Teenagers' Interest in Watching Television Series as a Psychological and Pedagogical Problem
This article discusses the interest of adolescents in watching television series as a psychological and pedagogical problem, as students are beginning to devote more time to watching fictional stories, avoiding social adaptation in real society. The results of a survey of 311 students in grades 8-9 of schools in Krasnoyarsk (142 boys and 169 girls) aged 14-16 years are presented. In conclusion, the influence of television series on the upbringing and development of adolescents through identification mechanisms is discussed. It is noted that the nature of the influence is ambiguous, and the perception of the promises laid in the plot of the series depends on the previous education, the level of critical thinking and individual features of thinking.