Psychological Features of the Formation of Corporeality in Young Women

Aims The aim of the study was to reveal the essence and structure of the program for the development of female corporeality, identify psychological features of work in the context of individual consultations, describe the content of group classes, and analyze empirical data obtained as a result of the program implementation. Instrument & Methods This descriptive study was conducted in 2020-2021 in Kyiv, Ukraine on 151 women who agreed to pass the survey and the author’s program. The study took place in Institute of Personnel Training of the State Employment Service of Ukraine. They were selected by convenience sampling method. Young women under the age of 40, without clinical psychiatric disorders, were selected for the study. The program “Psychological features of the development of female corporeality” consists of individual consultations and group classes. The results of the tests were calculated as mean±SD. The threshold of reliability of the obtained data was designated as p<0.05. Findings Such psychological features of corporeality in young women in the context of phenomenology are determined: indicators of psychosomatic potential, the competence of verbalization of bodily self and locus of body control, types of self-awareness, and self-reflection of bodily potential. The results of the study showed that the conformist type of self-reflection of bodily potential prevails among women and it can be affirmed that women aged 20 to 35 years are characterized by an insufficient level of self-reflection of bodily potential. Conclusion The content of the program on body development in young women is revealed.