Гороскоп у житті людини: соціологічний аналіз ставлення студентської молоді

Abstract

The paper presents the results of a sociological study of the place and role of horoscopes in the lives of studentyouth. The horoscope is considered not as a scientific truth, but as a sociocultural phenomenon and a form of massconsciousness that performs a psychotherapeutic and adaptive function in conditions of uncertainty and war stress. Thegeneral population of first-year students of the technical specialty of Vinnytsia National Technical University (n = 16)was surveyed using the method of a continuous questionnaire survey. It was found that for the majority of students of atechnical university, astrology is mainly an element of entertainment and Internet culture: 62.5% of respondents do notbelieve in it or do not believe it at all, the importance of horoscopes was estimated at an average of 1.81 points on afive-point scale. At the same time, a significant gender difference was found: in a state of stress, 75% of the surveyedgirls turn to horoscopes against 8.3% of the boys, which confirms the hypothesis of a subconscious search forpsychological support by some of the respondents. Practical recommendations are offered for improving media literacyand psychological support for students.