РЕПРЕЗЕНТАЦИЯ ТРУДНОЙ СИТУАЦИИ СУБЪЕКТОМ: ОСОБЕННОСТИ ФОРМАЛЬНЫХ И СОДЕРЖАТЕЛЬНЫХ ПОКАЗАТЕЛЕЙ

Abstract

The article analyzes formal and conceptual indicators of the representation of a difficult situation. There was carried out а theoretical analysis of the representation of a difficult situation. Fundamental methodological provisions of our research are: the main postulates of the theory of mental reflection (B. G. Ananiev, B. F. Lomov, S. L. Rubinstein, B. M. Teplov, etc.); theses of experimental psychosemantics on semantic units and methods of analysis of subjective semantic spaces (V. P. Serkin, V. A. Skleinis, etc.); provisions on the psychological validity of formal and conceptual indicators of psychological representation (V. V. Znakov, A. B. Kupreichenko, G. V. Shukova); the provisions of the approach on the cognitive assessment of a difficult life situation (E. V. Bityutskaya). The purpose of the article is to determine the indicators of representation of a difficult situation and to analyze the severity of these indicators. The modern situation in psychology demonstrates the activity of addressing the interpretation of the phenomenon of a difficult situation, which is especially significant in the complex, constantly changing conditions of the subject's vital activities. In the broadest sense, representation is understood as a cognitive procedure that enables the subject to construct and model both reality as a whole and its individual elements. It is worth mentioning that there are many semantic shades in the definition of the concept "difficult situation", since the researchers actualize different components of the construct "difficult". According to the most general universal interpretation, "difficult" is defined as "requiring a lot of work, effort, and intensity". On the basis of empirical material collected in the structural unit of the railway, the article analyzes the features of formal and conceptual indicators of the representation of a difficult situation. The article contains the results of the empirical research. 300 respondents took part in the research. There were used the following methodological tools : associative experiment, method of semantic universals, content analysis, graphical representation of representation and a technique aimed at obtaining data on the subjective assessment of a difficult situation. The data obtained allow us to conclude that the formal indicators of the representation are represented by size and structure (represented by the scales "simplicity-complexity" and "core-periphery"); conceptual indicators of representation are represented by a qualitative composition of elements (technological, emotional, communicative components) and a subjective assessment of a difficult situation (a general assessment of the difficulty of the situation and the adequacy of the subject's resources with the requirements of the situation).