«IZVESTIYA IRKUTSKOGO GOSUDARSTVENNOGO UNIVERSITETA». SERIYA «PSICHOLOGIYA»
«THE BULLETIN OF IRKUTSK STATE UNIVERSITY». SERIES «PSYCHOLOGY»
ISSN 2304-1226 (Print)

List of issues > Series «Psychology». 2026. Vol 57

The Relationship Between Personal Autonomy, Self-Awareness and Career Self-Determination in Adolescents

Author(s)

M. V. Kolmogorova A. S. Kashapov

Yaroslavl State University named after P. G. Demidov, Yaroslavl, Russian Federation

Abstract
The study is aimed at addressing the issue of the relationship between personal autonomy, self-awareness, and high school students’ readiness for professional self-determination. It was found that higher levels of autonomy, more pronounced self-awareness, and greater awareness of choice (according to PCASS – Perceived Choice and Awareness of Self Scale) are positively associated with confidence in professional choice. The strongest associations were identified for the cognitive and value–meaning components of autonomy, both with self-awareness and with indicators of readiness for self-determination. Emotional autonomy did not show significant associations, which is consistent with age-related heterochrony. It is concluded that personal autonomy and self-awareness function as internal resources associated with adolescents’ readiness for a meaningful career choice. The significance of educational programs and forms of upbringing that foster autonomy, selfawareness, and awareness of choice is substantiated.
About the Authors

Kolmogorova Maria Viktorovna  

Practicing Family and Child  

Psychologist, Master’s Degree  

in Psychology,  

Private Psychological Practice  

40/2 Ushinsky st., Yaroslavl,  

150000, Russian Federation  

e-mail: maria.kolmogor@yandex.ru


Kashapov Artem Sergeevich  

Candidate of Sciences (Psychology),  

Associate Professor, Department  

of Pedagogy and Pedagogical Psychology  

Yaroslavl State University named  

after P. G. Demidov  

14, Sovetskaya st., Yaroslavl, 150003,  

Russian Federation  

e-mail: yarmirko@mail.ru

For citation
Kolmogorova M.V., Kashapov A.S. The Relationship Between Personal Autonomy, Self-Awareness and Career Self-Determination in Adolescents. The Bulletin of Irkutsk State University. Series Psychology, 2026, vol. 57, pp. 36-53. https://doi.org/10.26516/2304-1226.2026.57.36 (in Russian)
Keywords
autonomy, self-awareness, conscious choice, professional self-determination.
UDC
159.9
DOI
https://doi.org/10.26516/2304-1226.2026.57.36
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