EGOCENTRISM AS A FACTOR OF LOW LEVEL OF TRUST IN THE CONTEXT OF INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS IN LATE ADOLESCENCE

Abstract

The article is devoted to the theoretical discourse and empirical consideration of the problem of egocentrism which causes a low level of trust in adolescents. The egocentric orientation is determined by the position and contributes to the autonomy of the individual from other people. It is caused by the need of the own success, compassion, care, affiliation, self-affirmation, protection of one’s "I". Egocentrism affects interpersonal relationships, prevents effective communication and interaction with people, puts back the development of the moral and ethical sphere of the individual. Regulation of social behavior and life of the individual directly depends on the characteristics of person’s interaction with other people. The personal factor appears in all types of human relationships with each other and interpersonal relationships play a particularly important role.

Based on the results of the diagnosis, the vast majority of people (92%) with a low level of trust in interpersonal relationships were identified, in which such socio-psychological characteristics as the level of egocentrism and the level of empathic abilities were studied. The results of empirical research indicate excessive concentration of young boys and girls on themselves and their own thoughts, experiences, inability to adequately perceive another participant in the interaction, which is demonstrated in a lack of compassion for the interlocutor, lack of coordination with a partner.

The obtained results became a psychological basis for the development of socio-psychological training as an effective means of increasing students’ trust and overcoming "egocentric blindness" in early adolescence.