PECULIARITIES OF LIFE VALUES AND THEIR DYNAMICS OF INTELLECTUALLY GIFTED YOUNG PROFESSIONALS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY

Abstract

The article presents the results of longitude research aimed at the study of axiological sphere of personality of intellectually gifted young professional psychologists. The peculiarities of life values and their dynamics were identified and studied. We reviewed the structure of value system and showed their dynamics. This research used longitudinal and cross-sectional methods and testing. The formation and development of life values is inseparably linked with the level of intelligence. Intellectually gifted psychologists have distinctive differences in the structure of their life values and they aim at fulfilling their potential at a higher degree in all spheres of life. Reliability of the results was provided by statistical data analysis, including the use of nonparametric tests: Mann-Whitney U-test, Student's t-test.

Keywords

• life values
• spheres of life
• young professionals
• intellect
• intellectual giftedness