Level of Schoolboys' Psychophysiological Adaptation Process in Metropolis Megapolis

The paper presents the results of research on school children who live and study in different ecological conditions of the Moscow city districts. It analyses the level of psychophysiological adaptation based on a selection of 276 pupils from Moscow schools. The study reveales that the adaptation processes of school pupils in different age groups is significantly impacted by a whole complex of environment factors. It shows that school pupils living in ecologically adverse areas are the hardest hit by dysadaption. This has been confirmed by the data obtained in the psychological and psychophysiological tests. (C) 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.