PECULIARITIES OF LIFE ORIENTATIONS AND ATTITUDES TO DIFFERENT SIDES OF REALITY IN PEOPLE PRONE TO AUTO-DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIOR

Abstract

The article presents the results of the research studying the attitude system in people prone to self-destructive behavior (alcohol addiction, extreme sports). In the last decade, there has been an increase in forms of self-destructive behavior, which causes great interest to the chosen research area. The study sample consisted of 90 participants: 30 men dependent on alcohol; 30 men, fans of extreme sports; 30 men (control group) who do not drink alcohol and do not engage in dangerous sports. The research tools used were the test of life-meaning orientations by D. A. Leontyev, a technique of unfinished sentences aimed at identifying ideas about oneself, about attitudes to various aspects of reality (primarily to life and death). The research revealed differences among the study groups in terms of meaningfulness, direction, and controllability of life. Representatives with alcohol dependence demonstrated reduced values in many parameters of attitude towards life and towards themselves, and did not demonstrate interest in finding the meaning of life. It is typical for fans of extreme sports to take an active life position, make plans for the future, fill their activities with meaning and be completely satisfied with their lives.