Psychological Distance in the Social Contacts of Modern Youth with Different Levels of Internal Conflict in Value-Semantic Sphere of Personality

Abstract

The article presents the results of an empirical study of psychological distance in relation to different social groups of young people with different levels of intrapersonal contradictions. The study sample consisted of 235 people aged 16–24. The psychological distance in social contacts was measured using A. B. Kupreychenko’s method. The method estimates the “psychological distance” value between the respondent and 18 social groups on a five-point scale. Intrapersonal contradictions were estimated using the method of E. B. Fantalova, namely «Level of correlation of “value” and “accessibility” in different life spheres» (LCVA). The results analysis showed that social distance in youth is characteristic of people with a high level of dissociation in the value-semantic sphere. Contrary to them, their peers with a low level of dissociation are more likely to expand their social space through closer ties and relationships with others.