Bulletin of Practical Psychology of Education
2026. Vol. 23, no. 3, 129–150
https://doi.org/10.17759/bppe.2026230306
ISSN: 2658-3100 (online)
Psychological well-being of secondary vocational education students in the context of emotional communication in their parental families
Abstract
Context and relevance. Family emotional communication is an important factor in the psychological well-being of students. The theoretical basis of study is K. Riff’s eudaemonistic concept of psychological well-being, which defines the psychological well-being as an individual’s subjective sense of the integrity and meaning of their existence, as well as the concept of family emotional communication developed by A.B. Kholmogorova within the framework of scientific ideas about the communicative parameters of the family as a system. Objective. To identify the characteristics of emotional communication in the families of secondary vocational education students experiencing varying levels of psychological well-being. Hypothesis. In the parental families of secondary vocational education students who demonstrate a high level of psychological well‑being, a low level of overall communication dysfunctionality will predominantly be observed. At the same time, in families with a low level of psychological well‑being, a high level of overall communication dysfunctionality will be more common, and parental criticism and the suppression of emotions will be expressed. Methods and materials. The study involved 80 students from a college of social professions (17—19 years old, 95% women). The psychological well-being of the respondents was assessed using the “Scale of Psychological Well-being” questionnaire by K. Riff, adapted by T.D. Shevelenkova, T.P. Fesenko; the severity of dysfunction and characteristics of family emotional communications were assessed using the “Family Emotional Communications” questionnaire by A.B. Kholmogorova, S.V. Volikova, M.G. Sorokina. Questionnaire data were also collected on the structure of the respondents’ parental family and their place in the sibling subsystem. Results. Self‑acceptance and a positive attitude towards others (as components of psychological well‑being) are in a significant inverse relationship with the degree of parental criticism, the suppression of emotions, and the overall extent of dysfunctional communication in the parental family. Conclusions. Studying and timely correcting the quality of family communication plays a significant role in students’ psychological well-being in adolescence. It is recommended to provide psychological support to parents (and those acting in their place) of students (or pupils) at all previous stages of education in order to enhance their communicative competence
General Information
Keywords: psychological well-being, family emotional communications, dysfunctionality of family communication, secondary vocational education students, parental criticism, semantic portrait of the critical parent
Journal rubric: Scientific and Methodological Support for the Professional Activities of Teacher-Psychologists
Article type: research article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/bppe.2026230306
Acknowledgements. The author is grateful for assistance in processing the empirical data I.V. Novikova.
Received 19.04.2026
Revised 29.06.2026
Accepted
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For citation: Alekseenko, T.V. (2026). Psychological well-being of secondary vocational education students in the context of emotional communication in their parental families. Bulletin of Practical Psychology of Education, 23(3), 129–150. (In Russ.). https://doi.org/10.17759/bppe.2026230306
© Alekseenko T.V., 2026
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