Personal maturity of students-future ecologists as a psychosocial phenomenon

Abstract

Eco-friendly processes are sustainability, environmental economics, natural resource management, referring to guidelines and policies that claim no harm upon the environment or ecosystems. In this study we will focus to a large extent upon a personality maturity concept in the context of ecology and psychology of environmentally responsible behavior issues. The structure of personal maturity is described. The purpose of the study is to analyze aspects of personal growth during student years in terms of environmental education, namely the development of personal maturity, which is the fundamental condition for successful self-realization in the future. The methods of given study are theoretical analysis and empirical research of personal maturity of students-future ecologists. In the practical part of the work, an analysis of the results of an empirical study was carried out to identify the characteristics of personal maturity. The following methods are used in the empirical study: personal maturity test questionnaire Yu.Z. Gilbukh, M. Scheer and J. Maddux. According to the test for determining the level of self-efficacy most of respondents had low estimates of interpersonal self-efficacy. Thus, in general personal maturity and perfectionism are interconnected; the higher the personal maturity, the lower the level of perfectionism of students.