TEACHING ACTIVITIES SELF-REGULATION BY MEANS OF ART THERAPY

The purpose of the article is to study the peculiarities of teaching activities self-regulation by means of art therapy. At the first stage of the study, future teachers (n=77) were suggested choose their own way of self-regulation among music, fine arts, as well as arts and crafts. The goal of the second stage was to determine the effectiveness of the influence on the psycho-emotional sphere of different ways of self-regulation. Therefore, the reaction of the respondents to their application was analyzed. Regression analysis was applied for processing the obtained results. The third stage involved determining the levels of pedagogical activity self-regulation by means of Academic Self-Regulation Questionnaire by R. M. Ryan and D. R. Connell. In order to study the relationship of self-regulation of pedagogical activity with motivation, Motivation for Success and Fear of Failure Inventory by A. Rean was used. The results of the study indicate that self-regulation is an integrative property of an individual, which combines intellectual, motivational, volitional, and emotional spheres. One of the psychological means of self-regulation is art therapy, which is a type of psychotherapy and psychological correction, based on art and creativity. According to the research outcomes, there is a positive relationship between the indicators of external regulation, internal motivation and the motivation to succeed. This indicates that the interest in teaching activity self-regulation is conditioned by the motivation to succeed.