Study of Psychological Resilience of a Person in the Information and Digital Space

Introduction. In the context of modern society, where digital technologies are becoming an integral part of life, it is necessary to understand their impact on mental health, people’s behavior; assess the forms and content of risks of negative impact, ways to protect against it. Therefore, it is relevant to study the influence of information and digital space on the individualpsychological characteristics of Internet users that determine their psychological resilience. The aim is to explore psychological resilience of an Internet user’s personality to negative impact and implement the correction-developing program for formation of psychological resilience. Materials and Methods. Quantitative and qualitative methods were employed, including questionnaires and in-depth interviews. A sample consisted of 402 people. The following methods were applied: Index of immersion in the Internet-environment (by L. A. Regush et al.), Method of evaluation of changes in borders (MCB-TM-2) by E. I. Rasskazov, A. Sh. Tkhostov, Test of life-meaning orientations (LMO) by D. A. Leontiev, World Assumption Scale (WAS) in the adaptation of M. A. Padun and A. V. Kotelnikov, M. Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, as well as statistical methods of data processing. Results and Discussion. High correlations are established between indicators characterizing the involvement in information and digital space and the control locus of the concept «life», image «I», conviction about control; subjective well-being, self-respect, reflexivity, etc. The correction-developing program of psychological resilience development has been tested and proved to be effective. Conclusions. The study highlights the need to develop strategies for managing digital user behavior in order to minimize negative consequences and increase psychological resilience in the context of the information society.