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Objectives To study the age and gender characteristics of self-government in healthy people living in Russia in the conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods The methodological complex includes a socio-demographic questionnaire and the J. Kuhl’s and A. Fuhrman’s Self-Government Test. The study involved 1,551 people, of whom 83.7% were women and 16.3% were men. The average age of the respondents was 33.81±11.72 (from 18 to 80 years). Results Using two-factor analysis of variance, it was found how gender and age affect the level of self-regulation on each scale. A significant role of the "gender" factor was found for values on the scales of Self-determination(F=11,552, p=0.001), Self-relaxation(F=43,089;p=0.000), Concentration(F=9,971;p=0.002), Orientation to action after failures(F=16,512;p=0.000), Congruence to one's own feelings(F=15,009; p=0.000), Integration of contradictions(F=6,212;p= 0.013), Focus on action in anticipation of success F=10.87, p=0.001). For the "age" factor, significant differences were found on the scales: Self-motivation(F=9.671,p=0.000), Self-relaxation (F=2.781 p=0.026), Cognitive self-control (F=5.867,p=0.000), Affective self-control (F=3.726;p=0.005), Initiative (F=3.244,p=0.012), Orientation to action after failures (F=2.833;p=0.023), Integration of contradictions (F= 5,260,p=0.000) and Overcoming failures (F=4,149,p=0.002). When evaluating two-factor interaction, it turned out that both factors affect only the variables Cognitive self-control (F=3,321,p=0.010) and Initiative (F=2,665,p=0.031). Conclusions Thus, the significant role of the factors "age" and "gender", as well as their interaction, in healthy adults in a pandemic has been revealed. These results can be used to determine the targets of psychological correction in different age and gender groups of the population in the conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic. Research is supported by the Russian Science Foundation, project No. 21-18-00624.