Subjective control of persons with various orientation of personal activity during standard crisis of growing-up

The activity is one of the basic characteristics of a personality. An orientation of personal activity, being formed throughout the long period of mental ontogenesis, gains steady definiteness at the stage of transition to the adulthood, which is extended significantly under the influence of the modern society dynamics that ambiguously affects personal development during this period. In this regard it is important to understand which personal characteristics exert impact on the orientation of personal activity. The article presents the research results of the correlation of the locus of control as one of such characteristics with various types of personal activity orientation.