Keyword: «existential psychology»

The article discusses the dynamics of changes in the level of psychological well-being among first-year students. The analysis of studies of psychological well-being in the scientific literature was carried out. The results of a study of the level of psychological well-being of first-year students of a pedagogical university and students of a branch of the St. Petersburg University of Engineering and Economics are presented.

The relevance of the study is due to the growing interest in the issues of the meaning of life and value orientations in a dynamic modern world. The aim of the work is to identify the possibilities of diagnosing the value-meaning sphere in an existential context, as well as to compare its features among first-year and third-year students. The study used the LMO, Existenz-Skala, and TEM methods. The results showed that third-year students demonstrate higher scores on the self-distance and responsibility scales, which indicates the development of personal maturity.