Аbstract. In our days, representatives of various cultural traditions and principles of living arrangements are forced to share one geographical space. This rapprochement, as shown by real behavioral experience, does not always proceed peacefully and calmly. Interethnic (intercultural) tension, up to and including open confrontation, ethnocentrism, xenophobia - all this testifies to serious problems in modern social relations. Tolerance indicators were studied in 129 practically healthy young men (average age 22,98±1,92 years) of various ethnic-speaking groups using the «Tolerance Index» questionnaire, which determines both the general attitude to the outside world and other people, and social attitudes in different areas of interaction where tolerance and intolerance of a person are manifested (ethnic tolerance, social tolerance, tolerance as a personality trait). The average level of general tolerance in all groups is shown, which reflects an adequate approach to the selection of candidates for training. The revealed significant differences in the indicator of general tolerance between some groups are due to psychological differences dictated by ethnocultural dissimilarity and an individual, depending on upbringing and education, sociological approach to emerging problems). Indicators of ethnic tolerance, social tolerance and tolerance as personality traits are also of an average nature, since all the individuals examined had approximately the same social status. The combination of a person with both tolerant and intolerant traits, manifesting themselves depending on social situations, must be taken into account during the educational process.

The review presents foreign works aimed at studying the effects of parental and societal behavior on eating behavior and attitudes towards their bodies in children and adolescents. The reviewed articles analyze attitudes towards the bodies and internalized appearance patterns in children and adolescents, formation of their patterns of healthy eating and healthy eating behavior, and do not focus on eating disorders only. It must be noted that in Russia the issue of healthy eating behavior is touched upon mainly in publications concerning the medical aspect of this problem, while in foreign psychological studies it is becoming increasingly popular. The analysis of the publications also shows that the problem of eating behavior and attitude to the body, traditionally related to adolescence, is clearly "rejuvenated". Children aged 6-7 are gradually becoming the target group of researchers, so the problem deserves serious attention.

Objective. The stude presents a study aimed at clarifying the psychological meaning of the selfie phenomenon, the role of selfie in the life of modern teenagers. Materials and methods. The study involved 22 people, 13 girls and 9 boys, among them 17 high school students, aged 14—17, and 5 university students, aged 18—21. Interviews were conducted with the participants, and a discussion was organized regarding the issues of use and attitudes towards selfies. Processing of interview and discussion materials was carried out with the help of thematic and content analysis. Results. Various views on the psychological nature of the selfie, the reasons for its popularity among young people are considered. The author’s interpretation of the phenomenon of selfie in the context of the theory of «transitional object» by D.W. Winnicott and A. Langley’s existential analysis is presented. The paper shows that selfie is a new means of knowing oneself, building a true image of oneself through a virtual image of the body in the space between the image of the Self and reality.