Abstract
Teenagers living in dysfunctional families face difficulties in maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Understanding the relationship between the social status of the family and the healthy lifestyle of the younger generation is important in the context of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the relationship between the social status of the family and the healthy lifestyle of the younger generation in the Republic of Kazakhstan. A survey and questionnaire of 1,200 adolescents from disadvantaged families in the Mangystau Region of the Republic of Kazakhstan were conducted and a thorough statistical analysis of the results was carried out. The analysis showed that the level of self-assessment of adolescent health does not depend on the social status of the family or other factors considered that affect their healthy behavior. However, family affluence has an impact on life satisfaction in boys, and in girls, a link was found between the frequency of brushing teeth and family affluence. The boys also found a link between injuries requiring medical intervention and family wealth. However, the level of family wealth does not significantly affect other aspects of a healthy lifestyle, such as the frequency of breakfast consumption, consumption of sugary soft drinks, fruit consumption, smoking, and physical activity. The results of this study have practical significance for the development of social support for adolescents living in dysfunctional families. They can be used to develop protocols and programs aimed at improving the health and well-being of the population according to the economic stratification of the population in the Republic of Kazakhstan with an emphasis on clusters of people with below-average income.