CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR PREVENTING DEVIANT BEHAVIOR IN YOUTH SUBCULTURES

The article is dedicated to a comprehensive and multifaceted investigation of the conceptual foundations for preventing deviant behavior in youth subcultures within the context of transforming social norms in modern Russian society. The work presents a thorough analysis of the phenomenon of deviance in the context of youth subcultural practices, taking into account contemporary socio-cultural trends and the digitalization of social relations. Special attention is paid to the study of virtual subcultural communities and their influence on youth behavioral patterns. Based on extensive empirical data obtained from surveying 57 representatives of various youth subcultures, key risk factors for the formation of deviant behaviors are systematized and categorized, and protective mechanisms and resources of the individual and the group that contribute to constructive socialization are identified. The research encompasses representatives of both prosocial and antisocial subcultural groups, allowing for the identification of differentiated patterns of deviance development. The peculiarities of the interrelationship between the psychological characteristics of subculture representatives, their value-normative systems, and their propensity for various types of deviant behavior, including aggressive, addictive, and self-destructive, are analyzed. Significant correlations are revealed between the level of social anxiety, self-esteem characteristics, and predisposition to deviant behavior. The mechanisms of group identity formation and their influence on the behavioral patterns of participants in subcultural associations are examined in detail. An integrative prevention model is proposed, including psychologicalpedagogical, social, and informational components, adapted to the specifics of various types of youth subcultures. The necessity of a differentiated approach to preventive work, considering the typology of subcultural associations and their value-normative systems, is substantiated. The research results indicate the effectiveness of preventive strategies based on the principles of continuity, systematicity, and interagency cooperation in working with youth subcultural communities, which is of significant importance for the development of scientifically grounded approaches to deviance prevention.

deviant behavior, youth subcultures, deviance prevention, social maladjustment, delinquency, addictive behavior, cyberspace, pedagogical design, preventive strategies, group identity, social anxiety, psychological defenses, subcultural practices

Podlipalin A. A., Karpenko V. N., Vinogradov D. E. Conceptual framework for preventing deviant behavior in youth subcultures. Biznes. Obrazovanie. Pravo = Business. Education. Law. 2025;4(73):448—454. DOI: 10.25683/ VOLBI.2025.73.1472.