THE EMPIRICAL STUDY OF THE POSSIBILITIES OF PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF MARITAL INTERACTION
The paper presents the results of theoretical and empirical study of psychological possibilities of personal development of subjects of marital interaction. The authors examined empirically identified key factors and features of the personal development of the spouses, in the official and civil marriages. It is shown that for the personal development and formation of personal vital positions of the subjects the priority is given to the in the psychological space, formed in the officially registered marriage. The article reveals the question that the main feature of the interaction formed by members of the civil marriage is a focus on the members of the marriage; it means the marriage is used to achieve self-sufficiency of marriage partners. The article deals with the question that the status of the marital relationship mostly influences the development of such personal traits as value orientation, empathy, depression, and readiness for self-development. The possibility of personal development in the context of marital interactions is linked to the extension of marital competence of the subjects, allowing them effectively to build a marital interaction. The article presents the author’s model and of program of personal development of spouses on the basis of improving their marital competence.