Problems of Social Hygiene, Public Health and History of MedicineProblems of Social Hygiene, Public Health and History of Medicine0869-866X2412-2106Joint-Stock Company Chicot153610.32687/0869-866X-2024-32-5-904-911НеопределенThe interaction of digital devices utilization and behavior indicators of youth healthZhuravlevaIrina Vzhuriv@mail.ruThe Institute of Sociology — Branch of the Federal State Budget Institution of Science “The Federal Center of Theoretical and Applied Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences”, 117218, Moscow, Russia271020243252604202526042025Copyright © 2025,2025<p>Nowadays, such digital devices as laptop, tablet, computer, smartphone are an important component of life in all age categories of population that differently affect their health. The article presents analysis of problems of digital behavior of children and youth as related to health. The materials of sociological survey were used to consider mutual effect of recommendations on safe use of digital devices and behavior indicators of health of students.<br />The purpose of the study is to analyze significance of digital behavior for health based on materials of normative legal documents, results of various studies exemplified by students using digital devices in context of various components of self-preservation behavior.<br />The normative legal documents regarding digital educational environment and research materials (including the study Digital transformation in the life of students carried out by Russian Society of Sociologists in 2023 in 29 cities of Russia (N=8,734) were analyzed.<br />The study was focused on importance of formation of communication human culture of communication with various types digital devices and advisability to begin this work from children age. The difficulties existing in this area are noted. Among students, almost half of respondents don't follow basic recommendations concerning working with digital devices important for health prevention. The rest of hygiene recommendations are ignored by up to 87% of respondents. The presence of students attitudes to healthy lifestyle, physical activity and increased self-estimation of health positively affect those who apply recommendations on communication with digital devices. The role of family and pedagogues as subjects in formation of hygienic culture of using digital devices is currently significant, but yet insufficient.<br />The increasing of culture of communication with digital devices among youth and more active orientation on positive health indicators can input into health amelioration.</p>healthchildrenschoolchildrenstudentsuse of digital deviceshygiene recommendationshealth indicatorsздоровье детейшкольникистудентыиспользование цифровых устройствгигиенические рекомендациипоказатели здоровьяPolozhihina M. A. 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