Abstract
The article defines the mechanisms of information aggression influence on citizens’ consciousness, taking into account the social and psychological characteristics and components of such influence. The relevant mechanisms are presented as cognitive, emotional and social processes that affect the nature of information perception by individuals or groups, their thinking, activity, direction of activity, are used to form and change motives, attitudes, behaviour and needs. These include mechanisms and effects of social perception, mechanisms and phenomena of perception, memory, attention, influence on public opinion, manipulation of consciousness and informational violence. Attention is drawn to the fact that the mechanisms of information aggression influence on citizens’ consciousness are constantly being improved and modified. It is emphasized that the use of mechanisms of destructive informational and psychological influence in conditions of information aggression allows to program actions and behaviour, manipulate consciousness and misinform citizens, predisposing them to make the right decision and behaviour. Understanding the mechanisms of information aggression influence, which poses a threat to the national interests and national security of Ukraine in the information sphere, is one of the ways to ensure individual, group and mass consciousness of citizens. Prospects for further research are outlined, which consist in determining the specifics of information aggression influence on different population groups in the context of the problem of countering the consciousness’ manipulation and the formation of critical thinking as a security factor of citizens.
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