EMOTIONAL CULTURE OF THE YOUNGER GENERATION IN THE CONTEXT OF DIGITALIZATION OF SOCIAL SPACE

Abstract

The paper provides a brief analysis of the phenomenon of emotional culture of modern children and adolescents through the prism of the processes of digital transformation of social reality, which determine the development of new paradigms of interpersonal interaction and value orientations of young people in the context of virtualization of communicative practices. Studying the emotional impact of the digitalization of social space on the younger generation is an important task, since it is not only an integral part of our lives, but also has great potential for shaping our beliefs, stereotypes and emotional reactions. In this context, there is a need to understand and reduce the negative impact of the digitalization of social space on the younger generation. A noticeable increase in the use of various innovative digital technologies in modern life has led to an increase in the number of psychological problems, in particular, anxiety, depression and other negative emotional states. This is due to the fact that the use of these technologies in the social space predetermines some transformations in the process of an individual’s perception of reality and can lead to changes in the emotional plane. Digital culture and, in general, transformation processes based on the integration of innovative technologies cause a number of rather contradictory emotional reactions, and this determines the relevance of this study.