Problems and prospects of studying the phenomenon of well-being in domestic psychology

The paper reviews the major theoretical approaches to operationalizing the concept of well-being in modern Russian psychology. Such constructs as psychological well-being and subjective well-being are presented. The differences between these two constructs are determined by the hedonic and eudaimonic approaches to the conceptualization of the phenomenon of well-being in psychology. The structure and diagnostic methods of well-being are discussed. The main diagnostic technique of the psychological well-being is a questionnaire of K. Riff adapted and validated for domestic respondents by T.D. Shevelenkova and P.P. Fesenko. The subjective well-being is analyzed by means of the technique of M.V. Sokolova. The current interpretation of the phenomenon of well-being in psychology is associated with the systematization of all researches on this issue and the development of the structural model for both types of well-being under review. The study reveals the areas of empirical research on psychology of well-being (the analysis of individual and psychological predictors, the role of environmental factors in ensuring the psychological well-being, the age-related, ethnic and psychological aspects of studying well-being).