Optimization of psychological well-being of minors with delinquent behavior

Abstract

The article justifies the relevance of the research problem proved by both statistical data relating juvenile delinquency and the current research results. The results of psychological characteristics and personal features of juveniles study are introduced. It is established that minors with delinquent behavior are distinguished by the desire to draw attention to their own personality, inadequate understanding of how they are evaluated by others, a low level of psychological wellbeing, and difficulties in planning the future. A program to optimize the level of psychological well-being of minors with delinquent behavior, in accordance with the identified targets of psycho correctional work has been developed. The effectiveness of the program is confirmed. It is based on a positive change in a number of parameters of the psychological well-being of minors (development of the ability to plan and predict possible scenarios of events and their own future; strengthening of such personal qualities as responsibility, the ability to reflect and structuring their time, regulation of emotional manifestations and behavior; actualization of the need for self-development, motivation for success, the desire to accumulate new knowledge; improvement of the processes of self-understanding and acceptance of others, which is manifested in the recognition of their own uniqueness and the recognition of this uniqueness in each of the surrounding people.