Demkiv V. Regulatory factors in the development of creative activity of future designers

Object – the creative activity of future designers; goal – to identify regulatory factors and develop a system of tools for the development of creative activity of future designers; novelty – regulatory predictors of creative activity of future designers have been determined for the first time, among which metacreativity and self-regulation of educational-professional and creative activity are leading; the psychological structure of creative activity of the future designer has been conceptualized for the first time, which contains need-motivational, cognitive-creative, emotional-volitional and activity-productive components; the idea of cognitive features of creative activity of future designers has been expanded, which are manifested in the positive connection of figurative creativity, figurative memory, ability to visual-spatial representations, aesthetic abilities and aesthetic intelligence; the idea of the typology of motivation to choose the profession of designer has been expanded through the establishment of its cluster profiles and features of actualization at different stages of training; the idea of the state of flow in creative activity has been expanded as a parameter of creative activity of future designers, associated with high academic performance; the idea of psycho-emotional states of future designers has been expanded who mobilize creative activity and contribute to the goals of educational, professional and creative activities; means of psychodiagnostics of professionally important qualities and abilities of the designer have been received further developed; of the system of knowledge about the psychological means of developing the creative activity of the future designer has been received further developed; results – means of psychodiagnostics of professionally important qualities and abilities of the designer and the system of knowledge about psychological means of development of creative activity of the future designer's personality have been developed and tested. The results can be used by practical psychologists of institution of higher education, management and teachers of institution of higher education to create conditions for promoting creative activity in the process of educational and professional activities. The results of the dissertation research have been introduced into the educational process of higher education institutions of Ukraine; area – psychology.