Professional Affiliation Research Articles

We go way back: Affiliation‐based hiring and young firm performance

AbstractResearch SummaryFounders often tap their prior employment or educational affiliations to facilitate employee mobilization and post‐hiring integration. But, how do these affiliation‐based hiring (ABH) tactics relate to venture performance? We theorize that ABH generally helps founders fulfill relational and resource goals, yet differently depending on the type and proximity of the affiliation they share with new hires. We leverage Danish employer–employee data and test our hypotheses with a sample of 8312 ventures launched across multiple industries and joined by 143,469 employees during 2001–2012. We observe higher profitability, sales levels, and survival rates among ventures that hire from founders' past affiliations, with some nuances. Young ventures perform better when hiring founders' former proximal employment ties in nascent stages and relatively distal education ties as these firms mature.Managerial SummaryFounders often tap their prior professional affiliations—former workplaces and education institutions—to hire, but are there benefits or downsides associated with these affiliation‐based hiring (ABH) tactics? Using a large longitudinal sample of Danish ventures, founders, and hires across multiple industries, we study in depth how different ABH strategies relate to new ventures' profitability, sales, and survival. We generally observe better performance among ventures using ABH tactics, as these seemingly help firms access and retain higher quality employees. However, these relationships vary with the type and proximity of affiliations shared between founders and hires. Ventures perform better when hiring founders' proximal employment ties in the early stages but less so when hiring their schoolmates. Nonetheless, some of founders' education ties become valuable as their firms mature.

A Historical Review of the Prevalence of Job Stress Theories.

Job stress theories have been developed and refined to better understand employee wellbeing. Now that the field is maturing, it is appropriate to review the theoretical trends and developments for future research and practical guidance. The current paper provides a historical review, with both objective (i.e., counts of published theories) and subjective evaluation of job stress theory. In Study 1, two trained raters coded theories used in job stress journals. The job demand-control (-support; JDCS) model was initially well-represented, but has been superseded more recently by theories that focus on multiple resources (e.g., the job demand-resource - JDR - model). Among non-job stress theories, motivation and affective theories have been well-represented within job stress research. Study 2 expanded the results of Study 1 through review of two international applied psychology journals with additional coding categories. Specifically, we identified empirical support for theories and researcher characteristics (i.e., national and professional affiliation). The JDCS model had the least full support according to a vote counting method, and resource models (e.g., JDR) the most. Germany and the Netherlands were the most represented locations, with the United States having the most international collaborations. Psychology and management were the most represented affiliations.

Occupational radiation exposure among medical personnel in university and general hospitals in Japan.

This study aimed to compare the occupational radiation exposure of medical workers between general hospitals and university hospitals. Radiation exposure data from three hospitals in Hiroshima city, including one university hospital and two general hospitals, were collected using personal dosimeters. Monthly radiation doses were analyzed, and the annual sum of radiation exposure dose was calculated for 538 subjects in general hospitals and 1224 subjects in the university hospital. To assess the impact of locality, additional data from Nagasaki University Hospital and Fukushima Medical University Hospital were included for comparative analysis. Professional affiliations, such as doctors, nurses, and radiological technologists, were considered in the evaluation. The study revealed slight but significant differences in radiation doses between general and university hospitals. In general hospitals, except for radiological technologists, a slightly higher radiation dose was observed compared to university hospitals. Despite the annual increase in the use of medical radiation, the majority of hospital workers in both settings adhered to safety guidelines, with occupational radiation exposure remaining below the limit of detection (LOD). Workers who involved in fluoroscopic procedure, whether at university or general hospitals, had higher radiation doses than those who did not. The study's primary conclusion is that workers in general hospitals experience a slight but significantly higher radiation dose and a lower percentage below the LOD compared to university hospitals. The observed difference is attributed to the greater workload at general hospitals than at university hospitals, and also may be due to the different nature of university hospital and general hospital. University hospitals, characterized by greater academic orientation, tend to benefit from comprehensive support systems, specialized expertise, and advanced technology, leading to more structured and regulated radiation control. These findings provide a basis for targeted interventions, improved safety protocols.

Prevalence of metabolic syndrome among the working population of the Saratov region and its relationship with medical and social factors

Aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of metabolic syndrome among the working population of the Saratov region and its relationship with medical and social factors and their combination. Material and methods. To assess the prevalence of metabolic syndrome, 3077 employees (average age 46.9 ± 9.39 years) were examined within the framework of a single-stage study based on the Saratov Hygiene Medical Research Center of the Federal Scientific Center for Medical and Preventive Health Risk Management Technologies. This group consisted of 66.5 % men and of 33.4 % women (Adult Treatment Panel III program). To study the relationship of metabolic syndrome with medical and social factors, the place of residence, education, professional affiliation and physical activity (International Questionnaire on Physical Activity) of the study participants were taken into account. Results. According to Adult Treatment Panel III in 2001 and 2005, the prevalence of metabolic syndrome among the working population of the Saratov region was 18.2 % and 21.2 %, respectively. At the same time, it significantly prevailed among urban residents (22.2 %) compared with rural residents (16.3 %) (p = 0.003), among the study participants with secondary education (22.6 %) compared with the group of people with higher education (17.9 %) (p = 0.002), among employees (26.5 %) compared with workers (17.3 %) (p < 0.001), in individuals with low physical activity (29.3 %) compared with the group of individuals with normal physical activity (18.7 %) (p < 0.001). The prevalence of metabolic syndrome among urban residents was statistically significantly higher in the group of employees compared with workers (p < 0.001). There was no statistically significant difference between the corresponding groups among the rural population (p < 0.073). As a result of the logistic regression building, it was found that the following medical and social factors contribute to an increase in the developing metabolic syndrome probability: gender, age, body mass index more than 30 kg/m2 , profession (employees), living in the city. Limitation of the study. The conducted research is limited to the working population of the Saratov region. Conclusions. The results of the study indicate a high prevalence of metabolic syndrome among the working population of the Saratov region and allow us to obtain a generalized picture of its relationship with the main medical and social factors (gender, age, body mass index more than 30 kg/m2 , profession (employees), living in the city), as well as lifestyle factors (low level of physical activity, lack of sports activities).

Mental distress of intensive care staff in Germany during the COVID-19 pandemic. Results from the VOICE study

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic posed major challenges to the healthcare system worldwide and led to particular stress among healthcare workers. The aim of this analysis was to investigate the level of global mental stress of direct healthcare workers in Germany during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this prospective cross-sectional study with four measurement points (T1: 4-5/2020, T2:11/2020-1/2021, 5-7/2021, 2-5/2022), psychological distress symptoms were recorded in an online survey with the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-4) among hospital staff working in direct patient care (N = 5408 datasets). The total dataset was exploratively analyzed according to field of activity, gender, and professional group affiliation. Clinically relevant psychological distress (PHQ-4 ≥ 5) was present in 29.3% (n = 419/1429) of intensive care staff. Acomparison of the four cross-sectional surveys showed asignificant increase in the rate of clinically relevant mental distress in the first pandemic year (23.2% at T1 vs. 30.6% at T2; p < 0.01), which stabilized at ahigh level in the second pandemic year (33.6% at T3 and 32.0% at T4). Women did not differ from men in this respect (n = 280/919, 30.4% vs. n = 139/508, 27.4%; p = 0.74). Nursing staff were significantly more often psychologically stressed than physicians (n = 339/1105, 30.7% vs. n = 80/324, 24.7%; p = 0.03). Intensive care staff did not show significantly higher stress than staff working in nonintensive care areas (n = 419/1429, 29.3% vs. n = 1149/3979, 28.7%, p = 0.21). German healthcare workers reported high levels of mental distress during the pandemic, which increased during the course of the pandemic, but no significant difference was found between intensive care and nonintensive care staff in our sample. This may be due to the fact that the pandemic in Germany was comparatively moderate internationally and neither acollapse of the healthcare system in general nor acollapse of intensive care structures in particular took place.

You are Under Arrest: Language Use for Social Power Construction in Institutional Discourse

This article investigates the ways in which language is employed in the construction of social power in selected institutional discourses. Speech acts theory and Fairclough’s concept of language and power serve as the study’s theoretical anchor. Data were generated through (non)participant observations in a five-year fieldwork to examine the peculiarities in instantiating social power using specific terms in workplace interactions involving participants with unequal power derived from the social roles they perform within the scope of this study. During the period, institutional discourses that demonstrate the enactment of social power in medical, religious, political, legal, academic and security domains in Calabar Metropolis, South-south Nigeria, were closely observed and documented. The linguistic choices show institutional and power differentials in the rehearsal of social power among discourse participants where one wields more than the other(s). Social power, as demonstrated, is dynamic and excised using the domain’s registers and enacted towards the punishment, reward, confinement, reformation, freedom or general wellbeing of the recipient. The study enriches the understanding of how social power holders rely on inferred authority and certification from their professional affiliations and work conventions to construct and maintain social power.

Arts therapists’ perceptions of working in educational settings in youth psychiatric wards

Hospitalized adolescents are in a state of crisis, undergo mental and social changes, and often have difficulty expressing their conflicts, difficult experiences and fears. In such cases, arts therapy can provide a safe form of expression and a way to cope with their distress. The present study examined the perceptions of arts therapists, their integration into educational frameworks in psychiatric youth wards, and their work alongside and together with a multi-disciplinary team in psychiatry and education. Twelve female and two male arts therapists took part in this study. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted and analyzed using the Thematic Analysis approach. Three themes emerged from the findings: (1) features of arts therapy in a closed psychiatric youth ward, (2) implementation of arts therapy on the ward and (3) the duality of the therapists’ role: between formal affiliation and professional affiliation. These findings provide a broader understanding of the factors that influence the place of arts therapy in this framework, and by extension can contribute to enhancing its status, and the quality of care provided to adolescents hospitalized on these wards.

Causal factors of inclusion and exclusion in institutional processes of social development

By inclusion and exclusion here we mean the phenomena of inclusion of a certain category of persons into a certain community as “insiders” and, accordingly, exclusion as transformation of “insiders” into “outsiders” and even into “enemies”. The institutional nature of these processes means that they are not one-time and situational phenomena, but deep shifts with long-term consequences, entailing changes in the rules of interaction and attitudes of their participants. In the course of their development, different societies have experienced inclusion and exclusion according to the criteria of gender, age, religion, ethnicity, class social origin, level and nature of education, professional affiliation, etc. The article formulates causal conditions and factors contributing to inclusion and exclusion on the basis of general theoretical principles and historical generalizations.

Primary morbidity of the working age adult population in the Volga Federal Okrug

Introduction. The health of the working-age population is determined by many indicators, including life expectancy, mortality in working age, and morbidity. An objective analysis of the incidence of the working-age population, depending on the place of residence, professional affiliation and other factors, has a crucial role in building logistic models for maintaining health. The purpose of the study. The study of indicators and characteristics of the primary morbidity of people of working age in the territories of the Volga Federal District (PFD) in 2014–2019. Materials and methods. The analysis was carried out on the basis of federal statistical observation data on the incidence of the population of the Russian Federation for 2014–2019. Results. Statistical analysis showed that the main causes of primary morbidity in the Volga Federal District and the Russian Federation coincide. In some subjects of the district, pronounced regional features were revealed in the structure of nosological causes of primary morbidity. Average long-term levels in the subjects of the district have multiple differences for individual classes of ICD-10. The most stable annual incidence rates were in class X (J00–J99), unstable annual incidence rates were in class IV (E00–E90). A statistically heterogeneous set of indicators for the entire range of subjects of the Volga Federal District was found in classes VI (G00–G99) (Cvo = 37.0%) and III (D50–D89) (Cvo = 32.8%). Research limitations. The indicators were studied in the scope of federal statistical observation forms No. 12 “Information on the number of diseases registered in patients living in the service area of a medical organization” Conclusion. Indicators of primary morbidity among the working-age population in the subjects of the Volga Federal District have pronounced regional characteristics, which must be taken into account when developing and implementing measures to manage the health risk of this category of the population.

Роль професійного вигорання в системі управління конфліктами персоналу сучасних підприємств

The article is devoted to considering the concepts of “emotional burnout syndrome” and “professional burnout” and determining their commonalities and differences in essence. It characterizations individuals’ reactions to systematic stress, which necessarily occurs during intense work, unstable working conditions, etc. These reactions include exhaustion, dehumanization (depersonalization, feelings of cynicism), and reduced work capacity. The following types of reactions of individuals to stress factors are additionally characterized: emotional imbalance, pessimistic attitude towards life, distancing, and disorganization. The common logic of behavioral reactions to stress and professional and emotional burnout symptoms is determined. The influence of emotional and professional burnout on personality conflict is determined. It is noted that behavioral reactions that are formed under the influence of a state of professional or emotional burnout can form factors of conflict of various types. Understanding the 12 stages (phases) of burnout is crucial for being informed and prepared. These stages, such as ‘Forced bringing to the point of no return’, ‘Overtime work ‘, ‘Closing’ of conflicts and needs’, ‘Suppression’ of conflicts and needs’, ‘Rethinking values ‘, ‘Activation of denial of problems’, ‘Retreat’, ‘Observation of changes in behavior ‘, ‘Loss of personality ‘, ‘Inner emptiness ‘, ‘Depression ‘, and ‘Complete exhaustion ‘, provide a roadmap for recognizing and managing burnout. The need to combine the efforts of the organization’s management and personnel in managing emotional and professional burnout is emphasized. The proposed strategy of personnel development in the field of management of emotional and professional burnout. Proposed methods of psychological self-help for personnel are unchanged regardless of their functional, professional, or role affiliation. Among such methods are effective time management in professional and personal spheres; organization and redistribution of professional workload; quality rest and sleep; proactive, empathetic, and assertive communication; breathing practices; practicing self-training techniques to control the emotional and volitional sphere; development of critical, creative, and positive thinking; self-development and time for hobbies; attention to one’s health. Keywords: emotional burnout, professional burnout, conflicts, stress, personnel, methods of psychological self-help.

Whom to believe? Fostering source evaluation skills with interleaved presentation of untrustworthy and trustworthy social media sources

ABSTRACT We investigated how the sequence of presenting social media sources in an unsupervised inductive learning setting supports the acquisition of source evaluation skills in two different age groups. Participants were 63 upper and 59 lower secondary students. They had to identify characteristics of trustworthiness while studying sources labeled as trustworthy and untrustworthy presented in one of two ways: interleaved (alternating sequence) or blocked (without alternation). Upper secondary students recognized expertise and benevolence as key source characteristics earlier than their younger counterparts and discerned more reliably between trustworthy and untrustworthy sources. Interleaving fostered upper secondary students’ ability to recognize benevolence and elevated their trust in and use intention for trustworthy sources. This was reflected in higher perceived learning scores. For lower secondary students, unsupervised inductive learning resulted in low discernment scores, irrespective of sequence. Recognizing benevolence based on professional affiliations is particularly difficult for younger students with low social media experience.

Exploring the landscape of librarianship in the Philippines: Establishing the profession’s population parameter estimates

This study aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the librarian profession in the Philippines through an extensive examination of various population parameters. Focusing on demographics, professional landscapes, educational attainments, affiliations, roles, challenges, aspirations, and the financial landscape, this research seeks to create a holistic picture of the current state and future prospects of librarianship in the country. Utilizing a descriptive approach, the study gathers data from a diverse range of libraries across the Philippines. The demographics section analyzes age, gender, ethnic background, and geographical distribution, offering insights into the workforce composition. The professional landscape assessment includes an exploration of employment types, roles within libraries, and job statuses. Educational attainments are evaluated to understand the academic backgrounds and continuous professional development engagements of librarians. The study also delves into the librarians’ professional affiliations and the roles they play in their communities and organizations. Moreover, the research provides an in-depth analysis of the financial landscape, including salary structures, benefits, and economic challenges faced by librarians, thereby shedding light on the economic sustainability of the profession. The study’s findings are intended to serve multiple stakeholders, including researchers, policymakers, and professional organizations. For researchers, it offers a rich dataset for hypothesis formulation and gap identification in literature. Policymakers can utilize the insights for tailoring policies to the specific needs of the library sector. Professional organizations can leverage the findings to align their programs and initiatives with the actual needs of librarians.

An explanatory model, using self-determination theory, of the motivations for horse ownership

ABSTRACT Human–animal interaction (HAI) is a growing interest research area, especially in relation to human wellbeing. There is a lack of theoretical framework to base human behaviour in horse-human interactions, and often assumptions of ‘traditionalism’ are touted as an explanation for human choices in relation to horse activities. Twenty-one highly involved dressage horse owners ranging in age, experience, and professional affiliation with horses were interviewed in an inductive qualitative approach. Analysis resulted in two core themes centred on becoming a horse-owner and maintaining ownership. The horse ownership motivation (HOM) model is anchored in self-determination theory and explains why horse-human interactions bring psychological satisfaction; supplemented by attachment theory, achievement goal theory, and biophilia hypothesis. Consequently, the HOM model explains motivation to become an owner and maintain ownership over time, and provides a novel theoretical framework in which to base further research into human motivation, wellbeing, and experiences of human–animal interactions, and potentially the animals themselves.

An Insider Within

This article utilizes doctoral research on access to justice and clinical legal education to reflect on the positionality that the researcher embodies from their diverse professional affiliations. It adds a nuance to the debate on positionality by relaying it as a concentric experience. The article offers insights on navigating layered insider status through the use of reflexivity journals, removing familiarity in the interview environment and returning to the literature after fieldwork. Noting that one may still be perceived as ‘other,’ it outlines the role of go-betweens to access research participants, follow-up questions to allow for participant voices to be heard and a friendly demeanour to build rapport. The article supports training of novice researchers in reflexivity and grounded theory research as ways of facilitating rigour. It will be useful for socio-legal researchers who have a propensity to embody layered insider status from their diverse professional affiliations when researching in their own countries.

Motivational and semantic relations of a person in professional activity

The object of this research is the motivational and semantic relations of the individual. The subject of the research is the motivational and semantic relations of employees with different professional affiliations and specifics of performing functional duties. The purpose of the research is to study the structure of motivational and semantic relations of a person and to identify patterns of influence of professional affiliation and functional duties. The methodological basis for writing the article is the research of domestic and foreign scientists. Theoretical (comparative analysis) and empirical (interview, questionnaire) research methods were used in the study. The orientation of motivational and semantic relations of a person does not depend on the professional affiliation and the specifics of the performance of functional duties. Since the motivational and semantic relations of a person in professional activity are characterized by the presence of motivation based on the personal meaning, which motivates a person to activity and depend on the psychological state of a person who is in certain life circumstances. Motivational and semantic relations of a person are based on motivational and semantic processes that accompany and support a person throughout his or her working life. The aim of the work is to establish the regularities of the influence of professional affiliation and the specifics of functional duties on the motivational and semantic relations of employees to professional activities. In order to increase the efficiency of professional activities and improve the motivation of employees to the heads of organizations, the authors give practical recommendations for improving psychological support in organizations.

The new corruption crusaders: Security sector ties as an anti-corruption voting heuristic

Abstract Despite the salience of corruption in elections in Latin America and beyond, it remains unclear what makes certain candidates attractive to voters as solutions to address corruption. Building on studies about the effect of candidates’ professional affiliation on voting behavior, we hypothesize that police and military officers are perceived to be more competent to address corruption. We test our theoretical expectations through an online survey of Brazilian voters with an image-based factorial experiment that presents respondents with three randomly generated handbills, varying candidates’ professional affiliations and potential confounders, such as economic policy, insider versus outsider status, and demographic features. Our results demonstrate that candidates affiliated with the police or the military are perceived to be more effective at reducing corruption, all else equal. The effect of police or military professions on candidates’ perceived effectiveness to fight corruption varies according to respondents’ ideology and is particularly significant among conservative voters.

Representation of female vascular surgeons in national clinical trial leadership: analysis of trends over 20 years

Female vascular surgeons constitute 15% of the workforce. Despite an increased pipeline of female vascular surgeons, representation in leadership positions nationally has not maintained pace. We hypothesized that female vascular surgeons are underrepresented as leaders of clinical trials in the United States for several vascular conditions germane to our specialty. Clinical trials registered in the United States were reviewed using the ClinicalTrials.gov website for several index vascular conditions: abdominal aortic aneurysm, carotid artery disease, hemodialysis access, venous thrombectomy and stenting, and peripheral arterial disease. The specialty and presenting gender of national and site principal investigators were recorded. The gender distribution was compared for trials led by vascular surgeons and nonvascular surgeon physicians. A subgroup analysis was performed for solo and group investigators, intervention types, sponsorship sources, and professional affiliation. Temporal trends were examined to evaluate the relationship between the duration of board certification and clinical trial leadership involvement. For all conditions, female vascular surgeons represent 10.3% and 7.8% of national and site principal investigators, respectively. A significantly lower proportion of female investigators were included in national vascular surgeon-led trials compared with nonvascular surgeon-led trials (10.3% vs 19.9%; P = .006). However, site investigators had a lower, but similar, proportion of women in both groups (7.8% vs 7.9%; P = .89). A significantly lower proportion of female vascular surgeons led clinical trials focused on interventions vs noninterventions (6% vs 11%; P = .02). There was a trend toward fewer female vascular surgeons conducting industry-sponsored trials for group (8% vs 11%; P = .3) and solo (5% vs 12%; P = .1) investigator-led trials. A similar proportion of female investigators had both academic and nonacademic affiliations (15% vs 16%; P = .83). Of 109 individual vascular surgeon investigators who were board certified between 1983 and 2003, 6 were women (5.5%) compared with 24 women (28.6%) of 84 investigators who had received board certification between 2004 and 2023. Finally, female vascular surgeon investigators started leading clinical trials sooner after board certification compared with male investigators (mean, 5.5 years vs 10.9 years; P = .0009). The representation of female leaders in vascular clinical trials lags behind that of male leaders, although this trend has improved over time. However, a percentage of women in vascular surgery are successful in leading clinical trials early in their career, suggesting the importance of strong sponsorship and allyship. Furthermore, it is a call to action to our leaders and our industry partners to “lift the curtain” on the pathway to clinical trial leadership.

Ценностно-смысловые особенности лиц с различным типом отношения к жертве

The attitude in study is considered in the aspect of a person expressing his opinion about an object based on a formed value-semantic structure. Values and meanings act as an internal qualification in the relationship between the individual and society. Socially significant values are involved in the formation of a certain attitude towards the surrounding reality in each person. A person, depending on his value and semantic characteristics, decides what moral position to take in relation to the events of the surrounding reality and people. In different life circumstances, a person evaluates other people in different ways and shows his attitude towards them. To actualize the values and meanings of personality, the study suggests victim situations as stressful, affecting the psychological well-being of the individual, stimulating the manifestation of predetermined, attitude response patterns. Research methods: modeling, testing, and questionnaires. The sample included 190 respondents (equally men and women) of different ages, social status, and professional affiliation. Statistical processing was carried out using Pearson's chi-squared criterion and Student's t-test. In an empirical study, it was determined that the attitude towards the victim differs depending on the position of the evaluating subject (who is in the role of the victim or in the role of an outside observer); the value-semantic characteristics of three types of attitude towards the victim are highlighted and described: accuser, sympathetic and neutral. The results of this scientific study will help to expand the understanding of the value-semantic features of persons with different types of attitudes towards the victim. The information presented can be used by specialists in order to develop measures for psychological education, prevention of victim blaming as a social phenomenon, assistance to victims in victim situations and the formation of a compassionate attitude in society towards people who find themselves in a difficult life situation.

FROM THE HISTORY OF THE ECONOMIC JUSTIFICATION AND OPENING OF THE BRANCH OF THE STATE BANK IN THE TOWN OF KINESHMA IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY

This article is devoted to the study of the economic justification and actions to opening a branch of the State Bank in the town of Kineshma in the early 20th century. This process was quite specific, since it was not just extended in time, which allows us to speak of its periodisation, but it also differed in the professional affiliation of the initiators of the opening. If at the first stage, these were representatives of the business community – at the second stage, these included the manager of Ivanovo-Voznesensk branch of the State Bank. About 10 years had passed between these events, Russia passed the stage of revolutionary upheavals, and its economy began to develop actively again. The regional policy of the State Bank had also changed. Increasing attention has been paid to its presence in developing economic regions through the opening of the branches of the Bank in them. Moreover, as a result of the development of the commercial banking system, competition in the lending market has intensified, which also justified the need to expand the sphere of influence on the part of the State Bank. In fact, these actions carried out the credit and banking registration of Ivanovo-Kineshma industrial region, which arose in the 1910s. This article has been prepared on the basis of documents from the Russian State Historical Archive, which have been introduced into scientific circulation for the first time. It makes it possible to strengthen the understanding of the role of the branches of the State Bank in the development of regional industry intended for researchers of its history during the imperial period.

Mining Town of Kuzbass Prokopyevsk in First Half of 1930s: Problems of Miner’s Everyday Life and Improvement of New City (Local Periodicals)

The issues related to the everyday life of miners during the formation of the city of Prokopyevsk are being considered. The relevance of the study is determined by scientific interest in the history of daily life. A literature review on the research problem has been conducted. Over a hundred issues of the local newspaper “Zaboy” from the first half of the 1930s were analyzed, along with reference and statistical collections. The social aspects of urban life in Prokopyevsk during the formation of urban infrastructure were studied. Housing issues, urban improvement, and public catering were examined in relation to the professional affiliation of city residents. The novelty of the study lies in the fact that periodical publications allow researchers to explore topics that were previously either uninteresting or not characterized in such detail regarding daily life. The author concludes that each period in history has its specific problems. It is noted that there were difficulties in the 1930s, which were ultimately successfully overcome. The author asserts that certain problems are still observed in modern urban development stages. However, the author is confident that these problems can be successfully resolved with the correct interaction of all levels of the urban community.