Analysis and coping with the psychological dilemma of China's post-90s from the perspective of Russell's happiness view

Abstract

Bertrand Russell's "decentralized" happiness theory, constructed in The Conquest of Happiness, provides a unique perspective on the psychological dilemma of contemporary China's post-90 generation. As the "sandwich generation" in a period of social transformation, the post-90 generation faces multiple psychological challenges such as workplace involution, peer pressure, alienation of close relationships, and loss of self-worth. Its core dilemma is highly compatible with the "self-incarceration," "social alienation," and "physical and mental depletion" criticized by Russell. This paper combines the research data of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, the National Health Commission and other authoritative institutions to systematically dissect the inherent correlation between Russell's view of happiness and the psychological distress of the post-90 generation from a psychological perspective: on the one hand, verify the specific manifestation of Russell's diagnosis of the "root causes of unhappiness" in the post-90 population; On the other hand, based on Russell's "path to happiness realization," combined with the characteristics of the post-1990 era, It proposes targeted response strategies from the three dimensions of individual psychological regulation, relational reconstruction and social environment optimization, thereby providing theoretical guidance and practical pathways for alleviating the post-1990 happiness crisis and building a happiness support system appropriate to the local context.