A Comparative Study Of Happiness Between Russia And China: Comparing Harbins And Yekatherinburgs Youth Groups

Measuring people’s subjective well-being is an important indicator of quality of life, life conditions. The research on well-being helps youth groups to better understand the connotation of happiness; at the same time, youth society is a key to strong social development. As their well-being directly affects the future level of society, research on happiness within youth societies is of great significance. This paper, starting from empirical research using quantitative and qualitative methods, analyze the current situation of Sino-Russian urban youth happiness, and sociological factors that affect their subjective well-being index.The study found some differences between Chinese and Russian urban youth happiness index, self-assessment, life conditions. Chinese youth happiness meaning depends on family level of happiness, and the Russian youth happiness is more depend on personal factors. Chinese youth’s awareness of the meaning of happiness tend to exist at a household level, while the Russian youth’s are more inclined to a personal, individual level. Factor analysis showed that the economy and income has an impact on China and Russia’s youth happiness, and the degree of influence within China is higher than in Russia. City Community Assessment, Social Security, social status and leisure time all have an effect on Chinese youth happiness, but there was no significant effect on the subjective well-being of Russian youth. Within the Russian dataset, respected profession, occupational satisfaction and social support significantly affect youth and Russia, but the extent of the impact of various types of indicators are different.