kemsuСибСкриптSibScript2949-21222949-2092Kemerovo State University10.21603/2078-8975-2022-24-4-440-445kemsu-5252Research ArticleПространственно-временные и ценностно-смысловые составляющие образа мира и Я-концепции личностиSpatio-Temporal and Value-Semantic Components of Worldview and Self-ConceptОсобенности представлений о счастье в детском и пожилом возрастеConcept of Happiness in Children and Older Adultshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0525-8313БулкинаН. А.BulkinaN. A.

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Rostov-on-Don

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Счастье, как и здоровье, необходимо человеку для полноценной жизни. В настоящее время, несмотря на огромный научный интерес к счастью, нет полной ясности ни в определении данного конструкта, ни в особенностях представлений о счастье в различных возрастных группах. В статье представлены результаты эмпирического исследования, направленного на изучение особенностей понимания счастья в детском и пожилом возрасте. Цель – изучить представления о счастье детей и пожилых взрослых и выявить их отличительные особенности. Гипотеза: несмотря на различия, существуют общие представления о счастье у детей и пожилых людей. В исследовании приняли участие дети в возрасте 7–10 лет (N=120; M=8,31; SD=1,09) и пожилые люди в возрасте 60–90 лет (N=82; M=70,43; SD=7,77). В качестве метода статистического анализа использовался критерий φ-Фишера. В результате выявлены общие ценности детей и пожилых людей – здоровье, семья, отношения, благополучие (все хорошо), а также различия в представлениях о счастье. Пожилые люди трактуют данный конструкт как благополучие. Счастье пожилых людей связано с удовлетворенностью жизнью и ее значимыми сферами: здоровьем, любовью и взаимопониманием, семейным благополучием, доходом, поддержкой близких. У пожилых людей представления о счастье не ассоциируются с положительными эмоциями, отдыхом, досугом или активностью (0 % ответов). Детские представления о счастье связаны с удовольствием, радостью, весельем, друзьями, отдыхом, подарками. Дети чаще пожилых людей переживают моментальное счастье. 

Happiness, like health, is an integral component of a full-quality life. Despite the enormous academic interest to this concept, its definition and age-related specifics still remain unclear. This empirical research focused on the way happiness is interpreted by children and senior citizens. The initial hypothesis was that these age groups share at least some similarities in their understanding of happiness. The study involved children aged 7–10 (N=120; M=8.31; SD=1.09) and senior citizens aged 60–90 (N=82; M=70.43; SD=7.77). The obtained data were processed using Fischer’s criterion. Health, family, relationships, and well-being were registered in both age groups, which confirmed the initial hypothesis. However, elderly participants were more likely to interpret happiness as well-being. They associated it with life satisfaction in health, love and belonging, family well-being, income, supportive relationships, etc. Not a single respondent in this group linked happiness with positive emotions, rest, leisure, or recreational activity. Children, on the other hand, perceived happiness as a kind of pleasure associated with joy, fun, friends, recreation, and gifts. 

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