PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING RELATION TO INDIVIDUAL ORIENTATION IN EARLY ADULTHOOD

An early adulthood is characterised by such processes as identity stabilisation, understanding of one's place in society, and dealing with issues of the meaning and goals of life, that all lead to the implementation and reshaping of individual orientation and feelings of satisfaction or dissatisfaction with life. During this age period, self-actualization, understanding individual needs and capabilities become most important. Therefore, a sense of psychological well-being is closely linked with orientation to achievements in activities. The study aims to provide a theoretical analysis of contemporary approaches to psychological well-being and individual orientation research, as well as exploration of relationships between psychological well-being and personal orientation. The study aims to answer the following questions. Whether there is a link between psychological well- being and orientation of a person in early adulthood? Whether there is a link between psychological well- being components and orientation of a person in early adulthood? In the study 60 respondents aged from 20 to 35 years participated. The methods implemented in the study were the Orientation Inventory and the Scales of Psychological Well-Being. As a result of the study, partial links between psychological well- being and individual orientation and between psychological well-being components and orientation of a person in early adulthood were revealed. These relationships confirm that the basic components of psychological well- being are the main positive personal characteristics of a fully functioning person, which are inherent in every human being.