FORMATION OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND SOCIAL ADAPTATION AS FACTORS WHICH CAUSE THE VITAL STRATEGY OF TEENAGERS

Abstract

Article is devoted to a problem of identification of features of consciousness of teenagers with different  expressiveness of adaptation and attention abilities as factors which cause formation of their vital strategy.

In this research vital strategy are understood as the dynamic system of perspective orientation of the person- ality directed to designing of the future life. They need accurately definite purposes and valuable orientations, the  developed ability to adapt to living conditions, ability to reinterpret and understand own essence and oppor- tunities, ability to make the active intelligent choice and to use own resources. Socio-political transformations caused “rejuvenescence” of the sensitive period of formation of vital strategy. It demands new researches of teenage age, enrichment of psychological characteristic of this period through specification of contents, orien- tation, and conditionality of strategic plans for life of younger generation of Ukrainians.

Results of a theoretical and experimental study demonstrate that the ability of the teenager to build own vital strategy is caused by both internal, and external factors, is based on development and formation of all components of consciousness, adaptation and cognitive abilities. It is revealed that teenagers with the created positive I-concept who are well adapted to the social environment and also are open to acceptance of other people, have the developed internal control (internality) over the actions and feel psychological comfort, show ambivalence of lines of the personality – from domination to conformation.

It confirms discrepancy of the personal sphere of teenagers and also indicates flexibility of dispositions of the per- sonality. The developed adaptation abilities, emotional comfort, self-acceptance, acceptance of others, internality
and aspiration to solve the problems are recognized as favorable in formation of consciousness and vital strategy. Need of formation of personal competences of teenage age is emphasized in article.