In order to study the perception of the COVID-19 pandemic and its relationship with the emotional state of the population, an online study in all regions of Russia conducted from April 27 to May 27, 2020, The study involved 1192 people, of whom 981 were women (82%) and 211 men (18%) aged 18 to 81 years (M=36.5, SD=11.0). The methodological complex consisted of a socio-demographic questionnaire, the state scale from the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, the Russian Version of the Perceived Stress Scale (Cohen, Kamarck, Mermelstein, 1983; Ababkov, et al., 2016); as well as the Russian Version of the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (Broadbent, et al., 2006; Yaltonsky, et al., 2017), modified specifically for this study. Significant differences were found in experiencing stress, anxiety, and perceptions of the pandemic by gender, while anxiety and stress were found to be related to income. A significant correlation found between the attitude to coronavirus “as an exaggerated threat” with greater calm, greater understandability of the pandemic, and less control. However, if the respondent has relatives who have got sick COVID-19, then the perception of the pandemic becomes more threatening, less understandable, and more controlled. It was revealed that the assessment of the threat from a pandemic plays a mediating role between the fear of an unknown disease and the possibility of its control. The probability of cultural differences in the perception of the pandemic and its control is discussed, and the possibility of using the cultural-historical methodology and the concept of “subjective pattern of disease” to assess the public perceptions of the COVID-19 pandemic is formulated.

The purpose of this article is to analyze the dependence of the emotional state of Russian residents in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and their perception of this pandemic on various socio-demographic characteristics, and to describe the relationship of these psychological characteristics using a path model. The study sample consisted of 1192 people (36.511.0) from all regions of Russia. The survey was conducted online in April and May, 2020. The study methods included a Socio-demographic questionnaire, the Russian version of the Perceived Stress Scale, the State Scale from the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and the modified version of the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire. The path analysis procedure was performed using the EQS 6.2 program. Significant differences were found in the parameters of gender, age, employment, daily routine during self-isolation and infection-related stigma expectation. Psychological distress had a strong correlation with income and was subjected to change during the observed month. This may be due to the influence of mass media information within the country. If the respondents assessed the danger of coronavirus as understated, they felt better psychologically, but paid less attention to controlling the virus. However, if the respondent had relatives who had contracted COVID-19, they perceived the pandemic as more threatening, less understandable, and controlled it more. We found that psychological distress has a direct and mediated influence on pandemic control through assessing the threat and fear of an unknown disease. The results will help to formulate sound psychological recommendations for maintaining psychological well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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А Н Н О Т А Ц И Я. Выбор антропогенного ландшафта бассейнов Таза и Турухана объектом исследования объясняется тем, что создавали его, в числе прочих народов, северные селькупы, сформировавшиеся на этой территории в новую этническую группу со своим хозяйственным укладом, образом жизни и культурой. «Собирание» истории освоения бассейнов Таза и Турухана помогло взглянуть на процесс формирования группы северных селькупов с нового ракурса, создать пространственную картину этого процесса и лучше понять, какую роль в нем играли природные условия края и взаимодействие селькупов с другими народами, его населявшими. Для исследования был взят период с начала XVII в. и до 1920-х гг. Для селькупов эти временные рубежи ознаменовали эпохи радикальных перемен. В 1620-х гг. селькупы стали переселяться со Средней Оби на север. Заканчивается период рассмотрения темы 1920-ми гг., когда сложившаяся у селькупов за последние три века культурная традиция вновь стала ломаться. К Л ЮЧ Е В Ы Е СЛ О ВА: селькупы, русские, этнография, антропогенный ландшафт, история освоения, этнические взаимодействия УДК 39(=511.2)