Healthy lifestyle culture formed through prism of self-understanding of personal and social identity

Kyrgyz National University named after J. Balasagyn, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

¹ Corresponding author: myrza.kamchybekov@gmail.com

Abstract

The present research results are important from a new perspective for revealing the problem of self-understanding of the personality of the titular ethnic group of Kyrgyzstan and other nationalities living in the country, aged up to 30 years or older. Empirical and experimental data confirmed that living in the ethnocultural conditions of a young sovereign state, on the one hand, has a similar effect on the development of self-understanding of personal and social identity both among representatives of the titular ethnic group of Kyrgyzstan and among other large ethnic groups living in modern Kyrgyzstan, and so, the I-Ideal and a positive attitude towards other groups play a central role in the formation of self-identity and of a healthy lifestyle. On the other hand, the issues of xenophobia-xenophilia and of control of beliefs are important to consider in the development of self-understanding of personal and social identity of representatives of other nations living in Kyrgyzstan. Without finding a balance between the I-Ideal and the I-Real, xenophobia-xenophilia, developing a balanced Self-Identity can be extremely difficult for representatives of other peoples living in Kyrgyzstan, which will inevitably lead to ethnic conflicts and clashes on national grounds.