Comparative Analysis of the Characteristics of Anxiety, Depression and Communicative Sphere in Adolescents Studying Online and Offline

The results of comparative analysis of the characteristics of communication and organizational abilities, as well as the level of anxiety and depression in adolescents studying online and offline are presented. The study was carried out on the basis of online and comprehensive schools in Moscow. The study involved 30 adolescents aged 12 to 16 years. Among them, 14 respondents study in online school, 16 - in a traditional comprehensive school. Research methods: test "Communicative and organizational tendencies" V.V. Sinyavsky, V.A. Fedoroshin (KOS); CDI (Children's Depression Inventory, M.Kovacs, 1992); Spielberger Reactive and Personal Anxiety Scale. The analysis of the results of the empirical study revealed statistically significant differences between the two groups in the level of formation of organizational abilities – students of the traditional school showed a higher level, which may indicate that the traditional school is an environment for the formation of skills of cooperation and group interaction. There was also a tendency towards differences in the level of development of communication abilities. An important result of this study is the confirmation of the presence of a negative correlation between anxiety, depression with the level of communication abilities.

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