The use of social networks in realization of communicative function of commonunication

The article is devoted to the exposure of features of the use of social networks by a rising generation in realization of communicative function of communication. It is shown that virtual communication is a tendency of modern time. A large number of modern teenagers have predisposition of formation of Internet addiction. And when forming such addiction psychological features of the Internet user are primary. In the virtual worlds illusions of completion of a lack of communication and intimacy with significant people are created, the dissatisfaction with the abilities is subjectively compensated. By means of the computer young people try to achieve the objectives which demand participation significant for them persons (parents, teachers, contemporaries), try to replace absence of pleasure, a dissatisfaction from life. As a result a suffering personality places considerable part of the relations and ways of receiving pleasure in virtual reality and aggravates the failures in the outside world. The authors notes the high level of Internet addiction is among teenagers and young men today that is expressed in expectation of addictive realization, everyday visit of the global Internet, exceed of the planned time of staying in the Internet, neglecting one’s personal occupations because of staying in the Internet, frequent complaints of people around of long one’s staying in it. Timely identification of Internet addicted young people will allow to prevent changes of psychological characteristics of their personality and undertake prevention and psycho-correction work.