Nowadays, the global community is confronted by an acute problem of extremism associated with the growing intolerance, aggression and hostility of modern society. The ways extremism manifests among youth, who is perceptive and sensitive to extremism due to age peculiarities, are understudied. The purpose of the study is to identify psychological characteristics, which are preconditions and elements of extremism among young people. The research methods are theoretical and methodological analysis, survey methods, methods of mathematical and statistical data processing. Illegal behaviour, a propensity to take risks appeared to be the prerequisites for display of extremist elements among full-time young employees. The research results can be used for scientific and methodologically assurance of psychological and pedagogic support of students, tactics to prevent extremism among young people.

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青年极端主义的现代问题：社会和心理因素

如今，国际社会面临着与现代社会日益增长的不容忍、侵略和敌意相关的极端主义的尖锐问题。极端主义在年轻人中的表现方式尚未得到充分研究，年轻人由于年龄特点对极端主义具有敏锐的洞察力和敏感性。该研究的目的是确定心理特征，这些特征是年轻人极端主义的先决条件和要素。研究方法有理论和方法分析、调查方法、数学和统计数据处理方法。非法行为、冒险倾向似乎是全职年轻员工表现出极端主义分子的先决条件。研究结果可用于学生心理和教学支持的科学和方法论保证，