A comparative analysis of the associative field ‘family’ in the linguistic consciousness of young people in the Krasnoyarsk Region and European Russia

Statement of the problem. Psycholinguistics has a wide range of experimental research methods, the most popular of which is the free association experiment (FAE), which allows for the modeling of linguistic consciousness structures (linguistic worldviews). The aim of this study is to identify the value perceptions of young people in different regions of Russia regarding the structure and semantics of the ‘Family’ fragment of linguistic consciousness. Methodology and methods. Within the psycholinguistic field, the primary research method is the free association experiment, which results in an associative field analyzed through structural and semantic description. Research results. This paper presents an analysis of the associative field ‘Family’, obtained through a systematic interview with young people in Krasnoyarsk. A comparative analysis with the associative field presented in the Eurasian Association Dictionary (EurAS) was conducted. Structural and semantic features of the associative field ‘Family’ across different regions and time periods were identified, and changes due to temporal differences in the linguistic consciousness of the subjects were noted. Conclusions. The dynamics of values in the associative field ‘Family’ are observed over time. The linguistic consciousness of the 2025 subjects emphasizes the emotional, psychological, and personal spheres in the semantic structure of the associative field, while the linguistic consciousness of the 2008-2011 subjects (EurAS) emphasizes the everyday and social spheres.