Базовые ценности и практики социального участия в России

Социологические исследования. 2023. № 6. С. 56–67.

Almakaeva A., Nastina E.

This study aims to explore to what extent values determine informal social engagement in comparison to the effects of other factors. A heterogeneous sample of respondents from an online panel (N = 3711) is used for our analyses. Self-report in terms of two types of activity, utilitarian and sociotropic, respondents engaged in in the last three years were used to create a typology of social participants using latent class analysis. The results of multinomial regression modeling using the obtained classes allow us to conclude that values have a significant impact on the likelihood of more active participation in initiatives for the benefit of society as a whole or its specific groups, and their effect majorly exceeds the effects of other predictors, including trust, identity, life satisfaction, religiosity, and socio-demographic characteristics. At the same time, activists who approach social participation from a predominantly utilitarian perspective prioritize "Self-enhancement", while the participants whose social activity is not limited by the interests of narrow circle, put more value on "Self-transcendence". Other values did not have a significant impact on the engagement pattern. The paper concludes with a discussion of the limitations of the study and directions for future work.

Keywords: базовые ценности, социальная активность, latent class, social activity, анализ латентных классов, гражданская активность, альтруизм, civic participation, теория ценностей Шварца, multinomial logistic regression, Schwartz’s basic values, Civic activity

Publication based on the results of: Value Polarization and Its Societal Consequences in a Comparative Perspective (2023)