Zhelezneakova Y. Feelings of loneliness as a factor of addictive behavior of adolescents.

In dissertation it is devoted to research of psychological and pedagogical problems loneliness as a factor in addictive behavior of adolescents.The scientific theses presents the theoretical foundation of the concepts of "loneliness", "subjective feelings of loneliness", "addictive behavior". Analyzes the nature and content of the subjective feelings of loneliness and addictive behavior in early adolescence. Adolescent loneliness is seen as a psychological phenomenon, which combines subjective need of the younger teenager in understanding others and its objective impossibility to satisfy this need without the help of others, whom he trusts.Highlighted the most common set of indicators that cause subjective feelings of loneliness in younger adolescents and cause craving for addictive behavior, namely: social helplessness; exclusion; a sense of belonging; communication barriers; lack of emotional intimacy; lack of shared values and interests.It was found that the appearance and manifestation of teenage loneliness depends on how the teenager perceives himself loneliness and how he uses it. Productive use of loneliness allows the teenager to find ways of self-improvement, then there is a way to imagine the possibility of self-development. Destructive state teenager (exclusion, uselessness, humiliation, lack of belonging to a group, and others.) describes loneliness as a negative phenomenon, which is detrimental effect on him as mental development and social.