RUDN Journal of Psychology and PedagogicsRUDN Journal of Psychology and Pedagogics2313-16832313-1705Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)8184Formation of Confidence and Sociability of Students in the First Three Years of Higher School TrainingAkimovaA RКафедра возрастной психологии и физиологии; Магнитогорский государственный университет; Magnitogorsk State Universityangel.a@inbox.ru <mailto:angel.a@inbox.ru>VolkM IКафедра социальной и дифференциальной психологии; Российский университет дружбы народов; Peoples' Friendship University of Russiavolkmarin@yandex.ruMagnitogorsk State UniversityPeoples' Friendship University of Russia150320113465008092016Copyright © 2016, Psychology and Pedagogics2016The article is devoted to the study of confidence and sociability of students at different stages of social and psychological adaptation to higher school. The comparative analysis is carried out, the specifics of correlation and factor structures of confidence and sociability with indicators of adaptation in the first, second and third year students are disclosed.confidencesociabilitysystem personal traitsocial and psychological adaptationthe firstsecond and third year studentsуверенностьобщительностьсистемное свойство личностисоциально-психологическая адаптациястуденты первых трех лет обучения в вузе