The attitude towards oneself in early youth individuals involved in the virtual space
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https://doi.org/10.33910/1992-6464-2025-215-93-104Keywords:
involvement in virtual space, Internet addiction, attitude towards oneself, virtual identity, interdependent self-concept, independent self-concept, social comparisons, self-attitudeAbstract
The article explores how involvement in the virtual space affects self-attitude among young people aged 16–19. A comparative analysis was conducted between the independent and border- line groups. The results indicate that self-attitude undergoes changes stemming from low-adaptive and partially critical attitudes towards the use of the Internet, social networks or online communities. Correlation analysis identified virtual identity and social comparison orientations as the areas of greatest impact of the Internet on personality.
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