Keyword: «life satisfaction»

The article presents brief theoretical analysis of the self-attitude and life satisfaction problem, as well as the results of empirical research of the self-attitude and life satisfaction components among medical students. It analyses differences in components of self-attitude and life satisfaction among boys and girls; it states the relationship between self-respect, sympathy for yourself, internal instability and life satisfaction in adolescence.

This article analyzes the concept of love and its influence on life and marriage satisfaction. The results of the study show that positive ideas of love contribute to increased life and marriage satisfaction, while negative attitude to love lowers the marital satisfaction of married couples. The obtained data can be used in married couples consultation.

The principle of “self-care”, formulated by ancient Greek thinkers, has acquired acute relevance in the modern socio-cultural situation. Researchers are currently paying more and more attention to the phenomenon of “self-care”. The purpose of the article is to describe the results of a study of college students' ideas about the phenomenon of "self-care", as well as to analyze the relationship of these ideas with life satisfaction and psychological comfort of students. Research methods: essay “Self-care”, original questionnaire, E. Diener's life satisfaction scale, K. Riff's psychological comfort scale, HAM (health, activity, mood) questionnaire. The revealed structure of students' ideas about the content of "self-care" correlates with the data available in the literature and includes ideas about their personal development and well-being, as well as caring for others. The manifestation of the students’ keeping to the principles of taking care of themselves in real life positively correlates with their satisfaction with life, indicators of psychological comfort, activity and mood as well as with such indicators of psychological comfort as goals in life, self-acceptance, environment control, positive relationships.

The article is an analysis of the regional characteristics of the perception of well-being by the Russian population. By means of factor analysis, universal (dominant) and regional factors of the population's well-being were established. The results obtained show that income, stable work and good relationships with colleagues, health, a satisfactory environmental situation, a high level of happiness have a positive effect on the well-being of the population in any region of Russia. The well-being of the population is negatively affected by the instability of economic life, the intensification of labor activity, and unsatisfactory housing conditions. The extremely high importance of health for satisfaction with life and its perception in a positive way was revealed. It is from the state that Russians expect systematic actions in the field of health care.