ПСИХОЛОГІЧНІ ОСОБЛИВОСТІ Я-КОНЦЕПЦІЇ ПІДЛІТКІВ ІЗ СУБ’ЄКТИВНИМ ПЕРЕЖИВАННЯМ САМОТНОСТІ

Abstract

Relevance of the problem:Urgency of the research presented in the given paper is caused by spreading of problem of loneliness in the modern society, recognition of loneliness to be one of reasons of teenagers’ deviating behavior, lack of researches of correlation between the subjective loneliness experience of teenagers and their self-concept formation as a new formation of the given age. Aim:determination of specificity of correlation between self-concept and the subjective loneliness experience of teenagers of different age groups. Methodology of the research: subjective loneliness experience diagnostics by D. Russell and M. Ferguson, teenagers’ self-concept research methods by E. Piers and D. Harris in modification of A. M. Prikhozhan (324 pupils of 5-9 forms of 10-15 years old); means of a single-factor analysis of variance, Student t-test for independent samples, and correlation analysis according to Pearson’s method. Results of the research. There are distinctions in self-concept indices of teenagers with various levels of the subjective loneliness experience. It was defined that in the course of time the number of self-concept parameters of the teenagers’ connected with the subjective loneliness experience increases. For the group of 10-11 years old teenagers such parameters as anxiety, acceptance of situation at school, self-esteem of physical attraction and satisfaction with communication with age mates are characteristic. In the group of 12-13 years old teenagers the parameters mentioned above are accompanied by self-attitude, satisfaction with life situation, satisfaction with proper position in the family, and in the group of 14-15 years old teenagers – by intelligence self-esteem. In addition, frequency and intensity of the subjective loneliness experience has a tendency to increase from 10-11 to 12-13 years old and to further decrease at 14-15 years old.