Influence of Virtual Behavior on Features of Interpersonal Family Relations : Experience of Socio-Psychological Investigation

The article is devoted to the problem of impact of behavior of family members in virtual world on interpersonal family relations. The author emphasizes the leading role of computer games in the formation and coherence of the structure of the I-concept. The results of an empirical study of the features of husband-wife, brother-sister, child-parent relationships in families with different system of spiritual and moral value orientation to computer games were presented. Object of questionnaire were respondents-members of families aged 7-45 years. Gender structure was equal. The methodological tools of the study included developed by authors questionnaire «Social, individual, spiritual and moral value orientations» (M.Rubtcova, V.Pavenkov, O.Pavenkov) and modified method of determination the degree of fascination to computer games by S. Kulakov. The article empirically established the significant connection between factor "Individual value orientation" and «fascination to computer games» (0,86). This result assumes the consideration of fascination to computer games as the determinants of the formation of individual value orientation which can influence inter-family relations. We made the conclusion that virtual behavior as the behavior of person in the «worlds» of computer video games can be considered in five interconnected contexts: ideological, spiritual, educational, psychological and social