PERSONAL DETERMINANTS OF RESPONSIBILITY IN ADOLESCENCE

Abstract

Responsibility as a social phenomenon has powerful levers of influence
on the regulation of the subject’s behavior. This influence is especially
important in the modern social space, because any transformations
and challenges of Ukrainian society are always most pronounced in the
personal characteristics of young people, who often find themselves in
a situation of moral choice and action, and the result of its activity acquires
a certain significance for others. on personal responsibility.
For a modern young person to be responsible means to understand
the needs of others as their own, to be tolerant and respectful of the
personal manifestations of others, to be able to manage their own actions
and desires, aligning them with moral norms. This problem becomes especially
important in adolescence, when the child is most sensitive to the
processes taking place in society.Purpose of the article: theoretical substantiation and empirical research
of personal determinants of responsibility in adolescence. Object
of research: responsibility of the individual. Subject of research: personal
determinants of responsibility in adolescence. The results of the empirical
study confirmed that the value orientations of the individual are
important for the formation of his psychological readiness to take moral
responsibility.
An essential factor that determines the psychological readiness of the
adolescent to take responsibility are self-esteem and the desire to maintain
its positive value.