ISSN 2520-6265 (print)
ISSN 2520-6273 (online)
Author:
I. M. Leonova, PhD (Candidate of Psychological Sciences), Doctoral student at the Faculty of Psychology
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv,
ORCID: 0000-0002-9798-9737
E-mail: leonova.i.m@ukr.net
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17721/upj.2021.2(16).7
Article Information
Issue: 2(16) 2021, pages: 106-124
Language: Ukrainian
Received: 12.08.2021
1 st Revision: 16.08.2021
Accepted: 22.08.2021
The article reveals the connection between loneliness and the components of the motivational sphere for women from different social groups. An intergroup comparison was made and statistically significant differences in women’s life-affirming basic aspirations, unsatisfied motivating needs and life-meaning components were identified depending on women’s group affiliation.
The positive, harmony basic aspirations prevailed over negative aspirations in groups of women living at the temporarily occupied territory, women displaced from the temporarily occupied territory, the disabled and Kyivans; such aspirations acted as a stimulus for their personality development. They were characterized by: adequate self-evaluation, self-acceptance, self-esteem, desire for self-realization and self-development, a tendency to increase self-confidence and realistic aspirations. Religious women had certain contradictions in their aspirations, due to a combination of religious and social norms, requirements, rules and ideals in their lives.
They were characterized by constant self-control, limitations in their aspirations and behavior that reduced their self-esteem, desire to put forward and achieve goals, as well as insecurity and dependence on their religious community, which made their life disharmonious. As for women who were in a correctional colony, they had mainly maladaptive, life-suppressing tendencies that blocked their progressive development and self-realization, evoking the disharmony of women's personalities and their lives in general.
Unsatisfied motivating needs were revealed: in women living in the temporarily occupied territory and displaced women, such as poor financial situation, security, self-realization; in women with disabilities who needed for security and self-realization; Kyivan women who needed for self-realization; religious women who needed security; all needs of women in correctional facilities were only partially met.
The life-meaning components of personality in five groups of women, except for women from the penal colony, were subjectively assessed as conscious, interesting, meaningful, with perspective. The women from the penal colony were hopeless, meaningless, without purposes and uninterested.
Statistically significant differences between groups of women are presented in the article.
Key words: loneliness, motive, need, goals, harmony of basic aspirations, need for respect, need for self-realization, need for security, need for interpersonal relationships, goals.
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