Preadolescent age: the formation of the interconnections in the personality structure

Abstract

The paper describes the investigations of the psychological qualities of the schoolchildren of 9–12 (preadolescent age). This is a time of crisis preteen. During three years the longitudinal experiment in diagnostics of the emotional, volitional and intellectual sphere was carried out. The research is based on Cattelian Personality Theory. The results of experimental research of the relationship of emotional, volitional qualities and intelligence of pupils of 3–5 grades are presented. For the data processing, the correlation and the factor analysis were used. It is shown that the relationship between different personality characteristics significantly changed during the study. The dynamics of these relationships depending on the intelligence coefficient and gender characteristics of schoolchildren is analyzed. It is found that this age is characterized by rapid formation of interconnections between psychological and personal traits of the children.