PSYCHODIAGNOSTICS OF ADOLESCENTS’ DEVIANT BEHAVIOR WITHIN A SYSTEM OF COMPREHENSIVE INTERDISCIPLINARY ASSESSMENT

Abstract

The article presents a theoretical and methodological analysis of the problem of psychodiagnostics of adolescents’ deviant behavior within the framework of a comprehensive interdisciplinary assessment. The relevance of the study is determined by the increasing prevalence of deviant and delinquent forms of behavior among minors in conditions of social instability, transformation of value orientations, and heightened psychosocial risks to personality development. The purpose of the article is to conduct a comprehensive analysis and provide scientific substantiation of an integrative psychodiagnostic approach to the study of adolescents’ deviant behavior, which makes it possible not only to record external behavioral manifestations but also to identify deep individual psychological determinants and risk factors underlying its formation. The research methodology is based on interdisciplinary, systemic, and biopsychosocial approaches. The study employs methods of theoretical analysis, generalization, and systematization of scientific sources, as well as qualitative analysis of psychodiagnostic data. The expediency of combining standardized questionnaires, expert assessment methods, observation, and projective psychodiagnostic techniques (in particular, the Szondi and Rorschach tests) is substantiated in order to reduce the influence of socially desirable self-presentation and to enhance the reliability of diagnostic results. Special attention is paid to the assessment of regulatory, emotional, cognitive, and personality-related factors of deviant development. The scientific novelty of the study lies in substantiating a comprehensive model of psychodiagnostics of adolescents’ deviant behavior that integrates quantitative and qualitative research methods and enables the reconstruction of latent psychological mechanisms of deviance. The diagnostic potential of projective techniques within an interdisciplinary assessment system is revealed, and their significance for identifying hidden aggressive, affective, and maladaptive tendencies is demonstrated. Conclusions. It is concluded that effective psychodiagnostics of adolescents’ deviant behavior is possible only within a comprehensive interdisciplinary approach that takes into account the multifactorial nature of deviance. The integration of various psychodiagnostic tools provides a more complete and valid assessment of the psychological determinants of deviant behavior, thereby creating a foundation for the development of targeted preventive and corrective programs and for increasing the effectiveness of psychological support for at-risk adolescents.