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Experimental Psychology (Russia)
2025. Vol. 18, no. 3, 101–119
doi:10.17759/exppsy.2025180307
ISSN: 2072-7593 / 2311-7036 (online)

Psychological well-being, personality strengths and types of mentality of Russian students

 
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Abstract

Context and relevance. This article presents empirical findings from a study examining the relationship between psychological well-being indicators (life satisfaction, self-esteem, and self-efficacy), 24 personal strengths (based on the Values In Action model, VIA), and the analytical-holistic scale. The research draws on data from socio-psychological and experimental psychophysiological studies. The primary objective is to investigate how the 24 personality strengths relate to analytic and holistic types of mentality within the context of psychological well-being. Materials and Methods. The socio-psychological study sample consisted of 1,468 respondents, while the experimental psychophysiological study sample included 157 respondents. To achieve the study's goals, several analytical methods were employed: the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Mann-Whitney U test, correlation analysis, and confirmatory factor analysis. Results. Correlations between mentality types and specific personality strengths were identified for individual components (focus of attention, causal attribution, perception of changes, attitude toward contradictions) and for the overall analyticity-holisticity scale. Relationships between mentality types and components of psychological well-being were also established. The study empirically demonstrates the possibility of extrapolating results from the experimental research sample to the socio-psychological sample through the factorization of 24 personality strengths. Conclusion. The interrelationships between the components of mentality types and the 24 personality strengths are described. The correlations between the components of mentality types and indicators of psychological well-being are also described. A comparative analysis with previously obtained results is carried out. The prospect of further study of the revealed interrelations, including within the framework of psychophysiological research, is outlined.

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Keywords: positive neuroscience, positive psychology, character strengths and virtues, psychological well-being, types of mentality, analytic, holistic, prosocial behavior

Journal rubric: Psychology of Personality

Article type: scientific article

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/exppsy.2025180307

Funding. The study was supported by the Russian Science Foundation, project number 24-18-00389, https://rscf.ru/en/project/24-18-00389/.

Received 19.03.2025

Revised 13.05.2025

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For citation: Rean, A.A., Alexandrov, Y.I., Stavtsev, A.A., Shevchenko, A.O., Tishchenko, A.G., Varfolomeeva, A.V. (2025). Psychological well-being, personality strengths and types of mentality of Russian students. Experimental Psychology (Russia), 18(3), 101–119. (In Russ.). https://doi.org/10.17759/exppsy.2025180307

© Rean A.A., Alexandrov Y.I., Stavtsev A.A., Shevchenko A.O., Tishchenko A.G., Varfolomeeva A.V., 2025

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Information About the Authors

Artur A. Rean, Doctor of Psychology, Professor, Director of the Center for Socialization, Family and Prevention of Antisocial Behavior Research, Head Researcher of the Educational and Research Center of Priority Research and Problems of Training, Federal Scientific Center of Psychological and Multidisciplinary Research, Academician of the RAE, Moscow, Russian Federation, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1107-9530, e-mail: profrean@yandex.ru

Yuri I. Alexandrov, Doctor of Psychology, Professor, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Education, Head of the Laboratory of Psychophysiology named after V.B. Shvyrkov, Institute of Psychology Russian Academy of Science, Head of Psychophysiology Department, State Academic University for the Humanities, Moscow, Russian Federation, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2644-3016, e-mail: yuraalexandrov@yandex.ru

Alexey A. Stavtsev, Candidate of Science (Psychology), Research Analyst of the Center for Socialization, Family and Prevention of Antisocial Behavior Research, Senior Researcher of the Educational and Research Center of Priority Research and Problems of Training of Scientific and Educational Personnel, Moscow Pedagogical State University, Research Fellow, the Laboratory for Psychology of Destructive Behavior and Aggression of Youth Federal Scientific Center of Psychological and Multidisciplinary Research, Moscow, Russian Federation, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7299-5017, e-mail: stavtsev.alex@yandex.ru

Andrey O. Shevchenko, Candidate of Science (Psychology), Research Analyst of the Center for Socialization, Family and Prevention of Antisocial Behavior Research, Senior Researcher of the Educational and Research Center of Priority Research and Problems of Training of Scientific and Educational Personnel, Moscow Pedagogical State University, Research Fellow at the Laboratory for Psychology of Destructive Behavior and Aggression of Youth Federal Scientific Center of Psychological and Multidisciplinary Research, Moscow, Russian Federation, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9118-2617, e-mail: andreyshevchenkomsu@gmail.com

Anton G. Tishchenko, Postgraduate Student, Junior Research, V.B. Shvyrkov Laboratory of Psychophysiology, Institute of Psychology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Junior Researcher of the Educational and Research Center of Priority Research and Problems of Training of Scientific and Educational Personnel, Moscow Pedagogical State University, Moscow, Russian Federation, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6289-8202, e-mail: antongtishenko@gmail.com

Anna V. Varfolomeeva, Graduate Student, Junior Research, V.B. Shvyrkov Laboratory of Psychophysiology, Institute of Psychology, Russian Academy of Science, Junior Researcher of the Educational and Research Center of Priority Research and Problems of Training of Scientific and Educational Personnel, Moscow Pedagogical State University, Moscow, Russian Federation, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7103-7240, e-mail: varflany@gmail.com

Contribution of the authors

The authors contributed equally to the research, data analysis, and preparation of this manuscript.

Conflict of interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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