Dyachenko Elena Anatoljevna

the article reviews various factors influencing personal characteristics development among teenagers. One of the main factors is the childish collective. The authors mark that teenager’s with low sociometric status are limited in communication, have a high level of aggres-siveness and a low level of moral development. High social status is correlated with personal characteristics development: mental power, abstract and logical thinking, independence, self-confidence, social courage, will and morality.