem of increasing the tolerance index among students. This is important to ensure the psychological safety of participants in the educational process of universities. The purpose of the study is to obtain indicators of the tolerance index and basic beliefs among students with the self–identification “I am Russian” and Russian citizenship, to establish gender differences and to determine the nature of the relationships between the obtained indicators. Results: the tolerance index of the cumulative sample tends to a low level; in particular, students were found to have a low level of ethnic tolerance with a tendency to moderate, moderate indicators of social tolerance and tolerance as character traits. Students have normative indicators of faith in the benevolence of the world and the justice of the world order; overestimated indicators of faith in their luck, the ability to control the events of their lives and self-worth. The tolerance index closely correlates positively with faith in the benevolence of the world, negatively correlates with indicators of self-worth and the belief in the possibility of control. It is summarised that the key predictor of the tolerance index is the level of faith in the benevolence of the world. Female students have higher rates of social tolerance and faith in the justice of the world order. The possibility of practical application of the obtained data is shown.

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