Abstract

The article deals with the topical problem of economic deprivation of young women and men and alternatives for overcoming it through the introduction of the psycho-correctional practices of positive psychology. The subject of the study is to find out the gender symmetry or its violation in the position of the subjectivity of genders in the choice of life activity strategy. The conceptual model of positive psychology and its components as the indicators of the psychological state of young women and men in personal and professional self-determination are presented. The social and psychological factors that determine the satisfaction of the youth with the choice of a job and its content, the ability to direct and adjust the requests and motivations of young women and men in searching for a more successful professional and social status have been substantiated. It has been found out that overcoming gender inequality in social and economic gender expectations, and a sense of economic deprivation of the youth is possible by internalizing the basic principles of personality self-determination through learning, and involvement in positive psychology. Egalitarian orientations concerning the importance of receiving professional education and developing adequate personality qualities are important for youth but especially for young women’s internal subjective well-being experience. Satisfaction with social environment and confidence in the coming day the most common international concepts of economic happiness for group youth psychology.

Highlights

  • COVID-19 affected all layers of the population economically and deepened the level of youth “relative deprivation” as the perception of oneself as less economically prosperous

  • According to positive psychology the more people felt their activities were consistent with the core of themselves, the desirable values of their self, the greater meaning they report in their dream about and real professional choice

  • Overcoming gender inequality in social and economic status, in particular a sense of economic deprivation is possible by internalizing the basic principles of economic culture through learning, development, involvement in positive psychology

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Introduction

COVID-19 affected all layers of the population economically and deepened the level of youth “relative deprivation” as the perception of oneself (family or one’s own reference group) as less economically prosperous. Self-esteem, being an indicator of a socially less successful economic personal or group compared to others, has always been much higher for the students and working youth. It is young people entering adulthood who have to face such socio-economic challenges as the need to find the desired professional activity and opportunities to achieve it, pay for vocational education or living separate from the family, look for a job without the necessary level of professional qualifications and work experience, support their own financial needs related to the age interests of the youth and more. As generations continue to adapt new adult markers are created that add different social expectations to what it means to be an adult

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