СПРОБА ІСТОРИКО-ПСИХОЛОГІЧНОЇ РЕКОНСТРУКЦІЇ ОСОБЛИВОСТЕЙ ЕТНОНАЦІОНАЛЬНОГО САМОУСВІДОМЛЕННЯ УКРАЇНСЬКОЇ МОЛОДІ В ДРУГІЙ ПОЛОВИНІ XIX – НА ПОЧАТКУ XX СТ.

Abstract

Based on the method of historical and psychological reconstruction, an attempt was made to reveal the social and psychological features of Ukrainian youth's ethno-national self-awareness in the second half of the 19th and early 20th centuries. According to the reviewed artistic and journalistic literature of that period, 195 fragments were selected which had reflected various aspects of the ethno-national consciousness of the Ukrainians at that time. The psychological and historical content of these fragments was assessed by experts – 35 psychology scientists and 116 history teachers. As a result of successive reduction of the number of fragments to 15 and factor analysis, five aspects were determined that reflected the researched process: enlightenment, activity, traditions, unity and involvement. The obtained indicators were projected on the current state of Ukrainian youth's ethno-national self-consciousness. The online survey covered 2,202 students from 35 universities in different regions of Ukraine. Students evaluated the fragments from the point of view of their reflection of Ukrainian youth's ethno-national self-awareness in the second half of the 19th and early 20th centuries, the importance of their content for the respondents themselves and for modern Ukrainian youth in general. The applied procedure provided grounds for determining the following social and psychological features of Ukrainian youth's ethno-national self-awareness in the second half of the 19th and early 20th centuries: understanding the importance of enlightenment, joint organizational activity, psychosocial empowerment with traditions, unity with the people around, involvement in the space of collective existence.