Features of Subjective Well-being Characteristic of Teenagers Raised in Two-Parent Families and Orphanages

The article examines specifics of subjective well-being in teenagers raised in nuclear families and children's homes. While no difference in the degree of subjective well-being pronouncement in both groups was found there exists a difference in the internal structure, namely, components of well-being and peculiarities of their interrelations. On the basis of the data obtained empirical typology of teenagers' subjective well-being is developed classifying “Deficit-compensated in schooling”, “Unmotivated trouble-free”, “Didactic-deficit”, “Deficit-uncompensated” and “Complementary” types.