Problems of Social Hygiene, Public Health and History of MedicineProblems of Social Hygiene, Public Health and History of Medicine0869-866X2412-2106Joint-Stock Company Chicot159210.32687/0869-866X-2025-33-2-182-187НеопределенThe impact of digital addiction on social health of the youthZalivanskiyB Мzalivansky@bsuedu.ruSamokhvalovaE Vsamokhvalova@bsuedu.ruMoreevaE Memoreeva@gmail.comThe Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education “The Belgorod State National Research University”, 308015, Belgorod, RussiaThe Federal State Budget Educational Institution of Higher Education “The A. N. Kosygin Russian State University (Technologies.Design. Art)”, 119071, Moscow, Russia290420253320805202508052025Copyright © 2025,2025<p>The article considers systematized threats to social health of the youth occurring as a result of their dependence from using digital devices and immersion into Internet space. The social health is defined as determined by internal and external factors state of readiness, opportunities and needs of the youth to implement social activities through building communications in society. One of threats undermining social health of representatives of this demographic group is digital addiction, resulting from immersion of the addict in digital environment using various digital devices. Such addiction can cause significant harm to both physical and social psychological health, starting from very young age that is confirmed by results of original empirical study. The most destructive consequence of this type of addiction is degradation of social and cognitive skills in young people, leading to problems with education, socialization, psychological affects, up to complete rejection of existing social norms and values. Such individuals are at most vulnerable to political manipulations in conditions of existing civilizational contradictions. 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