Abstract

Introduction. The article deals with the topical issue of modernity – an idea of modern youth as to the healthy behavior and its violation, also its place in youth’sperception. It is emphasized that the problem of healthy person as physical so psychological, preservation and enhancement of its leveltaking into account the importance of lifestyle, health behavior as the main importantdeterminant of health is relevant and further study has been needed. The notion “health” from the point of view of different scientists and investigators of past and present has been considered. As research analysis shows the problem of person’s health as physical so psychological,preservation and enhancement of its leveltaking into account the importance of lifestyle,health behavior as the main important determinant of healthis relevant and the further study has been needed.The position of the value of health and healthy lifestylein the worldview of youth and their attitude to healthy behavior and its violation has been researched and disclosed. It has also been indicated that healthy lifestyle isn’t always evaluated in youth environment and the problem is with age peculiarities of young person. As young people consider, care of one’s own health - is the case of the elderly or disabled but they have great resource which gives them the ability to reboot, risk and not notice their own bad habitsfor the sake of quick earnings, career advancement, achieving material independence from parentsetc. A typical reason for the formation of negative attitudes of young peopleto their health is acute experienceof crisis life situations.The results of empirical research with the use of correlative analysis and main tendencies and reasons for disorders of healthy behavior in modern youth environment have been analyzed and highlighted. The conclusions have been made that, in general, young people mention health in their list of priorities, have correct and adequate representationabout vital meaning of the concepts "healthy lifestyle" and "unhealthy lifestyle". However, they can be careless to their own health and not think about the consequences, behave as it is fashionable and neglect their own safety as they consider that care about own health is the case of the elderly or disabled.Purpose. Our aim is to identify and outline the ideas of modern youth of health and healthy behavior, also to investigateempirically the root causes of its violations.Methods. In the process of work there have been used such methods of investigation as: theoretical analysis, systematization of scientific-theoretical and methodological sources, empirical methods (standardized methods, observations, conversations); methods of data processing and interpretation (quantitative and qualitative methods of mathematical statistics, namely Pearson correlation analysis).Originality. The scientific novelty of the article isresearch and coverage of the position of modern boys and girlsregarding the value of health and healthy lifestyle in worldview of youth and their attitude to healthy behavior. According to the obtained results, it is possible to affirm that in general, youth define health in the list of their priorities and have correct, adequate representation about vital meaning of concepts “healthy lifestyle” and “unhealthy lifestyle” with their socio-psychological consequences.Conclusion. The perspective of further development can be seen in psychological development of educational trainings for teenagers and youthin order to promote healthy lifestyle and form a value attitude towards it.

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