The article presents the study aimed at reserching the socio-psychological structure of intergenerational relations among students living in different regions of Russia. The study involved 102 students living in Saint-Petersburg and Arkhangelsk, aged 17—24 years. The theoretical and methodological basis of the study was a sociological approach to generation, as well as the socio-psychological interpretation of the generation as a large social group. The results are structured according to three research questions: 1) what is the influence of heterogeneity of sociocultural conditions on the formation of the intergenerational relations? 2) how are the characteristics of generational identification and the intergenerational relations interrelated? 3) how does the experience of real interaction with representatives of different generations mediate the intergenerational relations? The results of the study show that the identification with the post-soviet generation dominates among the respondents (regardless of place of residence), the structure of social contacts is also universal (more than 50% of the post-soviet generation, 17—20% of the transitional and soviet generation, about 5% of the post-war generation). Regression analysis shows that a large number of intragenerational relationships is a predictor of blurred generational identity, which, in turn, mediates the intergenerational relationships, primarily with representatives of “own” generation.

Objective. The article presents the result of researching Hardiness of generations living in different regions of North-West Russia. The aim of the research is to identify changes in Hardiness of generations over the past decade.Background. The modern social context (urbanization, informatization, pandemic, etc.) actualizes the problem of finding resources that allow a person to cope with life’s difficulties. So it’s safe to say that the residents of megapolis have certain qualities that distinguish them from the residents of regional centers and small cities, which are a means of adapting to the specifics of an aggressive urban environment. Therefore, the characteristics of hardiness, as the ability of the individual to withstand a stressful situation, while maintaining internal balance without compromising performance, in terms of socialization (metropolis/regional center) seems quite reasonable.Study design. The research of generationsʹ hardiness in 2009 and in 2019 with the aim of identifying its changes and regional specificities was completed. The description of changes in hardiness is presented on the example of a megalopolis and a regional center of the North-West of Russia.Participants. Sample: 769 people, including in 2009 — 362 people (40.6% of men, 59.4% of women) from 19 to 69 years old and in 2019 — 407 people (34.6% of men and 65.4% of women) from 27 to 82 years old.Measurements. We studied values using the Russian version of Maddi’s Hardiness Survey adapted by D.A. Leont’ev, E.I. Rasskazova (2006). Statistical processing of the research results was carried out with the help of Statistica 10.0 software package.Results. A significant changes of the hardiness in the population of the North-West of Russia over the past decade has been recorded. The increased hardiness is observed in representatives of the Post-war, Soviet, and Transitional generations, while a decrease in hardiness is found in the sample of the Post-Soviet generation. There are no differences in the generational dynamics of the resilience of residents of St. Petersburg and Arkhangelsk.Conclusions. Generational affiliation is one of the factors that mediate the dynamics of hardiness at various stages of a person’s life path.

Introduction. Studying the characteristics of hardiness among different generations merits special attention. The comparative analysis of the levels of hardiness and its individual components among representatives of Soviet, post-Soviet, and transitional generations has not been reported before. Methods. The study of hardiness among different generations employed the Hardiness Test by D. A. Leontiev and E. I. Rasskazova and involved 540 individual participants (234 men and 306 women) aged from 16 to 84 years. Results. The variance analysis was applied to reveal differences in hardiness and its structural components among the three generational groups. The levels of hardiness and its components differed significantly in the groups of respondents of the Soviet and transitional generations. Compared to the transitional generation group, the levels of control (p ≤ 0.0001), risk taking (p ≤ 0.0001), and hardiness (p ≤ 0.0001) were higher among representatives of the post-Soviet generation; the lowest levels of these variables were observed in the group of representatives of the Soviet generation. Compared to female respondents of the transitional and Soviet generations, males had higher levels of control (p ≤ 0.0001), risk taking (p ≤ 0.05) and hardiness (p ≤ 0.05). Discussion. The level of hardiness differs among generational and gender groups. The findings of the study suggest that the characteristics of hardiness should be investigated in late adulthood. This study has great potential for practical application for developing psychological programs for improving personal potential of vulnerable generations.

The article presents the values of the individual psychological features of sales managers, reinforcing their professional effectiveness. The novelty lies in the fact that the individual psychological features of managers belonging to the digital generation, manifested in mental activity, interpersonal relationships and emotional reactions to the effects of the environment were studied. The following methods were used: the method of determining of the types of thinking and the level of creativity by G. Bruner, self-assessment of mental states by H. Eysenck, diagnostics of interpersonal relationships by T. Leary, test «Motivational profile» by Sh. Richie and P. Martin, PSM25 by Lemour-Tessier-Fillion adapted by N.E. Vodopyanova, the technique of diagnostics of the type of the emotional reaction to the stimuli of the environment by V. V. Boyko. We calculated primary statistics and used the criteria analysis applying the Student's t-test. The results showed that: there are significant differences in individual psychological peculiarities of sales managers with different levels of professional efficiency. Effective managers are more aggressive, more closed, do not seek long-term relationships, financially oriented, have a need for achievements, recognition. Ineffective managers are more rigid, anxious, frustrated, aggressive, seek structured work, focused on long-term relationships, have a low need for self-improvement.

The article presents the values of generations living in different regions of North-West Russia. The research identified changes in the values of generations over the period of 2009–2018. The first stage was conducted in 2009, the second one in 2018. The study involved 769 people (288 men and 481 women) aged 16-83 living in Arkhangelsk and Arkhangelsk region, St. Petersburg and Leningrad region. The theoretical and methodological basis of the study was a sociological approach to generations as well as socio-psychological interpretation of a generation as a large social group. We tested our hypothesis ether there are any differences in generational values and how they changed since 2009 in a Metropolis and Regional Centre. We studied values using the Russian version of Schwartz’s Value Survey adapted by V. Karandashev (Karandashev, 2004). Statistical analysis was carried out with the help of Statistica 10.0 software package. We calculated primary statistics and used the criteria analysis applying the Mann-Whitney criterion (Z). The results showed that: 1) values are a good indicator for monitoring the processes of social and individual change resulting from historical, social, and personal events; 2) value orientations of residents of a metropolis demonstrate relatively high stability; 3) values of older generations are more stable; 4) younger generations contribute most to the generational dynamics of values.