Value-sense picture of the world of teenagers prone to internet-dependent behavior

Statement of the problem. The article provides an overview of theoretical concepts and studies on the value- semantic sphere of adolescents prone to Internet-dependent behavior. A contradiction is noted between the continuous increase in the number of adolescents using the Internet and the insufficient number of psychological and pedagogical studies on the formation of addictions in adolescents that take into account the value-semantic self-determination at this age. The purpose of the article is to identify the features of the value-semantic picture of the world among adolescents having signs of Internet-dependent behavior. The research methodology consists of concepts of values (M. Rokich, D.A. Leontyev, S. Schwartz, M.S. Yanitsky, etc.); a systematic approach (S.F. Anisimov, L.I. Antsiferova, V.P. Zinchenko, M.S. Yanitsky); the principle of mediating the world perception and life of a person by a subjective picture of the world (V.F. Petrenko, A.G. Shmelev, etc.); studies of psychological risk factors for Internet addiction by international and Russian authors (Caplan SE, Chen S.-H., Griffiths M., Grohol J., Young KS, Shapira NA, Voiskunsky A.E., Egorov A.Yu., Litvinenko O.V., Loskutova V.A. et al.). The study involved 102 adolescents studying in educational institutions of the city of Krasnoyarsk, aged 14 to 15 years: 60 boys and 42 girls. The diagnostic package consists of 4 methods: the Chen Internet Interdependence Scale methodology (CIAS scale adapted by V.L. Malygin and K.A. Feklisov, the World View methodology by E.S. Romanova, the questionnaire of values Sh. Schwartz, the questionnaire “Meaningful crisis in adolescence” by V. S. Gorbunova). To compare the samples, the Mann - Whitney U-test was used as well as the correlation analysis based on the calculation of Spearman's correlation coefficient. Statistical indicators were calculated using the Statgraphics Plus 5.0 program. Research results. The study showed that adolescents with Internet-dependent behavior have a low meaningfulness of life, low significance of prosocial values, distortion and insufficient formation of the hierarchy of values. Value-semantic perception of the world is experiencing a serious deficit in the context of understanding the causes and meanings of behavior. There is a relationship between the Chen scale and the parameters of the value-semantic picture (withdrawal symptoms, time management, meaningfulness of the present, meaningfulness of the past, meaningfulness of the future, tolerance, immediate environment, hedonism, stimulation and independence). Conclusion. It is concluded that Internet addiction can be considered one of the factors affecting the valuesemantic sphere of a teenager. The development of the components of the value-semantic worldview, taking into account its structural organization in the process of psychological and pedagogical support, can contribute to the formation of a stable system of values and meanings.