Features of adult’s internal position in the context of institutional requirements at different stages of adolescence

Aim. To analyze the development of the inner position of adults in the context of institutional requirements for students at different stages of their youth.
Methodology. Empirical research was carried out in two stages. An original questionnaire and ranking procedure were used to study students’ perceptions of the social value of professions. The sample consisted of 324 respondents (169 boys and 155 girls) enrolled in colleges and universities (bachelor’s degree) in Moscow, Dolgoprudny, Odintsovo, Chelyabinsk, Orsk. To determine the level of the need to achieve success was used test-questionnaire by Y.M. Orlov “The need to achieve the goal”. At this stage, the study was attended by students of colleges of Moscow and Moscow Oblast (208 people: 113 girls and 95 boys) and Ural Economic District (148 people: 91 girls and 57 boys), as well as students of Chelyabinsk State University (191 people: 139 girls and 52 boys). The total sample is 547 people. The empirical data is processed using the statistical package SPSS 23.0.
Results. It is shown that at the age of 16-18 the inner position of an adult only begins to develop, and at the age of early adulthood (19-21 years) it acquires signs of maturity. This is facilitated not only by the psychological maturation of young people, but also by the greater pressure of institutional requirements determining their social status among adults and responsible people.
Research implications. The study contributes to the development of theoretical ideas about the factors that determine the formation of the inner position of the adult in adolescence. Its results will be useful in the teaching and further training of teachers, psychologists and pedagogues involved in the education and upbringing of young students and in the practical activities of the psychological service of educational institutions.

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