Abstract: This article examines the problem of the formation of professional identity of the first and second year students majoring in psychology in relation to creativity. The authors cover the problem of professional identity of the students and its correlation with various parameters of creativity. The subject of this research is the peculiarities of interconnection between the professional identity and the parameters of creativity in psychology students of the first and second year students majoring in psychology. The article presents the results of preparatory stage of research of the role of creativity in the formation of professional identity. The sampling involved 100 junior students of the psychological faculty of Novosibirsk State Technical University. At this stage of empirical research, the author determined the peculiarities of the statuses pf professional identity and the parameters of creativity among junior students majoring in psychology, as well as interdependence of these psychological phenomena. The obtained results indicate positive correlations between the indefinite status of professional identity and the parameters of verbal creativity; as well as negative correlations between the moratorium of professional identity and the parameters of imagery creativity.

Abstract: This article is dedicated to the analysis of interrelation between professional identity and creativity of the students of psychological disciplines at different stages of educational process. The subject of this research is the correlation of professional identity and creativity of the students of psychological disciplines. The goal consists in determination of the structure of interrelation between the statuses of professional identity and creativity parameter of the students at different stages of educational process. The conducted survey included 124 students of psychological disciplines from Novosibirsk State Technical University and Siberian State Transport University of 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th years of education. For data collection, the author used the following psychodiagnostic tools: E. P. Torrance’s test of nonverbal creativity; S. Mednick’s test for “Diagnostics of Verbal Creativity”; A. A. Azbel’s and A. G. Gretsov’s methodology for studying the statuses of professional identity; L. B. Schneider’s methodology for studying professional identity. The research demonstrates the presence of correlations between the parameters of verbal creativity (uniqueness) and vague status of professional identity parameters of imagery creativity (resistance to reservations) and formed status of professional identity; parameters of imagery creativity (development and resistance to reservations), and imposed status of professional identity. It was determined that the structures of interrelation between the statuses of professional activity and creativity parameters differ among the students of different years of education. The senior students show stronger correlations between the statuses of professional identity and creativity parameters.