THE INNOVATIVE POTENTIAL AND OPTIMISTIC ATTRIBUTIONAL STYLE DURING YOUTH

Abstract

The article of research is correlation between basic components of innovative potential and optimistic attributional style during youth. It is set that the general level of optimistic explanatory style is related to the high level of personal change readiness, but it’s not related to the tolerance for ambiguity. It is shown that some indicators of pessimistic attributional style are related to such components of personal change readiness, as adventurousness and adaptability.