Гендерные особенности самооценки здоровья и его восприятия как социокультурной ценности (по данным 21-й волны RLMS-HSE)
Gender characteristics of health self-assessment and perception as a socio-cultural value (Based on the data of the 21.st round of RLMS-HSE)

Summary/Abstract: The article analyzes the gender dimensions of health self-assessment as an important psychosocial indicator of health, which , despite a subjectivity component, is a reliable indicator of the health of individuals and is able to predict mortality. The authors make an attempt to outline the sociological dimensions of life strategies that characterize the perception of health as a socio-cultural value, healthy and risky behavior among men and women in modern Russia, connecting them with the gender variations in self-rated health. The article provides the reader with a series of explanations of differences between masculine and feminine attitudes towards health; most of them are based on the socio-cultural patterns developed throughout the history of the modern Western civilization. Both men and women face their specific risks connected with the social , economic, and cultural circumstances of their life. The authors undertake the detailed analysis of the gender differences in the behavioral patterns that can influence individual health in alcohol and smoking addictions, the proportion of men and women involved in regular physical activities, the compliance of regular nutrition and using a diet to improve the individual health, the frequency of consultations with physicians and medical aid, actions undertaken in case of health problems, and the level of consumption of private health insurance services.

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