Keyword: «content and structure of personal helplessness»

The article presents the theoretical foundations of the study of personal helplessness in adolescents. Author's analysis of the concept of personal helplessness, as well as ideas about personal helplessness in adolescents in scientific publications. Concludes that personal helplessness in adolescence includes all structural components (cognitive, emotional, motivational, volitional), the content of which leads to a decrease in success in activities and communication, unsystematic and inconsistent control of behavior and activities.