Психология и социология /12. Социальная психология

L. Sarkissyan Ph.D., assistant professor of Psychology and Pedagogy department

of A. Baytursynov Kostanay state university

Osyiakova M.A. – the teacher-psychologist

of the state educational institution “"High school № 23 named after M. Kozybaev"

Formation of reproductive attitudes among young people

In recent years, a positive tendency in terms of demographics has been noticed in Kazakhstan. So, in 2013, the population increase of 13% has been for the first time in recent 20 years. The increase has been achieved mostly due to the migration processes and due to the increase in birth rates, to a small extent. This fact actualizes the problem of investigation of the reproductive activity of people of fertile age, in general, as well as and reproductive attitudes of young generation.

For that matter, we made an analysis on “Formation of reproductive attitudes among modern young people”. The results of can be useful for professionals involved in the research in spheres of reproductive health and activity of young people.

The purpose of this work was to study the reproductive attitudes among young people, realization and detection of effectiveness of the program identifying the formation of reproductive attitudes.

Reproductive attitudes of students became the object of the study.

The subject of the study was the formation of reproductive attitudes among young people.

Our hypothesis lays in the assumption that the development and implementation of a special program will contribute to forming positive qualitative changes in socially significant reproductive attitudes among young people.

To achieve this goal and to verify our hypothesis, the following tasks were formulated:

- to analyze the scientific, theoretical and experimental researches of the problem of reproductive attitudes;

- to define a hierarchy of values and needs of young people, accompanying various reproductive attitudes;

- to trace the connection between personal characteristics and reproductive attitudes of modern young people;

- to develop and realize the program of the formation of reproductive attitudes and to evaluate its effectiveness.

Methodological basis of research contains the concept of the personal approach (L.S. Vygotsky, Leontiev A.N.), the system of determination of the personal development (A.G.Asmolov). These approaches involve a complex study of personality, implying the individual characteristics, personal characteristics and social factors.

The following methods were used in the course of the research: anonymous questionnaire survey method, “Sentence completion test” method(Simonov A.S and Zinovyev K.L.), “Humorous phrases test” method, “forming” experiment. Sample group consisted of 62 people (university’s final-year students) including 31 people of observational group and 31 people of experimental group. We set up a program, which is directed to forming of pro-social reproductive attitude and its aim is to create socially important mindsets among young people concerning their future families and delivery of a child.

An objective of the program is to prepare young people for married life and parenthood.

The program, meant for 20 hours, included the following practices: talk, group discussion, training, self-analysis.

The most significant conclusions made in the course of the present research are: reproductive behavior of contemporary young people is characterized by conscious family planning and birth control by means of contraception. Besides, in terms of market economy reproductive attitude of young people is changing in favor of quasi-planned families or families with few children, and the main motivation is career path.

Implementation of the reproductive mindset forming program among young people contributed to positive change of matrimony and family attitudes and also reproductive mindset.

The research confirmed a hypothesis that drawing up and implementation of the specialized training program can influence positively on quality changes of socially important reproductive attitude among young people.

In accordance with that it is logical to assume that corrective amendments of all levels education standards are necessary. It has to be based on family centering principle, because family and reproductive attitudes are forming at the same time with personal enhancement. Family values forming at school age may contribute not only to socially important reproductive attitude development of future spouses but also to form subjective family value.

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