Objective. Search for socio-psychological antecedents for the individual’s belief in conspiracy theories of the origin of the pandemic. Revealing the dynamics of Internet users’ attitudes to the coronavirus pandemic in March-early June 2020. Background. As part of the study of the psychological mechanisms of the impact of the pandemic on the individual and society, an increasingly urgent task is to clarify the socio-psychological prerequisites of belief in conspiracy theories of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the relationship between attitudes towards the pandemic and the involvement of the individual in the use of social media. Study design. The paper presents the results of two online surveys conducted in March-April and May-June 2020 to study the dynamics of Russians’ belief in conspiracy theories of the origin of the COVID-19, taking into account involvement in social media and gender differences. Participants. The first study involved 668 people (78.2% women) aged 17 to 80 years (M=30; SD=12.7); the second survey involved 986 people (56.9% — men) aged 18 to 76 years (M=36.63; SD=10.2). The survey geography covered various regions of Russia. Measurements. The basic tool in both studies was developed by T.A. Nestik questionnaire “Attitude towards the epidemiological threat”. The first study additionally measured the social axioms (SAS), moral foundations (MFQ), belief in the justice of the world and trust in social institutions. The second study additionally measured involvement in social media communications. Results. The 1st study found a connection between conspiracy beliefs and belief in a just world, low self-efficacy, moral foundations of ingroup/loyalty and authority/respect, low institutional trust, and social cynicism. In the 2nd study, it was shown that, compared to March-April, the level of belief of social media users in conspiracy theories of the origin of the pandemic, the severity of distrust in the health care system and skepticism about vaccinations significantly increased; both the fear of infection and the controllability of the threat have become less, but fears of a recurrence of epidemics have increased. It is shown that involvement in social media increases anxiety about the consequences of the coronavirus crisis, which in turn intensifies the search for conspiracy explanations of pandemic. Conclusions. Low social trust and the experience of an uncontrollable threat increase the susceptibility of social media users to belief in conspiracy theories of the origin of the pandemic.

Болезненная склонность пользователей к листанию негативного контента, усилившаяся на фоне внешних угроз и вызовов, нуждается в психологическом исследовании. Авторами статьи предпринята попытка апробации шкалы думскроллинга и поиска значимых взаимосвязей между его проявлениями и некоторыми чертами личности, а также психологическим благополучием россиян. В исследовании, которое проводилось в октябре 2022 г. в режиме онлайн-опроса с помощью сервиса Yandex.Toloka, приняли участие 804 россиянина (49,4 % женщин и 50,6 % мужчин, средний возраст опрошенных М = 38,92; SD = 11,28). Методический инструментарий состоял из двух блоков. Первый блок методик был направлен на изучение проявлений думскроллинга с учетом зависимости респондентов от социальных сетей и боязни пропустить что-то важное (информационный невроз), второй блок - на анализ психологического благополучия и личностного профиля респондентов. Результаты исследования подтвердили тесные связи уровня думскроллинга и зависимости от социальных сетей. В большей степени подвержены его влиянию оказались мужчины и молодежь, эмоционально нестабильные и слишком доверчивые...

The article presents the results of a large-scale survey conducted by Russian “Znanie” Society in 2017. The survey measured citizen awareness of local and national enlightenment initiatives, interest in specific topics and formats of educational events, motivation for learning and development, and willingness to pay for educational products, and it also tested the concept of an online enlightenment portal. We analyze the current globalization trends affecting the formats, topics and technology of enlightenment as well as educational niches that could be of public interest and of benefit to the digital future. Conclusions are made about the most in-demand fields of study and format preferences in learning and development.

В статье обобщены результаты зарубежных социологических и психологических исследований фаббинг-поведения и интернет-зависимости за последние 10 лет Описаны результаты эмпирического исследования российской молодежи (N = 525), выполненного авторами в 2019 г. с целью выявления аддикции от смартфонов и проявлений фаббинга в контексте межличностной зависимости (методика Р. Гиршфильда). В опросе приняли участие молодые люди из разных регионов России (72% девушек и 28% юношей; средний возраст 22,3 года). Подтверждены и конкретизированы половозрастные различия в зависимостях от гаджетов у молодежи. Выявлена связь фаббинг-поведения с неуверенностью в себе и потребностью в эмоциональной опоре и одобрении.

Purpose: Green entrepreneurship is a topic of transcendental importance for today's societies. Studies on why entrepreneurs engage in green business have primarily focused on external influences, paying little attention to internal factors such as cognitive mechanisms. This study aims to fill this gap by focusing on the characteristics of the perceived (psychological) time of entrepreneurs who choose green businesses.Design/methodology/approach: Using a sequential exploratory mixed methods design, this study conducts a series of 20 in-depth interviews with green entrepreneurs in Russia, an emerging economy, and then formulates the hypotheses. The hypotheses are tested in the quantitative phase by surveying 389 green and non-green entrepreneurs.Findings: The data obtained in the survey phase support several hypotheses. Specifically, green entrepreneurs think more critically about their past than their non-green colleagues. Similarly, green entrepreneurs have a longer time perspective and are more focused on possible future events. Finally, green entrepreneurs are farsighted and perceive the future more negatively than non-green entrepreneurs.Research limitations/implications: The data obtained in the survey phase support several hypotheses. Compared with non-green entrepreneurs, green entrepreneurs think more critically about their past, have a longer time perspective and are more focused on possible future events. In addition, green entrepreneurs are farsighted and perceive the future more negatively than their non-green counterparts.Originality/value: This study contributes to the least examined area in the relevant literature by identifying internal factors that explain green entrepreneurship. Furthermore, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, it is one of the first to provide an in-depth understanding of the characteristics of the perceived (psychological) time of green entrepreneurs.

Literature data concerning the synthesis and reactions of diorganyl derivatives of tellurium(IV) (σ-telluranes of R₂TeX₂ type) are systematized and generalized in this review.