Modern civilization is experiencing an era of uncertainty, which covers all spheres of life of the society of any state. Currently, one of the topical areas of research has become the study of the impact of global risks on the vital activity of mankind. This paper investigates the relationship of value orientations and temporal focus of modern youth in the conditions of global risks. The theoretical part of the paper analyzes the available research on the topic of the paper. The second part of the paper presents the results of the empirical study of the relationship between value orientations and temporal focus of university students, which confirm the theoretical conclusions. The obtained data of the empirical study will allow us to further study the dynamics of the relationship between value orientations and psychological time of the individual, under the influence of external factors.

The paper presents results of an empirical study of psychological lifespan in early adolescence. The paper primarily focuses on the connecting component of the psychological lifespan structure, which is responsible for maintaining cohesion between the past, the present, and the future. The relevance of the study comes from the possibility to utilize knowledge of psychological lifespan in early adolescence to increase effectiveness of professional training. The empirical study involved freshman and sophomore students. The study revealed that psychological lifespan specifics at this age are related to the degree of wellbeing experienced in the past, rather than to the actual choice of profession. Young people with the negative or almost positive past do not make plans about the future, whereas those who have earlier experienced and eventually overcome difficulties plan their future consciously.