The Study of The Attitude to Time of Representatives the Net Generations Y and Z with Different Levels of Leadership Qualities

Abstract

Introduction. Psychological features of generations Y and Z representatives are described. The relation to time is considered both as the basis for the perception of the content of the human activity and as an element dependent on it.Purpose. The study is aimed to establish the peculiarities of the attitude to time among representatives of generations Y and Z with differences in the severity of leadership qualities.Materials and Methods. The main methods of empirical research are presented: Temporal Decentrations by Golovakha and Kronik; I Am a Leader by Fedorov and Eremin; Diagnostics of Leadership Abilities by Zharikova and Krushelnitsky; Time Experience Scale by Golovakha and Kronik. The sample description is given: 51 representatives of generations Y and Z, male and female, aged 19‒38 years.Results. The connections between indicators of leadership qualities expressed by the scale’s high and medium level; between the indicators of temporal decentralization ‘orientation to the past’; between the indicators of leadership abilities shown by the scales ‘low and medium’ and such scales of time experience as ‘empty’, ‘saturated’, ‘flowing slowly’, ‘flowing fast’, ‘unlimited’, ‘limited’, ‘monotonous’ and ‘multifarious’.Discussion and Сonclusion. The peculiarities of the attitude to time are described in connection with the leadership qualities of the Net Generations Y and Z representatives. A comparative analysis of leadership qualities severity among representatives of different generations is carried out. The presence of higher leadership potential in generation Y is emphasized. The data obtained can be used to establish more productive relationships between teachers and students.