INFLUENCE OF SELF-ATTITUDE AND ATTITUDE TO OTHERS ON THE SUCCESS OF REPRESENTATIVES OF PROFESSIONS “PERSON-PERSON” TYPE

Abstrakt

The article considers the categories of self-attitude and attitude to others as specific for representatives of the professions of “person-person” type, because the subject of their professional activity is direct interpersonal interaction. In a professional environment, a person learns certain “behavioral patterns” typical of representatives of a particular profession and related to the specifics of the activity performed. The attitude to people around is determined by the framework of these patterns, therefore, representatives of each particular profession are characterized by specific self-attitude and have characteristic features of their attitude to others.
By means of the factor analysis steady complexes of variables are revealed that allow to describe five main types of interrelation of self-attitude and the attitude to others: 1) positive self-attitude at the protective-negative attitude to others. This factor combines the characteristics of timid, insecure people who seek to avoid a hurtful relationship with others; 2) positive self-attitude and selective attitude to others. Representatives of this group are characterized by the ability to effectively manage their own emotions and experiences. Assessment of others is based mainly on external criteria. The sphere of individual psychological characteristics is ignored, because the area of close interaction with other people does not seem particularly significant; 3) conscious positive and indulgently-negative attitude to others. These are self-confident, strong people for whom others are not of particular interest; 4) unconscious positively-inflated self-attitude with a selective attitude to others, which is determined by the level of self-favor. Respondents are not characterized by a tendency to deep reflection, they are quite satisfied with themselves, and their attitude to others is selective: positive to those who treat them favorably and negatively to others; 5) consciously critical self-attitude with a positive attitude to others. These are people who are characterized by a tendency to self-reflection of themselves and doubts about their “I”. When the attitude to others is more positive, a person is inclined to better assess others and experiences less sense of superiority.
Three types with a specific combination of self-attitude and attitude to others who experience a “leading” feeling are identified and described: 1) self-esteem, 2) autosympathy, and 3) self-humiliation. Each of the groups has a specific combination of self-attitude and attitude to others, which leaves an imprint on all spheres and areas of life. Especially significant is the impact of this relationship on professional success. The most optimal in this sense will be a combination of positive self-attitude and positive attitude to others, characteristic of the second group of subjects. This is the main criterion for the professional success of professions such as “person-person”.