Object of study : psychological security osobystosti. Subject of research: psychological security features of student university. Methods . In order to address the problems in the research used a number of methods to ensure objective research of psychological security of the individual, namely systemic-structural method , the method of theoretical analysis and synthesis of scientific sources for the investigated problems , the method of scientific observation , diagnostic testing method , the method of content analysis, peer review method , the method tests, projective method, surveys , interviews , a method of comparative analysis of the results , the method of mathematical statistics (correlation , factor analysis ) using the computer program SPSS 16 for Windows. The complex methodologies diagnosed psychological security indicators included: a modified version of the scale self- Dembo - Rubinstein , test out a ' psychological well-being scales K. riff "( SHPB ), by K. riff ; technique" Lifestyle Index "( IZHS ), the authors Pluchyk R. , H. Kellerman , G. Conte , a questionnaire for diagnosing the level of subjective control ( RSC ), the authors EF Bazhin , EO Holynkina , AM Etkind , method "Scale optimism and activity " ( Shoah ), the authors NE Vodopyanova, M. Stein, diagnostic questionnaire verbal self-identity (CO), a modified version of the author's method of self-esteem Dembo - Rubinstein , to diagnose personality traits supposedly related to components of psychological security, namely: "16 -th factor test questionnaire P . Kettle "( URO ) , Methods Must- test" Identifying individual values ??in life , "the authors PM Ivanov, EF Kolobov . Scientific novelty of the research lies in the fact that: first : selected tryfaktorni model : the total for the whole sample model of psychological security of the individual, the organization demonstrates psychological characteristics of personality structure , which shall provide psychological security , psychologically secure identity model , the model is psychologically disadvantaged person; empirically determined the corpus of psychological security of the person ( cognitive , emotional and behavioral properties of the individual blocks ) found typical and individual psychological differences in manifestations of psychological security , are two groups of factors that include a set of characteristics that provide the individual a sense of psychological security : external ( environmental ) - social and family factors , and internal (psychological ) self-confidence in their abilities and opportunities , optimism , faith in the future and so on .) clarified the leading role of social and family factors in shaping the psychological security of the individual , age-related differences were found in manifestation of psychological security , confirmed the special role of defense mechanisms in the development of psychological security of the individual and determined that the differences between the common factor model of personality and secure traced only in the sense of " loss factor " of each parameter and their number included in a given factor ( in model structure of psychological protection of the individual they are more than the general model ) factor model of personality psychologically unprotected structure and combination of different indicators, and concluded empirically confirmed psychological portraits psychologically secure and psychologically disadvantaged person;had received further development : clarifying definitions of psychological security of the individual; modification research methodology Dembo self - Rubinshteyn.Praktychna significance of the results is that the results of the study contribute to the personal potential of the subject, the formation of positive emotional experiences of the individual and her awareness of opportunities to meet basic needs and ensuring their rights prosotsialnym way in any , even neblahopryyemniy sytuatsiyi.Otrimani results can be used as lecture courses in general psychology , personality psychology , and the work of practicing psychologists, counselors personality psychology , family and interpersonal relationships. Scope institutions of higher education , psychological services.