Psychotropic effects of space weather factors during the period of maximum solar activity in volunteers of the "Heliomed 2" project living in middle latitudes

Despite a significant number of publications devoted to the biotropic effects of space weather factors, the psychotropic effects of heliogeophysical factors remain largely unexplored. Objective. To determine the psychological characteristics of female participants in the "Heliomed – 2" project living in mid-latitudes on one of its stages during the period of maximum solar activity, taking into account the psychological heliogeomagnetic synchronization identified in them. Materials and Methods. To achieve this objective, 13 female volunteers with an average age of 41.2 years (40.2–44.6) living in mid-latitudes were surveyed during the "Heliomed – 2" project in 2024 (a year of high-solar activity) using the C. Spielberger – J. Hanin questionnaire, E. Haim’s stress-coping behavior test, and S. Dellinger’s projective psychogeometric test; in addition, the integral indicator of heliogeomagnetic disturbance, the Kp-index, was determined. When comparing the daily measured indicators of reactive anxiety and the Kp-index, all subjects were divided into two groups: Group I – individuals possessing psychological heliogeomagnetic synchronization; Group II – individuals with no such synchronization. Results. It was found that at this stage, individuals in Group II (without heliogeophysical synchronization) predominated; compared to volunteers in Group I, they were more anxious, less effective in developing coping behaviors (primarily in the emotional and behavioral spheres), actively suppressed their emotions, engaged in self-blame, and sought to avoid emerging problems, therefore, they could be classified as a high-risk group for the development of psychosomatic disorders and cardiovascular events. Conclusion. Thus, when compared with the results of previous studies of volunteers at different latitudes and during different periods of solar activity, further research must take into account gender, latitude of residence, and solar cycle activity.