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8utilized to study children's perception. Our study relies on Leontiev's activity theory framework regarding the active role of the mental image in the regulation of actions, and on the "mental image - action -more developed mental image" scheme, according to which task execution is modulated by the mental image of the context (Smirnov S.D., 1994). 18 children (9 boys, 9 girls) from 3.58 to 4.58 years old (Mage = 4,16 years, SD = 0,38) participated. They executed the virtual task "place a cube on a shelf" using a touchscreen. The linear coordinates of the cube's center of gravity were recorded every 0.01 seconds. Each participant completed three trials: the first two trials served as a basis for the formation of a mental image of the moving object, expected to regulate the execution of the task during the third trial. Additionally, we assessed the children's perception of a virtual cube's weight with a nonverbal weight task (Kloos H., Amazeen E.L., 2002). The virtual cube's weight was identified as "light" by 14 participants, and as "heavy" by 4 participants. Cube kinematic characteristics from the third trial were compared between the "light" and the "heavy" groups. Median value of the initial acceleration was 205.9 mm/s2 and 22.7 mm/s2 in the "heavy" and "light" group, respectively. Acceleration peaked at 0.15 s and 0.25 s in the "heavy" and "light" group, respectively. The collected data has significant inter-individual variability. To validate the attribution of the results to the difference in anticipation of participants of the virtual object's "weight", the control of an additional variable "maturation of motor control" is necessary.
Keywords: virtual object, touchscreen, mental image, kinematic characteristics
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VIRTUAL REALITY AS A SUBJECT OF COUNSELING FOR FAMILIES WITH TEENAGERS
Nadezhda Melnikova
Associate Professor Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education "M. K.
Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University", Yakutsk, Russia; e-mail: shpresamel@yandex.ru
Abstract: Relevance. The rapid spread of modern information technologies and the transition to distance learning during the COVID 19 pandemic has led to an increase in parents' anxiety about adolescents' low communication skills in real life. At the same time, parents fail to see the positive aspects of the virtual world. Accordingly, virtual reality has become an object of conflict and subject of family counseling. The purpose of this study is to highlight the strategy of the counselor when dealing with families with adolescents. Research methods and sample. Case-study analysis of 14 families with adolescents 14 -16 years old during the pandemic (2020-2022), a survey of parents of adolescents (43 people in total). Main results. Adolescents were characterized as introverts, sensitive, quick to get tired, experience difficulties in communicating with peers, and intellectually developed. For this category of teenagers, the transition to distance learning was a positive that allowed them to study at their own pace and improve academic performance, which was also noted by parents. This circumstance was used by the counselor as a starting point for changing the attitude of parents to the internet. The content of the consultation also included relationships, behavior in conflict situations, attitudes towards success and failure. Interest in computer games and virtual life is most often unexpected for teenagers. It helps to establish contact with a psychologist, opens a new world for parents, and promotes an open discussion of the dangers of the internet. Conclusion. Accordingly, the task of the counselor was to expand the parents' understanding of the possibilities of modern technology, reduce their anxiety and, ultimately, promote acceptance of their children. It is this position that contributes to the differentiation between virtual and real life by adolescents, the growth of their self-control.
Keywords: family counseling, adolescents, attitude to the Internet, virtual world
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