PERSONAL TRAITS REPRESENTATION IN THE SOCIOMETRIC STATUS OF ADOLESCENTS DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS

The article presents the results of an experimental study of personal traits and their representation in status groups in their team adolescents different age groups 11–12 years old (group No. 1) and 14-15 years old (group No. 2). Communication occupies an important place in the adolescents life, successful interaction determines thear psychological well-being, and the acquisition of a certain social status plays a key role in the formation and strengthening of adolescents self-esteem.The study was conducted with students of grades 5–6 (151 students) and grades 8–9 (112 students) of Secondary School No. 3 in Belaya Kalitva, Rostov Region. To determine the status in a peer group, the sociometric method by J. Moreno for studying the structure of relationships in the group was used. Personality traits were identified using questionnaires by R.B. Cattell: 12 PF/CPQ and 14 PF/HSPQ. It is shown that the personality profile of adolescent “stars” of different age groups differs significantly in the content and high expression of personal characteristics. In both age categories, “rejected” personality indicators were in the average values, “brightly” not expressed.Observation of the behavior and communication of adolescents confirms this.The group of adolescents aged 14–15 “stars" differs more than 2 times in the number of personality traits with very high and very low expression from the “stars” of 11–12 years.The obtained results allow us to provide recommendations to the class teacher, teachers on working with students of different age groups on team building, to develop an individual approach during class time and in extracurricular activities.