Keyword: «female students»

Student period is sensitive for the formation of a worldview and life goals, realization of responsibility for one's life. The search for answers to these questions contributes to the formation of an adequate assessment of reality, understanding and realization of the meaning of life. The purpose of the article is to find out the specific features of the meaningful life orientations among female students of different ages. The study was conducted on a sample of female students (n = 69) aged 18 to 24 years. D. A. Leontiev’s MLO test was used as a diagnostic tool. The primary data of the study were processed using the methods of mathematical statistics. The study showed that the structural components of meaningful life orientations in different age groups have different levels of manifestation. The research materials can be used in the work of the psychological service of an educational organization in order to develop the value-meaningful sphere of modern young people.

In the modern world, characterized by a high level of competition, perfectionism has become one of society's problems. The aim of the article is to identify the characteristics of the perfectionism manifestation in female students of different ages. The article presents the results of an empirical study of general perfectionism and its structural components in female students aged 18-23 years studying at the Faculty of Psychology of TSPU named after L.N. Tolstoy. A significant relationship has been found between the perfectionist attitudes of female students and the characteristics of their age-related development. The research results have practical significance for organizing psychological support for students in the development of normal perfectionism.