Keyword: «moral and ethical sphere»

The article is devoted to the problem of responsibility in adolescence. It reveals the main age-psychological characteristics of adolescent children, which affect the specifics of the formation of responsibility. Also considered are the meanings of the concept of “responsibility» and all the qualities of a person that are associated with it, from the point of view of various authors. Presented to the result of diagnostic techniques to identify the predominant type of responsibility in adolescent children.