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IMPACT OF SUBJECTIVE EVALUATION OF ECONOMIC STATUS ON YOUTHВ’S SATISFACTION AND CONCERN WITH OWN APPEARANCE

V. Labunskaya

Abstract

Background. This study is aimed to scrutinize the interrelation between satisfaction and concern with own appearance and subjective estimation of economic status that is considered as one of main predictors of life satisfaction. Resent research analyzes predominantly the role of real economic status on different aspects of human life including satisfaction and concern with own appearance [1], [3], [4], [6]. In contrast to mentioned studies our investigation is focused on subjective-comparative approach to economic status evaluation. According to this approach the participants have to identify themselves either with the group „rather poor than rich” or with the group “rather rich than poor”. According to our definition of appearance and the concept of satisfaction and concern with own appearance [9], [10], [11] we consider satisfaction and concern with own appearance as independent phenomena. Hypothesis. We hypothesize that satisfaction and concern with own appearance in youth vary as a factor of subjective evaluation of economic status. Participants. The participants were 41 males and 82 females aged from 20 to 35 (?=27.6); 62% of subjects estimated their economic status as “rather poor than rich” and 38% of participants identified themselves with the group “rather rich than poor”. Methods. The questionnaires „Attitudes towards Own Appearance: Satisfaction and Concern“ [9] and “Subjective Evaluation of Economic Status” were administered. Results: Participants who estimate their economic status as “rather rich than poor” have higher satisfaction with appearance in comparison with participants in the group “rather poor than rich”. Representatives of both groups do not differ significantly in concern with own appearance. Conclusions. Subjective evaluation of economic status has stronger impact on satisfaction with own appearance in comparison to concern with own appearance.

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