Tolerance as a Factor of a Professional’s Self-Realization

The article presents the results of a study of personality tolerance as a factor in the self-realization of a professional.The purpose of the paper is to check the assumption that tolerance can act as a factor and resource for professional self-realization.A theoretical analysis of research on the phenomena of «personal tolerance», «tolerance for uncertainty», «professional self-realization» was carried out.Tolerance is considered as a personality trait, which manifests itself in the ability to understand and accept another person, in the readiness to actively interact with the world in a positive direction, based on resistance to various influences.The structure, main factors and resources of personality tolerance and personality tolerance for uncertainty are considered.To develop systemic ideas about the essence of tolerance and tolerance for uncertainty as personality traits that have a complex structure, a methodological platform is proposed -provisions on the psychological system of decision-making and variable professionalism of the individual.The theoretical analysis shows the manifestations of tolerance and tolerance for uncertainty in various conditions of professional self-realization (choice, decision-making, professional activity), and substantiates the resource function of an individual's tolerance for uncertainty regarding the space of professional self-realization.The results of diagnosing these characteristics are presented using such widely used psychodiagnostic methods as scales of tolerance Наукові перспективи № 2(44) 2024 1264 and intolerance for uncertainty, propensity to risk-taking, volitional personality traits, and multidimensional scales of decisiveness.Using correlation analysis, statistically significant connections were established between qualitative indicators of tolerance, tolerance and intolerance for uncertainty with professionally important personality traits of a professional.The identified statistical relationships showed that personal tolerance is one of the leading factors in the self-realization of a professional.Personalities that differ in indicators of tolerance and tolerance for uncertainty have certain manifestations in situations of choice, in decision-making, and in activity.Particular attention is paid to the qualitative characteristics of tolerance and tolerance for uncertainty, which reveal precisely the psychological content of these complex phenomena.Qualitative analysis using the profile method made it possible to study the psychological characteristics of a professional's decisiveness among individuals who differ in their level of tolerance.