Features of the personality of the people identifying themselves with different generations

Abstract

The issue of existence of real differences between generations is actively discussed by researchers. The discussion which is conducted in scientific community does not manage to respond to the practice request. Therefore, differences between generations need scientific studying. The purpose of this research is consisted in comparison of personal features of the Russians identifying themselves with different generations (Post-war, Soviet, Transitional and Post-Soviet). 212 people participated in a research. The generational identity of the people was decided upon the direct question of what generation they associate themselves with. The Russianspeaking version of the short questionnaire of the Big five (TIPI) was applied to studying of features of the identity of participants of a research. The obtained data confirm the idea that the representatives of the senior generations and the younger generations are more focused on collectivism values and on individualism values respectively.