Garaeva Elnara I.

During the last year the world has been fighting with the coronavirus infection. It is important to research not only its development, but also its social consequences, especially those that are connected with the selfisolation regime.

At the same time, monitoring studies are especially relevant that allow collecting material for further analysis of the impact of the imposed restrictions on people and for the adoption of managerial decisions by the authorities at various stages of the development of the pandemic, taking into account the possibility of the emergence of new dangerous infectious diseases.

The goals of this study are to reveal the attitude of the Russians to different aspects of selfisolation imposed in the country to stop the pandemic and to analyze the behavior of people in this period, as well as the problems they faced. The analysis is based on the results of sociological survey (700 people took part in the survey) held in February of 2021 and the secondary analysis of the content of multi-modal texts devoted to the phenomenon of selfisolation (2000 have been analyzed). The following results were obtained: 1) the population has an ambiguous attitude to the regime of selfisolation, realizing its necessity and at the same time underlining the problems and difficulties that it generates; 2) the Russians generally complied with the restrictions of the lockdown; 3) some of the respondents demonstrated a rather critical attitude towards the actions of the Russian authorities in the conditions of self-isolation and showed distrust in the official information.

The main problems caused by the self-isolated regime are identified: strained relations within the family; psychological tension caused by the lack of money. Obviously, it is necessary to continue such research as long as the pandemic and the restrictions continue.

FUNDING: The reported study was funded by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research and the Social Research Expet Institute (EISI), project № 20-011-31693.

The main purpose of the study is to monitor the public consciousness of residents of the Sverdlovsk region and to assess the social mood and well-being of the population during the period of restrictions associated with the coronavirus pandemic. To obtain data, the research group of the Department of Management Theory and Sociology of the Ural Institute of Management - Branch of the RANEPA conducted a sociological study in the form of an online survey of residents of the region. The total sample size is 1000 people. The assessment indicators are the awareness of the population of the Sverdlovsk region about the pandemic, trust in various sources of information, attitude to the measures taken by the authorities to counter the spread of infection, and the impact of isolation on the well-being and financial situation of citizens. The study revealed the dependence of the populations attitude to what is associated with coronavirus infection and the established regime of self-isolation on the sources of information received and trust in them. For most of the population, this is the Internet, social networks, and information received from relatives and friends. Central TV channels are trusted by less than half of the respondents. Official statements do not inspire confidence in about a third of citizens, and regional leaders have a little more confidence in information about the pandemic than Federal leaders. These and other research results are of practical significance for carrying out preventive work with the population, searching for additional information channels, and making up a dialogue between the authorities and citizens to avoid social destabilization in the region.