Personality characteristics and psychological correction (by example of Russians and Uzbeks)

The articlefocuses on an important problem of psychological correction of young people which is due to disorders in the attitude system andstructure. In this regard, the psychological service of the higher school should direct their activities to optimize the behaviour andpersonal growth of students. Pedagogy develops the ability of an adult and young person to control their behaviour for self-selfdisciplineand self-regulation. While working in the service a psychological consultant can meet the following challenges: neuroticismof the modern youth, search for personal resources to prevent depression and suicidal tendencies. The purpose of the study is to specifythe psychological targets and develop recommendations for correction work of the psychological service of a higher school. Theresearch objectives are to determine the factor structure of personality characteristics and attitude system in the sample of Russians andUzbeks; to highlight areas of psychological correction and psychotherapy of students' stresses. Two methods were used: J.M. Sacks andS. Levy's Sentence Completion Test (SCT) modified by the Research Institute n.a. V.M. Bekhterev and Freiburg Personality Inventory(FPI), Form B, created by German psychologists Fahrenberg, Hampel and Selg, and adapted at LSU Department of Psychology by A.A.Krylov and T.I. Ronginsky. 176 people aged 19-23 took part in the research - 73 Russians (30 men and 43 women), 2-year full-timestudents of St. Petersburg and Tomsk State Universities and 103 Uzbeks (54 men and 49 women), 2-year full-time students of TashkentState University of Economics. The research came to the following conclusions: 1. The current universal problems for today's collegestudents are aggressive and suicidal tendencies, conflicts in relations with superiors. 2. The participants of the research showed highsensitivity and openness in assessing their personality characteristics. In this regard, the consultants should use not only the verbal formsof work, but also the emotional methods of therapy. Psychologists are recommended to use psychotherapeutic conversations, individualand group forms of work, to teach students methods of psychic self-regulation. 3. It is important to take into account the regional andethnic specificity when working with students. Among young Uzbeks the greatest stress is concentrated primarily in the area of familyrelations, as well as in personal well-being and potential realization. Young Russians had behavioural difficulties with self-control andself-regulation that block positive aspirations.

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