Value and Semantic Characteristics in the Reflective Regulation of Psychological States

Abstract

The article is devoted to the influence of the value and semantic characteristics on the features of the reflective regulation of students' psychological states in the course of educational activity. In the theoretical part, revealed the role of the semantic structures of consciousness in the regulation of psychological states, shown the role of reflection in the emergence of new meanings and presented some modern approaches that emphasizes the interrelation of reflection and psychological states. The study involved 60 people of different specialties. In the course of the study, used various methods of diagnosing of value and semantic sphere, as well as methods of studying psychological states and reflection. Revealed the specificity of the individual terminal values influence on the reflective regulation of states. Shown that one of the leading elements of the reflective regulation of human psychological states is the place of value in its hierarchy. The dominance of a certain value effects on the choice of states' self-regulation methods. Found that people with a high level of reflection feel better, have life goals and motivation to achieve them. The high level of semantic attitudes actualizes the state of activity, vigour and confidence. High reflective people with severe life orientations experience positive and equilibrium states.