| Article type | Research article |  |
| Year | 2026 | |
| Author(s) | Berberyan A., Matveeva N. | |
| Journal title | Vestnik of Russian-Armenian University (series: humanities and social sciences) | |
| Issue | 2 | |
| Pages | 174-196 | |
| Publication format | ||
| DOI | 10.24412/1829-0485-2026-2-174-196 |
ABSTRACT
In the current period of political and economic instability, the problem of the relationship between personal identity, psychological well-being and adaptability in migrants is socially significant and insufficiently studied in the
scientific literature. The methodological basis is the works of E. Erikson, J. Marcia, K. Rogers, B. Ananyev, A. Maslow, K. Riff and others. For a more in-depth study of this interaction, we conducted a pilot empirical study in which three hypotheses were put forward: 1. it was assumed that there is a relationship between the types of adaptability and psychological well-being in migrants: 2. it was assumed that there is a relationship between the indicators of psychological well-being and the level of personal identity; 3. there are differences in the indicators of psychological well-being and personal identity among those who migrated to Armenia and Western countries. We found that there is a relationship between psychological well-being and types of adaptation, and there is also a relationship between psychological wellbeing scales and the level of personal identity. The hypothesis that there are differences between migrants living in Armenia and in Western countries was not confirmed. The results of the correlation analysis are of high practical value and require further research.
Keywords: identity, psychological well-being, adaptability, migrants.
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