The Impact of Region on the Perception of Psychological Well-Being: Comparative Study in Russian Federation
Roman S. Shilko, Ludmila A. Shaigerova, Yury P. Zinchenko, Alexandra G. Dolgikh, Olga V. Vakhantseva
The impact of ethnocultural identity on psychological wellbeing
is considered within the framework of psychological
functioning and in relation to identity clarity, minority
population life quality, and harmonious self-concept formation
of immigrants. The aim of the research is clarifying the role of
regional specificity in the psychological well-being. The study
was conducted in six Federal Districts of Russia: Central,
Southern, North Caucasian, Volga, Siberian, and Northwestern
(1,322 people). After analysis of objective indicators of wellbeing
and social situation in the different regions of Russia the
authors have measured the subjective experience of the social
situation and psychological well-being by the population, relied
on the subjective assessment of social stability, physical health,
emotional state, and safety degree in various life spheres. The
results showed that Russians feel quite protected, and the level
of their subjective safety is quite high. However, there can be
some differences between objective indicators of well-being of
the region and the subjective experience by the population.
Mental well-being as a personal feeling is ethnoculturally
mediated perception of the social situation and need to be
measured not only with objective well-being values on a scale
of a country, but in relation on the subjective experience of the
population. Full Text
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