Ontological Security and Personal Stability: Continuity of Self, Social Trust, and Life Integrity Under Uncertainty
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Ontological security is interpreted not as personal immutability but as the capacity to maintain and reconstruct selfhood under uncertainty. The article analyses biographical continuity, everyday routines, social trust, and institutional predictability. Its theoretical design combines dialectical, narrative, phenomenological, and normative methods. A "continuity, trust, reflexivity" cycle is proposed to distinguish personal stability from rigid sameness.
Institution: Ferghana State University
Language: English
Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7224994683
