Southern Federal University Research Articles

Образовательные онлайн-технологии как эффективное средство обучения английской терминологии языка для специальных целей (ЯСЦ) студентов неязыковых специальностей вуза: междисциплинарный подход

The paper describes the research conducted by the team of the English teachers of English for Humanities Dpt. of Southern federal university. The investigation aimed at the study of effectiveness of learning English terminology for special purposes by the non-linguistics university program students with the help of IT-technologies. In the experiment the online course "Legal Communication: Legal Writing and Oral Communication in the Practice of Law", developed by the interdisciplinary team of university teachers of the Faculty of Law and the English teachers of English for Humanities Dpt. on the Moodle LMS. Interdisciplinary approach applied in the course of investigation embraced the main principles of two sciences: methods of teaching foreign languages and terminology study. The results obtained show that both the usage of educational IT-technologies and the educational IT- products increases the students’ motivation for learning the language of their future profession if the content of the educational IT- products is thoroughly developed on the main subjects of theoretical and practical terminology study: the description of the history of formation and development of a language for special purposes, the linguistic and extra-linguistic factors that influenced its development, its vocabulary, style and genres, the techniques of appropriate use of terms in the special context.

Юридический факультет Императорского Варшавского, Донского, Ростовского, Южного федерального университетов: непрерывная история, настоящее, будущее юридической школы Юга России

This article is concerned with the history, current realities and development prospects of the leading center of legal education in the South of Russia, the Faculty of Law of the Southern Federal University. The continuity of the law faculties of the Imperial Warsaw, Don, Rostov State and Southern Federal Universities emphasizes centuries-old traditions as much as possible of the scientific school, methods of teaching legal disciplines and the demand for university graduates. A continuous thread laid from the past to the present that allows you to look to the future with justified optimism.

Интерфейсы «мозг–компьютер» и «мозг–мозг» в структуре конвергирующих технологий (на основе экспериментальных данных НИТЦ нейротехнологий ЮФУ)

The article presents a conceptual analysis of the main directions and methods of studying the human psyche, consciousness and brain in contemporary domestic and foreign research. The concept of “converging technologies” is considered in context of the creation of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). It describes programs for the neuroscientific study of organization of psychic processes in the field of visualization of brain processes and the mapping method, which helps to understand how different parts of the brain can be structurally and functionally separated from each other. The publication pays special attention to understanding the possible use of Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCI) and Brain-to-Brain Interfaces (BMI) in the creation of AGI, “hybrid intelligence”. Brain interfaces are presented as fundamentally new channels of communication and control. An example of a biohybrid odor recognition system developed at the Research Center of Neurotechnology of the Southern Federal University is given. We are talking about the implementation of control through the BMI and mental commands of a bio­logical object – a rat. From the position of a body-oriented approach this work reveals the prob­lem of co-evolution of the body, consciousness, technology and social environment in the post-non-classical paradigm. It is concluded that modern neuroscience has a significant impact on understanding the functioning of the human brain, consciousness and cognitive processes. The feasibility of studying the possible use of BCI and BMI technologies in stimulating brain areas to create sensations equivalent to touch, etc. is noted. We are also talking about the use of biohybrid systems controlled through BMI technology as systems that combine the advan­tages of natural and artificial intelligence (with further elaboration of ethical issues).

Исследование отношения студентов вузов к использованию арт-терапии

The article presents the results of an empirical study, the purpose of which is to study the attitude of university students to the use of art therapy. It was assumed that students have insufficient knowledge about art therapy, and the study of art therapy courses by future psychologists and teachers is important for the development of their professional competencies. A questionnaire was developed that included eight questions characterizing students’ knowledge of art therapy (general understanding and familiarity with it, its definition, applicability and effectiveness, types, benefits for professional and psychological tasks). A survey of 42 students of the Faculty of Psychology and Social Pedagogy of the Taganrog Institute named after A.P. Chekhov (branch) of the Russian State Economic University (RINH) was conducted, as well as 39 students of technical areas of the Southern Federal University in Taganrog. The main result of the study was that students’ knowledge of art therapy was quite poor (especially students of technical specialties). At the same time, a significant part of students are interested in art therapy and consider it useful for professional development and psychological health. The results obtained can be used in the development of university academic disciplines in art therapy. A conclusion is made about the desirability of including some art therapy methods in the training program (primarily psychological and pedagogical areas), which will improve the quality of training of future specialists.

Сравнительный анализ медиаактивности вузов Южного федерального округа

Higher education institutions of the Southern Federal District appeal to new media to promote their services. Although Russian universities are undergoing active digitalization, this process remains largely understudied. This research traced the media activity of ten key universities located in the Southern Federal District that possess the highest local and federal ratings in Russia. The research objective was to identify the best practice of using new media tools by institutions of higher education in this region. The focus was on such digital communication platforms as websites, video hosting, messengers, and social networks. The methods of content analysis, comparative analysis, and classification revealed that universities with the most effective new media have the broadest coverage in the regional information field and are far ahead of their competitors as the academic leaders in their region. The weaknesses and strengths of their communication strategies underwent a quantitative and qualitative analysis, with the focus on the Southern Federal University.

К истории математического моделирования в Южном федеральном университете

The article is devoted to the history of mathematical modeling at Rostov State University (RSU), now Southern Federal University (SFU). The authors have been describing it since 1950. As elsewhere in the world, its begin-nings are associated with problems of mechanics. At the Rostov State University, its founders are considered to be I.I. Vorovich and N.N. Moiseev, future academicians of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The flourishing of work on mathematical modeling is associated with the opening of a computer center at the Rostov State University (1958), and then a research institute of mechanics and applied mathematics (1971), where a simulation model of the Sea of Azov was created, for which its developers were awarded the USSR State Prize. The article examines not only the history of mathematical modeling as a scientific direction, but also the history of its formation as an academic subject at the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics (now the I.I. Vorovich Institute of Mathematics, Mechanics and Computer Science of the SFedU).

The Relationship of Functional Roles and their Psychological Predictors in Solving Motor Tasks in Joint Mental Activity

Introduction. Modern society demands from young professionals non-standard ways of solving various tasks in a team. Despite the high interest in the problem of joint thinking, there is an insufficient number of comprehensive studies of psychological predictors involved in the formation of functional roles of participants in joint mental activity. Purpose. Analysis of the relationship between functional roles and their psychological predictors in solving motor tasks in joint mental activity.Materials and methods. The study involved 208 people: they are students of humanities and technical specialties of the Southern Federal University aged 17 to 21 years. The task groups consisted of four subjects. For the solution, a motor task was used under the conditional name “Blocks”. To collect the data, the following methods were used: Kettell’s 16-factor personality questionnaire; a method for determining coping behavior in stressful situations; the “Personality orientation” method; Ehlers’ motivation for avoiding failures; Ehlers’ motivation for success; SELF-assessment; diagnosis of verbal creativity; heuristic competence test; a questionnaire for determining action control; the questionnaire “Methodology of assessment by participants of subgroups of partners from the point of view of their performance of functions of selforganization of joint mental activity”. The Pearson correlation coefficient is applied.Results. The generation function is the least pronounced, which indicates a weak activity of carriers of this functional role in solving a motor-type problem. The function of semantic transmission is most pronounced, which indicates a focus on coordinating the goals of participants in mental activity to achieve a common result in solving a motor task, rather than on putting forward new hypotheses.Discussion. Analyzing the distribution of roles, their functional content, it becomes possible to directly see the implementation of the features of mental activity carried out jointly, to assess the structure of intellectual activity of cognitive interaction of group members, to better understand the procedural features of joint mental activity. The interrelation of the personal characteristics of the participants in solving problems with the functional role distribution in joint thinking is emphasized, as well as the need for a comprehensive study of the acceptance and embodiment of roles by group members.

Modern problems of coast protection in Taganrog

On the instructions of the Government of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Natural Resources of Rostov Region, in April-September 2023, the Southern Federal University and the Southern Scientific Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences carried out a study on the topic “Comprehensive survey of the coastal territory with justification of necessary measures to prevent the collapse of the coastline of the Taganrog Bay of the Sea of Azov”. An assessment of existing coastal protection structures has been carried out within the coastline of the city of Taganrog. A total of 27 structures were examined, with a total length of10.8 km. The coastal protection of the city is represented by various types of structures (passive, active, non- traditional). It was found that 55.8% of the coastal defenses length are classified as emergency and extremely emergency and do not perform their coastal protection functions. The methods that are still used to protect the shores are ineffective, and they are often harmful. In this regard, there is an urgent need to develop a general scheme of coastal protection and environmental management of the coast of Taganrog. In recreational areas, it is necessary to plan the creation of artificial beaches with retaining structures. Regulated backfilling of the beach material should be provided. To protect industrial facilities and housing stock - the creation of stone-filled berms is required. It is necessary to dismantle ineffective coastal protection structures or overlap them with a stone filling.All coastal defenses where there is no possibility of slope planning must be put out to sea by creating beaches and rock-cast berms. The area of water, for a possible advance of the coastline towards the sea can be up to 200 m, considering the rate of coastal erosion in Taganrog 0.5-3 m/year for a period of 100-150 years.

Changes in the flora of arable ecosystem on chernozem during the first years after the cessation of agrogenic influence

The aim of the study Assessment of the floristic composition dynamics during four years after cessation of agrogenic influence on an long-term ploughed plot of ordinary chernozem at the Botanical Garden of the Southern Federal University. Location and time of the study. The research was conducted in the botanical garden of the Southern Federal University (Rostov-on-Don) in 2016-2019. Methods. Geobotanical descriptions were carried out according to conventional methods. Results. During the first four years of abandonement, the floral composition of the studied area increased from nine plant species in the first year to 48 species due to spontaneous revegetation. In the first year of the postagrogenic regime, Asteraceae were the dominant family (96% of the total number of species). Subsequently, the share of this family decreased by 45% after two years and by 40% after three years. Four years after the start of the experiment, in addition to the Asteraceae family (33.3%), Poaceae (17%), Brassicaceae (4.2%), Apiaceae (4.2%), Polygonaceae (4.2%), Fabaceae (4.2%), Rosaceae (4.2%) prevailed in the community, whereas the remaining families accounted for 29%. The productivity of the abandoned site depended on the season of the study. Compared with the first year of observations, the total phytomass stock decreased by 26% by the fourth year of the postagrogenic regime. The spontaneous revegetation of the abandoned plot led to an improvement in the ecological condition and an increase in the biological activity of the soil. Conclusions. Abandonement of the arable land resulted in a rapid increase in flora diversity, in the first years mainly due to the Asteraceae family. Phytomass at the abandoned land increased in the first year due to the cessation of ploughing and consequent spontaneous revegetation. Vegetation development led to an improvement of the ecological condition and increased biological activity of the soil.

Theory and practice of civil identity formation: the experience of Rostov-on-Don and the Rostov Region

The object of the study is the official documents of the Government of Rostov-on-Don and the Rostov region, defining the strategy of state policy in relation to the formation and strengthening of civic identity, as well as the practice of implementing this policy through content analysis of the activities of various civil institutions. More than 150 ethnic groups live in the Rostov region. The population is more than 4 million people. According to the 2020 census, approximately 90% identified themselves as Russians; slightly more than 2% as Armenians, and even fewer as Ukrainians. Rostov-on-Don is today a border city with a difficult social situation, although in the Soviet years it was a large industrial, scientific, educational and cultural center of the country with attractive climatic and economic conditions. The purpose of the study is to reveal the forms of interaction between theorists and practitioners who comprehend and work on issues of building and strengthening civic identity in the region, demonstrating the positive results of this cooperation and discussing the problems that arise along the way. The research methods are content analysis of the websites of the Government of the Rostov Region and its pages on the VKontakte portal, the official websites of the Southern Federal University and the Don State Technological University; the Taganrog News Agency "My Taganrog"; the websites of the Military Cossack Society "All-Great Army of the Don"; the Central City Public Library named after A. P. Chekhov (Taganrog); and others. Summarizing the content analysis, the authors point to the need for closer interaction between representatives of the scientific elite and officials, especially in terms of developing regional strategies on interethnic relations and youth policy; the need to intensify the work of national cultural communities in the region; strengthening responsibility for the reliability of sociological research; ending the practice of assessing the importance of the work done by the number of participants in events; using Internet portals of municipalities are not only used to cover the work of housing and communal services, but also for socially significant events with a patriotic and civic solidarity orientation. The research is promising both in terms of expanding the scientific field, including data from portals of cities, districts, rural settlements, secondary schools, mass media (including radio and television) in content analysis; and in terms of "deepening" the research, involving the analysis of reporting documentation from various government departments and civil institutions.

Мотивация профсоюзного членства среди студентов вуза (по материалам социологического исследования ППО ЮФУ)

Мотивация профсоюзного членства среди студентов вуза (по материалам социологического исследования ППО ЮФУ)

Digitalization of the educational program of applied geology at the Institute of Earth Sciences of Southern Federal University

Digitalization concerns all areas of activity of the Southern Federal University, including the educational course “Geological surveying, prospecting, and exploration of solid mineral deposits” taught to students in the Applied Geology program. The competencies of future mining engineers– geologists are designed in close connection with the demands of employers. Computer programs are widely used in the educational process, including Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Power Point, CorelDraw, Sherpa, ArcGIS, Erdas Imagine, Surfer, Statistica, AutoCAD, Micromine, Surpac, QGIS, and Snap.

Specifics of Forming the Territories of Botanical Gardens as the Landscape Objects

Introduction. Botanical gardens are the special research institutions fostering the conservation and introduction of various plant species. They have gone a long way in their development and play an important role in organisation of people’s recreation within the urban nature-based framework. The research revealed, that in the botanical gardens the research activities are combined with the considerable work on the architectural planning and landscape-spatial arrangement of territories, all contributing to the rational layout and functioning of the botanical gardens. The aim of the present research is to analyse and identify the main principles of forming the territories of botanical gardens in the south of Russia, find out their functional set-up and modern trends of development, which have not been studied before.Materials and Methods. The comparative analysis of the state of territories of botanical gardens per time and space, the integrated system analysis of the architectural planning and landscape evolution features of the territories of botanical gardens of the south of Russia and the principles of their design from perspective of the landscape architecture, were carried out. When conducting the evaluative research of the territory of the Botanical Garden of the Southern Federal University in Rostov-on-Don, the graph analytics methods were used, as well as the authors’ graphic materials on reconstruction of the SFU Botanical Garden structure.Results. The main historical stages in the timeline of botanical gardens’ formation in Russia were determined. The evolution of the architectural planning and landscape arrangement of the botanical and dendrological gardens in the southern region of Russia was analysed for the first time. The results of the study allowed making a conclusion about the insufficient consideration of the recreational role of the territories of botanical gardens and principles of their arrangement as the landscape objects during their design and creation. The main principles of forming the territories of botanical gardens in the southern region of Russia were formulated. By the example of the Botanical Garden of the Southern Federal University of Rostov-on-Don, the features of its territory formation, creation of the collection stock, arboretum, etc., were revealed. The disadvantages and advantages of zoning its territory, from perspective of forming it as a landscape object, were determined. Conceptual proposals for the transformation of its territories were given.Discussion and Conclusion. The authors have systemised the data per historical periods of the botanical gardens’ formation and evolution in Russia, which enables considering the revealed features during the reconstruction of such territories. For the first time the specifics of the southern region botanical and dendrological gardens’ formation, as the landscape objects intended for recreational purposes, have been studied. The formulated principles of functional zoning of the botanical gardens of the south of Russia will enhance their architectural-artistic and landscape image. Based on the materials of this study, the conceptual design solutions for the territory of the Southern Federal University Botanical Garden of Rostov-on-Don have been provided.

Molecular and cellular aspects of the impact of secondary metabolites from common barberry and hybrid goat’s rue on the HeLa cell line

Purpose of the study. To isolate and verify pure fractions of secondary plant metabolites contained in B. vulgaris (L.) and P. hibridus (L.), as well as to conduct a model experiment and molecular genetic study to evaluate their cytotoxic effect in vitro on the HeLa cell line.Materials and methods. The isolation and verification of all compounds used in the experiment were carried out using column chromatography and nuclear magnetic resonance methods at the Department of Natural Compounds, Faculty of Chemistry, Southern Federal University. Subsequently, an experiment was conducted using cultural and molecular methods on the HeLa cell line in three repetitions for each test compound; after incubation with them, the numbers of dead cells were counted on the automated NanoEnTek JuliFl counter, and the numbers of cells in apoptosis were measured by flow cytometry on the BD analyzer FACS Canto II. The level of copy number variation and expression of genes responsible for apoptosis were assessed by real-time PCR (RT-PCR). In total, three substances were studied, with two concentrations (4 and 12 μg/ml) and two exposures (24 and 72 hours) for each of them.Results. In the first stage of the study, we isolated and verified the berberine alkaloid extracted from the roots of B. vulgaris (L.), as well as 2,4-dihydroxy-2,5-dimethylfuran-3(2H)-one and 2,2,8-trimethyldecahydroazulene-5,6-dicarbaldehyde from P. hibridus (L.). The subsequent stage of the study demonstrated the maximal cellular death under the action of berberine at a 72-hour exposure. However, the RT-PCR assessment of the copy number variation and expression of the CASP8, CASP9, CASP3, BAX, BCL2, TP53 and MDM2 genes revealed the presence of apoptosis initiation in tumor cells at the molecular level under the action of all the studied compounds: both berberine and furan and azulene derivatives derived from P. hibridus (L.).Conclusion. All compounds used in the experiment exhibited a cytotoxic effect on the HeLa cell line. Berberine alkaloid showed the most pronounced cytotoxic effect on the HeLa line as recorded by all methods used in the study. Terpenoids 4-dihydroxy-2,5-dimethylfuran-3(2H)-one and 2,2,8-trimethyldecahydroazulene-5,6-dicarbaldehyde, when exposed to the HeLa line, caused an increase in the copy number variation and expression of the CASP9, CASP3 loci, which are among the main activators of apoptosis. They also influenced the expression of TP53 and MDM2 loci.

Ruderal vegetation (Ruderalophyton) of transformed habitats of the Rostov-on-Don urban ecosystem, Russia

Aim. To investigate the features of the abiotic (soils) and biotic (flora and vegetation) components of ruderal communities (Ruderalophyton) of the urban ecosystem in the conditions of the Rostov agglomeration.Material and Methods. The morphoecological analysis of the flora (144 species of vascular plants) was shown. Data were obtained of the characteristic growth features of roadside communities of the Southern Federal University Botanical Garden (floristic diversity of 53 species) and of ruderal communities of new residential building plots in the peripheral part of the city and abandoned houses in the central part of the city.Results. Abiotic conditions for the habitats of ruderal plants are no longer natural because the local Chernozem root‐inhabited and humusaccumulative surface horizons have been almost completely stripped away. At the same time, cenotically the communities are multicomponent and floristically saturated with high projective coverage. During the process of anthropogenic vegetation evolution, a new type of cenosis has formed, which is adapted in ecological succession processes to all components of the urban ecosystem.Conclusion. The ruderal vegetation of the Rostov agglomeration is particularly resistant. It develops urban horizons, which are characterized by a high proportion of anthropogenic inclusions; household, and industrial waste, which is often contaminated with organic and inorganic pollutants. Plant communities developing on such substrates are multicomponent, floristically saturated and have formed a high degree of projective cover.

Psychological adaptation of a person experiencing loneliness to the conditions of studying at a university

The experience of loneliness is one of the most important problems of society, which has existed for many years. The feeling of loneliness experienced by students of pedagogical training fields can negatively affect the success of mastering educational material, adaptation to a new social status, as well as negatively affect the development of the teaching profession image. It is most relevant to investigate the problem of experiencing loneliness in people who, by the nature of their professional activity, are involved in constant interaction with other members of society. The aim of our research is to study the psychological characteristics of the adaptation of a person experiencing loneliness to the study conditions at a university. It is one of the urgent problems caused by the influence of the success or failure of the adaptation process on the development of students attitudes to study, as well as to future professional pedagogical activity. The study was conducted on the basis of the Southern Federal University. The total number of respondents who took part in the study was 290 first-year students of pedagogical specialties of full-time education. The following methods were used in the study: "Methodology for diagnosing socio-psychological adaptation" by K. Rogers and R. Diamond, "Diagnosis of experiencing loneliness" by E.E. Rogovoy, methods of mathematical data processing Correlation criterion r-Spearman. As a result of the study, data were obtained indicating that there is a statistically proven relationship between the loneliness experienced by a person and the characteristics of adaptation to the study conditions at a university. The results of the study will make it possible to determine the features of individual work with students of pedagogical areas with different levels of loneliness and to develop an individual program for the adaptation of students, depending on the loneliness actually experienced by the individual, especially in the 1st year of study.

Проблема разработки теории бюрократии: случай России

The article raises the problem of using transformations in Russia over the past three hundred years as a material for creating a theory of bureaucracy that differs from Weber's concept. This problem is solved on the basis of the application of concepts developed at the Rostov School of Political Sciences of the Southern Federal University (Russia). A conceptual apparatus is being developed that allows studying Russian, Soviet and post-Soviet bureaucracy in connection with the process of forming an opposition in Russia, which is free from stereotypes of bureaucratic activity, behavior and thinking. Such an opposition could not arise either in monarchical, Soviet, or post-Soviet Russia. The reasons are explained in the theory of bureaucracy, which contains a reconstruction of Marx's definition of bureaucracy as a social parasite organism, a reflection of many social contradictions and the embodiment of political alienation. The cognitive situation in modern Russia is discussed; ways for the researcher to circumvent the choice imposed on him by the post-Soviet government, the specifics of the genesis and structure of the police society in the country.

Рецензия на книги: Мелас В. Б., Золотухина-Аболина Е. В. Переживание и действие: феноменологический и экзистенцальный подходы. СПб: Владимир Даль, 2020. 253 с.; Золотухина-Аболина Е. В., Мелас В. Б. Переживание: философский анализ. СПб.: Владимир Даль, 2022. 351 с.

The review examines the phenomenon of experience, investigated in the social-humanitarian terms, in the joint works of two authors: the famous expert on ethics and philosophical anthropology E. V. Zolotukhina-Abolina (Doctor of Philosophy, Professor of the Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don) and mathematician, philosopher V.B. Melas (Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Professor of St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg). The phenomenon of experience is analyzed by the authors comprehensively, the reviewed books include an interweaving of historical, psychological, anthropological, sociological, philosophical ideas, contain references to literary texts. V. Melas presents the original version of the experience in line with the phenomenological approach, and E. Zolotukhina-Abolina picks up the ideas of his coauthor, develops the topic in an existential-anthropological and psychological way. The works are written in a clear, intelligible language and are intended for everyone who is engaged in the study of the problem of consciousness - philosophers, psychologists, sociologists, literary critics, other specialists in the humanities, but may be of interest to any reader interested in human feelings and experiences.

Development of the theory of bureaucracy: the case of Russia

The article presents the problem of using the transformations in Russia of the last three hundred years as a material for creating the theory of bureaucracy, which differs from the Weber concept. This problem is being addressed through the application of concepts developed at the Rostov School of Political Science of the Southern Federal University (Russia). The conceptual apparatus is being developed to study the Russian, Soviet and post-Soviet bureaucracy in connection with the process of forming an opposition in Russia, free from the stereotypes of bureaucratic activity, behavior and thinking. Such opposition could not emerge in either monarchical, Soviet or post-Soviet Russia. The reasons are explained in the theory of bureaucracy, which contains a reconstruction of the Marx definition of bureaucracy as a social parasite organism, reflection of many social contradictions and embodiment of political exclusion. The cognitive situation in modern Russia is discussed; ways for the researcher to bypass the choices imposed on him by the post-Soviet authorities, the specifics of genesis and the structure of the police society in the country.

Понимание эмоций как фактор социальной самореализации обучающейся и работающей молодежи

<p>Self-realization, as a psychological phenomenon that combines well-pronounced motivational and cognitive-evaluative components, largely determines adaptive resources of a person. This article analyzes the relationships among three types of self-realization, basic personal traits, professional experience and emotional intelligence of young adults on a sample of 125 students (girls and boys) of the Southern Federal University. A part of the sample consisted of part-time students who combined work and professional training (n=51), the rest were full-time students in their respective fields of study (n=74). The study tested three research hypotheses, namely that: (1) The respondents would report relatively low level of social self-realization, in comparison with professional and personal self-realization; (2) Significant differences would be observed in indicators of social self-realization, but not in emotional intelligence, between the sub-samples of part-time and full-time students; (3) Professional experience, basic personal characteristics and individual indicators of emotional intelligence would contribute to the respondents' subjective assessment of their social self-realization. Results of ANOVA, correlational and regression analysis of data collected using psychodiagnostic techniques by Kudinov (self-realization profiles), Lyusin (EmIn), and Sschebetenko (Big Five-2), by and large, confirmed all three study hypotheses, in particular and most importantly – about the differences between the two categories of respondents in the level of their social self-realization and in various combinations of its predictors, specifically, about the unique role of the ‘understanding emotions’ factor. The article also discusses the importance of self-realization for successful social adaptation of young people and describes various psycho-correctional and psychological-pedagogical methods, including specialized training of emotional intelligence, designed to compensate for low social self-realization.</p>