Formation of values and social responsibility among young people: a conceptual approach

Keywords: students’ worldview, traditional values, media images, social responsibility, social and educational work

Abstract

The research problem is related to urgent tasks of forming an integral worldview of students and developing their social responsibility on the basis of traditional values under the conditions of the contemporary digital media environment. Recent scholarly literature shows increased attention to the values of student youth and to the influence of the media on their worldview, yet there is still a lack of effective tools for diagnosing these processes, which necessitates improving social and educational work at universities. The aim of this study is to develop a conceptual approach that would make it possible to apply a combined methodology for diagnosing and shaping the value orientations of student youth, based on the concept of the “cultural hero” and contemporary trends in social and educational work. The proposed “Hero of  Time” methodology combines a questionnaire survey and an experiment: students create a “hero avatar” by carrying out content analysis of media images that are significant for them from their own media biography. This approach makes it possible to identify key traditional values and media images that influence the worldview of students, as well as to record value conflicts. In particular, a conflict between material and spiritual values was revealed in most respondents, which must be taken into account when planning educational work. The results of the study confirm that value oriented social and educational work that takes into account relevant media images ensures the effective formation of an integral worldview of students and of their social responsibility.

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Published
2026-03-29
How to Cite
Voskresenskiy, A., Ivanov, D., Tatishchev, A., & Chistova, A. (2026). Formation of values and social responsibility among young people: a conceptual approach. Interacción Y Perspectiva, 16(2), 637-648. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19254208