THE DYNAMICS OF THE SUBSTANTIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VALUE-MOTIVATIONAL COMPONENT OF STUDENTS' PSYCHOLOGICAL READINESS FOR PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY AT VARIOUS STAGES OF STUDYING AT THE UNIVERSITY
The paper discusses the problem of studying the relations of substantive characteristics of the value-semantic component of students' psychological readiness for professional activity at various stages of studying at the Universityand presents the results of a longitudinal study of this issue. The results of the study indicated that the content characteristics (objective, process, result, overall rate of life-meaning orientations) are the basis of the value-motivational component of students' psychological readiness for professional activity at various stages of studying at the University. According to the results of the study the axiological component of students' psychological readiness of for professional activity into which first-year students includes orientation to the professional knowledge, skills. Students have 2 years of training to increase the value of the chosen profession, the desire to become a professional. In the 3rd year students' valuemotivational component is represented in the experience of the crisis of professional development. In their 4th year of study, students have changing views about their professional future, orientation to future professional development.