INVESTIGATION OF PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF STUDENTS, ACTIVE USED BY SOCIAL NETWORKS

• Main Authors: Tatyana Aleksandrovna Belova, Marina Aleksandrovna Kechina
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Science and Innovation Center Publishing House 2018-07-01
• Series: Sovremennye Issledovaniâ Socialʹnyh Problem
• Subjects: психологические характеристики; студенты; социальные сети
• Online Access: http://journal-s.org/index.php/sisp/article/view/10965

Subject of research. Psychological characteristics of students actively using social networks. Topic. Research of psychological characteristics of students actively using social networks. Summary. The article presents an experimental study of the personal characteristics of students who often use social networks, also reveals the specifics of the formation of young people’s dependence on social networks. The developed psychological and pedagogical recommendations for students in order to prevent Internet addiction are presented. Purpose. The article is devoted to the topic of non-chemical dependencies relevant in the conditions of modern social reality. The subject of the analysis are the personal characteristics of students actively using social networks. The author aims to reveal the features of the personality of students prone to dependence on networks, to develop psychological and pedagogical recommendations to reduce the risk of addiction. Methodology. Analysis of psychological and pedagogical sources on the problem of research, comparative analysis of identifying personal risk factors that increase the predisposition to the emergence of dependence on social networks. Results. The data obtained show that the majority of students have high and average activity of personality in virtual communication. The authors argue that more often virtual communication is prone to students, characterized by self-doubt, having difficulties in communication and self-disclosure. On the basis of the study the authors developed psychological and pedagogical recommendations for the prevention of “risk” factors of dependence on social networks. Practical implications. The results of this work can be in demand in higher education institutions, in social and educational work with students of the University. Conclusions. The Empirical study showed that the majority of students participating in the experiment, revealed a high and average activity of the individual in virtual communication. More often, virtual communication tend to students with such personality traits as self-doubt, difficulties in communication and self-disclosure.