Axiological Sphere in Adolescents with Different Levels of Agency Formation

The article presents the results of a psychological research aimed at studying the axiological sphere in adolescents with different levels of agency formation. The authors conducted a thorough theoretical analysis and formulated some theses concerning the dynamics of the axiological sphere during the stage of development. The empiric research involved 71 respondents. The reference set was split into two groups according to agency formation level. The data obtained were interpreted according to criterion and correlation analyses. The axiological sphere of young men and women with better formed agency was characterized by a higher degree of crystallization of values that determine behavior and activity, strong pro-social orientation, and non-adaptive essence; their relations with other people were more productive, although they maintained a significant autonomy. Those with a lower degree of agency formation were characterized by hedonistic life-orientation, adaptibility of behavior, and a tendency to maintain their position in the system of social interaction.