- Author:
Małgorzata Fopka-Kowalczyk
- E-mail:
malgorzata.j.kowalczyk@gmail.com
- Institution:
Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu
- Year of publication:
2018
- Source:
Show
- Pages:
70-80
- DOI Address:
https://doi.org/10.15804/kie.2018.01.05
- PDF:
kie/119/kie11905.pdf
In the common opinion, old age is still a taboo. Among the variety of the difficulties experienced by the elderly, there are also an increasingly occurring struggle with acclimating to the aging, and a sense of being a burden. The article focuses on the issue of loneliness, especially among elderly people. It is also an attempt to answer the questions of whether the old people experience loneliness, and what are the factors that affect this condition. In order to reply to these questions, the author attempted an analysis of the issues basing on literature, using theoretical analysis data and the earlier research.
- Author:
Elżbieta Sanecka
- E-mail:
elzbieta.sanecka@us.edu.pl
- Institution:
University of Silesia in Katowice
- Year of publication:
2021
- Source:
Show
- Pages:
198-208
- DOI Address:
https://doi.org/10.15804/tner.21.66.4.16
- PDF:
tner/202104/tner6616.pdf
The present study investigated how Machiavellianism and loneliness are related to different aspects of self-disclosure online among young adults, including honesty, amount, intent, and positive valence. A total of 212 university students aged 18-30 completed four self-report questionnaires. The results confirmed the role of Machiavellianism and loneliness as predictors of distinct aspects of self-disclosure online, suggesting that Machiavellianism, but not loneliness, leads to strategic self-disclosures online. Specifically, Machiavellianism negatively predicted honesty of self-disclosure online, and loneliness positively predicted its amount and positive valence. No mediating effects of loneliness on the relationship between Machiavellianism and honesty of self-disclosure were found.
- Author:
Oľga Orosová
- E-mail:
olga.orosova@upjs.sk
- Institution:
Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice
- Author:
Beáta Gajdošová
- E-mail:
beata.gajdosova1@upjs.sk
- Institution:
Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice
- Author:
Jozef Benka
- E-mail:
jozef.benka@upjs.sk
- Institution:
Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice
- Year of publication:
2021
- Source:
Show
- Pages:
122-133
- DOI Address:
https://doi.org/10.15804/tner.21.65.3.10
- PDF:
tner/202103/tner6510.pdf
Aim: To study the in/direct relationship between fear of COVID-19 contraction and academic stress during the first wave of the pandemic. Method: The sample consisted of 835 university students (597 female students, 71.5%, M = 22.71 years of age, SD = 3.69). Data were gathered online by the questionnaire of the international study The COVID-19 International Student Well-being Study (C19 ISWS). Results: An above-average level of academic stress and a below-average gender-related level of fear of contracting the virus were found. The relationship between fear of contracting the virus and academic stress was serially mediated by loneliness and depressive symptoms. Conclusion: The findings stress the importance of monitoring the level of fear of virus contraction and the student-perceived perspective of academic achievement during actions taken by academic authorities to support the quality of teaching and students’ mental health.
- Author:
Tomasz Leszniewski
- Institution:
Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu
- Year of publication:
2013
- Source:
Show
- Pages:
93-110
- DOI Address:
https://doi.org/10.15804/kie.2013.04.06
- PDF:
kie/97/kie9706.pdf
Individuality in the Society as a Proposal of Such a Paradigm in Sociology? Thoughts on Jan Szczepański’s Concept
This paper attempts to provide a critical review of individuality theory as proposed by Polish sociologist Jan Szczepanski. It draws attention to the theoretical and methodological assumptions for showing their incompleteness and the need for further additions. A key thread following text are searching for theoretical roots of individuality within the classical and contemporary sociological theory that could fill some of the gaps and give a chance for more thorough understanding of the issues analyzed, which is individuality. The article highlights the importance taken by Szczepanski attempt to go beyond antinomian description of social reality and the distance the relational model, by emphasizing the role of loneliness in a person’s life.
- Author:
Katarzyna Wasilewska-Ostrowska
- Institution:
Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu
- Year of publication:
2013
- Source:
Show
- Pages:
234-244
- DOI Address:
https://doi.org/10.15804/kie.2013.04.13
- PDF:
kie/97/kie9713.pdf
Solitude of the Elderly in the Context of Demographic Changes
Year 2012 was declared the European Year of Active Ageing and Intergenerational Solidarity. The eyes of Europe have been directed on an important issue of the problems of the elderly. Old age, which is naturally inscribed in human development, should be filled with satisfaction and joy, is often a phase of loneliness. Loneliness is very difficult for people in old age. Its social, emotional and axionormative dimension may be highlighted. In this work, I emphasize the need to become interested in the elderly, for whom appropriate prevention and intervention strategies should be prepared.
- Author:
Po-Chi Kao
- E-mail:
mk@mail.cgu.edu.tw
- Institution:
Chang Gung University, Taiwan
- Year of publication:
2012
- Source:
Show
- Pages:
236-245
- DOI Address:
https://doi.org/10.15804/tner.12.30.4.19
- PDF:
tner/201204/tner3019.pdf
This study attempts to explore the relationships between personality traits, loneliness, and university students’ EFL (English as a foreign language) achievement. A sample consisting of 137 freshman students from two universities participated in this study. Statistical results showed that conscientiousness was positively related to EFL achievement, while neuroticism was negatively related to EFL achievement. Statistical results also revealed that students who achieved poorer EFL results tended to consider themselves to be lonelier. In addition, loneliness was also found to have significant negative relationships with three personality traits including extraversion, agreeableness, and conscientiousness. Taken together, this study would help to contribute to the understanding of personality, loneliness, and EFL achievement in university students.
- Author:
Anna Brosch
- Institution:
University of Silesia
- Year of publication:
2008
- Source:
Show
- Pages:
91-101
- DOI Address:
https://doi.org/10.15804/tner.08.14.1.06
- PDF:
tner/200801/tner1406.pdf
The cell phone has evolved from a luxury for businesspeople into an important facilitator of many users’ social relationships. For those with poor social connections, the cell phone offers a unique advantage: it confers instant membership in a community. Wireless technology expands telephone applications by empowering people on the move to use it anywhere and anytime. Mobile phones have steadily become technology that fewer people want to do without. This may be especially true for the younger set. They are texting at school, at the cinema or at home. This paper explores what role the cell phone plays in their lives and what its impact on teens’ social relationships is