Risk factors of deviant behavior of youth in contexts of everyday life: results of the research

Introduction: the article shows the prevalence of risk constituents in some everyday connotations - family, education, employment, leisure, personal and critical. Correlation dependence is considered between separate characteristics of life situation of youth and their deviant activity. Materials and Methods: the method of online youth survey was used to obtain empirical data. Results: links between deviant behavior and family situation, examples of deviant behavior in inner circle, unfavourable living conditions, deviant/criminal activity in microdistrict, air pollution of home area, uncertainty in the implementation of their life plans, absence of guilt and shame for possible deviation, victimization have been developed. Discussion and Conclusions: the study from on the one hand has confirmed risk factors of deviant behavior, from the other hand figured out new risk factors unstudied by Russian researchers. This gives opportunities for new research establishing a goal of forecasting of deviantological situation within the specified territory. The use of the contextual approach in studies provides an opportunity to expand and systematize risk factors depending on the spheres of life activity, to analyze the totality of the components of everyday life as life situations that can serve as a backdrop for normal social activity of individuals.