Aim. To study the connection between the characteristics of personal identity and plans for professional and family careers by young people during the period of emerging adulthood. The relevance of the study is determined by the difficulties of young people’s self-determination in the field of professional development and family due to the transitivity and high social uncertainty. Analysis of the role of personal identity as a result of self-knowledge and self-determination in the process of constructing professional and family careers, allows to optimize the life strategies of an individual and to increase the level of his vitality. The following tasks were presented in the article: 1) study of the characteristics of personal identity; 2) identification of life plans in the time perspective for family and professional careers; 3) study of the relationship between the characteristics of personal identity and the meaningfulness of life as an expression of the life strategy of young people during the period of emerging adulthood. Methodology. The techniques “Incomplete Sentences” / Ego Identity - Incomplete Sentence Blank (EI-ISB) “ by J. Marcia modified by V.R. Orestova and O.A. Karabanova, “Semi-structured interview” (Identity Status Interview - ISI) by J. Marcia, modified by V.R. Orestova and O.A. Karabanova, the author’s questionnaire “Life plans - family and professional careers” (SPK), the method of life-meaning orientations (D.A. Leontiev) were used. The sample consisted of 167 university students in Moscow and Penza, aged 17 to 22. Results. Polarization by identity status was revealed, a tendency of an increase in the status of identity diffusion was recorded with the decrease in the prevalence of foreclosure status. The heterochrony of the identity development, the tendency of the outstripping development of identity in the professional sphere among a significant number of respondents - students, which is reflected in the plans for professional career. A high level of identity in the professional sphere is associated with a high level of meaningfulness of life, the definition of life goals and the experience of its effectiveness as a person’s achievements in self-development. Theoretical Implication. Methods and techniques for practitioners are proposed, three groups of respondents are identified that differ in the level of formation of types of identity: with an unformed professional identity, with a high level of formation of professional identity, with a balance of types of identity with which it is possible to work on self-determination.

Aim. To reveal the peculiarities of self-actualization and locus of control in students with different level of procrastination. This aim is determined by the fact that to achieve a high standard of living it is necessary to be more active. But modern tempo of life makes time to be the resource that is constantly in short supply. However, few people are able to keep to such a fast pace of life and procrastination, phenomenon spreading more and more every year, interferes with such people’s life success. Methology. The study used the following diagnostic methods: K. Lay’s General Procrastination Scale (GPS) adapted by O.S. Windecker and M.V. Ostanina - to identify procrastination tendencies; questionnaire test “Motivation for success and fear of failure”by А.А. Rean - to determine the leading motivation; personality self-actualization questionnaire by A.V. Lazukina, adapted by N.F. Kalina - to identify the severity of self-actualization; questionnaire “The level of subjective control” by E.F. Bazhin, E.A. Golynkin, A.M. Etkind - to determine the leading locus of control. The study also used mathematical methods of statistical processing of information: descriptive statistics methods and Mann-Whitney U-test. Results. According to the comparative analysis of students with different levels of procrastination it was revealed that procrastinators are characterized by avoidance motivation, a low level of self-actualization and an external locus of control. At the same time, students who are not prone to procrastination are characterized by high internality, have a high level of motivation for success and higher rates of self-actualization. Research implications. The results of the study can be useful for a psychologists in working with people who have a procrastination tendency, who have difficulties with self-organization, goal-setting and self-realization.

Aim of this paper is to examine perceptions of the image of a successful mediator among students of psychology and law. Methodology. As part of the study, participants were asked to describe the image of a successful mediator, as well as to complete the list of psychological techniques designed to analyze their individual-personal profile. Results. The data obtained showed differences not only in the perceptions of the image of a successful mediator, which develops among students of different specialties in the process of their training, but also revealed differences between professional groups, according to their personal characteristics. Research implications. The study adds to the understanding of the role of the learning process as a factor in enhancing the effectiveness of the future mediator. Assumptions about the importance of personal and professional characteristics within the mediator’s work are summarized.

Aim. To identify differences in the willingness to borrow and repay debt from representatives of different confessions. To determine the relationship between the characteristics of debt behavior with the characteristics of moral foundations and social axioms among Muslims, Orthodox Christians and agnostics. Methodology. “Debt Behavior Questionnaire”, “Social Axioms” Survey (SAS) by M. Bond and K. Leung, adapted by A.N. Tatarko and N.M. Lebedeva, “Moral Foundations Questionnaire” (MFQ) by J. Haidt, adapted by O.A. Sychev. Sample 1: 85 Muslims (35 men, 50 women) aged 17 to 57; M = 35.3; SD = 8.2. Sample 2: 85 Orthodox Christians (41 men, 44 women) aged 18 to 55; M = 37.6; SD = 8.0. Sample 3: 85 agnostics (48 men, 37 women) aged 16 to 58; M = 38.6; SD = 9.4. Results. Significant differences in the willingness to lend, borrow and repay debts between representatives of different religious denominations were not found. The main difference between Orthodox Christians and other respondents is the presence of correlation between all characteristics of debt behavior and loyalty to the group. What distinguishes Muslims from other respondents is the connection between social cynicism and avoidance of lending. The difference between agnostics and respondents with religious convictions is the lack of a link between belief in rewarding efforts with avoidance of borrowing and willingness to fulfill obligations, and the presence of a link between avoidance of lending and the complexity of the social world. Research implications. The study contributes to understanding of the peculiarities of debt behavior among representatives of different religious denominations and can be used to develop an approach for the prevention of deviant debt behavior among residents of different federal districts of Russia.

Aim is to study the life plans of teenagers aged 12-16 years. Methodology. The study involved 130 adolescents aged 12-16 years, divided into two groups - adolescents and older adolescents. The study was conducted using 6 methods: “The Golden Age” by R. Zazzo, “Evaluation of five-year intervals” by A. A. Kronik, «An essay on”My life plans”», “Individual social situation of development” by I. A. Nikolaeva, “Self-assessment of propensity to extreme risky behavior” by M. Zuckerman and the author’s questionnaire “Idea about risk”. Results. In adolescence the difference between the ideas about future and life is in that they are focused on the result, and not on the process of its development: a teenager can very vividly, in detail, imagine his future social position, without thinking about what should be done for this. The behavior of teenagers is characterized by the need to see themselves as certainly outstanding, great, to perform heroic and risky actions. The understanding of risky behavior and the reasons that lead to the realization of desires, getting pleasure from the committed actions, but not awareness of the consequences of such behavior is revealed. Research implications. The possibilities of building life plans at this age, the tendency of adolescents to risky behavior, which leads to the need of filling their free time with emotionally rich events, are revealed.

Aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between academic performance and the self-control ability of primary schoolchildren. Methodology. The first step was to determine the average grade of schoolchildren. The second stage was the study of self-control of primary schoolchildren using the method “Continue the pattern” by T. A. Buyanova modified by G. F. Kumarina. Further, we carried out statistical processing - the correlation analysis of the relationship between the level of self-control of primary schoolchildren and their academic performance. Results. A significant positive relationship was found between the level of self-control of primary schoolchildren and their academic performance. The higher self-control primary schoolchildren have, the higher academic performance they are characterized by. Research implications. Based on the data obtained, recommendations can be developed to improve primary schoolchildren’s self-control, and the level of their academic performance.

Aim. To study the features of the psychological mechanism of school-shooting. Methodology. The study used methods of psychodiagnostics, generalization, interpretation of data, methods of mathematical statistics. Results. During the work, the determinants of criminal behavior were revealed, a psychological portrait of a minor who committed violent crimes was compiled. Research implications. The results of the study contribute to pedagogical psychology, legal psychology, and expand ideas about school-shooting. The results can be used in the practical activities of psychologists, teachers in the aspect of carrying out preventive measures aimed at preventing criminal behavior of minors and creating a safe educational environment.

Aim. The research is aimed at disclosing differences in school involvement of schoolchildren of different ages who differ in the level of self-regulation of learning activity. The problem of conscious self-regulation importance for learning activity in maintaining various aspects of school engagement in the students of different ages is discussed in the article. The assumption is substantiated that students with a higher level of conscious self-regulation are characterized by higher manifestations of school involvement components. Methodology. The data of an empirical study conducted on the sample of 1087 students (aged 11- 18) in grades 5- 11 of the Russian state educational institutions are analyzed. The Russian-language version of the “Multidimensional Scale of School Engagement”, written in 2020 by T. G. Fomina and V. I. Morosanova was used for examining the general level of school involvement and its components intensity. The features of conscious self-regulation of learning activity were assessed with the use of V. I. Morosanova’s methodology “Style of Learning Activity Self-Regulation, SLASR-M”. Results. As a result, linear differences were revealed among three groups of students with low, medium and high levels of conscious self-regulation of educational activity in terms of general school engagement intensity, as well as its behavioral, cognitive, emotional and social components intensity. It has been shown that regardless of the year of education, students with high level of conscious self-regulation have higher levels of cognitive and behavioral school involvement. Research implications. The research results made it possible to conclude that a significant relationship between conscious self-regulation of learning activity and school engagement is stably reproduced in different age groups. The study confirmed the expediency of referring to the respondents’ longitudinal data in the future analysis of the school involvement age specificity.

Aim. To study the relationship between stress factors and career orientations in students of speech pathologists from different courses. Methodology. The author analyzes the dynamics of personal and professional competence formation in students-future speech pathologists, one of the factors affecting the personality formation in the profession is stress caused by the socio-economic and personal situation of an individual. The article presents the result of identifying trigger points that affect the level of stress in the process of mastering future profession. The conducted one-factor analysis of variance determines the correlation matches of the methods performed on the respondents (n=88) the method of “Career Anchors” by E. Shane (translation and adaptation by V. E. Vinokurova, V. A. Chiker), “The scale of assessment of the level of reactive and personal anxiety” by Ch. D. Spielberger (adaptation by Yu. L. Khanin), “8-factor personality questionnaire” by Ch. D. Spielberger (adaptation by O. M. Radyuk) Results. The results of the general correlation analysis showed two stable blocks of interrelated indicators. The first block contains two key elements related to each other, they are “interest” and “stability of the place of residence”. The second block includes personal characteristics and job stability. The features of these relationships among students at different courses of study are considered. Research implications. The revealed interrelations confirm the prospects of the approach consisting in influencing the reference points to strengthen the dynamics of the formation of personal and professional competence of students- future speech pathologists through the system of educational, pedagogical and pre-graduate practice, which allows to reduce the level of stress and increase the level of service.

Aim. The aim of the study is to compare the development of conscious self-regulation and the effectiveness of solving professional problems in students and professionals in the field of chemistry. Methodology. The sample of the study consisted of chemists with different levels of professional experience (N = 42), the group of novice chemists included students of chemistry faculties (N = 21), the group of professionals included chemists with more than ten years of work (N = 21). To determine the characteristics of a person’s conscious self-regulation, the technique of V.I. Morosanova “Style of self-regulation of behavior - SSRB” was used. To determine the effectiveness of solving professional problems, tasks were developed for identifying the spatial molecule of a substance. Results. The analysis of objective indicators of the effectiveness of problem solving showed that chemists with long work experience solve professional problems faster and with fewer mistakes. Among the indicators of self-regulation, the cognitive-regulatory process “planning goals” statistically reliably correlates both with the indicator of the time for solving problems and with the indicator of errors made. Comparison of the regulatory indicators of students and professionals made it possible to identify significant differences in the indicators “Planning goals” and “Reliability”. The data obtained allow us to conclude that the development of conscious self-regulation of the advancement and achievement of goals can be a significant resource for the effectiveness of a specialist in the field of chemistry. It was shown that with the acquisition of professional experience, the ability to plan professional goals grows, as well as regulatory reliability, which can contribute to an increase in the effectiveness of professional actions of professionals in comparison with novice students. Research implications. The research results contribute to the development of understanding of the regulatory resources of specialists in the field of chemistry. For the first time, it was possible to find out that the cognitive-regulatory process of planning goals and the personal-regulatory property of reliability are professionally significant for the effectiveness of chemists’ activities.

Aim. To study the influence of the severity of symptoms of emotional burnout on the extreme specialists’ individual value priorities. Methodology. The research was carried out in Arkhangelsk region. 700 extreme profile specialists who carry out service and professional activities in various fields: fire, military and medical services participated in the research. All the respondents are men aged 35 to 49. The study used two valid and reliable methods: the methodology “The level of emotional burnout” by V.V. Boyko and Sh. Schwartz’s Value Questionnaire. Mathematical and statistical processing of empirical data obtained using the indicated methods assumed the percentage distribution of respondents according to the level of severity of their symptoms of emotional burnout and according to the degree of priority for them of certain life values, as well as the calculation of Pearson’s correlation coefficients and the nonparametric N Kruskull-Wallace criterion, which allows to reveal the reliability of the differences in the medians of several samples. The one-factor variance analysis was also done. Results. As a result of the study, it was revealed that, firstly, most extreme specialists are characterized by a fairly high degree of severity of symptoms of emotional burnout; secondly, such symptoms have a direct impact on the transformation of their individual value priorities, which is manifested in the compensatory needs of the individual, associated, first of all, with the stimulation of their professional activity and life in general. Research implications. The article contains research materials reflecting the psychological characteristics of the professional activity of the subjects of extreme activity, which expands the theoretical knowledge in the field of labor psychology. The presented results of empirical research deepen scientifically substantiated information about the features and psychological patterns of the emergence and development of extreme profile specialists’ emotional burnout and the associated transformation of the value-motivational structures of their personality.