EMPIRICAL STUDY OF THE MAIN FEATURES OF PERSONS WITH OBSESSIVE BEHAVIOR: CORRELATION ANALYSIS

Introduction. The article is devoted to the coverage of one of the current methodological problems in modern psychology, which is insufficiently developed in practical terms, namely the study of the tendency to accumulation in adults. The essence of the concept of Messi syndrome is revealed, the characteristic features of persons with pathological accumulation are determined. Psychodiagnostic tools are substantiated and their characteristics are briefly presented. The results of an empirical study of the system of manifestation of the main features associated with pathological accumulation in adults are analyzed. Purpose. The purpose of the article is an empirical study of the psychological features of the manifestation of pathological accumulation in adults and the analysis of the severity of personal qualities associated with Messi syndrome. Methods. In order to study the characteristics of people with obsessive behavior we used the following psychodiagnostic techniques: "R. Cattell’s 16-factor personality questionnaire" (form C) and B. Dodonov’s questionnaire "Determination of general emotional orientation". Results. With the help of correlation analysis we were able to trace the existing positive and negative relationships between personal qualities and acquisition emotions. It has been proven that personal qualities and acquisition emotions are related by directly proportional and inversely proportional correlations. Conclusion. The results of the empirical study show us the complexity of the phenomenon of pathological accumulation in determining the development of personal qualities and emotional emotions in adults and provides an opportunity to use the identified features in the prevention and correction of relevant conditions.