SOCIO-PSYCHOLOGICAL PREDICTORS OF THE FORMATION OF THE IMAGE OF THE FUTURE AMONG REPRESENTATIVES OF GENERATION Z (BY THE MATERIAL OF THE STUDY OF TEENAGERS OF THE KUBAN)

The article is devoted to the problem of formingthe image of the future generation Z, identifying factors that influence the idea of the future of modern adolescents. The study was based on the idea of the image of the future as a sociopsychological attitude towards the future, including the cognitive, emotional, and behavioral aspects. The aim of the work is a theoretical substantiation and empirical study of sociopsychological predictors of ideas about the future of representatives of generation Z in conditions of uncertainty. As socio-psychological predictors of the idea of the future, the study examined the severity and characteristics of the respondents' patriotic identity, as well as the influence of social networks and instant messengers. Empirically, the influence of the severity of self-esteem of patriotic identity on the cognitive aspect of the image of the future (decrease in the assessment of sociopolitical risks and economic risks) and on the behavioral aspect (increased readiness to help others in difficult life situations and adolescents' readiness for political activity) was empirically revealed. A socio-psychological predictor of the future image of adolescents is the influence of social networks and instant messengers on the cognitive aspect (increases the assessment of collective and personal risks); emotional aspect (reduces optimism about the future); behavioral aspect (reduces readiness to help others in difficult life situations and increases readiness for political activity).