Ideas about the meaning of life among adolescents studying in general education organizations of different types

The specifics of personal development of modern teenagers are discussed, the results of the study of their ideas about the meaning of life and the depth of awareness of the meaning of life are presented. The results of the comparison of the characteristics of teenagers studying in a secondary comprehensive school and a gymnasium are presented. It is noted that among the significant meanings of life, teenagers highlight the sphere of interpersonal interaction, work and service to a cause (idea). Most respondents have an average depth of meaningfulness of life. A conclusion is made about the invariance of the formation of ideas about the meaning of life in teenagers studying in general educational organizations of different types.