EMPIRICAL RESEARCH OF PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS OF PROFESSIONAL ORIENTATION IN TEENAGERS

Every person is faced with the question of choosing a professionseveral times in his life. Choosing a profession is the process of determining not onlya professional path, but also the formation of a person’s entire lifestyle, determininghis worldview, social status and personal success. In today’s era of global economicand social change, career choice has become a more complex and important processthat depends on various factors. Choosing a profession is a decision that is madetaking into account the individual’s potential, abilities, interests and needs. In thisprocess, it is necessary that a person takes into account not only his intellectual andcreative potential, but also psychological and social aspects. This article focuses onhighlighting the main areas, problems and possibilities of the career selectionprocess, while analyzing the results of empirical research on the profession.