Adults with typical and atypical development: Aspects of self-realization

Abstract

The desire to realize oneself is characteristic of people, regardless of the state of health.The scientific problem is based on the need to study the conditions, resources and psychological consequences that ensure self-realization of persons with atypical development in comparison with typically developing people.The aim of the study. To analyze the specifics of self-realization of people with typical and atypical development, its resources and consequences.Methods. The sample included 93 people with normative and impaired development (impaired vision, hearing, musculoskeletal system, somatic diseases). Questionnaire methods were used: the test of judgments of self-realization of the personality by S.I. Kudinov; hardiness test of S. Maddi, D.A. Leontiev and E.I. Rasskazova; scale of subjective happiness by S. Lubomirsky and H. Lepper (adapted by D.A. Leontiev and E.N. Osin); scale of subjective well-being A. Perrudet-Badoux (adapted by M.V. Sokolova); self-compassion scale by K. Neff (adapted by K.A. Chistopolskaya et al.); scale of subjective vitality R.M. Ryan and S. Frederick (adapted by L.A. Alexandrova); coping strategies evaluation questionnaire COPE by C. Carver et al. (adapted by T.O. Gordeeva et al.); as well as an author’s interview.Results. Characteristics of self-realization of persons with typical and atypical development do not have significant differences. Subjects with developmental disorders are more likely to be pessimistic in the context of self-realization. The most successful areas of self-realization for people with atypical development are personal growth and family relationships. In areas related to contacts with the external environment (study, leisure, interpersonal interaction), people with typical development are more realized. The specifics in the aspects of self-realization, components of resilience, subjective well-being, sympathetic attitude towards oneself and preferred coping strategies are revealed.Conclusion. There is specificity in the aspects of self-realization, its resources and consequences in people with typical and atypical development.