Ekaterina A. Safronova

Guilt as a component of moral consciousness, which continues to develop intensively in early adolescence, is a relevant field of research, since a better understanding of this phenomenon will help prevent possible destructive consequences of its manifestation: increased anxiety, social maladjustment, etc. The aim of the article is to show the results of an empirical study of students’ guilt feeling as aggression in relation to its types and forms. The study involved 32 students of the Institute of Pedagogy and Psychology of the Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education "Petrozavodsk State University" (aged 19 to 21, 15 boys and 17 girls). As a result, statistically significant correlations were revealed between guilt as a form of aggression, and the relationships between guilt as aggression and its forms and types were found.

The university’s online self-presentation is an integral part of the university’s electronic information and educational environment. The purpose of the article is to present the results of an empirical study of the online self-presentation of a university in a social network, using the example of the Internet community “VKontakte” of the Institute of Pedagogy and Psychology of the Petrozavodsk State University. The study involved the analysis of 337 publications of the Internet community “VKontakte” within the group of the Institute of Pedagogy and Psychology of the Petrozavodsk State University. As a result, statistically significant correlations were found between the number of publications with “Like” marks and the number of views. “Share” marks have a connection only with the number of views. The influence of the publication topic on its popularity in the online community was also noted; the following headings and their keywords were identified: “congratulations”, “news”, “announcement”, “poll”, “information entry”. The authors studied the influence of targeting and personalization on the popularity of a publication, as well as the influence of the presence or absence of media files (with and without students) on the number of views, “likes” and “shares”.

Examination on the self-efficacy among Psychology majors can help to understand the factors influencing their professional development and success in their future careers. This may be useful information for developing and improving educational programs and teaching methods in the field of psychology. The purpose of the article is to show the results of an empirical study of the self-efficacy of psychology students. The sample consisted of 83 students of the Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education "Petrozavodsk State University", Department of Psychology. As a result of the study, it was found out that the professional self-efficacy depending on the course of study is a clear manifestation of the Dunning-Kruger effect – the assessment of their own knowledge by 1-st year students (3.90) and 2-nd year students (4.42) exceeds the assessment by 3-d year students (3.80). The overall level of self-efficacy decreases proportionally from the 1st to the 4th year of study.

The focus of this article is a discussion of the professional motivation for Psychology majors. The purpose of the article is to show the results of an empirical study of the professional motivation for students majoring in Psychology from the point of view of general professional motivation, its orientation (internal, external) and factors of attractiveness/unattractiveness of the future profession. The sample consisted of 83 students of the Petrozavodsk State University. It was found that high motivation for professional activities prevails among students. Factors of attractiveness and unattractiveness vary depending on the year of training and specialization of psychology students. Students with lower professional motivation in the field of Psychology are characterized by lower internal motivation.

The focus of this article is a discussion of the current state of students’ social ideas about children with disabilities in the context of moral education. The purpose of the article is to show the results of an empirical study of students’ social ideas about children with disabilities in the context of moral education. The study sample consisted of 77 students of Petrozavodsk State University, of which 11 were representatives of the Institute of Pedagogy and Psychology (DPE) (Department of Primary Education), the Institute of Pedagogy and Psychology (IPP) (Department of Design) – 15, and the Institute of Physical Education, Sports and Tourism (IPESaT) – 51; sample distribution by gender: girls – 48 (62%), boys – 29 (38%). Based on the theory of social ideas, students’ essays on the following topics: “One day in the life of a child with a disability” (31 essays), “Life on the planet “Special people”” (18 essays), “A letter from a child with a disability to an adult” (28 essays) were analyzed. Students could choose the form of their work: essay, poem, creative writing, story. Based on the data obtained, the following conclusions were made: the priorities for choosing topics for essays are different among representatives of the sample depending on gender, course of study and area of training.