Аlexeeva A. A psychological sex as the factor of identity formation in the youthful age.

The research of the psychological sex influence on personality identity formation in youthful age is presented in the thesis. As a result of the identity components and basic criteria of psychological sex research definition, which are adequate to theoretical concept, psychodiagnostic complex for psychological sex study as a factor of personality self-identification was created. By the results of the empirical research it is found out that the influence of masculinity/femininity on the personality identity formation has the specific features, depending on the masculinity/femininity characteristic level. The essential interrelations between a sexual self-appraisal, a psychological sex stereotypy, sexual identity integrity and personality self-identification maturity are determined. The laws of a psychological sex structure influence on the peculiarities of personality identity formation in youthful age are revealed.