Психологічні особливості формування професійної ідентичності особистості

Abstract

Проаналізовано теоретичні аспекти розуміння професійної ідентичності особистості як психологічної категорії. Виокремлено дві групи чинників, що формують професійну ідентичність особистості, а саме: внутрішні (особистісні) та зовнішні (соціальні). Зазначено функції професійної ідентичності: соціального статусу (професійна належність), структурування життєвого часу й простору, формування адекватної самоповаги, особистісної безпеки та впевненості, самовдосконалення, професійного та особистісного росту, екзистенційного особистісного сенсу. In the article the theoretical principles of personal professional identity as a psychological category are analyzed. It was established that the scientific psychological literature contains synonyms to the professional identity such as professional self-awareness, professionalization, professional self-development, professional status and role, which are currently simultaneously used and are not clearly differentiated. The author forms the generalized definition of personal professional identity as a psychological category, namely: objective and subjective unity of personal awareness of his membership in a particular profession and specific professional community, which leads to their integration into the structure of value positions of «I-concept». This is the professionalization of consciousness through a long, gradual development of a professional as a subject, personality and individuality, which is determined by professional experience and is represented by means of communicative symbols on the image of his own «I». As a result of generalization of psychological theory and synthesis of key ideas, two groups of factors that shape personal professional identity, namely internal (personal) and external (social) were pointed out. It was established that professional identity provides the fulfillment of functions of social status (professional affiliation), structuring the life time and space, the formation of an adequate self-esteem, personal security and confidence, self-improvement, professional and personal growth, personal existential meaning. Factors and conditions of complete professional identity include socio-psychological (exteriorization of professional ethics and positive assessment of professional relations), subjective (motivation, adequate professional self-esteem and perspective prospects), individually-typological (complete awareness of professionally important and mental qualities) and time (the ability to understand its value and skillfully use it).