Aim. To theoretically analyze and empirically assess the psychological typology of human reproductive behavior, based on individual characteristics of its self-regulation and comprising three behavioral types such as active, inactive, and passive.
Methodology. The empirical study was conducted on a heterochronic and heterogeneous populationbased sample of adult residents of the Republic of Belarus (N = 3,312). Empirical data was collected with use of a questionnaire survey and the standardized psychological diagnostic instruments such as the “Value of Children Scale” and the “Smyslometria of the Child.”
Results. The psychological regulatory typology of reproductive behavior that differentiate active, inactive, and passive types was developed. Psychological differences in personal meaning regulation and conscious self-regulation of reproductive behavior, characteristics of individuals exhibiting different types were identified.
Research implications consist in revealing the psychological features, mechanisms, and patterns of personal meaning regulation and conscious self-regulation of diverse types of reproductive behavior in adults. The results can be utilized in practical (consultative, corrective, therapeutic) work with individuals and families experiencing psychological difficulties in making reproductive decisions.

Aim. To study the role of emotional maturity in overcoming the difficulties of interaction between specialists and codependents.
Methodology. 45 practicing psychologists participated in the study. One of the key methods of data collection has become the semantic differential. Statistical processing methods are used, such as correlation analysis using Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient and factor analysis. Estimates of the difficulties of interacting with codependents and coping resources were obtained on the scales of the semantic differential, the interrelationships of respondents’s coping strategies with coping resources, as well as the semantic space of coping resources with interaction difficulties.
Results. One of the key provisions of emotional maturity in the group of coping resources with difficult situations of interaction with codependents is revealed. The psychological content of emotional maturity is described as a resource that includes a rational approach, high tolerance to difficult situations, stress tolerance, practicality, willingness to act, and adequate orientation in the problems and possibilities of a difficult situation. Coping strategies proposed are aimed at strengthening the rational, pragmatic aspect of interaction between specialists and codependents, structuring the interaction process, increasing the flexibility of thinking, and improving the ability of interaction participants to effectively regulate emotions.
Research implications. The study expands the understanding of the relationship between codependency and emotional immaturity, reveals the high importance of emotional maturity in the perception of difficulties in interacting with codependents and the development of coping strategies to overcome these difficulties, which makes it possible to propose a solution to the problem of the negative impact of family on the provision of medical and psychological assistance to addicts and sets the direction for further scientific research.

Aim. To study dysfunctional family emotional communications of adolescents who are socially accompanied and registered in juvenile affairs units as predictors of their antisocial behavior.
Methodology. The psychological diagnostic procedure was performed using the questionnaire “Family Emotional Communications” by A. B. Kholmogorova, S. V. Volikova, M. G. Sorokova and the methodology for studying family adaptation and cohesion (FACES-3). The normality of the distribution was verified by a set of computational methods (Shapiro-Wilk and Kolmogorov-Smirnov criteria with Lillyfors’s correction) and graphical (Q-Q and box graphs); the m-group differences were determined using the Mann-Whitney U-test; correlation analysis was performed using the Spearman criterion; factor analysis of data was applied.
Results. It has been established that the emotional predictors of antisocial behavior (committing offenses, using psychoactive substances, vagrancy, and other antisocial actions) in adolescents are dysfunctional emotional communications in their families (criticism, family perfectionism, fixation on negativity, elimination of emotions, over-involvement, inducing anxiety, orientation to external well-being; family cohesion, family emotional connection) which form the two-factor structure – “emotional dysfunctionality of the family” and “emotional family violence.” For male adolescents, the most significant emotional predictor of antisocial behavior is family perfectionism, and for female adolescents, it is a lack of emotional connection in the family with an excess of criticism and elimination of emotions.
Research implications. The results obtained enrich applied practical social and penitentiary psychology. They can be used by psychologists of the social protection system who help dysfunctional families and children raised in them, as well as juvenile affairs units, by parents interested in the emotional and psychological well-being of their adolescent children, and by students of psychology faculties, cadets of departmental universities of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia and their teachers.

Aim. To examine the problem of gender differences in the attitudes towards time among financial crime offenders. The indicators of the emotional relation to the past, present and future are analyzed.
Methodology. The main methodology used in the work was the “Time Attitudes Scale” by J. Nuttin (adaptation by K. Muzdybaev), designed to study attitudes to various time zones (past, present, future). The basis of the study was the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for the Chelyabinsk region. A total of 161 people between the ages of 19 and 64, including 101 men and 60 women, who were convicted and serving sentences for financial crimes, participated in the study.
Results. According to the results, women tend to have a more positive retrospective assessment of their past compared to men. In addition, women are diagnosed with a more optimistic perception of the future compared to men.
Research implications. The revealed gender differences in attitudes towards time can be considered from the point of view of the strategies for coping with stress in the crisis situations, as well as through the prism of gender resocialization. It is proposed to consider gender differences in the development of programs for the resocialization of prisoners based on the data obtained.

Aim. To identify the predictive and moderating effects of personal features and responsibility on the level of stress perceived by older adolescents.
Methodology. The study involved 462 respondents aged 14–17, living in Moscow and Orsk. In accordance with the objectives of the study, the following methods were used as a psychological tool: “Responsibility in Adolescents”, “Five-Factor Personality” questionnaire, and “Perceived Stress Scale” questionnaire.
Results. The hypothesis was confirmed that the level of stress perceived by older adolescents is determined by a combination of both personal features and the experience of personal responsibility for the events of their lives. The predictive effects, caused by influence of personal features and responsibility for the events of their lives on the level of stress perceived by older adolescents, were revealed. It was found that neuroticism, openness to experience, and conscience as an emotional component of responsibility make the main contribution to the severity of perceived stress. Moderating effects caused by both conscience influence as an emotional regulator of personal responsibility and openness to experience as a cognitive assessment of the situation on reducing the level of stress perceived by older adolescents were established.
Research implications. Identifying personal resources for reducing the level of perceived stress expands the understanding of the conditions and factors of older adolescents’ psychological wellbeing.

Aim. To study both motives of professional choices among students studying at technological universities and confidence in the professional future including labor exchange needs, and satisfaction with the choice of specialty.
Methodology. The study involved 333 students studying at the RTU MIREA – 198 boys and 135 girls studying in various fields of technology. The sample distribution by year of study is 1st year (156 people); 2nd year (119 people), 3rd year (34 people), 4th year (24 people). The “Motivation Test for Choosing a Profession” (L. A. Yasyukova) was used, as well as a satisfaction questionnaire that involved the choice of profession. The research procedure consisted of three stages: informing and collecting consent, instructing and online testing, and statistical analysis of the results.
Results. The dominance of the internal motivation for choosing a profession among technology students (interest in activity and cognitive activity) with a significant role of status motives has been revealed. Gender differences have been established – girls have a predominant focus on career and material aspects, while boys have a predominant focus on the substantive characteristics of the profession. In senior years, the importance of communicative and external motives decreases, as well as confidence in working in the specialty. At the same time, most students demonstrate high satisfaction with their professional choice. The relationship between intrinsic motivation and confidence in the right choice of profession has been confirmed.
Research implications. The research contributes to the development of the theory of motivation for professional choice, expanding its application in the context of the development of engineering education. The work systematizes and clarifies the key characteristics that are important for choosing a profession. The scientific novelty of the research lies in a comprehensive approach to the study of the psychological characteristics of professional motivation and the degree of satisfaction with the choice of profession.

Aim. To study the specifics of psychological and pedagogical support for the adaptation of children who are foreign citizens and children whose native language is not Russian in an educational institution.
Methodology. The characteristics of the main groups formed by children who are foreign citizens based on their region of origin, as well as factors influencing their successful adaptation to mainstream education are the main interest of the study. The data source includes analytical reports from mainstream education institutions on the implementation of a set of measures for the socialization and psychological adaptation of minor foreign nationals enrolled in preschool, primary, basic, and secondary general education, secondary vocational, and higher education programs in the Moscow Region through 2025. Data from the regional electronic monitoring system for the state and development of the Moscow Region education system was also included.
Results. It is concluded that the adaptation of a child whose native language is not Russian in a general education institution is a complex result of the interaction of educational stakeholders, where the family as the primary social institution, largely determines the success of this process.
Research implications. The theoretical and practical significance of this study is determined by the need to consider the specific characteristics of each individual category of children who are foreign citizens and children whose native language is not Russian when organizing psychological and pedagogical support for this category of students.

Aim. To present and discuss the following paradox – despite a high level of technological optimism and the value of openness to change, teachers have a predominantly negative attitude towards the digitalization of education and are dissatisfied with the educational process that includes digital technologies.
Methodology. A discussion was organized using the focus group method, in which teachers of the Philosophy and Pedagogy departments of the Ural Federal University (n = 29) took part. Age – 24– 60 years. All participants have experience of interaction with the digital environment in pedagogical activity from 2 to 20 years. The focus group questions were devoted to the analysis of possible reasons for the indicated paradox.
Results. The reasons for the existing paradox were identified, expressed in the lack of culture of interaction in digital environments, high-quality resources of digital environments, high intensity of digitalization, and the conservatism of the educational process itself. Educators are cautious about delegating learning to the digital environment, believing that the transfer of cognitive operations (analysis, synthesis) and evaluation should not affect the developing potential of the educational process. A possible solution to the described paradox is the inclusion of representatives of participants in the educational process in the digital product development system, a thorough psychological and pedagogical examination of the digital educational environments being developed.
Research implications. The paradox is identified: despite a high level of techno-optimism and values of openness to change, teachers have a negative attitude toward the digitalization of education and are dissatisfied with the educational process that incorporates digital technologies. Possible causes of this contradiction are identified and structured, and the risks of delegating pedagogical functions to the digital environment are conceptualized. Further research vectors for this paradox are identified. Based on the research conducted, recommendations can be developed for modernizing the eco-psychological component of the digital educational environment.

Aim. To theoretically analyze foreign and domestic psychological and pedagogical literature on the problem of interpersonal relationships and friendship in the digital era.
Methodology. The article analyzes studies on the leading activities of adolescents, the role of friendship in modern adolescents as a factor of positive socialization, the relationship between friendship and personality traits of adolescents, new social phenomena (Net-friendship, virtual identity, the phenomenon of social networks on the Internet, etc.), and the features of online friendship as a tool for socialization.
Results. Conclusions are drawn about the need to investigate the relationship between adolescent friendship and their experience of participating in cyberbullying, adolescent friendship as a protective factor of involvement in digital self-harm, and to develop preventive programs aimed at forming deep, emotionally intense friendships.
Research implications. Potential of adolescent friendship and the need to study the impact of friendship on the socialization and psychological well-being of modern adolescents are revealed.

Aim. To conduct an analytical review of modern foreign research on the topic of social psychological rehabilitation, employment of veterans, and the choice of a profession.
Methodology. The primary research method was an analytical review of sources for the past five years with the keyword “veterans” in the USA National Library of Medicine.
Results. A literature review revealed that most of the foreign research focuses on adaptation to civilian life, employment, and the impact of employment on veterans’ psychological well-being. However, there is a lack of practice-oriented research.
Research implications. The theoretical significance lies in the synthesis of international research for further study and application to Russian science. Practical importance consists in the consideration of international experience in the development of scientific and methodological solutions for the rehabilitation and employment of Special military operation participants.