Максименко А.А., Загладина А.Р., Дейнека О.С. Благополучие как моральный анальгетик: почему довольные жизнью люди терпимы к коррупции, но продолжают участвовать в политической жизни?

Научная статья
УДК 316.6:32.019.5
https://doi.org/10.24158/tipor.2026.9.5
 

Благополучие как моральный анальгетик: почему довольные жизнью люди

терпимы к коррупции, но продолжают участвовать в политической жизни?

 
Александр Александрович Максименко¹, Александра Романовна Загладина²,
Ольга Сергеевна Дейнека^3
1,2Национальный исследовательский университет «Высшая школа экономики», Москва, Россия,
³Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет, Санкт-Петербург, Россия,
¹maximenko.al@gmail.com, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0891-4950
²alzgldn@yandex.ru, https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0929-5753
³osdeyneka@yandex.ru, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8224-2190
 
Аннотация. Цель исследования состояла в поиске взаимосвязей между удовлетворенностью жизнью, восприятием коррупции и участием в политической жизни с учетом личностных черт и социально-демографических факторов. Дополнительно решалась задача первичной адаптации шкалы политического участия и опросника восприятия коррупции. Кроме них использовались шкала удовлетворенности жизнью, шкала психологического превосходства, профили личностных черт «Большая пятерка», «Темная триада» и «Светлая триада». В онлайн-исследовании приняли участие 264 респондента в возрасте от 19 до 75 лет. Выполнен корреляционный и множественный регрессионный анализ данных. Результаты показали, что значимыми предикторами восприятия коррупции выступают уровень дохода, макиавеллизм, гуманизм и кантианство. Политическое участие проявилось как многомерный феномен, обусловленный не только внешними условиями, но и внутренними мотивационными и этическими установками личности. Основной вывод исследования заключается в том, что высокий уровень субъективного благополучия может сопровождаться сниженной чувствительностью к моральным нарушениям, но не обязательно приводит к дистанцированию от политической жизни.
Ключевые слова: психология коррупции, восприятие коррупции, удовлетворенность жизнью, политическое участие, «Темная триада», психологическое превосходство
Финансирование: работа выполнена при поддержке гранта РНФ № 25-28-01362 «Исследование социально-психологических предикторов формирования склонности к коррупции и воспринимаемого наказания: роль и значение медиаторов».
Для цитирования: Максименко А.А., Загладина А.Р., Дейнека О.С. Благополучие как моральный анальгетик: почему довольные жизнью люди терпимы к коррупции, но продолжают участвовать в политической жизни? // Теория и практика общественного развития. 2026. № 9. С. 51–64. https://doi.org/10.24158/tipor.2026.9.5.
 
Original article
 

Well-Being as a Moral Analgesic: Why People Satisfied with Their Lives

Tolerate Corruption yet Continue to Participate in Political Life

 
Alexander A. Maksimenko¹, Alexandra R. Zagladina²,
Olga S. Deyneka^3
1,2National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia,
³Saint Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia,
¹maximenko.al@gmail.com, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0891-4950
²alzgldn@yandex.ru, https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0929-5753
³osdeyneka@yandex.ru, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8224-2190
 
Abstract. Aim of this study was to search for the relationships between life satisfaction, corruption perception, and participation in political life taking into account personality traits and sociodemographic factors. An additional objective was the preliminary adaptation of the Political Participation Scale and the Corruption Perception Questionnaire. Besides, the Life Satisfaction Scale, the Psychological Superiority Scale, personality trait profiles of the Big Five, the Dark Triad, and the Light Triad were used. An online survey involved 264 respondents aged 19 to 75 years. Correlation and multiple regression data analyses were performed. The results showed that income level, Machiavellianism, Humanism, and Kantianism were significant predictors of corruption perception. Political participation emerged as a multidimensional phenomenon driven not only by external conditions but also by internal motivational and ethical dispositions of the individual. The main conclusion of the research is that a high level of subjective well-being may be accompanied by reduced sensitivity to moral disturbances but does not necessarily lead to distancing from political life.
Keywords: corruption psychology, corruption perception, life satisfaction, political participation, Dark Triad, psychological entitlement
Funding: This work was implemented by the support of Russian Science Foundation grant no. 25-28-01362, “The Study of Socio-Psychological Predictors of the Development of Corruption Propensity and Perceived Punishment: The Role and Importance of Mediators”.
For citation: Maksimenko, A.A., Zagladina, A.R. & Deyneka, O.S. (2026) Well-Being as a Moral Analgesic: Why People Satisfied with Their Lives Tolerate Corruption yet Continue to Participate in Political Life. Theory and Practice of Social Development. (9), 51–64. Available from: doi:10.24158/tipor.2026.9.5 (In Russian).

© Максименко А.А., Загладина А.Р., Дейнека О.С., 2026

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