Openness to the future of youth in a situation uncertainties

Background. In our rapidly evolving society, the younger generation often encounters situations of ambiguity. Some researchers attribute risk-taking to personal traits such as self-activation, self-esteem, emotional stability, and locus of control (M.A. Odintsovo, D.V. Lubovsky, E.I. Kuzmina, V.A. Bodrov, Rapokhin I.P., Kochetkov V.V., Skotnikova I.G., et al.). Despite the variety of existing theories on personal potential in psychology (D.A. Leontiev, M.S. Kagan, V.N. Markov), the question of incorporating the concept of «openness to the future» into its framework remains unresolved. One of the hallmarks of this concept is self-assurance in the face of uncertainty. Purpose – consideration of the phenomenon of «openness to the future» in a situation of uncertainty among young people. Materials and methods. The empirical study was conducted using three psychodiagnostic methods: the resilience test (S. Muddy's method, D. Leontiev's adaptation), the R. Schwarzer and M. Yerusalem scale of self-efficacy, and the scale of openness to the future (Russian adaptation by A.S. Hegai, A.A. Zolotareva, T.A. Kashtanova, Yu.S. Vitko, and A.A. Lebedeva). The primary data was statistically processed using the IBM.SPSS.Statistics.Version 22 program. Results. The study revealed a direct relationship between openness to the future in a situation of uncertainty and the components of personal potential (resilience, self-efficacy) in young people. Similar conclusions can be traced in other domestic and foreign scientific papers. Thus, openness to the future is considered a component of personal potential in a situation of uncertainty. A promising area for further research in this area is to increase the sample size of respondents and analyze the relationship between other characteristics of personal potential (including substructures such as the potential for choice and self-determination) and openness to the future. The findings obtained will be of great assistance to practicing psychologists in their work with young individuals, enabling them to shape their vision of the future. EDN: NAEMXO