scholarly journals Influence of Social Networks on the Transformation of Youth Values in Social Isolation

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 89-103
Author(s):  
Nina Myropoltseva ◽  
Olga Amplieieva

The decline in live social contact during the Covid-19 pandemic is driving an increase in the demand for social media communication. This study is an in-depth continuation of an earlier study on the topic of self-esteem and value orientations of youth. A survey was conducted and helped to determine the values ​​of life that are broadcast on social media profiles and are actively welcomed by students in Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, Tik Tok: independence, high aspirations, health and beauty, material values. The high level of activity of the respondents in social networks was investigated and the medium level of Internet addiction was determined. The respondents revealed the level of conformity and individual-typological personality traits. The students are characterized by a high level of anxiety and tension. The conformity level helps to identify the individuals who are most vulnerable to the effects of social media. The terminal and instrumental values ​​of students are investigated: health and beauty, material values, entertainment, family life, self-confidence, love, freedom, rationalism, Irreconcilability to shortcomings, independence, self-control and high claims. Correlation links were found in the indicators of conformism / nonconformism / Internet addiction and value orientations of the individual. Work in groups was carried out with the aim of abandoning a set of social masks, selected taking into account the expectations of others. The work is based on the metaphor of diminution from Slavic myths and fairy tales.

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolin Siepmann ◽  
Lisa Carola Holthoff ◽  
Pascal Kowalczuk

Purpose As luxury goods are losing their importance for demonstrating status, wealth or power to others, individuals are searching for alternative status symbols. Recently, individuals have increasingly used conspicuous consumption and displays of experiences on social media to obtain affirmation. This study aims to analyze the effects of luxury and nonluxury experiences, as well as traditional luxury goods on status- and nonstatus-related dimensions. Design/methodology/approach After presenting the theoretical foundation, the authors conduct a study with 599 participants to compare status perceptions elicited by the conspicuous consumption of luxury goods, luxury experiences and nonluxury experiences. The authors investigate whether experiences that are visibly consumed on Instagram are replacing traditional luxury goods as the most important status symbols. Furthermore, the authors examine the effects of the content shown on nonstatus-related dimensions and analyze whether status perceptions differ between female and male social media communicators. Finally, the authors analyze how personal characteristics (self-esteem, self-actualization and materialism) influence the status perceptions of others on social media. Findings The results show that luxury goods are still the most important means of displaying status. However, especially for women, luxury experiences are also associated with a high level of social status. Thus, the results imply important gender differences in the perceptions of status- and nonstatus-related dimensions. Furthermore, the findings indicate that, in particular, the individual characteristics of self-actualization and materialism affect status perceptions depending on the posted content. Originality/value While the research has already considered some alternative forms of conspicuous consumption, little attention has been given to experiences as status symbols. However, with their growing importance as substitutes for luxury goods and the rise of social media, the desire to conspicuously consume experiences is increasing. The authors address this gap in the literature by focusing on the conspicuous display of luxury and nonluxury experiences on social media.


Author(s):  
Amanda Cox ◽  
Yeslam Al-Saggaf ◽  
Kate McLean

Social networking users are presented with a plethora of profile and privacy settings; most of which are left defaulted. As a result, there is little understanding of the fields that make up the user profile, the privacy settings available to safeguard the user, and the ramifications of not changing the same. Concerns relating to the unprecedented quantities of Personally Identifiable Information being stored need to be addressed. By employing a risk matrix to a social media profile, a user could be alerted to the potential dangers of the information being contained within the profile. By adapting this tool, the risks to the individual user of a social media profile will be minimised.


Author(s):  
Lesya T. Muzychko

Fairytale therapy is one of the effective methods of working with preschool children who are experiencing various emotional and behavioral difficulties. The essence of this method is to create a special fabulous atmosphere that makes the child’s dreams come true, allows the child to fight their fears and complexes. Fairytale therapy well overcomes the high level of anxiety in children, various fears, aggression, adapts to different children’s groups. Fairytale therapy can be used to deal with aggressive children, insecure, shy, susceptible to deception, as well as in cases of all kinds of psychosomatic illnesses. The process of fairytale therapy allows the child to understand and analyze their problems, to see ways to solve them. The basic principle of fairytale therapy is the holistic development of the individual, the care of the soul, the healing of the fairy tale. According to the results of theoretical and empirical study of fairytale therapy as an element of corrective influence on the formation of psychological health of preschool children, it is determined that the use of fairy tales in daily lessons with them gives an effective result in overcoming children’s anxiety, fears and complexes, stabilizes their emotional state, overcomes excessive aggressiveness in interaction with peers. The main task of fairy tales: to offer alternative behaviors, other exits from problematic situations through fairy-tale events and fairy-tale characters. At the same time performing various functions – diagnostic, prognostic, educational, corrective. At the choice of objects or audience, fairy tales can be individual and group, author and folk. We can choose them arbitrarily for the purpose of direct psychological and pedagogical influence on the problem, depending on the set goals. By freeing children from gaming addiction, the fairy-tale atmosphere allows toddlers to work out certain behavioral and role-playing stories, shaping adaptive and sparing, constructive and creative approaches to addressing urgent children’s problems. Listening, illustrating, playing fairy tales, supplementing and ending a fairy tale allows you to form adequate self-esteem and criticality today, and most importantly – independence and autonomy in the future. However, the results also gave us the opportunity to analyze that the immediate results of the lessons provided do not always give a lasting effect, and often children need reminders, re-discussing, playing the same fairy tale with the use of other activities, consolidating the acquired knowledge and skills in the form of play. Fairy tale as a cultural-philosophical and psychological-educational phenomenon significantly influences the mental health of the younger generation.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 941-954
Author(s):  
Mykola Korolchuk

The structure of competitiveness of managers in international trading companies includes motivational, adaptive mobility, emotional-volitional, communicative, and individual-psychological factors. Variables of each factor characterize leadership traits and determine the competitiveness of the individual. We proved that the leadership characteristics determining competitiveness on the motivational factor are manifested in the superiority of direct motives; according to the emotional and volitional factor – a high level of volitional self-control and perseverance; according to individual-psychological characteristics – a level of emotional balance, communicativeness and a low level of depression and neurotic spontaneity.


2017 ◽  
pp. 121-157
Author(s):  
Carmen Moreno-Gavara ◽  
Ana Jiménez-Zarco

The purpose of this chapter is to analyse luxury fashion brands' interactions with consumers, especially on social media. In this sense, we firstly propose a hypothesis relative to how luxury fashion brands can use celebrities (in general, and particularly music and TV idols) and social media to influence on young consumer behaviour. Lately, we try to response this question through a case study based on one of the most South Korean luxury fashion brands. Using members of social media has been a constant in brand strategy. Especially when targeting the young audience. They big consumers and fans of music and audio-visual entertainment products, show a high level of loyalty. This leads them to copy the behaviour and consumption of the same products and brands of their idols. They are big users of social media and the Internet, where they express their feelings, experiences and opinions about their music idols as well as the brands and products they use. This being the case, technology offers empowerment to young people. This allows them not only access to more information but allows the possibility to create their own new content. Thus both roles are important regarding branding. We can use the example of how Korean luxury fashion brands and how they use young music idols to establish a strong emotional relationship with their consumers. They do this by increasing their participation and involvement with their brands in social networks.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalia Bondarenko ◽  
Yevhen Rozdymakha ◽  
Lyudmila Oderiy ◽  
Anatoly Rozdymakha ◽  
Dilyana Arsova

Problems of morality have not lost significance in all times of human existence, but contained different accents in social manifestations. Modern anthropocentric tendencies of social life have also changed value orientations, because material values, human self-presentation in society, the desire for recognition as a manifestation of self-worth, somewhat level the spiritual, moral and ethical, cultural values. Therefore, consideration of the tasks of educating the moral culture of in a multicultural space is significant, especially today. The education of the moral culture of student youth in the spirit of universal ideals begins in early childhood, which is an important stage in human development. After all, at this time the necessary skills begin to form, such as: thinking, conscious perception of the world around and one’s own place in it, communication with other people. The task of moral culture of student youth in a multicultural space is to build a process of transformation of socially significant norms, principles governing relationships, universal moral values into individual qualities and the formation on this basis of children’s views and beliefs. The main attention is paid to emphasizing the importance of educating the moral culture of youth at the university in a multicultural space. The paper analyzes the scientific literature on the need for the process of educating the moral culture of youth at the university in a multicultural space. Methodical recommendations on successful education of moral culture of youth at the university in multicultural space are offered. It is concluded that the education of moral culture of student youth in a multicultural space is an organic part of the inner world of man and the world around him. This process determines the ethical, aesthetic, ideological values and norms, traditions, habits of the individual. It is manifested in lifestyle, behavior, thinking, attitude to work, the environment. Education of moral culture of student youth in the conditions of multicultural space in education is called to prevent formation of the one-dimensional person.


2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (22) ◽  
pp. 179-194
Author(s):  
Melikhova Yuliia

The article proves that in the academic folk-instrumental art of Ukraine the personality of Lubov Mandziuk is significant. This is evidenced by her active concert and performance activities, a high level of teaching skills in the training of future bandura specialists, the identity of scholarly intelligence, organizational talents and the promotion of bandura performance in the world. It is understood that in the modern conditions of development of Ukrainian culture in general and musical art in particular, the versatility of Lubov Mandziuk’s personality is revealed in various manifestations. And it’s not just talents, skills, abilities, beliefs, value orientations, a kind of architectonics of musical thinking, a culture of feelings, diligence, will etc. It is emphasized that, first of all, the existence of Lubov Mandziuk’s personality in creativity is determined by the fact that she is self-fulfilling, because the existential release of creative energy and its direction to the development of the essence of spiritual potential depends on the level of actualization of personal self-realization. Not everyone succeeds, because it requires a lot of effort. A special reason for the author’s thoughts is the comprehension of the intentional space of the creative life of Lubov Mandziuk, which is manifested not only through the demonstration of her own virtuoso performance and artistic abilities, teaching creativity and wisdom, scientific originality, etc., but also through entelechical (movement that embodies the goal in itself) orientation on universal values in life. It is postulated that the personal attitude to one’s existence in the work of Lubov Mandziuk is perceived as the realization of a vocation that has an imperative and evaluative character, is formed on stable moral, psychological and social values, and hence the ability to deal with their own shortcomings, not hide them, uphold beliefs, constantly educate themselves and teach others. The purpose and task of the article is to identify and comprehend the features of the phenomenon of being in the work of personality Lubov Mandziuk. Analyze aspects of her creative self-realization as the realization of spiritual potential. The methodology is based on a set of research approaches to the study of the proposed issues. The basis is a comprehensive approach that combines the principles of systematic, determinism, functional-structural and activity-value methods of analysis. Conclusions The multifaceted figure of Lubov Mandziuk – a musicianvirtuoso, an experienced teacher, researcher certainly deserves special attention of scholars. After all, her creative existence is a transcended movement from a certain self-overcoming, constant self-development to self-realization as the achievement of the fullness of personal life. It (being) is interesting for the multilevel stereoscopicity of the life and professional position of the individual, which involves the mobilization of spiritual potential, all intellectual, psychological, physical resources, which ultimately form the life credo of Lubov Mandziuk. Of course, this is the achievement of a person who perceives his existence as a unique phenomenon and makes significant efforts to master the complex art of “being” in art. Thus, such individuals with a high level of professionalism, an impressive range of worldviews and original strategies for solving professional problems can help overcome the spiritual crisis of modern society, which requires the formation and upholding of spiritual values aimed at national cultural and historical creation.


Author(s):  
P.N. Ermakov ◽  
E.E. Belousova

During adolescence, at the stage of formation of personal structures, young people spend a significant part of their time on the Internet, especially in social networks. It is there that communication is realized, interest groups are formed, values are broadcast and undergo changes. Thus, the question of ways to protect against heterogeneous content on the web with the support of the individual on his own meanings becomes relevant. A study of psychological defense mechanisms was conducted in 85 boys and girls aged 18-24 years (30.6 % women, Me=22.5; 69.4 % men, Me=21.5) - users of social networks with different levels of meaningfulness of life. The Plutchik-Kellerman-Conte test questionnaire was used to diagnose the mechanisms of psychological defense, the test of life orientations by D.A. Leontiev was used as well. According to the results of the application of the Pearson χCriterion, it was found that with an increase in the level of meaningfulness of life, the arsenal of psychological defense mechanisms of the individual increases and their severity noticeably increases. Respondents with a high level of meaningfulness are dominated by Rationalization, Hypercompensation, Projection; with an average level of meaningfulness - Displacement, Regression, Compensation; with a low level of meaningfulness - Regression, Denial, Rationalization. Using the Spearman correlation analysis, it was revealed that with an increase in the meaningfulness of life, the actualization of psychological defenses "Substitution" (transfer of reaction from one object to another) and "Regression" (return to earlier behaviors) decreases, the overall intensity of defenses decreases.


Author(s):  
Е.А. Михеев ◽  
Т.А. Нестик

В статье рассматривается проблема психологических механизмов, влияющих на распространение «фейковых» новостей и дезинформирование в цифровой среде в период пандемии COVID-19. На основании результатов отечественных и зарубежных исследований анализируются манипулятивные технологии, связанные с использованием дезинформационных стратегий. Обращается внимание на эффекты рамки и гемофильности, методы дискредитации, создание конспирологических теорий, троллинг, поляризацию интернет-сообществ, подражание, а также повышение эмоциональности сообщений. Обсуждаются личностные характеристики пользователей, связанные со склонностью к распространению ложной информации в социальных сетях, в том числе фейковых данных конспирологической и политической направленности. Приводятся результаты эмпирического исследования (N=287), в котором выявлена связь отношения личности к дезинформации о COVID-19 в социальных сетях с просоциальными установками, самоэффективностью и уровнем социального доверия. Показано, что уровень стресса и фаталистические установки в отношении исхода пандемии снижают способность пользователей социальных сетей распознавать ложные сообщения о COVID-19. Установлено, что игнорирование дезинформации в социальных сетях как социальной проблемы связано с низкими социальным доверием и выраженностью тревоги по поводу пандемии и ее последствий. Предпосылками готовности личности к действиям для защиты себя и общества от дезинформации являются доверие к другим социальным группам, а также интерес к новостям о пандемии и готовность оказывать помощь заболевшим. Признание необходимости государственных мер по защите общества от дезинформации, а также готовность к отказу от свободы общения в социальных сетях связаны не только с просоциальными установками, но и с конспирологической ориентацией личности и низким доверием к людям. Misinformation in the digital environment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on the results of domestic and foreign studies, manipulative technologies associated with the use of disinformation strategies are analyzed. Attention is drawn to the effects of the frame and hemophilicity, methods of discrediting, creating conspiracy theories, trolling, polarizing Internet communities, imitation, as well as increasing the emotionality of messages. The personal characteristics of users associated with the propensity to spread false information in social networks, including fake information of a conspiracy and political orientation, are indicated. The results of an empirical study of predictors of the individual's attitude to misinformation about COVID-19 (N=287) are presented. The relationship of the individual's attitude to disinformation in social networks with prosocial attitudes, self-efficacy and the level of social trust is revealed. Stress levels and fatalistic attitudes about the outcome of the pandemic have been shown to reduce the ability of social media users to recognize false reports about COVID-19. It was found that ignoring disinformation in social networks as a social problem is associated with low social trust and the severity of anxiety about the pandemic and its consequences. Trust in other social groups, as well as an interest in news about the pandemic and a willingness to help the sick, are prerequisites for the individual's readiness to act for protection themselves and society from misinformation. The recognition of the need for state measures to protect society from disinformation, as well as the willingness to abandon the freedom of communication in social networks, are associated not only with prosocial attitudes, but also with the conspiracy orientation of the individual and low trust in people.


2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 290-304
Author(s):  
Dorothea Lidyaprima Bheo ◽  
M. Dinah Charlota Lerik ◽  
R. Pasifikus Christa Wijaya

Social media addiction can be seen as a form of internet addiction, in which individuals show an urge to use social media excessively. A person's inability to control himself to connect to the internet is the cause of internet addiction. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between self-control and social media addiction in students of SMA Negeri 3 Kota Kupang. The sampling technique used convenience sampling with a total sample size of 117 subjects. The analysis in this study used non-parametric correlation analysis Spearman Rank. The results of hypothesis testing using the Spearman correlation technique obtained a correlation coefficient of -0.387 with a significance level of 0.000 (P> 0.05). This means that there is a significant negative relationship between self-control and social media addiction in SMA Negeri 3 Kota Kupang. This study concluded that the higher the social media addiction, the lower the self-control in SMA Negeri 3 Kota Kupang and vice versa.


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