Perception of Success in Adolescents

This article shows a relationship between the specific features of teenager perception of success and the experience of the meaningfulness of their life. As a result of the analysis of the data we were able to identify three different types of the teen perception of success: as «social recognition and achievement“, as «self-development and self-actualization” and diffused awareness. We were able to uncover a relationship between teen perception of success and teen expectations of how it is possible to planning their future, manage and control their lives. Gender differences in the understanding of success were also identified.