The article discusses the relationship between the index of general psychological wellbeing, its components and individual psychological personality traits that make up a personal resource. It has been established that a high level of psychological well-being is achieved through the manifestation of such human qualities as self-efficacy, self-control, resilience, a positive attitude towards others and positive attitude towards oneself, the presence of a goal in life. The well-being of students is directly related to tolerance for uncertainty. The higher the well-being, the more young people prefer uncertainty, change, the desire for novelty and solving complex problems.