SOCIAL SELF OF DELINQUENT JUVENILES: PERSONALITY DIMENSION

Abstract

The article presents theoretical and empirical research of the personality and behavioral content of the social Self of delinquent juveniles. The theoretical argumentation of the problem relates to the necessity of studying the personal characteristics of the societal psyche of a delinquent, in which the integral picture of his social Self is reflected. It is emphasized that the sphere of personal problems affects the formation of social experience of delinquent young men and is characterized by typical symptom complexes of their personal qualities and style of interpersonal interaction. The purpose of the presented material is to study the personality and behavioral content of the social Self of a delinquent juvenile, characterized by typical symptom complexes of his personality characteristics and the style of interpersonal interaction. On the basis of the analysis and theoretical generalization of the problem, the program of empirical research has been worked out; it includes methods of observation and testing, as well as the complex of methods used for mathematical processing of the results, enables to specify the theoretical positions in the form of real psychological facts: in the assessment of “social Self” the positions of extraversion, spontaneous aggressiveness and selfishness dominate, and in the assessment of “actual Self” physical aggressiveness, irritability and negativism prevail; an aggressive form of desire for domination over others and selfishness in interpersonal contacts and inclination to rivalry are noted. It is proved that the personal dimension of “social Self” is localized in the symptom of such personality and behavioral characteristics of delinquent juveniles as physical, verbal and reactive aggressiveness, irritability, imbalance, aspiration for independence and self-centered conviction. It is noted that the obtained results can be used as psychodiagnostic guidelines for the development of specific psychocorrective measures with the obligatory use of consulting elements aimed at actualization of reflection, psychogenesis and logogenesis in the course of experiencing crisis of self-determination of delinquent juveniles.