STUDIES OF PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING IN THE WORKS OF UKRAINIAN AUTHORS

Abstract

The numerous modern Ukrainian authors deal with the problem of psychological well-being as the main aspect that reflects the mental health, social adaptation and personal effectiveness. Based on the works of contemporary Ukrainian authors, four main areas of their research can be identified: an analysis of the theoretical aspects of the «psychological well-being» concept, the study of its personal and socio-psychological determinants, a study of its relationships with other psychological phenomena, and the study of the psychological well-being of various categories of people. Grishko V. V. identifies four groups of areas of theoretical approaches: from the point of view of the eudemonistic and hedonistic approaches, based on studying the problems of positive functioning, psychophysiological preservation of functions, from the point of view of approaches in which psychological well-being is viewed as a holistic subjective experience of happiness, life satisfaction. Some concepts of scientists from post-Soviet countries and foreign researchers are shown in the article. Internal and external functional and structural determinants are indicated. Resources (personal and socio-psychological) studied by researchers are listed in the paper. The data of theoretical and empirical research of some categories of people (representatives of different cultures and religions, ages, professions, suffering from diseases…) Self-actualization and implementation of teachers and psychologists has been investigated as an important determinant of psychological well-being. The search in Internet for useful information increases the level of psychological well-being of high school students, and «aimless wandering» and «games» reduce it. In order to preserve and increase the psychological well-being of the elderly, social activity, involvement in relationships, training are important. On the example of patients with diabetes, it was shown that somatic disease is associated with low levels of psychological well-being. The article emphasizes the influence of psychological well-being on the mental health, longevity and life quality. The significance and necessity of further research are substantiated.