Features of the image of the subjective future in modern students

The article presents an analysis of the main theoretical approaches to the definition of the concepts of anticipation, the image of the future, the subjective future, the temporal perspective of the individual, as well as the influence of the experience of a mental crisis on the image of the subjective future. The influence of the Covid-19 pandemic on the formation of a negative attitude to the subjective future among modern students is indicated. The author analyzes the data of an empirical study conducted on the basis of one of the Belarusian universities. It was found that a large number of young men and women are experiencing a mental crisis, an emotional vacuum, a third of the respondents revealed a negative attitude to the subjective future, a high level of hopelessness is associated with the peak trend of the course of the mental crisis. Experiencing a mental crisis is associated with a more negative outlook on loneliness, freedom, responsibility, meaninglessness of life, feelings of guilt, and fear of death in the future.