Abstract
The problem of experiencing personal well-being as a question of positive functioning of the individual in the actualised areas of life is relevant for modern psychological science and practice. The purpose of the study was to determine the supporting components of the experience of personal well-being of persons with functional visual impairments, the level of severity of which mediates such experiences. The study is based on determining the leading role of internal determinants in the experience of personal well-being in the conditions of functional visual impairment. As a result of the research, a structural model of experiencing well-being of persons with functional impairments is outlined, which includes such components as self-attitude (positive or negative) and experiences of personal capabilities or limitations in actualised ego identities. The study determined that the low degree of expressiveness of the modalities of self-assessment and the negative colour of personal experiences of functional disorders prevent the realisation of person's resourcefulness, the actualisation of its capabilities. Empirical research has shown that distorted self-perception of people with functional visual impairments is mediated by rigidity of self-image, its closedness, and personal experiences of limitations in relation to their own functional disorders in actualised spheres of life. The identified features of the structural components of experiencing their own well-being can be used to develop and implement a correctional programme aimed at forming an adequate level of self-esteem in persons with functional impairments, which confirms the practical significance of the study
Highlights
The issue of a well-being of individual is currently relevant for modern psychological science and practice, and for the further comprehensive development of the state
Empirical research has shown that distorted self-perception of people with functional visual impairments is mediated by rigidity of self-image, its closedness, and personal experiences of limitations in relation to their own functional disorders in actualised spheres of life
It is confirmed that positive experiences of own life as a prosperous person with functional visual impairments occur due to the fixation of respondents on those factors and components of life that are experienced in the context of opportunities
Summary
The issue of a well-being of individual is currently relevant for modern psychological science and practice, and for the further comprehensive development of the state. Experiencing personal well-being and happiness is one of the leading conditions for the full functioning of the individual in society, it acts as a condition and consequence of meeting one of the basic human needs – the need for self-realisation, a sense of subjectivity. The definition and investigation of certain components of experiences allow the study to come closer to understanding those aspects of the existence of the individual that ensure its successful existence in specific conditions and circumstances. In conditions of functional impairment, in particular visual impairment, the mechanism of experiencing personal well-being is based on general patterns, but it may acquire certain features conditioned by the specifics of internal factors that determine the experience of personal well-being. Huliaieva found that the experience of well-being by persons with functional disorders is characterised by internal contradictions: a positive emotional background (emotional well-being) is combined with low life satisfaction and low level of positive functioning
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