Life-purpose orientations of today’s university students of a multicultural region

Irina Cheremisova,Elena Zakharova,Ekaterina Nikulova

doi:10.1051/shsconf/20197001005

Abstract

You The article presents an empirical study of the life-purpose orientations of thirdand fourth-year students of various directions of undergraduate training: “Psychology”, “Environmental sciences”, “Economics”, “Law” of the Volga Humanitarian Institute (branch) of Volgograd State University. The study used the Life-Purpose Orientations Test (LPO technique) of D.A. Leontiev as the main technique. The results of respondents in this sample correspond to the average level of indicators on all scales. In addition, students were offered the author’s questionnaire “What is valuable to you?” An analysis of the answers led to the conclusion that spiritual values are a priority for almost all students and “Family” is the most significant value.

Highlights

Sharp and rapid changes in social, economic, cultural, political and social life affect the value orientations, life purposes of people, especially young ones
Many Russian scientists emphasise the particular importance of the stage of higher education for the formation of personality, the sensitivity of this period for the formation of value orientations, goals, purposes, personality orientations [1,2,3,4,5]
The formation of life-purpose orientations for young people in a multicultural region is distinguished by particular complexity [1]

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Introduction

Sharp and rapid changes in social, economic, cultural, political and social life affect the value orientations, life purposes of people, especially young ones. In the context of globalisation, it is important to maintain the identity of each ethnic culture without prejudice to representatives of other nationalities and society as a whole It is important at the stage of higher education to help a young person to determine his/her life prospects and purposes, to form a clear and solid system of value orientations. It is necessary to identify and analyse the features of life-purpose orientations of today's university students This will allow to identify a group of young people whose life-purpose orientations are formed insufficiently or reflect negative manifestations of personality orientation

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