Psychological aspects of spiritual and moral issues in the works of K. Zharykbaev

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of the psychological aspects of scientific ideas concerning spiritual and moral values presented in the works of the prominent Kazakhstani scholar—psychologist, educator, professor, and academician K. B. Zharykbaev. The main directions of the scholar’s research are examined within the frameworks of ethnopsychology, the history of Kazakh psychology, personality psychology, and family psychology, as well as developmental psychology. Special emphasis is placed on K.B. Zharykbaev’s contribution to the development of the national psychological school and his role in integrating Kazakhstani psychology into the global scientific community.

The article evaluates the scientific legacy of K. B. Zharykbaev as assessed by Kazakhstani and international scholars, who highly appreciate his contribution and significance in the development of psychological science in a global context. An analysis of the works of domestic and foreign researchers demonstrates that the scientific heritage of Professor K.B. Zharykbaev has gained wide recognition within the international psychological community.

The scholar’s research has made a substantial contribution not only to the development of Kazakh psychology but also to global science, particularly to the scientific justification of spiritual and moral values in the fields of ethnopsychology and cross-cultural studies. In the course of the study, based on the scholar’s works and using the content analysis method, the psychological aspects of spiritual and moral issues were systematized. The obtained results allow us to conclude that the scholar’s works contribute to the systematization and preservation of the rich heritage of Kazakh thinkers in the field of the history of Kazakh psychology.