Social and Psychological Characteristics of the Worldview of Modern Youth

Abstract

The article analyzes the socio-psychological characteristics of the worldview of modern youth, its formation factors and diagnostic indicators. The worldview is interpreted as an integrative mental structure consisting of such components as the value system of a young person, social identity, civic position, attitude to the future, and self-awareness in the digital environment. The research methods used were the analysis of scientific literature and normative and strategic documents, conceptual modeling, design of questionnaires and monitoring tools, and expert assessment. As a result, a 5-component model for assessing the worldview of young people (cognitive, value-normative, social-identifying, emotional-evaluative, behavioral-attitudinal) and a set of practical indicators for them were proposed. Also, recommendations were developed for planning prevention and development work in educational institutions, taking into account individual psychological differences, family-community influence, and media-socialization features. The discussion argues that factors such as digitization, globalization, the speed of information flow, and social unrest are intensifying the processes of polarization (conflict of values) and hybridity (harmony of tradition and modernity) in the worldview of young people.