Anxiety and fears Russia's population in the socio-economic crisis

The article deals with the problem of the transformation of social fears and anxieties in modern Russian society. Analysis based on the results of statistical and sociological studies. The method of secondary data analysis, the comparative method is used. Data on changes in the configuration and level of anxieties and fears are compared with indicators of the socio-economic development of Russian society. The transformation of anxieties and fears corresponds to changes in the situation in the socio-economic sphere of society. At the same time, the change in the anxieties and fears of Russians is determined not only by needs and interests but also by the value system that influences needs and interests. The high positions of economic concerns in the ranking of Russian anxieties are due both to real problems in the economy and to the values and goals of material well-being, high and often inflated consumer standards of living. The socio-economic system of Russian society limits the possibilities for Russians to achieve material well-being, which is intensified against the background of the socio-economic crisis. The situation of anomie generates tension, which translates into anxiety and fear of economic problems (rising prices, unemployment, poverty, a crisis in the economy). In such a situation, individuals are willing to sacrifice security in exchange for higher earnings in the field of informal employment. However, in conditions of precarization of employment, a vicious circle appears a kind of trap of fear and anxiety. The employee is dependent on income (sole or additional) in the field of informal employment, which increases uncertainty, anxiety and fear.