Digital Competence of Students as a Factor of the Formation of Socio-Political Attitudes

In the presented article, the authors consider the political and ideological intentions of the student youth associated with the activation of the network environment in order to predict the socio-political sustainability of civil society and assess possible risks. The process of political socialization of young people has undergone serious transformations in recent years: with the advent of new technologies, the forms of political activity and interaction have changed, the geopolitical situation has caused the activation of socio-political and patriotic movements. This led to a gradual transition even of the early stages of political socialization from a family environment to a social network environment. The changes also affected the processes of formation of civic culture, which are closely related to political socialization. The picture of the future of Russian society depends on how this has affected the specifics of the political worldview of students who are deeply immersed in the online environment. Based on the data of the All-Russian sociological research, an assessment was made of the dependence of the vector of socio-political attitudes of student youth on the level of their digital competence and network activity. As the analysis showed, students with increased network activity and developed digital competencies also have a great potential for dissatisfaction compared to a group of less digitalized students. Given the demand for labor personnel with skills to work in the digital environment, there is a need to take steps to reduce possible risks and channel them into positive forms of manifestation, since the current positioning of student youth can contribute to the growth of tension in society.