MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS AND GENDER IDENTITY IN ADOLESCENCE
In the article the problem of identity is represented as a complex concept, combined with mental health. Individuality is seen as a complex concept, combined with the mental health as a manifestation of individuality, the image of I. Ascertaining experiment was conducted to identify the level of development of gender identity, the selflevel and the level of internality of boys – teenagers and girls – teenagers. There was presented the analysis of the research level of internality of teenagers and their self-attitude, their impact on gender identity. There was identified the correlation between gender identity and the self-attitude and gender identity and the level of internality of boys and girls – teenagers. It is proved that the gender experience of psychological research can be extremely useful, opening up new scientific and practical research prospects. It determines social and psychological criteria problems at the present stage in the relationship with mental health. The scientific novelty is presented in consideration of the formation of gender identity in relation to the mental health of adolescents. The hypothesis of our study presented in this article is as follows: the level of internality and the level of selfattitude the level of gender identity. Thus, there was revealed the relationship between gender identity, self-attitude and gender identity and the level of internality separately for teenage boys and for teanage girls, then the results were compared with each other.
Keywords: mental health, adolescent gender identity, micro-social-environmental factors, self-esteem, socialization of adolescents
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Issue: 3, 2015
Series of issue: Issue 3
Rubric: PRACTICAL AND MEDICAL PSYCHOLOGY
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