scholarly journals Life Values and Subjective Well-being of the Indigenous Small-Numbered Peoples of the Arctic Zone (Based on the Example of the Nenets)

2020 ◽  
pp. 997-1006
Author(s):  
Ekaterina V. Zabelina ◽  
Svetlana A. Kurnosova ◽  
Irina A. Trushina ◽  
Natalya P. Koptseva ◽  
Vladimir S. Luzan
Keyword(s):  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Strong Relationship ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Russian Arctic ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Arctic Zone ◽  
Economic Behaviour ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
Life Values

The article presents the results of a study of life values and their relationship with the subjective well-being of indigenous small-numbered peoples based on the example of the Nenets. The relevance of this study is due to the fact that globalization transformations determine the change in human living conditions in the Arctic zone. This process often takes place painfully: representatives of indigenous small-numbered minorities cannot find their place in the new economic and multicultural system, which leads to the loss of vital meanings and subjective ill-being. The article notes that the solution to this problem may be to take into account life values during the transformation of the economic behaviour of the indigenous small-numbered peoples of the Russian Arctic. The materials presented in the article demonstrate a strong relationship between the level of satisfaction with life and the subjective level of income (subjective economic wellbeing). The most important life values for the Nenets (security, kindness, independence) turned out to be connected both with the level of satisfaction with life in general and with the level of subjective economic well-being. In conclusion, it is noted that the results obtained make it possible to formulate recommendations for various entities on the effective transformation of the economic behaviour of the indigenous small-numbered peoples of the Russian Arctic, in particular the creation of conditions for stability, social security, community and collectivism, as well as the ability to independently make economic decisions

scholarly journals Pandemic as a Challenge to Subjective Well-Being: Anxiety and Coping

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 90-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
E.I. Rasskazova ◽  
D.A. Leontiev ◽  
A.A. Lebedeva
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Negative Emotions ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Negative Experiences ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
Life Scale

Most research on the pandemic today assumes that this situation is stressful and requires coping. The aim was to study subjective well-being in the situation of the pandemic and its relationship to coping and anxiety about coronavirus. 409 people filled Satisfaction With Life Scale, Scale of Positive And Negative Experiences, situational version of COPE, checklists assessing anxiety of infection and anxiety of the negative consequences of the pandemic. The comparison groups were three samples of 98, 66 and 293 people who filled Satisfaction With Life Scale and Scale of Positive And Negative Experiences in 2017 and 2019. There was a lower level of positive emotions among respondents in a situation of self-isolation, but the same level of satisfaction with life and negative emotions. Anxiety about the pandemic is related to higher negative emotions only. Emotionally oriented coping strategies and mental disengagement are associated with a higher level of pandemic anxiety. Problem-oriented and active coping strategies are weakly associated with lower anxiety that could be explained by the lack of ready effective methods of resolving this new and uncertain situation. Anxiety associated with current, acute and imminent risk (such as risk of infection), concentration on emotions and acceptance may not be dysfunctional strategies, as they are not associated with deterioration in overall well-being. On the contrary, attempts to cope with anxiety regarding negative consequences of a pandemic by mental disengagement, substance use and denial are associated with a lower level of satisfaction with life.

scholarly journals Satisfaction with life among MBBS students and resident doctors of a tertiary hospital in South Delhi

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 5843
Author(s):  
Abhay Singh ◽  
Neetu Singh ◽  
Shivam Dixit ◽  
Samarjeet Kaur ◽  
Vinoth Gnana Chellaiyan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Medical Profession ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Population Data ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
Determining Factors

Background: When doctors are not satisfied with their lives, their dissatisfaction may reflect on their performance at their workplace. The objective was to determine subjective well-being and level of satisfaction among MBBS students and resident doctors.Methods: A cross sectional study was carried out using stratified random sampling among1st professional year MBBS students and resident doctors of a tertiary care teaching hospital, New Delhi. Satisfaction with life scale (SWLS) was used to evaluate the level of satisfaction with life in the study population. Data was analyzed with SPSS version 21.Results: It was seen that 76% of1st prof. MBBS Students and 68% of resident doctors were satisfied with their life. The major determining factors of satisfaction with life among 1st prof. MBBS students were ‘choosing MBBS course (72%) and hostel accommodation and food (69%). The major determining factors among the resident doctors were ‘choosing medical profession’(67%), working in a reputed institute (82%) and satisfaction with income (78%).Conclusions: Though a majority of Students and Doctors were found to be satisfied with their lives around one fourth of students (24%) and one third of doctors (32%) were found not to be. It is important to address the predictors of satisfaction to improve the overall quality of life of doctors and MBBS students.

scholarly journals Economic Behaviour Strategies of the Northern Small-Numbered Indigenous Peoples and their Impact on Subjective Well-Being

2021 ◽  
pp. 797-809
Author(s):  
Ekaterina V. Zabelina ◽  
Svetlana A. Kurnosova ◽  
Natalya P. Koptseva ◽  
Vladimir S. Luzan ◽  
Ksenia E. Shchukina
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Far East ◽  
Arctic Region ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Financial Knowledge ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Economic Behaviour ◽  
Indigenous Minorities ◽  
The Impact

Russian academic literature is characterised by a lack of data on the features of the economic behaviour of representatives of the indigenous small-numbered peoples of the North, Siberia, and the Far East of the Russian Federation (hereinafter referred to as ISNPN, the indigenous minorities). Nevertheless, economic, environmental, geopolitical, and social changes in the Arctic region of Russia make it extremely relevant to study the process of transformation of the economic behaviour of these peoples. The article presents the results of a study of the main strategies of economic behaviour of the indigenous peoples (Nenets, Dolgans, Itelmens, Koryaks, Nivkhs, Chukchi, and Evens) and the impact of these strategies on their subjective well-being. In this way, factor analysis made it possible to identify 4 factors that can be interpreted as independent strategies of the economic behaviour of the ISNPN: the saving strategy based on financial knowledge and activity; the strategy of independent financial achievements; the restrictive strategy in the economic sphere based on rationality and independence, and the strategy of hired labour. The article notes that the regression analysis demonstrated particular importance of the saving strategy based on financial knowledge and activity, which makes the greatest contribution to increasing subjective well-being of the indigenous peoples. It has been noted that a peculiarity of the economic behaviour of the ISNPN representatives is the predominance of an orientation towards savings and rationality in almost all identified strategies. The results of the study are summarised in the conclusion, and a deduction about the significant role of increasing financial literacy in improving subjective well-being of indigenous minorities is drawn

scholarly journals Management of Externalities in the Context of Sustainable Development of the Russian Arctic Zone

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (14) ◽  
pp. 7749
Author(s):  
Vera P. Samarina ◽  
Tatiana P. Skufina ◽  
Diana Yu. Savon ◽  
Alexey I. Shinkevich
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Russian Arctic ◽  
Arctic Zone ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
Analytical Review ◽  
The Russian Federation

The territory of the Arctic is of interest from the point of view of the strategic development of the economy. However, the industrialization of the Arctic zone is accompanied by both a positive and a negative influence on the country’s socio-economic development. An analytical review of the research which has been published previously allows us to discuss the issue of sustainable development in the Arctic through the prism of the theory of externalities. Considering this, the paper examines some relevant issues from the standpoints of the concept of sustainable development and scientific and technological progress. Against the background of the identified problems, the purpose of the research is to clarify management decisions in the field of internalization of the externalities of economic development of the Russian Arctic zone. As research methods, the authors have applied comparative analysis, dynamic analysis, the coefficient method, correlational analysis and cluster analysis. An analytical review of scientific works, research tooling and a statistical database concerning the development of the Russian Arctic zone provided the following scientific results: the category of “externalities” in the context of industrialization of the Arctic zone’s territories and their systematization in a number of areas (environmental, innovation, investment, infrastructure, social, etc.) has been clarified; some trends in the degree of neutralization of negative environmental externalities in terms of environmental problems (pollution capture, waste disposal, recycling and wastewater treatment) have been identified; the dynamics of investment per unit of environmental pollution in the context of environmental approaches have been elucidated; the efficiency of investments in environmental preservation measures in the territories of the Russian Arctic zone have been evaluated; positive innovative externality from the investment of own funds in the fixed capital of enterprises have been revealed; the typology of the subjects of the Russian Federation that form part of the Arctic zone, according to the criteria of the intensity of costs for neutralization of negative externalities (territories with high, moderate and low intensity of costs) have been suggested; and a package of measures in order to manage the external effects of economic development of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation in the context of sustainable development has been proposed. The practical significance of the results obtained lies in the possibility of taking all of them into account in the implementation of the state program “Socio-economic development of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation”, contributing to the qualitative development of the territories of the Russian Arctic and improving the well-being of the population of the corresponding constituent entities of the Russian Federation.

MATERIAL WELFARE AS A FACTOR OF FORMATION OF LABOR POTENTIAL IN THE RUSSIAN ARCTIC

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (11) ◽  
pp. 123-132
Author(s):  
E. A. KORCHAK ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Comprehensive Analysis ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Russian Arctic ◽  
Arctic Zone ◽  
Murmansk Region ◽  
Northern Territories ◽  
Nenets Autonomous ◽  
Labor Potential ◽  
Material Welfare

The article presents the results of diagnostics of the material well-being of the population (2008–2018) in the framework of the formation of the labor potential of the Russian Arctic. The objectives of the study included a comprehensive analysis of income, expenditure and consumption of the population and households in the Northern territories. The objects of study were the regions of the Arctic zone of Russia – the Nenets, Chukotka, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous districts and the Murmansk region.

scholarly journals Factors Differentiating the Subjective Well-being of the Inhabitants of Wielkopolska According to the Criterion of Hierarchy of Their Life Values

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (339) ◽  
pp. 57-72
Author(s):  
Tomasz Szubert
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Social Activity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Private Life ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Personality Scale ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
Life Values ◽  
Diversity Of Life

The study examines the level of satisfaction with 21 different areas of life among 300 respondents from Wielkopolska voivodship at the age of 30 and over. What distinguishes this analysis from other such studies is the fact that when examining partial satisfaction, it was weighed by, specified subjectively by respondents, the importance of the areas for which this satisfaction was measured. In the course of the analysis, it turned out that the respondents were the most satisfied with their private life, life as parent and independence. The smallest satisfaction of the respondents derives from social activity, but it is above all the effect of the lack of meaning of this sphere of life in the hierarchy of respected life values. In addition, it has been noticed that within individual fields there are certain factors that differentiate probability of being more satisfied for some categories of people in comparison with others. Especially personality traits strongly affect the diversity of life satisfaction. Being a social person, trusting other people, being conscientious, peaceful and open to new experiences increase the probability of being a more satisfied person (especially with social areas) and having traits from the second pole of the personality scale reduces this probability.

scholarly journals Elevating Subjective Well-Being Through Physical Exercises: An Intervention Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Iwon ◽  
Julia Skibinska ◽  
Dorota Jasielska ◽  
Sonia Kalwarczyk
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Intervention Study ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Longitudinal Design ◽  
Strong Relationship ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Physical Exercises

Background: Physical activity is associated with higher levels of subjective well-being. However, little research has been conducted in naturalistic conditions with a longitudinal design. In the current study, we aimed to examine whether regular activity initiation can impact happiness, life satisfaction, and self-esteem 4 weeks later.Methods: The sample (N = 217, 124 women) was divided into three groups based on level of physical activity (active people, beginners, and inactive people). The participants completed measures of happiness, satisfaction with life, self-esteem, and a survey on physical activity. Ninety-five of participants who completed the same set of measures sent by email after 4 weeks were included in the analyses.Results: The study showed a strong relationship between subjective well-being and physical activity. Active people showed higher levels of happiness and self-esteem compared to beginners and inactive people and a higher level of life satisfaction than inactive people. Furthermore, after 4 weeks of exercising, beginners revealed greater life satisfaction and happiness compared to the baseline.Conclusion: These findings confirm that regular physical activity leads to higher levels of well-being. It seems that even a short engagement in physical activity (4 weeks) may contribute to an increase in subjective well-being.

Organizational Justice enhances Subjective Well-being

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ms. Anjali Sahai ◽  
Prof. (Dr). Abha Singh
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Justice ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Interactional Justice ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Adverse Outcomes ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Negative Experience ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
The Relationship

Organizational Justice has the potential to create major impact on organizations and employees alike. These include greater commitment, trust, enhanced job performance, more citizenship behaviors and less number of conflicts. It has been reported that employees seem to have a universal concern for Justice that transcends the self and that many are subject to biases at various point of time in their work life. Sometimes these biases lead to adverse outcomes including decreased level of subjective well-being. Subjective well-being is a broad category that includes life satisfaction, positive affect, and low negative affect, such as anger, sadness and fear. Thus to study the relationship between Organizational justice and subjective well-being, a sample of 88 employees working in Private Universities of NCR region were examined. For this purpose, the Organizational Justice scales consisting of Measure of Procedural & Interactional Justice and Distributive Justice Index scale by Moorman, Blakely & Niehoff (1998) and Subjective Wellbeing Scales inclusive of the Satisfaction with Life Scale(SWLS),Scale of Positive and Negative Experience(SPANE) and Flourishing Scale (FS) by Ed Diener (2004)were used. Results indicate significant relationship between the three types of Organizational justice and subjective well-being of employees.

Healthcare System in the Arctic Zone of Russia. Known and Emerging Issues and Solutions to Them

2019 ◽  
pp. 3-20
Author(s):  
V.N. Leksin
Keyword(s):  
Metallurgical Industry ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Russian Arctic ◽  
Arctic Zone ◽  
Shift Workers ◽  
The North ◽  
Medical Institutions ◽  
Emerging Issues ◽  
The Impact

The impact on healthcare organization on the territory of Russian Arctic of unique natural and climatic, demographic, ethnic, settlement and professional factors of influencing the health of population, constantly or temporarily living on this territory is studied. The necessity is substantiated of various forms and resource provision with healthcare services such real and potential patients of Arctic medical institutions, as representatives of indigenous small peoples of the North, workers of mining and metallurgical industry, military personnel, sailors and shift workers. In this connection a correction of a number of All-Russian normative acts is proposed.

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