Introduction. The article deals with the problem of aggressive behavior of a person in the Internet space. The author proposes an analysis of the results of an empirical study of the psychological characteristics of a person in the Internet space, including indicators of aggression, aggressive forms of behavior, features of interpersonal relationships and deviant forms of behavior of Internet users.

Materials and Methods. The main research methods are the analysis of the literature on the research issues; questioning — to study aggression in the Internet space; methodology for the study of aggression and aggressive behavior (A. Bass and A. Darki); interpersonal diagnosis questionnaire (T. Leary, R. L. Laforge, R. F. Suchek); method for determining the tendency to deviant behavior (A. N. Orel).

Results. In the course of the study, reliable results of the study of the aggressive behavior of Internet users were obtained. In the course of cluster analysis, the following types of groups of respondents were identified: Group 1 is characterized by a distrustful type of relationship, irritation, self-destructive behavior, negativism; Group 2 is characterized by a submissive type of relationship, resentment, addictive behavior, negativism; Group 3 is characterized by a generous type of relationship, indirect aggression, delinquent behavior; Group 4 is characterized by aggression during interactions, suspiciousness, indicators of virtual non-verbal aggression

Discussion. The results of the study of aggressive behavior in the Internet space made it possible to identify the types of aggressive virtual communicators and study the relationship between their psychological characteristics. Therefore, there is a relationship between the distrustful type of communication of Internet users and negativism; submissive type of communication of Internet users and addictive behavior; indirect aggression of Internet users and delinquent behavior; virtual non-verbal aggression and real aggression and violence.

Conclusion. The study made it possible to identify and statistically confirm the existence of types of Internet users with aggressive behavior: in the group of aggressive users with a tendency to distrustful type of communication, irritation and negativism, a tendency to self-damaging and self-destructive behavior prevail; in the group of aggressive users with a tendency to a submissive type of communication, resentment and negativism prevail, a tendency to addictive behavior; in the group of aggressive users with a low level of manifestation of the generous type of communication, indirect aggression prevails; delinquent behavior; in a group with a tendency to an aggressive type of communication, suspicion and virtual non-verbal aggression predominate; predominance of aggression and violence.

Existing studies of aggressive behavior in the Internet space significantly expand the understanding of the prevention of this phenomenon, but need to be expanded to form an effective program of psychological support;

There are differences between groups of Internet users in terms of attitudes towards society, deviant behavior, aggression and activities in the Internet space.

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