Value-conceptual sphere and self-efficacy of professionals in the socionomic field

Abstract

The interdisciplinary study implements the author’s idea of the inter-causative unity of the value-meaning sphere, professional competence and self-efficacy of the sociologist as an educated psychologist and is devoted to the conceptual and empirical substantiation of the generalized – idealized, reference and even de facto canonical – value-conceptual profile and self-efficacy of an effective psychologist , a teacher, a social worker in the epistemic organization of their holistic axio-psychological portrait. By using a post-non-classically oriented methodological lens for understanding/constructing the axiogenesis of the human being, namely, a five-module set of forms, methods, means, and tools of perfected thought-action carried out in the context of reflexive metamethodology, six main criteria for creating the specified portrait have been substantiated (professional orientation, social activity, personal self-regulation, value orientation, social-role competence, personal self-efficacy), the systematic observance of which makes it possible to complement the performance of the named employee’s professional functions as an individual specialist and psychologist, theorist and practitioner, analyst and activist in one person. In addition, it is proved that the optimal sample version of such a portrait contains four logical and meaningful contexts i.e. psychosocial, humanistic-professional, self-spiritual and worldview-individual and has psycho-spiritual differences in the projection onto the inner world of a specific personality one way or another specialized psychologist. Besides, a significant detailing of the axiopsychological portrait was carried out by the cognitive and explanatory resources of the concept of self-reinforcement and the concept of self-efficacy of the world-class scientist A. Bandura. In particular, it was established that the self-reinforcement of a competent psychologist includes: a) self-approval, support and reward, b) conscious control in achieving self-set norms and values, c) three channels of establishing one’s own self-regulation ability (constant self-observation, active self-evaluation, regular self-reporting). It is also concluded that to supplement his self-efficacy, based on reflection and the ability to realize his ability to act wisely in production situations, he has a quintet set of value-meaning priorities (positive thought patterns, purposefulness etc.) and embraces the quaternary connection of the main ways – ways of development – acquisition of self-efficacy by a person; organized behavior, reliance on acquired and implicit experience, use of non-verbal persuasion, etc. As a result of the conducted research, its subject is fully covered – the value-meaning sphere of a mature inspired personality, which finds a systematic knowledge reflection in the form of an axio-psychological portrait as a conceptual-empirical model of a stable combination of its sensory-meaning enlightenment, professional skill, personal self-efficacy and thinking-behavior functionality of living streams of consciousness and self-awareness.