EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF THE SELF-EVALUATION OF LIFE GOAL ACCOMPLISHMENT BY FUTURE PRACTICAL PSYCHOLOGISTS

Abstract

The problem of the formation of a self-development subject becomes most topical at a young age, when the most important tasks of personality development are solved: integration and creation of a holistic self-image; achievement of self-identity; personal, social, and professional self-determination. For a large number of young people the period of intense personal and professional development coincides with their years at university where they obtain a professional higher education degree. Psychology as a profession stands out among the rest as in its case the level of professional skills goes hand in hand with unique personality. The article aims to identify the characteristics of youth and the category of the student community as a special sociocultural group. The goal is to experimentally study the way psychology students self-evaluate the accomplishment of their life goals.

The diagnostic tools include the main areas of personal development, related to the novelties attributed to the young age — the choice of a profession or career, having a family, interpersonal relationships. The respondents do not have a clear idea of their strategic life goals from the point of view of professional identity. Taking care of one's daily needs is characterised by poor judgement and the inability to manage one's finances. The students present a variety of examples of leading a healthy lifestyle.

The results of the research point at an overall passive attitude to life. Although modern students show an interest in personal development, they lack awareness of ways to make it happen. Future psychologists consider having their own family and developing close relationships potentially important. However, more than half of them do not choose their partners based on common interests. The article concludes that the level of readiness to set strategic life goals when it comes to professional identity, finding a partner and forming an attitude to life, is mostly low and below average.