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SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH

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Russian Family Well-Being in the Self-Assessments of the Population

Dina K. Tanatova, Ivan V. Korolev

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RAR (Research Article Report)

JEL Z13

https://doi.org/10.52180/1999-9836_2025_21_1_7_100_111

AUTHORS

Dina K. Tanatova

Russian State Social University, Moscow, Russia

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OCRID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7924-2242

SPIN-code: 7675-8938

RSCI AuthorID: 774128

ResearcherID: U-1664-2017

Scopus Author ID 56748103100

Ivan V. Korolev

Russian State Social University, Moscow, Russia

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OCRID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1317-2317

SPIN-code: 3585-2844

RSCI AuthorID: 850724

ReseacherID: Y-3816-2019

Scopus Author ID: 57205201514

FOR CITATION

Tanatova D.K., Korolev I.V. Russian Family Well-Being in the Self-Assessments of the Population. Uroven' zhizni naseleniya regionov Rossii=Living Standards of the Population in the Regions of Russia. 2025;21(1):100-111. https://doi.org/10.52180/1999-9836_2025_21_1_7_100_111 (In Russ.)

Abstract

The article presents the sociological understanding of family well-being as a prerequisite for the full performance of the basic functions of this paramount social institution. Based on the analysis of Russian and foreign sources on the subject of well-being, the conceptual content of the core concept of "family well-being" is formulated, since there was no definition of it that met the requirements of the authors of the study. In order to obtain a holistic view of family well-being, the authors propose the use of a sociological approach that examines the complex of economic, social and psychological segments of well-being. The authors analyse the results of a sociological study in which they assessed these segments and drew conclusions about the level of well-being of the Russian family as a whole. In particular, it is pointed out that the state of economic well-being of the family is negatively influenced by low income, housing problems and borrowing. Social well-being is negatively affected by the reproductive passivity of families, excessive workload of parents, lack of necessary control and education of children. The state of psychological well-being of the Russian family is the most favourable compared to other segments. It is characterised by a positive family atmosphere, short-lived conflicts, a stable orientation towards family preservation and joint leisure activities, and extensive friendly communication with the outside world. The authors put forward a hypothesis that the objective indicators obtained in the course of the survey cannot always directly determine the well-being of the family, while the subjective self-assessment of the family's well-being reflects its real state to a greater extent. In particular, it should be noted that lack of housing, material wealth, debt, lack of a well-paid job and other difficulties in life do not prevent a family from considering itself happy and well-off

Keywords

family, family well-being, economic well-being, social well-being, psychological well-being, family support measures, well-being measurement

AUTHORS BIOGRAFY

Dina K. Tanatova

Doctor of Sociology, Professor, Head of the Department of Sociology, Ethnography and Sociometry, Russian State Social University 

Ivan V. Korolev 

PhD in Sociology, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Ethnography and Sociometry, Russian State Social University

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