People face a lot of problems that must be quickly and efficiently overcome, using certain methods of coping with stress behavior (i.e. coping behavior). Despite the theoretical development of the problem of coping behavior, the question of culture influence on the formation of coping behavior and its manifestations is still relevant. The socio-psychological aspects of coping behavior in different ethnic groups of the Russian Federation are still unexplored. The article presents the results of an empirical study of the actual problem of ethno-psychological differences in coping behavior in social psychology, studied and described their differences among the representatives of the Russian and Ossetian ethnic groups. Such a study of the ethno-cultural aspect of coping behavior is relevant in connection with the fact that it contributes to a better understanding of the ways of integral functioning of the individual as a subject of activity in the context of interethnic interaction. Purpose. The main purpose of t