Psychosemantic space of the image of happiness of man in the gender-age dimension

The article deals with the problem of happiness and the psychosemantic space of the image of happiness in the gender-age dimension. The study presents significant approaches to understanding the essence of the phenomenon of happiness. The authors analyzed various statistical studies, which made conclusions about gender differences and gender similarities in the semantic meaning of the phenomenon of happiness, typical for different age categories. The authors also revealed some internal contradictions in the system of subjective ideas about happiness. Special attention is paid to the role of socialization as the most important process of forming sources of happiness.