MULTIDIMENSIONAL SELF-CONFIDENCE: THE ESSENCE, MEANING AND CRITERIA OF ITS DEVELOPMENT IN THE PROCESS OF PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF STUDENTS

Abstract

This article examines the psychological characteristics of confidence, identifies and describes its varieties in detail. Scientific and theoretical approaches to the study of types of confidence are indicated. Different types of selfconfidence are defined, such as: cognitive, motivational, emotional, demonstrative, cognitive-motivational, cognitiveemotional, cognitive-behavioral, motivational-emotional, motivational-behavioral, emotional, behavioral, intuitive, unjustified, emotionally unstable, hidden and uncertain. The article examines the characteristics of these types of confidence. The criteria for the development of self-confidence are defined and analyzed (cognitive, emotional, social, physical, professional, spiritual, gender, self-identification), which provides an opportunity to study self-confidence in a deeper and more complex context, covering different areas of life and the relationships between them. The main tasks of the psychological support program are related to the structure of self-confidence, including motivational-goal, cognitive, emotional-evaluative and behavioral components. The implementation of the program takes into account the identified features of the development of structural components of confidence in youth.