Comparative study of the structure of psychosocial identity of various social and age categories of modern Russians

The contribution presents the results of a comparative study of the dynamics of psychosocial development and structure of psychosocial identity of representatives of three social and age categories of modern Russians: students, working middle-aged professional and pentioners. It is shown that the middle-aged people have the most balanced structure of psychosocial identity in contrast with representatives of the older generation who have the most discrete structure. Students take an intermediate position in this relation. The article also identifies the destructive and resourceful, from the point of view of the development of modern Russian society, peculiarities of psychosocial identity of representatives of three categories of testees.