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Objective. Identification and comparative analysis of connections between smartphone addiction and academic motivation, procrastination and self-control in communication among Belarusians and Russians. Background. Smartphone users who become dependent on it suffer from many manifestations of psychological ill-being, so smartphone addiction has become the object of close attention of psychologists in different countries. At the same time, the relevant question is: are its connections with the personal characteristics of users among representatives of different ethnic groups similar or different?
Study design. Based on online testing, connections between smartphone addiction among Russian and Belarusian men and women were identified and analyzed.
Participants. 3379 respondents: 2365 Belarusians (55,39% women) and 1014 Russians (65,87% women).
Methods. The study used questionnaires: smartphone addiction (author V.P. Sheinov), social network addiction (authors V.P. Sheinov, A.S. Devitsyn), factor models of these addictions (authors V.P. Sheinov, A.S. Devitsyn); questionnaire “Academic Motivation Scale” (authors T.O. Gordeeva and others); “Procrastination Scale” by K. Lei, adapted by Ya.I. Varvaricheva; M. Snyder’s test “Self-control in communication”.
Results. Smartphone addiction of Belarusian and Russian men and women and all its factors correlate negatively with internal academic motivation and positively with external academic motivation, procrastination, self-control in communication and addiction to social networks. These correlations between Belarusians and Russians differ only in the closeness of connections; they indicate that smartphone addiction is negatively related to internal motivation for learning, openness and directness of contacts.
Main conclusions. Among Belarusians and Russians: 1) were found similarities of the correlation between smartphone addiction and academic motivation, procrastination, self-control in communication and addiction to social networks; 2) a negative relationship between smartphone addiction and internal motivation to study and quality of communication was revealed.

Objective. To consider involvement in cyber socialization as a predictor of unembodiment in the Internet among youth.
Background. Unembodiment is a phenomenon that appears as a result of using the Internet and negatively affects the development of personality. On the other hand, using the Internet can provide a resource for socialization in the real world.
Study design. After the psychodiagnostic stage of the study, the theoretically distinguished components of unembodiment on the Internet and engagement in cybersocialization were compared according to controlled parameters – gender, level of education, form of employment, marital status, and a regression model of unembodiment was built.
Participants. The sample consisted of 106 respondents (26,4% men, 73,6% women), aged from 18 to 25 years (M = 22,14; SD = 1,6).
Measurements. The cyber socialization engagement questionnaire, questionnaire “Unembodiment in the Internet”.
Results. Most of the respondents have average levels of unembodiment, as well as engagement in cybersocialization. Unembodiment on the Internet and engagement in destructive cybersocialization are higher among males, unmarried respondents, unemployed, as well as among respondents with incomplete higher education. Predictors of unembodiment on the Internet are gender, the form of employment and the severity of destructive engagement in cybersocialization.
Conclusions. Unembodiment on the Internet manifests itself with destructive engagement in cybersocialization. Constructive engagement in cybersocialization is observed among respondents who can be called socialized in real life – those who have a job and a family. Network activity aimed at socialization in the real world can lead to a harmonious coexistence of reality and virtuality in a person and socialization in both these spheres.

Objectives. The purpose of the study is to provide depth and analysis in understanding the reasons and outcomes of password sharing in the context of men's perception. The study will show a general idea of what phenomenon could occur if emerging adults decide to share a password with their partner.
Background. The campaign on securing one’s own password on one’s social media accounts has supposedly reached everyone. However, emerging adult men do share their password, either they initiated the password sharing or as a response to their partner’s demands. Despite the status of couples sharing passwords, there is a dearth of study exploring the reasons and perceived consequences of emerging adult men on password sharing.
Study design. This study investigated the phenomenon of password sharing among emerging adult men’s heterosexual relationships, thus a phenomenological design was used. Themes were extracted from interview transcripts via theoretically flexible thematic analysis.
Participants. 20 male heterosexual adult Filipinos aged (21 to 24 years old) who are in monogamous relationships (M = 22,3; SD = 0,73).
Measurements. Semi-structured interview was used in the data collection. With the elements of both structured and unstructured interview, the researchers garnered comparable and reliable data while also being able to pose extra queries to gain deeper insight about password sharing.
Results. The researchers found that the sharing of passwords between couples can be motivated by both personal and relational motivators. Furthermore, it was also found that password sharing in relationships has both detrimental impact and constructive consequences on their relationship and their own personal lives. Conclusion. This study entails that password sharing, as have been foreseen by agencies that campaigns for it, has its detrimental consequences both for the relationship and their personal boundaries. Nonetheless, password sharing had constructive consequences such as relief from relationship anxieties, and increased understanding of their partner’s social circles.

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