PSYCHOLOGICAL FEATURES OF THE INTERNET USER'S PERSONALITY WITH AN ADAPTIVE FORM OF BEHAVIOR: DEVELOPMENT OF A TYPOLOGY

The article presents the results of an empirical study aimed at developing and validating a comprehensive typology of Internet-active users with maladaptive communicative behavior. The relevance of the study is determined by the large-scale digitalization of society and the increasing psychological risks associated with online communication. The research involved 610 active Internet users aged 18–40, identified as belonging to the maladaptive group using the Rogers–Diamond adaptation scale. A multidimensional diagnostic complex was applied, including the NEO PI-R personality inventory, methods for diagnosing communicative attitudes and motivational orientations, as well as the authors' own methodology for identifying types of non-adaptive behavior in the digital environment. Statistical analysis revealed significant differences between the identified user types across a wide range of parameters: openness to experience, extraversion, negative communicative attitudes, authoritarian and manipulative communication orientations, motivation for contribution and role embodiment, and the level of virtuality involvement. Each profile is characterized by a unique combination of personality traits, motivational structure, and communicative strategies. The findings substantiate the necessity of differentiated psychocorrectional and preventive interventions tailored to specific user types. The proposed typology contributes to both theoretical understanding of non-adaptive online behavior and the applied tasks of psychological support in the digital environment.