The example of a service company demonstrates the need to prevent corruption risks, develop and implement a Regulation on Anti-Corruption Policy (hereinafter – the Regulation) and its implementation even in small companies. Potential corruption risks have been analyzed. The occurrence probability and the risks impact on a company’s goals and results have been assessed. The corruption risks map before and after the Regulation implementation have been developed and the expected results presented.

   The purpose of the study is to assess the importance of implementing anti-corruption policy for organizations of different sizes in the framework of modern socio-economic realities.

   The following objectives have been set: to disclose the corruption risks essence based on the analysis of the current crime situation in Russia; to analyze the specifics of a service company’s activities from the point of view of anti-corruption policy; to draw up a risk map based on a predetermined list of potential corruption risks typical for a service company; to develop a Regulation on anti-corruption policy; to assess the expected effect on the organization from its implementation. In order to achieve the stated goal and solve the specified tasks, such research methods as social audit, literature review, documentary sources study, analysis, analogy, description, synthesis, and generalization of the obtained data were used.

   The application of the above mentioned research methods allowed the most objective and comprehensive study and assessment of the HR corruption risks impact on a company’s objectives, its development trajectory, and the social responsibility degree to all stakeholders (employees, partners, customers, etc.).

   Until recently, China’s national security was primarily associated with the economic development of the country and national economy systemic modernization.

   The subject of the study is the People’s Liberation Army of China (hereinafter – PLA) modernization.

   The purpose of the study is to substantiate that PLA accelerated modernization and achieving technological superio rity over potential adversaries remains on the country’s list of priorities.

   In order to turn the Chinese Armed Forces into a world-class army by 2049, the centenary of the founding of the state, the Chinese authorities are making efforts to qualitatively upgrade all branches of the armed forces in accordance with the course of the Communist Party of China in the field of military construction and the instructions of President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping on strengthening the army in the new era. The year 2027, the centennial year of the PLA’s formation, is called an important stage in the implementing these transformations, by which it is planned to generally complete all the planned changes of political, legal, military-theoretical, and scientific-technical nature. The authors conclude that by 2027, the PLA will be ready to solve the task of ensuring the country’s full-fledged security and will create the basis for the army to reach the first positions in the world.

   In order to form all elements of company management, it is necessary to choose the right management model that fully corresponds to the peculiarities of the sphere of existence, the personnel’s needs and the activity goals.

   The purpose of the study is to examine the management systems existing models and evaluate them with regard to their use in Russian companies.

   Within the framework of the work, theoretical and empirical methods were used to analyze the existing management experience. Studies of Russian and foreign specialists in the field of evaluation of management systems existing models and their effectiveness have been studied. In the course of the work it has been revealed that each of the existing national management systems was formed over many years, based on the peculiarities of the employees’ mentality and the market specifics. The American and European systems are more focused on obtaining economic results (profit), and the Japanese and Arab systems are more focused on meeting the needs of society and their employees. Each of them is to a certain extent effective within the framework of its state, but their application in other countries requires considerable adaptation. In recent years, several new management models have been developed that are able to adapt to environmental changes and are aimed at high performance. In Russian companies, modern models may be the most effective (marketing, “full” or integration models), but it is necessary to develop their own management systems to ensure high efficiency.

   The article studies the level of innovative development of economic entities, which is due to the fact that in recent years it is significantly influenced by various directions of innovation and intellectual activity of economic entities. New technological opportunities are the basis for national innovation system transformation and networking environment formation, which will allow more effective use of management technologies for developing innovation and intellectual activity subjects, contributing to the emergence of complex innovative structures and management systems. The topic of the study is aimed at identifying and assessing the role of network structures in the development of innovation and intellectual activity of economic entities, which is a significant factor for the economic entity in connection with the realization of the importance of creating an integrative educational environment as the most effective form of educational processes implementation in the future. The conducted research and study of the scientists’ materials, who investigated the network structures role in the development of innovation and intellectual activity of business entities, as well as their impact on the development of Russian regions and the country’s economy as a whole, have shown that new mechanisms and ways of assessing the network structures role and systematizing the approaches of various scientists and specialists, who study and have studied this problem, are necessary.

   Technology trade development is a necessary condition for increasing the level of economy competitiveness and rational integration of a country into the process of labor international division.

   The purpose of the study is to determine trends in international trade in technology development of Russia in 2006–2021.

   Based on the analysis of the Federal State Statistics Service data for 2006–2021, conclusions have been drawn that during the period under review, technology imports from Russia increased 4.4 times (up to USD 5.0 billion), while exports increased 8.8 times (up to USD 4.6 billion). The outstripping growth of exports compared to imports testifies to the increasing level of technological development of Russia, although the technology imports volume according to the methodology of the Federal State Statistics Service is underestimated relative to the real state. The leading role in techno logies export belongs to engineering services, the share of which reached 40 % in the total volume of trade in 2021. The growth in the engineering services export volume indicates the growth of economic entities’ competitiveness of a number of sectors of the national economy in the world market. In many respects, this result was achieved due to the successful activity of the Rosatom state corporation, which implements a number of large foreign projects for the nuclear power plants construction.

   Under the conditions of sanctions, the development of petrochemical production in Under the conditions of sanctions, petrochemical production development in Russia is especially important both from the point of view of high-grade products growth with increased margins and the need to increase demand for hydrocarbons within the country with a decrease in export supplies.

   The purpose of the study is to analyze the existing and identify the main possible incentive measures of state support to enhance investment activities in modernization and creation of new production facilities of Russian petrochemical complex.

   Methods such as generalization, analysis and synthesis, classification and modeling were used in the work. As a study result, main problems and challenges facing the industry have been identified. Priority areas of oil and gas companies’ activity necessary for petrochemistry accelerated development, positive examples of cooperation in the field of gas processing and gas chemistry, as well as industrial clusters creation have been presented. Project financing mechanisms of the state corporation VEB.RF have been analyzed. The need to attract competent specialized Russian EPC contractors from the register recommended by VEB.RF for implementing projects in the field of petrochemistry has been explained. Using the example of methanol production and its use as a raw material for high-grade products creation, importance of long-term contractual relations between the state and business, such as agreements on protection and promotion of capital investments and special investment contracts, has been shown. The need to ensure continuity of state support measures at all stages of creating and implementing technologies for developing and improving petrochemical products has been formulated.

   In recent years, in the process of technological sovereignty formation, increasing competitiveness and formation of conditions for the effective development of industrial metallurgical enterprises cause a lot of discussions, the essence of which is reduced to discussing the sanctions imposed on Russian industrial enterprises, affecting the raw materials and components supply, so the research topic is relevant to the domestic industry. The increase of competitive advantages contributes to the development of the national economy of industrial metallurgical enterprises, as their products are used in many industries of the real sector of the economy. The article is aimed at assessing the current level of the strategic development mechanism and increasing competitive advantages and sustainability of the metallurgical industry with effective optimization of supplies’ financial costs based on systematization and forecasting. The carried out study of the scientists’ materials, who worked on the problem and investigated these issues, has shown that a special role is assigned to the strategic development mechanism evaluation, which contributes to improving competitiveness and sustainable development of metallurgical enterprises, as well as the transformation of the regional productive forces and production relations in the metallurgical complex, which at the present stage is entering a new stabilization stage of its development.

   The article analyzes the organizational and economic mechanism of customs services infrastructure development on the example of the Far Eastern Federal District.

   The purpose of the study is to assess spatial and territorial location of customs and near-customs infrastructure elements, as well as features of economic activity of infrastructure subjects such as customs authorities, customs representatives, customs carriers, duty-free stores owners, temporary storage warehouses owners, customs warehouses, free warehouses, and
authorized economic operators.

   The relevance of the conducted scientific research is conditioned by the need to apply a comprehensive approach to assessment of the Far East region infrastructure from the position of providing customs services throughout the foreign economic activity supply chain.

   The task of the study is to determine the potential of the Far Eastern Federal District infrastructure in the context of changing parameters of demand from the participants of foreign economic activity.

   The research concept is based on the service-oriented customs administration theory and general methodological approaches to regional economic research. The results obtained allow us to conclude that the demand for customs services exceeds the available supply of regional infrastructure. The problems of the regional mechanism functioning have been outlined: carrying and storage capacities deficit, low level of established checkpoints infrastructure involvement, their insufficient equipment, area and throughput capacity, as well as shortcomings in technological processes organization, including when making decisions on the spatial location of customs infrastructure facilities, investment resources allocation, and the lack of interconnected regulation.

   The article analyzes the impact of measures to improve labor productivity within the framework of the national project “Labor Productivity” at enterprises – small businesses of the Rostov region with revenues from 100 to 400 million rubles for the period from 2019 to 2022 inclusive on the aggregate financial performance of companies involved in the project implementation. Based on the analysis of accounting data for the studied set of enterprises, we can conclude about correlation between the measures to improve labor productivity and financial performance within each specific enterprise, as well as in terms of the positive impact on total deductions to the budgets of various levels. It has been shown that total dynamics of payments to the budget for the analyzed period for the studied aggregate increased by 2.2 times, property status of the production complex – by 3.6 times, and profitability indicators – by more than 3 times. Positive influence of the national project “Labor Productivity” on the economy of Rostov region has been proved.

   The study results can be used as a basis for adjusting further trajectory of the project implementation in the region, which determines the relevance of the study.

   The article studies existing state customs services list, means of their provision, and problems associated with their implementation and realization.

   The purpose of the study is to analyze customs services sphere transformation considering increasing digital maturity of economy.

   The relevance of the study is due to the need to expand service provision in the state customs services sphere considering orientation to the interests of the end user (foreign economic activity participant, business representative, individuals, and legal entities).

   The main objectives are to identify problematic aspects of the customs authorities service sphere and to propose and justify the need to introduce new non-regulated state customs services.

   The article used both theoretical research methods such as the analysis of current legislation, as well as the works of modern researchers in this field and empirical methods such as practical substantiation of options for improving state control effectiveness and mechanism for providing state customs services. On the basis of the analysis of the customs services currently provided, the most demanded and unclaimed ones have been identified. The study result is the proposal of possible options for implementing non-regulated state customs services to expand the customs author-
ities service sphere.

   The relevance of the study is conditioned by the fact that in recent years the level of regional socio-economic systems development has been significantly affected by various negative factors, and it is necessary to carry out an operational analysis that will help to identify them in a timely manner.

   Uneven development of regions is characteristic of many countries and is determined by the peculiarities of historical traditions, current economic potential and interrelations with international communities, as well as by state regional policy. The level of innovative development and society digitalization creates conditions for the transition of Russia from a resource-based economy to an investment and innovation economy in order to improve and maintain competitiveness. As a result of the research and study of the scientists’ materials, who have investigated the ways and mechanisms of analyzing regional socio-economic systems formation and development, as well as their impact on the Russian economy development, which at the present stage is reaching a new level in the conditions of sanctions, we have conducted an assessment of regional socio-economic systems and various methods of its implementation.

   The relevance of the study of postgraduation strategies for university students in Russia is determined by the shortage of qualified personnel in regional labor markets, which is formed, among other things, under the influence of young people’s territorial movement.

   The purpose of the study is to establish the nature of the relationship among postgraduate strategies in terms of employment of young people of the digital generation and their migration attitudes.

   The formulated hypotheses have been tested by analyzing a quantitative survey data (semi-structured questionnaire 2023) of student youth in Omsk within the framework of the federal project “Runway for Young Professionals. New Regions”. The migration neoclassical theory and the push-pull theory formed the methodological basis of the work. To interpret the data obtained, young people were grouped into two groups: informed and uninformed about the places of employment in the region. The study results show a difference in the postgraduation strategies for the two groups of youth. Informed students of the digital generation demonstrate a more optimistic scenario regarding the entry point in the regional labor market: higher than in the second group, among them confidence in finding a job in their specialty in the region is higher; they are less oriented towards labor migration; they are also less likely to consider employment options outside the specialty obtained at the university. At the same time, there is no strong difference between the groups when indicating the reasons in employment issues that stimulate migration. The main factors that push young people out of the region have been identified: low wages, lack of career prospects and jobs.

   The article discusses two currently relevant concepts such as sustainable development and sustainable growth. By analyzing the sustainable growth factors of 48 ESG-oriented listed Chinese companies for the period 2020–2022, the authors have proved that following the sustainable development concept can ensure the sustainable growth of companies’ performance. ESG- oriented companies show an increase in the level of generated profits and profitability, as well as a decrease in the debt-equity ratio, which positively characterizes their performance. Excess of actual growth of such companies over sustainable growth has been revealed, which does not lead to negative consequences of the activity for the analyzed period, and also does not increase the risks associated with the need to increase debt capital to ensure the identified growth. The study concludes that it is necessary to develop a new toolkit or integrate the two concepts considered to ensure the ability of companies to achieve their sustainability goals without compromising fundamental financial performance. The study results can be used by companies that are already following the sustainable development concept, as well as by those ones that are only at the initial stage of developing and implementing ESG indicators in their operations, by investors when selecting an investment target and by academics in the course of research devoted to the topic of sustainable development and sustainable growth.

   The relevance of the study is due to the lack of works on industrial revolutions impact on retail trade and transformation of its concepts.

   The purpose of the study is to analyze industrial revolutions impact on retail trade and its transformation concepts development.

   The methods of induction, deduction, comparison, and system analysis were used as a methodological basis. As part of the research, the author has generalized the results of scientific works in the field of technological development and the change of industrial revolutions and technological innovations impact on retail trade. The basic characteristics of industrial revolutions have been proposed such as onset conditions and results, their time boundaries, and the technological modes corresponding to them. The achievements of each industrial revolution are used in economy, causing a chain reaction in its branches. Retail trade is presen ted as a secondary segment of technological innovation implementation in relation to industry. At the same time, it has undergone the same stages of transformation as industry. The author has identified five concepts of retail trade, substantiated the transition timeframes to them, and cited the trade service transformation factors. The author substantiates that during the industrial revolutions change the content of the trade process does not change, but the resources that ensure its implementation are transformed in order to improve trade services quality to population.

   The article provides a comparative analysis of the scientists’ and economists’ works, who studied the approaches to the methods of comprehensive assessment of latent reserves of innovation potential of the industrial complex. In the conditions of global economic relations transformation, the complex analysis of latent reserves of innovation potential development acts as one of the main elements of development and strategic growth of enterprises’ innovation potential. The conducted research has a significant impact on further study of the complex analysis of latent reserves of innovation potential development, contributing to the effective development of the industrial complex. The obtained results of the study can be used in the assessment and comprehensive analysis of latent reserves formation aimed at the enterprises’ innovative potential growth.

   The article considers current situation and structure of the catering market in the Penza region and identifies the market leaders. The main player in the market in terms of revenue and number of catering outlets is the fast food sector. The main challenges faced by restaurateurs in 2022–2023 have been described. Geopolitical challenges have not bypassed this sector and caused changes in the market structure, influencing financial results and operational processes. The article presents a retrospective of the market development based on statistical data and extrapolates trends for a three-year period. The article presents the results of an expert survey of top restaurant managers on the problems faced by existing restaurateurs and identifies opportunities for the sector development. The most significant operational difficulties are the lack of line staff and the change in business economics caused by an increase in the raw materials cost.

   The relevance of the study is to understand current market situation and its changes in recent years for further planning of market actions considering the experts’ opinion working in the field and trends that are emerging in the market.

   The article provides a comparative assessment of domestic and foreign scientists’ and economists’ works, who studied theoretical approaches to sustainable economic development. Countries are increasingly integrating with each other, labor productivity is higher, but at the same time natural resources are used too intensively, which leads to environmental pollution. In this regard, it is necessary to pay more attention and even be unable to influence the processes aimed at ensuring stable economic growth. In the conditions of world economic relations transformation, economic systems activity sustainability is a key element of development and growth of national economies of states. The introduction and use of theoretical approaches in the process of studying the sustainable development of the economy makes it possible to systematize various properties of economic systems in the process of analyzing its development prospects. The obtained results of the conducted research can be used in theoretical frameworks evaluation aimed at studying the sustainable development of economy.

   The article analyzes current state of international economic relations among Russia and African countries and reveals their prospects. To date, these relations can be characterized as actively developing, but still relatively insufficiently intensive. Progress has been made in recent years, when Russia has increased its presence on the continent through various forms of economic cooperation. One important area of cooperation is trade. In 2023, trade turnover between Russia and African countries amounted to about 20 billion USD, which is a significant increase compared to previous years. However, compared to other global players such as China, European Union countries or the United States of America, economic interaction level among Russia and African countries is still not high enough. One of the main reasons for this is that Russian economic cooperation with Africa is dominated by the energy sector, especially supplies and infrastructure projects in the oil and gas industry. Meanwhile, other sectors such as agriculture, production of goods and services, and infrastructure investments remain less developed. One of the obstacles to deepening economic relations is also the lack of information and education about the opportunities for cooperation between Russia and Africa. There are also difficulties in securing financing for projects, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises.

   The purpose of the study is to develop theoretical provisions on the dependence of population’s general integrated health status on the total aggregate profit indicator of the food business.

   The subject of the study is the mechanism of the relationship between health state and food business profitability.

   A number of literary sources devoted to the generalization of health state and economic development of the country have been considered. The theoretical dependence of the health status integral indicator on the total cumulative rate of total profit of the agro-industrial complex, food industry, and retail has been proved. The variants of changing health state with different parameters of its parabolic dependence on the food business total profitability have been studied. A conditional numerical example of health state dependence in the form of a cubic parabola on changes in the total cumulative profit margin of food business has been presented and analyzed. Main task of establishing and achieving health indicators (general goal) is not only market, but also state provision of appropriate parameters. It has been proven that the food sales profitability growth affects changes in population’s health status in terms of eating and metabolic disorders.

   The questions on long-term planning of an enterprise’ bonded loan interest rate payments have been studied. The methods have been considered and the classification of methods for planning the bonds interest rate proposed. Several groups of such planning methods have been singled out. The analysis of application of bond interest rate planning methods applied by enterprises of different national industries has been made. The analysis has been carried out in the spheres of mechanical engineering, generation, transmission and sales of electric power, ferrous metals production, transportation and logistics, foodstuffs production, and information transmission provision. Corporate bond issues issued between 2015 and 2020 have been analyzed. As a result, the three methods most frequently used by enterprises in planning bond interest rates have been identified: methods of considering the macroeconomic risk of an organization; methods of considering the combination of macroeconomic and individual risk of an organization; methods based on market analysis. The study of the mentioned methods allowed us to propose a method of planning the bond interest rate, which calculates the weighted average of the forecast bond interest rate. To assess the quality of the proposed method, it has been tested. The article concludes that it can be used at enterprises planning to issue their own bonded loans.

   The article studies complex interplay of emotional intelligence (hereafter – EI) and its key role in managing interpersonal conflict in professional settings. The study elucidates how EI subtle components such as self-awareness, empathy, self-regulation, and social skills play an important role in deciphering and overcoming the emotional complexities inherent in professional conflicts. Through methodical research, the quintessential role of EI in creating a harmonious workplace has been revealed, where conflicts are not only effectively resolved but also transformed into opportunities for growth. At the same time, the critical role of empathy in understanding and appreciating emotional states of others has been emphasized, thus fostering more inclusive and empathic communication. The practice segment of the study offers a number of strategies and training programs aimed at developing EI in professionals. These techniques, ranging from mindfulness meditation to empathy mapping workshops and emotional intelligence training, offer actionable ways to increase emotional competence in a variety of professional situations. The article concludes by discussing practical applicability of these ideas in a variety of professional settings, suggesting directions for future research, including the study of EI in different cultural contexts and technology integration into EI trai ning. This comprehensive study not only contributes to the academic discourse on EI, but also serves as a beacon for organizations and individuals seeking to navigate the emotional landscape of today’s professional environments.

   The article studies main socio-cultural resources that ensure the success of the management strategy of modern China. The Law “On Public Service” is considered as an important legal resource regulating the activities of public personnel. Since the social stability of the Chinese society is explained by the multiparty political system of the country with the leading role of the Communist Party of China, the article presents a table compiled by the author about the parties, including the logo, information about the leaders and their education, data on the degree of influence of each party in society and its establishment time. The possibility of consultations with the participation of all officially operating parties guarantees the Communist Party of China the adoption of a theoretically grounded plan for ongoing reforms implementation, which is interpreted as an important managerial resource along with personnel policy. The socio-cultural vector of the management strategy is interpreted in the discourse of the building socialism theory with Chinese specifics, which implies the living standards improvement with industries development that provide vital human needs and socially important innovation directions in science and economy. The author concludes that the management strategy resources have a multi-vector character, which is manifested in economic and cultural, scientific and technological, political and ideological spheres.

   The article reveals one of the psychological mechanisms of anxiety formation in response to existential challenges of uncertainty.

   The purpose of the study is to describe the psychological content of anxiety during the pandemic.

   The research method was the author’s questionnaire aimed at studying anxiety experience peculiarities and ways of coping with it in adults in the situation of COVID-19 pandemic. To realize the goal, adults (n = 181) aged 18 to 74 years were asked to describe their thoughts about the pandemic that cause anxiety, negative and positive perceptions of themselves in the context of the pandemic, and ways of coping with anxiety. The study results showed that anxiety in the pandemic situation has universal existential underpinnings such as fear of death, loneliness, and restriction of freedom. Anxiety is formed around two main negative perceptions of the person about themselves: “I am anxious” and “I am bad and weak”, which reflects the experience of their own vulnerability, the main causes of which are the fear of death of loved ones and experience of their own incompetence in a situation of uncertainty. To reduce anxiety during the pandemic, adults use both universal methods (mainly self-regulation methods) and conditionally specific ones related to the source of anxiety and, consequently, negative self-image. The interrelation among self-image, anxiety and ways of coping with it shows the psychological help directions within the framework of both cognitive and existential-humanistic approaches.

   Procrastination is one of the most researched and polemized topics of interest to domestic and foreign scientists due to its widespread prevalence among students and adults. The authors agree that syste matic violation of deadlines for necessary tasks completion causes subjective discomfort, but this behavior is regularly manifested in ordinary life, becoming “chronic” in nature.

   The purpose of the study is to analyze the phenomenon of procrastination.

   The work was based on the theoretical analysis of literature, generalization, empirical research results interpretation, conducted on the basis of a bank of techniques: E. Yu. Mandrikova’s questionnaire of self-organization of activity, K. Lay’s academic procrastination scale, Melbourne questionnaire of decision-making in the adaptation of T. V. Kornilova and S. A. Kornilova. Procrastination is similar to manifestations of laziness, low level of motivation and volitional self-regulation, awareness of the consequences of one’s own inaction, behavioral patterns repetition stability. However, there
are cardinal differences among them: laziness correlates with neutral or positive emotional background, hedonistic orientation, orientation to the present time, irresponsibility, and strength saving. Procrastination is built on burdensome experiences, mental immersion in the events of the past or future. It is energy-consuming, can lead to ideas destruction about one’s own personality and chronic diseases. Negative emotional background, weak self-control and low self-regulation are all prerequisites for developing procrastination and dependence on digital reality. The study results can be applied in the activities of teachers and practical psychologists, allowing to recognize and level procrastination manifestations.

   The subject of the study is social anxiety, the purpose is to determine its prevalence and severity in students of socio-humanitarian training areas.

   The principles of socio-psychological approach, methodology and method of socio-psychological diagnostics of social anxiety and social phobia by O. A. Sagalkova and D. V. Truyavtsev were used. The genera lized index of social anxiety (48.1 points), which corresponds to an elevated level with a tendency to high, has been determined. The dominant type of social phobia such as “Post-situational rumination and desire to overcome anxiety in expert situations” has been identified, the index of which (6.84 stens) tends to a high level. Students with this type of social anxiety make up the largest share
in the sample (48.13 %). Three groups of students have been identified and characterized: students with indicators of clinical social phobia and clinical social phobia in decompensation (about 20 % of the sample); students with elevated and high levels of social anxiety (slightly more than 50 %); students with low and moderate levels of social anxiety (slightly less than 30 %). Obtained results application score: higher school psychology; applied and practical social psychology; social protection system psychologists, clinical psychologists, medical psychologists, and psychiatrists. Prospects of the study is social anxiety monitoring in students of Russian universities. The study results confirmed the need for social anxiety monitoring in students of socio-humanitarian areas of professional training, about 50 % of whom to a greater or lesser extent need socio-psychological help, and about 20 % of whom need psychiatric help.

The article studies the process of jealousy transformation in romantic relationships under the influence of digitalization. The author considers such definitions as “digital jealousy”, “digital infidelity”, and “virtual sex”, formulates a definition of digital jealousy, and considers emotional and behavioral reactions when experiencing jealousy under the influence of events and factors of the digital environment. Based on the content analysis results, behavioral markers that can be considered by a partner as evidence of digital infidelity and/or cause digital jealousy have been identified. The specific characteristics of digital jealousy include its existence in conditions of quasi-reality, diffusiveness, deployment in time and space, alienation from the fact of physical infidelity, and virtual representation. The author notes the connection between the intensity of the digital jealousy experience and the subjective significance of virtual space and representation in it. Ambivalence of the digital jealousy experience is expressed by the perception of its occurrence, on the one hand, as a predictor of physical infidelity, and, on the other hand, as a manifestation of crisis in romantic relationships and emotional estrangement of partners. It has been revealed that jealousy in digital space is largely due to a sense of ownership in relation to the time and attention of a partner and is associated with general transformation of romantic relationships in modern society.