Litvinova A.V. —
Correlation between psychological separation from parents and goal setting of the students from nuclear families
// Psychology and Psychotechnics. – 2019. – ¹ 4.
– P. 1 - 14.
DOI: 10.7256/2454-0722.2019.4.31179
URL: https://en.e-notabene.ru/ptmag/article_31179.html
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Abstract: This article substantiates the relevance of studying psychological separation as a determinant of the establishment of goal setting at student age. The subject of this research is the peculiarities of correlation between the elements of psychological separation and the goal setting characteristics of youth from nuclear families. The psychological separation induces tension in the relationship with parents, which are fundamental for goal setting development determining the life orientation of youth. Special attention is given to the analysis of interconnection of emotional, functional, attitudinal and conflict components of separation from parents with regards to development of goal setting in children. Psychodiagnostic complex comprised of four methods was applied for identification of peculiarities of the components of psychological separation, value-semantic (values-goals, values-means, life-meaningful orientations) and operational (self-regulation of arbitrary actions) characteristics of goal setting. The article presents the results of correlation and factor analysis proving the existence of specificities and structure of interdependence of goal setting of youth on psychological separation from parents. The scientific novelty consists in the fact that the peculiarities of separation from parents and their correlation with goal setting, as well as their contribution to personal development at student age, are interpreted from the perspective of functional approach.