RESEARCH OF PSYCHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF STUDENTS WITH DIFFERENT DEGREES OF INTERNET ADDICTION
This article reveals the specifics of the relationship between the level of psychological states (aggression, anxiety) of students and the level of propensity to Internet addiction; the level of propensity for Internet addiction and the level of severity of psychological defenses (suppression, compensation, intellectualization); the level of propensity for Internet addiction and the level of stress resistance among students. In the course of empirical research, we applied the following methods: Diagnosis of tendency to 13 types of addictions (G.V. Lozovaya), Test for Internet addiction by Kimberly Young, Self-assessment of mental states (G.Yu. Eysenck), Diagnostics of typologies of psychological defense (R. Plutchik, adapted by L.I. Wasserman, O.F. Eryshev, E.B. Klubovoy, and others). As a result of the study, it was statistically confirmed that 1) there is a relationship between the level of psychological states (aggression, anxiety) of students and the level of propensity to Internet addiction. 2) The level of propensity for Internet addiction can affect the level of severity of psychological defenses (suppression, compensation, intellectualization). 3) There is a relationship between the level of propensity for Internet addiction and the level of stress resistance. The results obtained can be used by clinical and practicing psychologists, as well as teachers in the process of working with young people, in various educational institutions. The material presented in the publication can be a good help for parents in raising the younger generation.