Abstract: This research is aimed at examination of objective meaning of the value of health, as well as such personal meaning instilled into this value and projection of the value of health into surrounding reality in form of actions, aimed at preservation of own health. The subject of this research is the value attitude towards health from the perspective of representation in person’s consciousness of the value of health at the level of objective meaning, subjective meaning, and sensual fabric of personality seeking self-development. The following conclusions were formulated in the course of this work: 1) personality with high and average level of psychological well-being, the value of health is on the level objective meanings, subjective meanings, and sensual fabric; 2) harmonious presence of three interconnected forms pf existence of the value of health in students’ consciousness – level of objective meanings, subjective meanings, and sensual fabric of the image testifies to the fact that the value of health manifests as psychological means of personal development; 3) young people, whose value of health is in all three levels of consciousness, constantly seek personal growth, open to new experience, as well as demonstrate readiness to encountering unfamiliar circumstances, independence of opinion, self-confidence, and orientation towards their inner world.

Abstract: This article examines the peculiarities of personal development among young people during studying at lyceum; special aspects of value attitude to health from the perspective of representation of the value of health in person’s mentality on the level of objective importance, subjective meanings and emotional fabric; as well as correlation between personal development and value attitude to health in young age. The subject of this research is the value attitude to health in mentality of a person striving for personal growth. The study uses the personal values diagnostic technique KVS-3 (D. V. Kashirsky), psychological wellness (C. Ryff). Self-actualization test (L. Y. Gozman), and original methodology aimed at studying value attitude to health (N. A. Shamoylova). It is establishes that full self-realization and self-growth is in the top three fundamental values among 64.5% of respondents. It is demonstrated that for a person with high and medium level of value attitude to health, the value of health in students’ mentality manifests harmoniously, without prevalence of one or another value aspect (importance, meaning, emotional fabrics). The author underlines correlation between the value attitude to health and strive for personal growth in young age.