THE PECULIARITIES OF TEENAGERS’ VIABILITY WITH DIFFEREN LEVELS OF AGGRESSION
The article discusses the characteristics of viability among adolescents with different levels of aggressiveness. Various components of viability specific to teenagers with high, medium and low level of aggressiveness are identified. The article indicates the interrelation of this construct with such variables as sense of purpose, meaning of life, creativity, high level of socio-psychological adaptation and general psychological well-being. The article emphasizes the importance of the research on adolescent viability, because this age is most clearly characterized through all the features of the child’s psychic sphere. The article also points out a specific socio-psychological problem of our time - children's cruelty and aggressiveness. There are factors that affect the growth of teenage aggression, for example globalization, aggressiveness level in the society, cultural norms of aggressive behavior and social instability in general. The article also stresses the significance of the aggressive behavior model as the most successful form of activity among teenagers. The article provides characteristics of the research subjects, describes the research procedure and analyses used methods. The analysis shows the examples of the subjects' answers, which prove the peculiarities of the viability expression among adolescents with high, medium and low levels of aggressiveness. It has been indicated that adolescents with high level of aggressiveness demonstrate such component of viability as risk-taking, adolescents with a medium level of aggressiveness demonstrate involvement and adolescents with a low level of aggressiveness demonstrate control. The author points out practical significance of the study. The essence of the remedial influence lies within the development of all viability components in adolescents with different levels of aggressiveness.