The Sovereignty of Psychological Space among Teens Living in Native and Non-native Cultures

Abstract

This article describes the research of the properties of the psychological sovereignty among Russian, Jewish and Tatar teens. The main tool used in the survey was the questionnaire Sovereignty of psychological space (SPS) by S. K. Nartova-Bochaver. We obtained and analyzed empirical data on a sample of 219 teenagers (Mage = 15, SDage = 3). The most significant factor of the sovereignty differences between three ethnic groups was a conflict between internal and external culture in which teenagers grow up. Refs 13. Figs 2. Tables 2.