Keyword: «teenager»

The relevance of the problem under study is associated with the growing number of difficult life situations in the lives of modern adolescents and their families, the lack of ways and mechanisms for guaranteed protection of schoolchildren from getting into such situations, the need to find ways and technologies for preventive work. The aim of the study: to analyze the characteristics of emotional intelligence development in adolescents in difficult life situations, to outline the targets and main directions of psychological and pedagogical influence. The works of domestic and foreign researchers in the field of emotional intelligence, issues of behavior and coping in difficult life situations served as the theoretical and methodological basis of the work. Research methods: theoretical (study and analysis of psychological and pedagogical literature; analysis, generalization and systematization of information); empirical (testing, quantitative and qualitative analysis) methods. The study involved 128 schoolchildren in difficult life situations, aged 13–15 years. The diagnostic program included 4 methods. According to the data obtained, teenagers in difficult life situations are characterized by a fairly low level of awareness in matters of emotional intelligence, and a tendency towards average values of indicators is traced in most of the respondents, which is interpreted as a very positive trend, manifested in the desire of teenagers to understand themselves, their inner feelings. The novelty of the publication is associated with the identification of the characteristics of emotional intelligence of teenagers in difficult situations, as well as identifying targets for psychological and pedagogical influence, substantiation and selection of the most effective methods and technologies of work. The theoretical significance of the work consists in studying the characteristics of the emotional intelligence of adolescents, identifying the specifics of the manifestation of the emotional intelligence of adolescents in difficult situations. Practical significance – the developed diagnostic program can be used to assess the emotional intelligence of adolescents; the results of the study can be used as a basis for working out psychological and pedagogical programs for the development of emotional intelligence of adolescents in difficult life situations.

This article deals with the problem of the influence of child-parental relations on the formation of the «Image of Self» in adolescents. The main psychological mechanisms through which interaction with parents affects self-esteem, emotional development and identity of adolescents are analyzed. Domestic and foreign classifications of types of parental attitudes, as well as the influence of these types on adolescents are analyzed.

The article is devoted to the study of the influence of the family environment on characterological accentuation in older adolescents (senior school age). An empirical study was conducted on a sample of 60 adolescents, divided into experimental and control groups. A correctional and developmental program is proposed, including the stages of diagnosis, psycho-education, communication training and family psychotherapy. The results of the pre- and post-correction stages are presented. The importance of family support and harmonious relationships in preventing maladaptive accentuations of adolescents is discussed.