Methods of the investigation of the features of self-confirming in adolescence

The authors investigate self-confirmation methods. It includes three scales: constructive self-confirmation, destructive self-confirmation, and refusal from self-confirmation. It is guided by psychometrical testing. Methods may be used for: discovery of socially maladjusted teenagers and youths; ensuring the practice of psychologists at educational institutions; correlative investigations – developmental and educational work with teenagers; teaching of psychological institutions of higher learning and colleges.

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