Shilova V.A., Barkalova A.O. (2023). What Factors Build a Professional Image of Psychologists in Social Media? Communications. Media. Design, 8(4), 40-67. Shilova V.A., Barkalova A.O. (2023). What Factors Build a Professional Image of Psychologists in Social Media? Communications. Media. Design, 8(4), 40-67.ISSN 2542-1395DOI нетРИНЦ: https://elibrary.ru/contents.asp?id=59940107Posted on site: 12.01.24Текст статьи на сайте журнала URL: https://cmd-journal.hse.ru/article/view/18497/16342 (дата обращения 12.01.2024)AbstractThe article describes the process of revealing constructive and destructive elements of the image of the profession of a psychologist in social media. The theoretical part of the work reveals the content of such concepts of profession, image, professional image, social media. Also the authors highlighted the features of attributing a human activity to the professional field. As well, the role of social media in shaping the image of the profession has been identified. The article studied the effect of the activities of popular media representatives of the profession of psychology specialists, who conduct their blogs on behalf of the professional community in social media, on the image of the professional group as a whole.