Irina V. Kulagina

The article analyzes the characteristics of self-realization of a person in middle age. On the one hand, it is the pinnacle of personal opportunities, and on the other hand, it is accompanied by a crisis, overcoming of which may be associated with significant transformations of the life trajectory. The purpose of the work was to study the characteristics of personality self-realization in middle-aged men and women. We hypothesized that the diversity of social roles performed by women and men would also be reflected in the peculiarities of their self-realization. As a result of the study, we identified the main trends in the self-realization of middle-aged women and men, as well as the qualitative features of their personal self-realization.

The article examines the relationship of the phenomena of self-actualization and self-realization in a single process of personal improvement. The results of experimental studies of the peculiarities of self-realization of first-year students with different levels of socio-psychological adaptation to the conditions of higher school.