Disturbances of social situation of development in adolescents in the context of antivital behavior and social anxiety

The study is devoted to investigation of the role of social anxiety (SA) and its components in formation of anti-vital (AB) and suicidal (SB) behavior with account for disturbance of social situation of development (in terms of dysfunctional family relations and place of living). Materials and Methods: Authors' questionnaires of anti-vitality and vitality, social anxiety and social phobia were used. The study enrolled 981 adolescents living in the territory of the Altai Krai. Results: 24 % of sample participants have a high level of SA, 21.8 % - clinical SA, highly associated with risk of AB and SB. Disturbance of voluntary targeted regulation of mental activity acts as a mechanism of development of SA during solving the social tasks in the conditions of estimation. The adolescent is situated in an instable condition of reorganization of psychological field; he/she has to actualize means of satisfaction of social motives. This makes him/her vulnerable towards disorganization of the psyche in the conditions of estimation and absence of internalized psychological tools of regulation complicates the situation. Non-satisfaction of relevant motives, incomplete formation of strategies of self-realization, overcoming of the failures, inability to keep target priority in the situation of estimation leads to experience of loss of meaning of life, negative evaluation of the future and formation of AB. AB is formed in severe SA, especially in the conditions of an adverse situation of the development and can be basis for SB. In the rural area adolescents are characterized by SA during demonstration of initiative and solving everyday tasks, they are more prone to react with conflict, AB than urban residents.