EXISTENTIAL PICTURES OF THE WORLD OF GENERATION X AND GENERATION ‘MILLENNIUM’ REPRESENTATIVES: PECULIARITIES OF EXPERIENCING THE MEANINGLESSNESS

Abstract

Aim. To study the existential pictures of the world of Generation X and Generation ‘Millennium’ representatives, the differences in their coping strategies when faced with the given of existence, in particularly to consider the interrelation of a person’s subjective alienation from the significant phenomena of his existence and the feeling of loss of meaning. Methodology. The article describes the empirical study of the peculiarities of experiencing the subjective alienation and the degree of expression of the life-meaning crisis by the generations’ representatives. The main methods of research are: psycho-semiotic analysis of texts, diagnostic tests, statistical treatment, generalization and interpretation of results. Results. Based on the data obtained, the peculiarities of experiencing the existence meaninglessness by representatives of Generation X and Generation ‘Millennium’ are described. Research implications. The research results can be used in psychotherapeutic counseling, in particular, when working with fears, existential neuroses, existential vacuum, midlife crisis.