Problems of Social Hygiene, Public Health and History of MedicineProblems of Social Hygiene, Public Health and History of Medicine0869-866X2412-2106Joint-Stock Company Chicot158910.32687/10.32687/0869-866X-2025-33-2-163-170НеопределенThe mental health of Russian society and social well-being: the social economic aspectsGuskovaI Vguskova545@yandex.ruSerebrovskayaN Eserebrovskaya-n@yandex.ruShapiroS Asergey_shapiro@mail.ruNikonovaO Voknikonova@yandex.ruBobkovaT Vladydantist@mail.ruThe Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education “The N. I. Lobachevsky National Research Nizhny Novgorod State University”, 603950, Nizhny Novgorod, RussiaThe Private Educational Institution of Higher Education “The S. Yu. Witte Moscow University” (the Branch), 603155, Nizhny Novgorod, RussiaThe Educational Institution of Trade Unions of Higher Education “The Academy of Labor and Social Relations”, 119454, Moscow, RussiaN. A. Semashko National Research Institute of Public Health, 105064, Moscow, Russia290420253320805202508052025Copyright © 2025,2025<p>All over the world, technologies, globalization, demographic shifts, emergency situations and climate changes are altering conditions how and where people live and work. In many countries, the COVID-19 pandemic and geopolitical crises impacted population psychological health, disturbed labor markets and accelerated pace of changes in labor sphere, especially in sphere of remote work, e-commerce and automation. These changes create new difficulties or exacerbate existing problems. 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