Experimental research of the psychological background of youth involvement in religious sects

This article explores the psychological factors and causes of youth involvement in religious sects. It describes the results of a pilot study conducted on students and young workers who are exposed to religious movements. From a psychological point of view, there are assumptions about the causes of religious dependence of young people on destructive influences. The purpose of the study was to identify the psychological characteristics of young people involved in religious sects. In a pilot study we have studied such age features of modern Kazakh youth as accentuation of character, perception and satisfaction with life.