The current paper presents the results of an empirical study conducted in 2020 that was aimed at studying the features of the interaction of today's youth with various sources of information and their relationship with the parameters of psychological and political stability. As a result, the study identifies the general and specific factors of the interaction of the youth and adult group samples with sociopolitical information. The general factors are those of positive and critical evaluation of information, while the specific factors include the following: among young people, the factors of information activity and of political adaptability are observed, while among adults, these are the factors of political conservatism as well as those of trustworthiness of the social environment and virtual sources. The data obtained in the research allow the authors to expand the understanding of the peculiarities of the interaction of young people with various sources of sociopolitical information, the reasons for the negativization of the sphere of politics and the possibilities of integration into the current political system. The results obtained can be used to develop a strategy for presenting political information in modern media aimed at the current generation.