THE RELATIONSHIP OF PERSONAL PROFESSIONAL PERSPECTIVE AND THE STATUS OF IDENTITY IN THE PROFESSIONAL SPHERE AT THE AGE OF ADOLESCENCE

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to study the features of professional self-determination at the age of adolescence. The modified diagnostic technique of the personal professional perspective developed by N.S. Pryazhnikov was used, as well as and D.Marsia’s method of determining the status of identity in the professional field. The study involved 144 respondents aged 15 to 17 years. Results. The irregularity of the formation of the personal professional perspective (PPP) components among boys and girls is revealed. The connection of the high status of identity in the professional sphere with the formation of PPP has been proved. The trend of the advanced formation of PPP for girls, compared to young men was clarified. The theoretical significance of the results is connected with making the concept of professional self-determination more operational. It has been due to the interrelation of the status of identity and personal professional perspective. The article is addressed to specialists in the field of developmental psychology, working with the problems of professional self-determination.