Modality of Personal Self-Organization Resources: Temporal Mediation

Abstract

   Self-organization is a popular research topic in humanities, especially in social studies, because it is crucial for proper academic performance at university. First-year students change the focus of their activities from general school education to professional training, which implies a different pace of life, new goals, and a new academic environment. This article introduces a typology of the temporal modality of self-organization resources in university students. The study involved 55 first-year students of the Tomsk State University, Tomsk, Russia. The diagnostic stage involved the method of Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory, E. V. Bredun’s Questionnaire of Temporal Modalities of Life Experience, E. Yu. Mandrikova’s Questionnaire of Self-Organization of Activity, V. V. Stolina and S. R. Pantileeva’s Questionnaire of Self-Attitude, and D. A. Leontiev’s Test of Life-Meaning Orientations. The stage factor analysis revealed three factors, i.e., the temporal one-dimensionality of self-organization, the temporal balance of self-organization, and the temporal decentration. In further research, their indicators will make it possible to identify the targets of the individual academic trajectory.