Features of self-presentation of modern young people in social networks

Abstract

In the digital age of a transitive society, interaction between people is undergoing significant changes. Many researchers talk about the virtualization of modern society, in which visual communication comes to the fore. However, despite the prevalence of the above-mentioned processes, questions remain about strategies for presenting themselves to society using social networks, and how people position themselves when publicly presenting themselves in an online environment. As part of the empirical study, the object was 30 boys and 30 girls, representatives of modern youth who actively use social networks. The age of the subjects is from 14 to 17 years. We used four test methods: the "Who am I" Method of Kuhn and McPortland; the "Scale of self-presentation tactics" by S.J. Li in the adaptation of Pikuleva O.A.; "Scale of perfectionist self-presentation" By P. Hewitt in the adaptation of Zolotareva A.A.; "Test of self-confidence" by V.G. Romek. The theoretical and practical significance of the research lies in the development of ideas about the specifics of self-presentation of modern youth who actively use social networks. The results of the study can be used in the practice of family and individual counseling of parents and adolescents, as well as in teachers and psychologists of various educational institutions.

Study of the psychological characteristics of the personality of students with varying degrees of severity of Internet addiction

“…Within the framework of modern realities, it is debatable whether Internet addiction is an independent diagnosis or rather the product of other existing disorders, such as depression, anxiety, ADHD, or pattern control disorders [1,3,6,7,8,13,14,15,16,17]. A fairly large number of authors believe that Internet addiction is a behavioral addiction [15,17].…”

“…A number of studies on the treatment of Internet addiction can be noted, which are based on interventions and strategies used in the treatment of disorders associated with the use of psychoactive substances [1,3,6,7,8,13,14,15,16,17,19,20,22].…”

“…According to the latest relevant psychological research, the main reason for Internet addiction is compensation for low self-esteem of the user, and not a problem in communication, as it was previously believed, since this group of people does not consider the network a source of social support, as well as salvation from their loneliness [1,2,4,9,10,11].…”

“…The computer has become a fetish, that is, a part of this or that ritual, has replaced drugs, gambling, etc. A computer user prone to Internet addiction, when using it, is in an altered state of consciousness -a psychological trance [1,9,6,4].…”

The influence of the blogosphere on the features of students’ life strategies

“…The analysis of studies devoted to the semantic sphere of youth has shown insufficient knowledge of the meaning-life orientations of youth in the projection on the social sphere [4,5].…”