The Concept of «Population Quality of Life Resilience»: Essence and Components
Kyzym M. O., Khaustova V. Y., Reshetnyak O. I., Popovych M. V., Yudenko Y. V.

Kyzym, Mykola O. et al. (2025) “The Concept of «Population Quality of Life Resilience»: Essence and Components.” The Problems of Economy 3:235–254.
https://doi.org/10.32983/2222-0712-2025-3-235-254

Section: Economic theory

UDC 316.7:005.93(477):327.5

Abstract:
The article reveals the essence of the concept of «quality of life resilience,» regarded as a complex and multifaceted phenomenon that integrates social, economic, psychological, and institutional aspects of societal development. In the context of global crisis challenges – economic, political, environmental, and military – the study of mechanisms ensuring stability and recovery capacity becomes particularly significant. The aim of the research is to form a comprehensive understanding of the essence of the concept of «quality of life resilience» based on identifying the components of quality of life. The paper analyzes scientific approaches to defining the categories of «quality of life» and «resilience,» highlighting the key elements of their interconnection. It is demonstrated that quality of life is a multidimensional characteristic encompassing the level of material provision, health status, education, social relations, environmental conditions, and opportunities for self-realization. Along with this, resilience highlights not only the preservation of these components during shocks but also flexibility, the capacity to adapt, and transformation in an unstable environment. Special attention is given to analyzing institutional and infrastructural factors that determine a society’s ability to ensure a proper quality of life even under crisis conditions. Emphasis is placed on the role of the population’s psychological resources, the development of digital technologies, innovative management practices, and effective interaction between the State, business, and civil society. It is noted that modern approaches to assessing the resilience of quality of life should be based on comprehensive interdisciplinary methods that combine quantitative and qualitative indicators and take into account the dynamic nature of socioeconomic processes. The article underlines that resilience is not limited merely to stability or the ability to withstand shocks. It implies the active use of crisis events as a catalyst for the renewal and improvement of socioeconomic systems. Therefore, the resilience of quality of life should be understood as the ability not only to minimize negative consequences but also to seize new opportunities to enhance well-being and social cohesion. The results obtained have both theoretical and practical significance: they contribute to a better understanding of the phenomenon of resilience in the social sciences and can form the basis for further applied research. In particular, this involves developing efficient strategies to strengthen the resilience of Ukrainian society to crisis impacts and shaping a new paradigm of the State policy aimed at ensuring a decent quality of life under conditions of uncertainty.

Keywords: resilience, quality of life, resilience of quality of life, components of quality of life, crisis, adaptation, recovery, socioeconomic development, population well-being, uncertainty.

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Kyzym Mykola O. – Doctor of Sciences (Economics), Professor, Corresponding Member of NAS of Ukraine, Head of Department, Department of Human Development Research, M. Ptukha Institute of Demography and Quality of Life Research of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (60 Shevchenka Blvd., Kyiv, 01032, Ukraine)
Email: m.kyzym@gmail.com
Khaustova Viktoriia Ye. – Doctor of Sciences (Economics), Professor, Director, Research Centre for Industrial Problems of Development of NAS of Ukraine (2 floor 1-a Inzhenernyi Ln., Kharkіv, 61166, Ukraine)
Email: v.khaust@gmail.com
Reshetnyak Olena I. – Doctor of Sciences (Economics), Associate Professor, Head of, Sector of Industrial Policy and Innovative Development, Research Centre for Industrial Problems of Development of NAS of Ukraine (2 floor 1-a Inzhenernyi Ln., Kharkіv, 61166, Ukraine)
Email: reshetele@ukr.net
Popovych Mykhailo V. – Postgraduate Student, Research Centre for Industrial Problems of Development of NAS of Ukraine (2 floor 1-a Inzhenernyi Ln., Kharkіv, 61166, Ukraine)
Email: mike.popovych@gmail.com
Yudenko Yevhen V. – Candidate of Sciences (Economics), Candidate on Doctor Degree, Research Centre for Industrial Problems of Development of NAS of Ukraine (2 floor 1-a Inzhenernyi Ln., Kharkіv, 61166, Ukraine)
Email: yuvil.eu@gmail.com

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