Vadim V. Ryabchikov

The relevance of the research is due to the need to study various aspects of life satisfaction of athletes in order to improve the psychological and pedagogical support of their training. The aim of this work is to analyze the influence of life satisfaction of young Russian athletes on their perception of external factors affecting training and competitive activities. The study revealed that the life satisfaction indicators have the most significant influence on the respondents’ perception of the groups “Socio-economic and information factors” and “Political, organizational and administrative factors”.

The relevance of the study is due to the need of analysis of value orientations of various groups of student youth, the results of which can later be used to develop scientific and methodological recommendations of a psychological and pedagogical nature and improve educational work in higher educational institutions. The purpose of this work is to analyze value orientations of students studying at higher educational institutions of St. Petersburg in the area of training “Jurisprudence” of various profiles. The study revealed that the most significant values for respondents are “Self-Direction”, “Hedonism”, “Achievement” and “Benevolence”. Statistically significant differences between groups of male and female students were recorded at the level of normative ideals for the value “Universalism”, at the level of individual priorities for the values “Universalism” and “Tradition”.