CONCEPTUAL STRГCTURE OF THE PHENOMENON OF «SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING» AND PECULIARITIES OF ITS MEASUREMENT

Abstract

The article is devoted to the problem of the subjective well-being of a personality. The historical development of the concept is clearly outlined. The article considers and structures existing approaches to the concept of well-being. The phenomenon of subjective well-being among the other concepts similar in content is distinguished and substantiated, its main structural components are highlighted. It has been defined that the conceptual structure of subjective well-being is formed by emotional, cognitive, and "eudemonic" components. The cognitive component includes an individual’s assessment of one’s own life and life satisfaction as a key indicator; emotional - the intensity of positive emotions in general and an individual’s assessment of one’s own emotional state; "eudemonic " - functional components that provide the optimal positive functioning of an individual: autonomy, environmental management, personal growth, positive relationships with others, the existence of life goals and self-perception. An analysis of existing approaches to empirical study of well-being is carried out, it is emphasized in the absence of a universal methodology for the study of subjective well-being and the feasibility of combining the existing diagnostic tools to take into account the entire spectrum of factors influencing the experiences of subjective well-being of a personality. The paper presents the set of techniques, which constitute a complete and exhaustive collection of diagnostic tools of subjective well-being, aimed at covering all its components as a holistic subjective experience, which is based on the subjectivity of assessment and attitude towards one’s own life, as well as the reflexive position of an individual and realization of one’s life goals.