Family Values in the Hierarchy of Youth Life Priorities: Based on Regional Survey Data

The article examines the value orientations of Russian youth (aged 19-35, N = 414) in the context of the traditional family values and self-realization, drawing on a 2025 sociological survey conducted in the Tyumen region, carried out within the framework of the state assigned research topic «Unification and Diversity in the Spatial Development of Russia (Socio-Economic and Socio-Cultural Processes)». The analysis of 17 life goals reveals that family-oriented values (child-rearing: 93.0 %, harmonious family relations: 96.4 %, material provision for the family: 96.4%) consistently occupy top positions across all age cohorts (19-25, 26-30, 31-35). At the same time, a pronounced age-related drift is observed: career importance declines from 87.5 % (age 19-25) to 57.6 % (age 31-35), while the value of «having a family business» rises from 30.0 % to 40.0 %. Significant gender differences are identified, most notably in «being a family leader» (males: 60.8 %, females: 28.1 %). Social optimism declines with age (from 77.3 % to 70.9 %), accompanied by growing skepticism toward state support for childbearing. The author concludes that the value profile of contemporary Russian youth represents not a conflict but a sequential integration of individualistic and family-oriented priorities, where the self-realization stage precedes family consolidation within the life course