Types of way of life ideals and the conditions for their realization among youth depending on social frustration

The article presents the results of a study aimed at identifying the types of lifestyle ideals of individuals and the conditions for their realization among youth with differing levels of social frustration. The subject of the study is the lifestyle ideals of individuals and social frustration. The research involved 170 respondents aged 18 to 25. The study establishes the level of social frustration and the leading frustrators for young people (relationships with relatives and close ones, immediate social environment, social status; socio-economic condition; health and work capacity), preferred lifestyle ideals (matrimonial, bohemian, career, healthy, socially protective, public, gnostic), as well as materially-economic, socio-demographic, territorial, cultural, and organizational conditions for embodying ideals depending on social frustration. Research methods included surveys (the questionnaire by Janeryan S.T. and Gvozdeva D.I., aimed at studying the content of components and characteristics of lifestyle ideals), testing (the "Level of Social Frustration" methodology by L.I. Wasserman, B.V. Iovlev, M.A. Berebin), and statistical data processing: frequency analysis, Friedman and Wilcoxon's criteria, and the binomial criterion (by D.V. Owen). The main conclusions of the research are as follows: over the past 10-15 years, the life priorities of youth have transformed from a focus on family to a career orientation; socially frustrated youth made up only a third of the study sample, with their main frustrator being their own health, work capacity, and lifestyle in general; frustrated youth prefer the "Career Lifestyle" ideal, while non-frustrated youth favor the "Healthy Lifestyle" ideal; frustrated youth consider the option of relocating to another country, whereas non-frustrated youth associate their ideal life solely with Russia; regardless of social frustration, youth strive for high education without attaching particular importance to the ethnic aspect of interpersonal interaction and material-economic conditions. The practical significance of the research lies in expanding psychological knowledge about the ideals of modern frustrated youth, allowing for the development of targeted psychological support activities.