Specifics of the self-preservative behaviour of student youth in the Republic of Dagestan

The article is based on the results of a sociological survey of student youth held in 2014 in Republic of Dagestan. The purpose of the study was to examine specifics of the lifestyles and self-preservative behaviour of student youth. The analysis showed that young people in the republic lead rather a healthy life. There is a relatively close correlation between students’ self-assessment of their lifestyles and their real behavior, that allows to consider the subjective assessment as quite a reliable marker of the Dagestan youth lifestyles. Significant part in formation of self-preservative behaviour is played by devotion to religious values, that becomes the main factor of avoiding actions hurtful to health. But to spread health preservation practices among youth, it is necessary to develop and implement special programmes aimed at raising availability of infrastructure facilities for health protection and disease prevention.