CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VALUE ATTITUDE PSYCHOLOGIST STUDENTS' JUNIOR COURSES TO DIFFERENT FORMS OF FAITH

Abstract

The article is devoted to the actual problem of the value attitude of junior psychology students to various forms of faith. The work highlights different approaches to understanding the essence of the concept of faith, its content, and its forms.

The results of the empirical research were analyzed. The following general trends of the value attitude of junior psychology students to various forms of belief were highlighted: the belief system of each student is filled with individual content, which includes multiple forms and constructs of belief, which have different values for the individual and are combined in a certain hierarchical structure. In the hierarchy of forms of faith of most junior psychology students, the dominant positions are firstly, interpersonal faith (faith in others), where students, above all, declare faith in the value of the family, the value of human responsibility, and faith in sincere and long-lasting friendship); intrapsychic belief (belief in oneself) is second in expression among students, where most students believe in the stability of their own life principles and worldview positions, and show confidence in their capabilities and belief in their physical attractiveness). A significant place in the hierarchy of students' forms of belief is also occupied by belief in social values (the dominant belief is in the importance of patriotism, in the fact that man is created for happiness, in the power of science). At the same time, the respondents' belief in such social values as the future and justice is the least expressed. Spiritual-religious faith and non-productive forms of faith occupy the lowest positions in the structure of respondents' faith. That is, among students of younger years, the belief in a transcendental nature is significantly inferior to the rational belief in oneself, others, science and reason.

According to the students, a person's spiritual and religious faith and faith in social values are mainly determined by the need for meaning and security, and interpersonal and intrapsychic faith – by a person's need for self-actualization.