PREDICTORS OF SATISFACTION WITH LIVING CONDITIONSIN A MEGALOPOLIS IN GROUPS OF YOUNG PARENTS

Abstract

Aim. To identify the predictors of satisfaction with living conditions in the city in two groups of parents of preschool children - “indigenous” and “non-indigenous” residents of the megalopolis. Methodology. To study the characteristics of parents and the family as a whole, the author’s questionnaire was used, revealing the social, socio-demographic, socio-psychological characteristics of parents and the space-temporal characteristics of the family’s residence in the megalopolis. To study the factors of satisfaction - the identity with the city and the parents’ value orientations the method “Scale of identification with the city” by Lalli M. and the methodology “Value orientation” by E. B. Fantalova were used. Results. It was found that the high level of satisfaction with living conditions in the megalopolis in both groups of respondents depends on the level of economic self-esteem and the relationship of young parents’ plans with life in the city. Differences in the determination of satisfaction of different groups of Muscovites are described. Research implications. The data obtained about the satisfaction of preschoolers’ parents will be analyzed in the context of the theoretical model of studying the factors of social-psychological well-being of the children living in the megalopolis.

Keywords

• satisfaction with living conditions in the city
• urban identity
• socio-psychological well-being
• megalopolis
• indigenous and non-indigenous Muscovites
• young parents