摘要：AbstractThe purpose of the study was to identify similarities and differences in life values in adolescents, their mothers and fathers, and to describe the parents’ attitudes to their child's choice of future profession and relationships with parents’ life values. Value's differences of generations can lead to misunderstanding; therefore, we wanted to answer the questions: what are the preferred life values of adolescents and their parents, what are the links between the values and attitudes to the future profession in adolescents, their mothers and fathers? Sample: 76 adolescents (mean age 15.78±0.42), and 105 parents: 61 mothers (mean age 42.97 ± 5.33) and 44 fathers (mean age 44.71 ± 6.71). Methods: the questionnaires for adolescents and for parents; techniques for values’ studying (Schwartz Value Inventory, (SVI), modified forms). Descriptive, correlation, and comparative analysis were conducted. The study revealed high importance of universalism, security, self-direction, and benevolence values for adolescents and their parents; and different relation to the values of stimulation, hedonism, conformity, and tradition. The study showed intergenerational transmission of life values revealed in various different interrelation of values of adolescents and their fathers and mothers. The data of the parents’ involvement, acceptance and support of the adolescent's choice of profession and values of parents with different level of activity in the adolescent's choice of profession can be applied in counseling of parents.
关键词：values;adolescents;parents;choice of profession
