The problem of victim vulnerability of teenagers in the modern socio-cultural context

the article is devoted to the analysis of the problem of victim vulnerability of adolescents in the modern socio-cultural context. Adolescents are presented as a group of the population with a high level of personal and situational victimization. A significant problem at present is the problem of victim behavior of adolescents exposed to bullying and cyberbullying. In the case when a teenager becomes a victim in a cyberbullying situation, he demonstrates victim vulnerability, a serious social risk of developing his victim behavior arises and, as a consequence, the risk of developing victimhood, which can be considered as a stable personality trait. Adolescents who have been exposed to cyberbullying have certain psychological characteristics, the identification and study of which can provide significant assistance in organizing and conducting special psychological and pedagogical work aimed at preventing and overcoming victim behavior of adolescents. As part of special psychological and pedagogical work with adolescents, it is necessary to inform adolescents about the specifics of safe behavior, in particular safe behavior in the Internet space, the characteristics of victim behavior, the resources that should be used to counter bullying and cyberbullying. It is necessary to promote the formation of adolescents' skills and abilities in resolving various conflicts using a rich repertoire of coping strategies, reflexive and communicative abilities and skills. In working with adolescents, it is important to create conditions for the development of adolescents' ideas about the possibilities of self-regulation, overcoming negative emotional states, relieving excessive neuropsychic stress, developing stress resistance, resilience and viability.

victim vulnerability, victimhood, victim behavior, adolescents, modern society, bullying, cyberbullying