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Abstract: Introduction. The scientific novelty of the research lies in the description of the phenomenology of small groups, which is understood as a description of the main phenomena that arise in the field of relationships and are characteristic of small groups, the psychological characteristics of the success motivation development, as well as a comparative analysis of the results of a survey on the motivation development among Russian and Chinese students. Methods. The survey was conducted using a methodology designed to assess the motivation for success among students in small groups. The adapted questionnaire consists of questions from A. V. Sidorenkov’s methodology for socio-psychological research of small groups and of questions from foreign authors’ questionnaires devoted to the research of social loafing in a small group. The respondents were Chinese and Russian students, which made it possible to carry out a comparative analysis. The aim of the study was to obtain two arrays of experimental data on the studied indicators, on the basis of which an analysis of the differences between them was carried out. Statistical analysis of the data included the calculation of average values of indicators, as well as statistical significance of the differences assessment is identified. Results. A comprehensive experimental and diagnostic study was carried out on the motivational process development of students when working in small groups in the process of teaching music. The results of the study revealed socio-psychological contradictions, but it was also proved that all three groups of respondents have positive relationships within the group and equally need social support. The second part of the empirical research assessed the level of social loafing in group participation in music classes and showed a relatively low level of social loafing in small groups among Chinese students, and a higher one among Russian students. Discussion. As a result of the research, a comparative analysis of the psychological diagnosis of students' motivation development for success while working in small groups in the process of teaching music at the Shenzhen College of International Education (China), Rostov State Conservatory named after. S. V. Rachmaninov and Taganrog College of Music (Russia).
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