Self-Attitude as a Psychological Component of the Personal Development of a Modern Teenager

Abstract

The article presents the results of an empirical study of the problem of self-attitude as a psychological component of the personal development of a modern teenager. The main features and preconditions of the development of self-attitude are described. It is found out that the internal experience of a person is filled by the internal picture of the person’s representations about himself and is necessary for its qualitative existence in the environment, in fact, it fills its external experience. It is proved that the problem of adolescent self-attitude deserves a special attention, since inadequate perception of own personality, in this age period, can negatively affect the personal development of a young person. It is found that the majority of studied adolescents has the prevailed adequate level in the development of self-attitude. It is proved that significant changes take place in the development of self-attitude in the adolescence. It is substantiated that the peculiarity of adolescence is the formation of independent representations about oneself and others. It is empirically confirmed that teenagers in general take their own personality and adequately treat themselves. They have a considerable interest in themselves, a desire to know and improve themselves. It is shown that self-development in adolescence takes place against the background of accepting oneself and a holistic positive attitude toward oneself. Teenagers who tend to attribute responsibility for all events to external factors have been identified. It is shown that this leads to the development of a sense of misunderstanding of oneself, a rejection that violates the processes of balance of mental development, provokes internal conflicts of personality. It is empirically discovered that teenagers’ self-attitude depends on the attitude of adults to them, and above all – parents. It is revealed that a teenager learns the values, the parameters of assessments and self-esteem that his parents value and on which he begins to evaluate himself, as well as the image of himself who owns or does not possess those or other qualities and features. It is shown that the weak manifestations of the positive attitude of adults, reduce the need of adolescents in the positive adoption of their own personality. The importance of adults in understanding and accepting adolescents as they are, with their achievements and mistakes, is proved. The manifestationsof undervalued self-esteem and inadequate reasoning about their own traits are diagnosed. All this creates a situation of misunderstanding of oneself and determines the need for personal changes. The formation of a positive attitude of teenagers to themselves involves the ability to feel personal comfort, a sense of pride, self-esteem, respect. The formation of personal «Me», selfdevelopment takes place against the background of self-acceptance and a holistic positive attitude towards oneself

Keywords

• personality
• self-attitude
• personal development
• teenager
• self-esteem
• self-development
• positive attitude
• balance of mental development.