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6PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ADOLESCENTS WITH DIFFERENT LEVELS OF INTERNET ADDICTION
Asya Berberyan
Professor, Department of Psychology, Russian-Armenian (Slavonic) University, Yerevan, Armenia; e-mail:
aspsy@inbox.ru
Abstract: At present, the internet has become a global cyberspace that has led to problems of Internet addiction. Internet addiction is a phenomenon of behavioral addiction and emotional dependence, the desire of the individual to compensate for real life needs in a virtual reality. The psychological defense mechanism plays the role of a regulator of intrapersonal balance. Some researchers do not recognize the addictive potential of the internet. The pubertal period is characterized by new transformations associated with that age. The relevance of the topic is due to the practical significance of adolescents' internet addiction in the Armenian reality. According to the general hypothesis, we assume that there is a relationship between personality traits, defense mechanisms, internet addiction and awareness of it in adolescents. The purpose of this research was to study the relationship between personality traits and internet addiction in adolescents. Research methods included questionnaire administration, statistical analysis, testing consisting of diagnosis of Internet addiction (K.S. Young), personality differential (V.M. Bekhtereva), diagnosis of psychological defense mechanisms (Plutchik - Kellerman - Conte), author's questionnaire.
We conducted an empirical study with 112 adolescents (60 boys and 62 girls). According to the results of the first method, it was revealed that boys were subject to a high level of dependence, while girls were more often attributed the average level of dependence. The results of the second method showed a high level of the evaluation factor in boys, strength - in girls, and an average level of activity in both groups. According to the results of the third method, in boys, the main defense mechanisms are projection, substitution, intellectualization, while girls use mechanisms based on the assimilation of social experience such as compensation, identification and substitution. Thus, the hypothesis of this study was partially confirmed.
Keywords: Internet addiction, adolescents, psychological defense mechanisms
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REGULATORY AND PERSONAL RESOURCES OF PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING AND OVERCOMING
SCHOOL FAILURE IN EARLY ADOLESCENCE
Irina Bondarenko
Leading researcher, Psychological Institute of the Russian Academy of Education, Moscow, Russia; email: pondi@inbox.ru
Abstract: Research is aimed at identifying predictors of academic performance and psychological well-being in group of pupils with chronic learning failure. The research identifies resources and limitations in achieving academic success and well-being. Conscious self-regulation, attitude to learning, academic performance and personality were considered as resources. Sample: 234 fifth grade pupils (age M 11 ± .28). We used "Scale of manifestations of psychological well-being of adolescents" (R. Masse, et al.), questionnaires: "Style of self-regulation of learning activities" (V. Morosanova), "Scales of academic motivation of schoolchildren" (T. Gordeeva), "Attitude to Learning" (A. Andreeva, A. Prikhozhan), "BFQ-C" (S. Malykh, et al.). The results demonstrated that a reciprocal relationship between academic achievements and psychological well-being determines high academic performance. The absence of this link leads to a decrease in both indicators. Insufficient development of self-regulation acts as an obstacle to academic success. School failure syndrome in early adolescence is revealed in 2 typological groups: 1) those with low levels of academic performance and average well-being and 2) those with the lowest academic performance and low well-being. School failure in the groups is determined by the inability to set their own learning goals (low level of regulatory process of planning), the inability to identify
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conditions that are significant for achieving goals (low modeling), decreased independence and regulatory flexibility. The development of conscious self-regulation of learning activities can be a resource for improving academic performance in fifth grade pupils with this syndrome.
Keywords: self-regulation, psychological well-being, motivation, personality DOI:
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA AND BODILY SELF ESTEEM AS SEXTING PRACTICES PREDICTORS AMONG 14 TO 18 YEARS OLD ADOLESCENTS IN BARRANQUILLA CITY
Gisell De La Rosa Gutierrez
Psychologist, Reformed University Corporation, Barranquilla, Colombia; e-mail:
giselldelarosa@hotmail.com
Claudia Reyes Cervantes Psychologist, University of the Coast CUC, Barranquilla, Colombia; e-mail: creyes3@cuc.edu.co
Abstract: The objective of this investigation was to evaluate the existing relationship between the use of social media and bodily self-esteem as predictors of the sexting practice among 14-18 years old adolescents living in Barranquilla city. An associative strategy and empirical-analytical based study with a transversal predictive design was implemented. The participants were 405 adolescents: 39.5% (n=160) were men and 60.5% (n=245) were women, with an average age of 16.1 years (sd=1.4). 3 instruments were applied: Bodily Self Esteem Scale- (BSES, Peris & Maganto, 2016), Internet and Social Media Adolescent-Addiction Risk Scale (ISM-ARS, Peris, Maganto & Garaigordobil, 2018) and Sexting Scale (Peris & Maganto, 2016). The results showed significant scores on the addiction-symptom variable which was higher among over 16 years old adolescents in comparison with the ones that were between 14 and 16 years old. The geek trait variable showed differences between sexes, significantly greater among women than men. Meanwhile, age and socioeconomic stratum showed no significant difference. On the other hand, the physical attraction variable showed a direct relationship with erotic sexting and the sexting global scale. Lastly, the social-use variable had greater predictive weight, alongside physical attraction, predicting sexting practices at 39%. In conclusion, the greater the use of social media and the greater the body satisfaction, the greater the tendency towards sexting practices; meaning that, adolescent who feels most satisfied with their body make greater use of social media to share photos not only with sexual or erotic content multimedia but also of an explicit sexual nature.
Keywords: adolescents, sexting, body self-esteem, social networks, affective relationships, body image, social use, body satisfaction
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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE USE OF DIGITAL DEVICES AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE
IMAGINATION OF A PRESCHOOLER
Nataliya Denisenkova
Professor, Moscow State University of Psychology & Education, Moscow, Russia; e-mail: nataliya-
denisenkova@yandex.ru
Pavel Taruntaev
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