On Psychology in the Digital Age: New Issue of the Journal "Modern Foreign Psychology"

The publications presented in the second thematic issue of the journal "Modern Foreign Psychology" for 2026 discuss the results of foreign research on the unique opportunities that digital technologies offer to modern humans, as well as the multiple risks associated with the total digitalization of society.

The publications analyze threats to personal information security in the digital social space and discuss possibilities for ensuring it. The issue presents positive experience in the application of innovative digital technologies – artificial intelligence and VR – in psychological, therapeutic, academic, and research practices – in particular, in the automation and personalization of human-AI interaction, as well as in the implementation of large-scale research formats.

The authors pay special attention to the problems that arise for individuals in virtual space, including the phenomenon of doomscrolling – the compulsive consumption of negative online content. The materials in this issue expand and deepen readers' understanding of the possibilities of digital technologies in psychology and related fields, as well as the potential risks of the digital environment.

We invite our readers to explore the materials of this issue.