THE FORMATION OF A POSITIVE SELF-CONCEPT IN TERMS OF EDUCATIONAL SPACE OF THE UNIVERSITY
In this article the results of cognitive, emotional and behavioral components of self-concept`s empirical studies at student age in the transition from early juvenile (1st year students) to early adulthood (3rd year students) are presented. Self-concept of 1st year students is unstable and contradictory, real and ideal self-images are almost the same. This is due to the preservation of the signs of adolescence: the reliance on external ratings and the situation, the instability of social positions, the uncertainty of direction in life. The 3rd year students` self-concept stabilizes and is based on intrapersonal criteria. The presence of ideal self-images indicates the presence of distant life perspective. Content of self- images indicates social competence and the system of moral values in adolescence. The program «Formation of a positive self-concept» is based on these peculiarities.