Hupalovska V. Professional self-realization as a factor of woman's personality formation.

The dissertation is devoted to consideration of professional self-realization as of one of significant factors of woman's personality formation. The concept of professional self-realization is analyzed and the definition of the concept is formulated. The conditions are distinguished and determinants, criteria, levels, mechanisms, modes, means, strategies of professional self-realization are revealed. The influence of social and cultural conditions on woman's self-realization is analyzed, as well as the impediments, caused by gender and role attitudes, age and individual peculiarities of women's personality. The author investigates the relation between (a) the level of woman's attaining life's purposes concerning professional activity and family and (b) their individual peculiarities of cognitive, emotional and motivation spheres of personality, communicative features, behavior in conflicts, the level of self-actualization. Professional self-realization is demonstrated to be more important factor of personality forming than realization in family sphere. The program of personal growth training based on the conclusion of the dissertation has been offered.