A study of locus of control and orientation of the person of modern women leaders
The authors of the research note that in the Russian psychology, the personality characteristics of women leaders are mainly studied in the mainstream of foreign theories, and they often duplicate the results of foreign research. So the authors of this article have attempted to create a psychophysiological and socio-psychological portrait of a female leader. The level of internality and orientation of the personality of women leaders (on the example of commercial and state organizations of the Tver region) are studied in this research. The internality of women leaders was studied with the help of D.V. Lusin. Using the indicative questionnaire of B. Bas, the main tendencies of the orientation of the personality of women leaders have been revealed. An analysis of the results obtained during the psychodiagnostic research showed that female managers as a whole demonstrate an internal locus of control; they tend to take responsibility for their actions and deeds. The dominant orientation of the individual in the studied is the orientation toward the task, among women leaders the underlying motive is generated by their professional activity; they are characterized by a passion for the process of activity, an unselfish desire for knowledge, mastery of new skills and abilities.