EMPIRICAL RESEARCH OF MANIFESTATIONS OF PSYCHOCULTURAL DEPRIVATION OF SCIENTISTS AND TEACHERS

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The article is dedicated to empirical investigation of manifestations of scientists and teachers psychocultural deprivation, depending, among other things, on their work experience and age. The empirical research was based on a representative sample of 308 Lviv university scientists and teachers. Respondents out of scientists and teachers were aged 23 to 77, and the duration of their work experience ranged from 1 to 49 years. The sample included seven subgroups based on work experience and age, with 44 scientists and teachers in each. The empirical research revealed that psychocultural deprivation of scientists and teachers of the research sample was manifested at a low development level in 27 persons (8,76%), at a level beyond average in 158 persons (51,30%), at an average level in 119 persons (38,64%), and above average in 4 persons (1,30%). What concerned subgroups of scientists and teachers based on the duration of work experience and age, psychocultural deprivation was to the greatest extent (average development level) manifested in subgroup VI (34 to 40 years of work experience, aged 58 to 65), subgroup IV (20 to 26 years of work experience, aged 43 to 50), and subgroup V (27 to 33 years of work experience, aged 51 to 57). We have revealed that such a level of psychocultural deprivation of scientists and teachers in these subgroups is caused by unsatisfied cultural needs resulting from a conflict of the old and the new culture. Psychocultural deprivation of scientists and teachers at a level lower than average is manifested in subgroup III (13 to 19 years of work experience, aged 36 to 42), subgroup VII (more than 40 years of work experience, aged from 65), and subgroup II (6 to 12 years of work experience, aged 29 to 35); low level was revealed by subgroup I (1 to 5 years of work experience, aged 23 to 28). In subgroups, I, II, and III the development of psycho-cultural deprivation is caused by the fact that scientists and teachers have unsatisfied cultural needs due to disapproval of certain elements and complexes of the current social culture. What concerns the oldest subgroup VII (more than 40 years of work experience, aged 66 to 77), their psycho-cultural deprivation results from the fact that they use outdated cultural references and values, yet do not find it hard to perceive the new culture taking a rather philosophical approach to changes.