Options for integrating psychological resources into the structure of social identity

Abstract

The article discusses options for integrating psychological resources (the level of satisfaction of needs and the choice of values) into the structure of social identity. The study sample consisted of managers in the field of education who carry out management activities and are students in the correspondence department of the Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education «South Ural State University (National Research University)», improving the level of their own qualifications. A total of 80 managers aged from 20 to 35 took part in the study. The presented research was carried out in two stages: at the first stage of the study, the level of expression of psychological resources of managers was studied, at the second stage, the structure of the social identity of managers with different levels of expression of psychological resources was studied. The psychological resources of managers (level of satisfaction of needs and choice of values) were studied using the test «Satisfaction of needs at work» by V.N. Skvortsova, E.A. Maklakova and the «Reflective Choice» technique by V.A. Petrovsky. To study the social identity of managers, the method «Role Relationships of Social Subjects to Creative Individuals» (ROSSTL) by V.G. Gryazeva-Dobshinskaya, N.Yu. Bakunchik, V.A. Glukhova. A.S. Maltseva. As a result of the study, three options for integrating psychological resources (level of satisfaction of needs and choice of values) into the structure of social identity in three subgroups of managers were identified: among managers with a high level of satisfaction of social needs; managers who choose the values of freedom and development; and among managers who choose the value of freedom. The factor structure of social identity was called «Male boss ↔ Accepted by the company», «Rescuer in crisis ↔ Choosing development», «Creator ↔ Choosing freedom», respectively. The identified unique factors are demonstrated by the fact of integration of psychological resources that determine the specifics of the structure of social identity.