Painter at all times had interest in that, how an audience perceive their works. This problem touches the questions of aesthetics not only. The picture can not speak the words. But the color, objects and their position in space can convey the meaning of what is consciously or unconsciously, the author wanted to say. There is a method of knowledge the meanings of art. This is a symbolic analysis. We applied this method to the analysis of paintings by Russian artist Repin. Analysis of space objects and the colors of numerous works of the author allowed, as we think, to decipher the true meaning of the work of the author.
Assertiveness is the ability to act on the basis of one’s self-esteem by considering the point of view of other people, so that the behaviour remains within positive boundaries. Given the fact that online communication is already firmly entrenched in our lives, the study aims to explore the relationship between individuals' self-assertive behaviour and addiction on the use of social networks. The authors have applied two tests developed by Sheinov: "Addiction to social networks" and "Test of Assertive Behaviour."Fifty university students agreed to participate in this study on a voluntarily bases. All of them were first-year students from Daugavpils University. It was revealed in the study that the relationship between assertive behaviour and dependence on social networking is complex and non-linear and depends on age, professional and cultural characteristics of the individual. Today, the need for assertive behaviour is experienced by many branches of public life.
The issue of addiction to social networks is relevant for our time. The studies carried out in different cultural contexts indicate that addicted people are anxious, less satisfied with life, they may have problems with academic performance and with the achievement of their life and professional goals. Addicted people are more common among younger generation. For the diagnostic and corrective work with people who have addiction problems, require appropriate tools. One of these tools is described in our work. This is a test of dependence by Sheinov in addiction on social networks. The purpose of this study was to translate this test into the Latvian language, to check its reliability and validity. The relevant procedures described in the text of the article indicate to a high degree of reliability and validity of this test. It can also be used for the scientific purposes.
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