In the context of globalization there is an increasing tendencies of manifestation of extremism, negativism, aggression, asocial and dissocial behavior on the Internet. However, the question of the biological determination of destructive and constructive forms and transformations of users’ behavior remains open. The study was aimed to search for genetic predictors of digital behavior among young adults. The study involved 115 people (51 males, 64 females) aged 18 to 22 years. In order to study the digital behavior, we used “Strategies of digital behavior” questioner (Abakumova I.V., Ermakov P.N., Romek V.G., Kolenova A.S., Grishina A.V., Zvezdina G.P.). Molecular genetic analysis was performed through the DNA isolation from buccal epithelial cells. Statistical methods included comparative analysis, very simple structure method (VSS), principal component analysis, and ANOVA. It is shown that the majority of the sample have the most pronounced active “constructive” form of digital behavior (45%), active “destructive” and passive “constructive” are expressed almost equally (27% and 28%). The active-destructive form of digital behavior is reliably more often observed in carriers of the combination of BDNF G/G, COMT G/A, and DRD2 T/T polymorphisms. For the constructive forms of digital behavior, no biological determination or association with the studied genes was established. The results about the association of COMT, BDNF, and DRD2 genes with the behavioral strategies of Internet users, on the one hand, are consistent with the general knowledge about their role, on the other hand, our data expand the existing ideas about the biological determination of digital behavior.
Genetic Predictors of Destructive and Constructive Forms of Digital Behavior of Young Adults
Lect. Notes in Networks, Syst.
International Scientific Siberian Transport Forum ; 2021 May 11, 2021 - May 14, 2021
International Scientific Siberian Transport Forum TransSiberia - 2021 ; Kapitel : 121 ; 1085-1093
2022-03-18
9 pages
Aufsatz/Kapitel (Buch)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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