PSYCHOLOGICAL PECULIARITIES OF PERSONALITY OF ADOLESCENTS IN CONDITIONS OF PRE-PROFILE TRAINING

The article presents the results of an empirical study that highlights the psychological peculiarities of personality of adolescents in conditions of pre-professional training. It is implemented in grades 8-9 with the aim of professional orientation of pupils, assistance of their choice of the direction of profile education in high school. It is established that adolescents who study in classes with in-depth study of various subjects, have original personality peculiarities. They are manifested in personality traits, self-esteem, levels of demands, personal orientation and professional inclinations. Pupils of mathematical class, unlike pupils of humanitarian class, are more practical, persistent, balanced, prone to analysis and intellectual processing of information, have a developed sense of duty, but they are more anxious. In interpersonal communication they are more closed; they are more likely to have difficulties while establishing direct contact. Pupils of humanitarian class, comparing with pupils of mathematical class, are characterized with greater flexibility, sociability, but less emotional stability. They are cheerful, expressive, have more developed aesthetic interests. They are less likely to be dissatisfied with themselves and to self-flagellation. Most pupils of the mathematical class have a higher level of demands than the level of self-esteem. In the humanitarian class the opposite trend is observed: self-esteem of most pupils is higher than the level of their demands. Humanitarian pupils are characterized with the need to communicate, the desire to maintain good relations with peers. They show a lasting interest in joint activities. Pupils who study at mathematical class have a more developed interest in the work process; they are less focused on interaction, but tend to perform tasks independently. The inclinations towards the types of professions of mathematical and humanitarian class pupils are mostly related to the educational profile. The interests of most adolescents of the mathematical class located in the area of calculations, accurate calculations, functioning of mechanisms and devices. The most optimal types of professions for them were «Person-sign system» and «Person -technique». Pupils of the humanitarian class differ from pupils of mathematical one in the desire for sophistication, creativity, direct interpersonal interaction. The types of professions that suit their interests best are «Person-person», «Person-artistic image», «Person-nature». The main directions of the psychologist’s work with adolescents in the conditions of pre-professional training are outlined. The prospect of further research is highlighted, namely the development of a program of psychological support of the personality of adolescents and test of its effectiveness in conditions of pre-professional training.