Safety Life Space of Ukrainians: Analysis of Subjective Opinions

Abstract

The article is devoted to the analysis of the data of numerous empirical sociological studies of domestic scientists about the subjective assessments of Ukrainians of the safety of their living space. It is emphasized that the living space of a person is an organically holistic hierarchical structure, the components of which are closely interconnected with each other. Attention is focused on the fact that the safety of the living space at the level of the whole society depends on the safety of the living space of the individual, which is why the interpretation of safety makes sense only in the context of her (the individual's) subjective assessment of the level of safety of his life. It is noted that in conditions of an unstable social situation, the number of people with a deformed need for security is rapidly growing, which is determined by a feeling of dissatisfaction with the current state and (or) lack of confidence in the future, which leads to personal destruction, the spread of fears, stress, a decrease or complete absence of a culture of life safety. ... The author's conclusions regarding the level of objective and subjective factors of the safety of the living space of Ukrainians are presented, which are based on the data of public opinion polls conducted by specialists of the Institute of Sociology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (1992–2018), the Sociological Association of Ukraine (2017), the sociological group «Rating» (2011–2013), the Center for Social Monitoring, the Ukrainian institute for social research after O. Yaremenko (2018–2019), Ipsos Global Advisor (2020). Based on the analysis of the results of the study «Portraits of Regions» (2018), the regions of Ukraine were clustered in accordance with their level of safety. The rating of fears, worries and concerns of Ukrainians has been determined. It is proved that the obtained data correlate with the nature of their ideas about the future. It is noted that the majority of Ukrainians are moderately optimistic; they equally experience both a sense of anxiety and a sense of hope. It was determined that the communication of Ukrainians, taking into account the high level of their anxiety, becomes selective, emotionally uneven and limited to a small circle of people. As a result, they have increased aggressiveness, sometimes apathy, lack of initiative, complications of interaction with the outside world, oppression of the qualities of vitality and life organization.