MODERN CHALLENGES IN THE FORMATION OF AUTOAGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR IN ADOLESCENTS UNDER CONDITIONS OF DIGITALIZATION AND MARTIAL LAW

Abstract

The article analyses specific challenges in the formation of autoaggressive behaviour in adolescents under conditions of digitalisation and martial law in Ukraine. The aim of the study is to theoretically analyse the modern challenges of forming autoaggressive behaviour in adolescents, to systematise new forms of autoaggressive manifestations and the socio-psychological factors of their development, and to substantiate directions of preventive work with regard to the specifics of crisis conditions. Research methods. Theoretical methods were applied: analysis and synthesis of scholarly sources, comparison of Ukrainian and international research, generalisation and systematisation of socio-psychological factors, and typologisation of new forms of autoaggression. Results. The phenomenon of digital autoaggression is examined as a new form of self-injurious behaviour manifested through creating fake accounts to send offensive messages to oneself, participation in “death groups” and other forms of virtual self-harm. The psychological mechanisms of spreading autoaggressive tendencies through social networks are investigated, including social imitation, romanticisation of self-harm and the formation of online subcultures. Five groups of socio-psychological factors are analysed – microsocial, institutional, group, informational-media and macrosocial – together with their transformation under martial law. The formation of new forms of autoaggression is established: digital as self-directed cyberbullying, trauma-induced, hybrid and virtually-mediated. Conclusions. Conceptual foundations of preventive work are substantiated, including a systematic approach, preventive orientation, media literacy, a trauma-informed approach and network interaction. Perspective research directions are determined regarding the empirical verification of the identified patterns and the development of diagnostic tools for detecting new forms of autoaggression.