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Three component model of meaningfulness of life of male and female university students regarding their sport activity

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Smela P., Pacesova P., Kracek S.

Physical Activity Review

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2019

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issue 7

175-181

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The aim of the study is to expand knowledge in meaningfulness of life of athlete and non-athlete college students at universities in Bratislava and identify differences in its dimensions: affective, motivation and cognitive. The research sample comprised of 198 undergraduates (males: n=90, 20.68±1.56 years of age; female: n=108, 20.74±1.16 years of age). The respondents were divided into 2 groups according to their sports activities: college students who do not take active part in any sports activities (non-athlete respondents), and college students who are engaged regularly (at least twice a week) in sport activities. The questionnaire The Scale of Life Meaningfulness was used as a research tool. The results revealed significant differences in total score of meaningfulness of life by male (U=383.0, p=0.001, r=0.52) and also female (U=687.5, p=0.001, r=0.45). According to three-component model we have found out the significant differences between athlete and non-athlete college students in affective dimension (male: p=0.025, female: p=0.007) and motivation dimension (male: p=0.001, female: p=0.001). There were no significant differences in cognitive dimension (male: p=0.062, female: p=0.127). According to our results which testified the fact that sport activity is one of the determinants for increased meaningfulness of life of undergraduates.

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Subjective loneliness, well-being and marital satisfaction in couples with different attachment styles

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Kornaszewska-Polak M.

Polskie Forum Psychologiczne

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2016

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vol. XXI

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issue 4

514-533

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The basic principle of attachment theory is the assumption that early childhood attachment relationships with significant others (primary attachment figure) are the pattern for the later romantic relationships in adulthood (with a romantic partner). Four questionnaire methods were applied to diagnose the quality of relationships in adult life: Plopa’s Attachment Styles Questionnaire (KSM); Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) in Juczyński adaptation, de Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale (DJGLS) and Pospiszyl’s Marital Happiness Questionnaire (KSM). 250 married couples with different marital experience were subjected. The study proved the existence of statistical relationships between the secure attachment styles, well-being, loneliness and the marital satisfaction. The research confirmed the mediating impact of loneliness and psychological well-being on the marital satisfaction of adults with different attachment styles. As it turned out, the marital satisfaction can be seriously lessened by loneliness in safely attached adults and well-being can enhance this satisfaction in insecurely attached adults.

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Wpływ pogody na życie codzienne człowieka

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Górna W.

Badania Fizjograficzne Seria A - Geografia Fizyczna

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2020

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issue 11 (71)

25-38

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The study covers an analysis of the impact of meteorological factors on human well-being, as well as the importance of weather forecasts in people’s daily lives. Data obtained from an online questionnaire have been used to determine the characteristics of the influence of weather on human well-being and functioning. Women (65.5%), considerably more often than men (41%) maintain that they are or rather are susceptible to meteoropathy. What is more, this response prevailed in urban rather than suburban or rural areas. The research results also indicate that cyclonic weather (high cloudiness, rainfall, low atmospheric pressure) tends to intensify the body’s response to atmospheric stimuli. High productivity, for example at work, typically accompanies cloudless weather, with air temperatures ranging from 15°C to 24°C which 68.5% of the respondents consider the most optimal. As many as 83.7% of the respondents make use of weather forecast on a daily basis or almost every day, which shows the importance of verification thereof in the context of indirect threat to life, as well as possible unfavorable meteorotropic situations

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Participating in sports and practicing a religion are related to levels of happiness

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Tejero-González C. M.

Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research

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2020

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vol. 88

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issue 1

11-17

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The Activity and Its Barriers and the Well-Being of Older Poles

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Knapik A., Rottermund J., Warmuz-Wancisiewicz A., Witanowska J.

Physiotherapy and Health Activity

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2014

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vol. 22

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issue 1

8-14

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Background: Research of health determinants confirmed its beneficial relationships with the optimum level of physical activity at any age. The problem is the physical passivity of societies. In the elderly, this problem is of particular importance, which is conditioned by both biological factors and social. This justifies the diagnosis of relationships: the barrier activity - activity - well-being. Material/Methods: 393peoplewere tested:216women and 177men aged65 -85 years. A questionnaire with closed questions was used as a tool in the research. Physical activity was examined using selected questions of Baecke questionnaire, barriers to physical activity using a scale KCS, and self-assessment of health - by using the SF-36. Results: Correlation analysis of age and the activity showed a low relationship for the women and no relationship for the men. There were no differences in activity due to sex, either due to the occurrence of chronic diseases. There is a weak correlation between age and kinesiophobia among women, no relationship was found in the group of men. Prevalence of chronic diseases differentiated the level of kinesiophobia only in women. Analysis of health self-assessment showed a relatively well-being in the test - the average PC and MC were above 50 points. Conclusions: Women represent a lower level of physical activity than men, but at an older age, these differences are no longer statistically significant. However, the level of activity barriers is still higher. Aging is a process which varies greatly individually, and this applies to activity, its barriers, and self-assessment of health. Age is not a category that fully explains the complex issues depending on the variables examined.

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Positive affect, well-being and the human conserved transcriptional response to adversity: a descriptive review

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Frankowska M., Błażek M.

European Journal of Translational and Clinical Medicine

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2022

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vol. 5

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issue 2

82-87

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Psychology well-describes the theoretical and philosophical underpinnings of human well-being. Within the construct of well-being, psychologists distinguish eudemonic positive affect and hedonic positive affect, although they are not only nor mutually exclusive approaches. Empirical findings have documented a correlation between the general positive affect and favourable health outcomes. Recent discoveries also show a biological pattern, which underlines the correlation. Thanks to describing conserved transcriptional response to adversity (CTRA) mechanism, a new direction of research which explores a relationship between profile of gene expression in immune cells and positive affect, is emerging.

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Assessing the Quality of Aging - Presentation of Research Tool

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Knapik A.

Physiotherapy and Health Activity

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2014

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vol. 22

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issue 1

42-47

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Background: The analysis of demographic tendencies indicates a continuing process of extending life expectancy in numerous societies. Alongside the decline in fertility, the continuing process of extending life expectancy is the primary cause for the aging of societies. An increasing percentage of the elderly require defining the welfare among older people and its factors. Aim: This article presents various views on successful aging and introduces the authorial Successful Aging Index model, which was the basis for a questionnaire diagnosing the quality of aging. The author’s intention was to create a diagnostic tool for said process. Conclusions: Presented tool according to the author can be very useful for diagnosing the course of successful aging. However, this requires additional empirical testing.

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The World Health Organisation's Rationale for Physical Activity: a Philosophical Critique

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Bloodworth A., McNamee M.

Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research

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2009

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vol. 46

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issue 1

58-69

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The World Health Organisation's rationale for physical activity draws heavily on scientific evidence regarding disease and obesity. Greater philosophical reflection on such concepts, along with a recognition that supposed scientific facts are rarely value-free, allow for a more positive and considered argument for physical activity and its benefits. Olympism, Olympic culture, sports education, pedagogy of sport

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Sprężystość psychiczna a dobrostan w chorobie przewlekłej – mediująca rola podmiotowego umocnienia i radzenia sobie

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Sęk H., Kaczmarek Ł. D., Ziarko M., Pietrzykowska E., Lewicka J.

Polskie Forum Psychologiczne

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2012

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vol. XVII

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issue 2

327-343

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Maintaining high levels of well-being in the face of a chronic disease requires utilization of many psychosocial resources in the coping process. The efficacy of this process depends on using coping strategies that fit to the specificity of a particular chronic disease. The aim of this study was to show the relationships between well-being and coping strategies, and less studied constructs such as resiliency and personal empowerment among people with diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis. The study comprised 100 participants (59 with type I diabetes and 41 with rheumatoid arthritis) who completed a set of questionnaires measuring wellbeing, strategies of coping with stress, resiliency and personal empowerment. As expected, there was a significant indirect effect of resiliency on well-being through mediators such as personal empowerment and disease-specific coping strategies. The results support the significant determinants of well-being among people with chronic diseases. They also indicated a more complex structure of the variables in which resiliency plays a major role for the well-being by the means of coping strategies and personal empowerment.

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Personal well-being as part of the quality of life: Is there a difference in the personal well-being of women and men with higher level of anxiety trait regarding their sport activity ?

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Pacesova P., Smela P., Kracek S.

Physical Activity Review

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2019

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issue 7

201-208

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Anxiety trait is a relatively stable personality trait, which refers to the differences between individuals in terms of their tendency to experience state anxiety in response to the anticipation of a threat. Regular sport activity may influence some aspects of emotional adjustment in positive way and so on an individual´s well-being. The aim of the study is to find out the possible differences in the level of separate dimensions of personal well-being of men and women with increased anxiety trait level, regarding their sport activity. The research sample consists of 74 respondents in late adolescence (30 men: athletes n=12, nonathletes n=18; 44 women athletes n=18, nonathletes n=26). We have used the standardized STAI questionnaire to determine the level of anxiety trait and standardized BDP questionnaire to determine the level of personal well-being (with respect to its two positive dimensions and three negative dimensions). The results have showed that male athletes demonstrated a significant higher level of positive attitude towards life (p=0.01) and a significantly lower level of awareness of problems (p=0.04) and depressive mood (p=0.03) as male nonathletes. Female athletes demonstrated a significant higher level of positive attitude towards life (p=0.02) and selfevaluation (p=0.00) while a significant lower level of depressive mood (p=0.04) as female nonathletes. Our findings indicate that regular sport activity can be a suitable instrument to increase personal wellbeing (in some aspects of well-being) of women and men with higher level of anxiety trait.

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Reviewing Available Online Publications on the Effect of Dance on the Physical and Mental Health of Children and Adolescents

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Lykesas G., Chatzopoulos D., Νeratzoula V., Nikolaki E., Douka S., Bakirtzoglou P.

Central European Journal of Sport Sciences and Medicine

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2022

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vol. 39

17-26

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The purpose of this research paper is to review the literature on dance and its impact on children and adolescents' physical health, physiology, psychology and quality of life, as well as its impact on their social behavior and social relationships. With this objective in mind, we carried out an extensive review of the existing literature in the following databases: MEDLINE, AMED, SCOPUS, ERIC, EMBASE and GOOGLE SCHOLAR. Based on this review, it appears that dancing may be a suitable activity that encourages and prompts people to adopt healthy behaviors. In particular, the literature shows that during dance activities performed by children and adolescents, there are significant benefits to a healthy development of the body, to the improvement of mental and emotional health, as well as to the improvement of their social behavior and social relations. In addition, according to the literature reviewed, even during the Covid-19 pandemic, dance seems to be an efficient means of inspiring active engagement in children and adolescents. A means which can be available beyond in-person teaching, whiles still offering all of the benefits of the subject matter at the same time.

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Validation of the Polish version of the Quality of the Carer- Patient Relationship (QCPR) questionnaire in a population of seniors with dementia and their caregivers

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Janus E., Smrokowska-Reichmann A., Bukowska A. A.

Medical Rehabilitation

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2020

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vol. 24(4)

16-24

EN

Introduction: Quality of the Carer-Patient Relationship (QCPR) questionnaire is a specific scale for testing the quality of relationship between the caregiver and the care recipient. Aims: The aim of the study was to translate, culturally adapt and validate the Polish language version of the QCPR questionnaire. Material and methods: The study was conducted in a group of 102 people who agreed to participate in the trial. The group included 43 seniors with early and intermediate dementia and 59 carers of people with dementia. The snowball method was used in the selection of the sample. All respondents lived in the following provinces: Małopolskie and Śląskie. Respondents completed the paper version of the QCPR questionnaire once. The research was carried out in January 2020. Results: Cronbach’s alpha reliability coefficients (α) for the Polish language version was α = 0.93α, which means that a very high level of internal consistency was noted. Conclusions: The proposed Polish language version of the Quality of the Carer-Patient Relationship (QCPR) questionnaire enables an assessment of the quality of relationships between people forming caregiving dyads. It should be noted that the analysis concerns a single-factor variant. Although the level of reliability of the predefined scales is high (warmth: α = 0.93; criticism: α = 0.75), the analyses show that it is a purely arbitrary, content division and the responses of the participants do not conform to the scales defined in the original version of the questionnaire.

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Wprowadzenie: Quality of the Carer-Patient Relationship (QCPR) to specyficzna skala służąca do badania jakości relacji między opiekunem a biorcą opieki. Cel: Celem badania było przetłumaczenie, adaptacja kulturowa i walidacja polskiej wersji językowej kwestionariusza QCPR. Materiał i metody: Badanie przeprowadzono w grupie 102 osób, które zgodziły się wziąć udział w tym badaniu. Grupa obejmowała 43 seniorów z demencją we wczesnym i pośrednim stadium zaawansowania oraz 59 opiekunów osób chorujących na demencję. W doborze próby zastosowano metodę kuli śnieżnej. Wszyscy badani zamieszkiwali na terenie województw: małopolskiego i śląskiego. Respondenci wypełniali papierową wersję kwestionariusza QCPR jednokrotnie. Badania zrealizowano w styczniu 2020 roku. Wyniki: Współczynniki rzetelności Alfa Cronbacha (α) dla polskiej wersji językowej wynosił α = 0,93α, co oznacza, że odnotowano bardzo wysoki poziom zgodności wewnętrznej. Wnioski: Zaproponowana polska wersja językowa kwestionariusza the Quality of the Carer-Patient Relationship (QCPR) umożliwia ocenę jakości relacji między osobami tworzącymi diady. Należy zaznaczyć że analiza dotyczy wariantu jednoczynnikowego. Poziom rzetelności skal wyznaczonych odgórnie jest co prawda wysoki (serdeczność: α = 0,93; krytycyzm: α = 0,75), niemniej analizy wskazują, że jest to podział czysto arbitralny, treściowy, a odpowiedzi badanych osób nie łączą się w skale wyróżnione w oryginalnej wersji kwestionariusza.

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Validation of the Polish version of the Quality of the Carer-Patient Relationship (QCPR) questionnaire in a population of seniors with dementia and their caregivers

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Janus E., Smrokowska-Reichmann A., Bukowska A. A.

Medical Rehabilitation

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2020

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vol. 24(4)

16-24

PL

Wprowadzenie: Quality of the Carer-Patient Relationship (QCPR) to specyficzna skala służąca do badania jakości relacji między opiekunem a biorcą opieki. Cel: Celem badania było przetłumaczenie, adaptacja kulturowa i walidacja polskiej wersji językowej kwestionariusza QCPR. Materiał imetody: Badanie przeprowadzono w grupie 102 osób, które zgodziły się wziąć udział w tym badaniu. Grupa obejmowała 43 seniorów z demencją we wczesnym i pośrednim stadium zaawansowania oraz 59 opiekunów osób chorujących na demencję. W doborze próby zastosowano metodę kuli śnieżnej. Wszyscy badani zamieszkiwali na terenie województw: małopolskiego i śląskiego. Respondenci wypełniali papierową wersję kwestionariusza QCPR jednokrotnie. Badania zrealizowano w styczniu 2020 roku. Wyniki: Współczynniki rzetelności Alfa Cronbacha (α) dla polskiej wersji językowej wynosił α = 0,93α, co oznacza, że odnotowano bardzo wysoki poziom zgodności wewnętrznej. Wnioski: Zaproponowana polska wersja językowa k westionariusza the Quality of the Carer-Patient Relationship (QCPR) umożliwia ocenę jakości relacji między osobami tworzącymi diady. Należy zaznaczyć że analiza dotyczy wariantu jednoczynnikowego. Poziom rzetelności skal wyznaczonych odgórnie jest co prawda wysoki (serdeczność: α = 0,93; krytycyzm: α = 0,75), niemniej analizy wskazują, że jest to podział czysto arbitralny, treściowy, a odpowiedzi badanych osób nie łączą się w skale wyróżnione w oryginalnej wersji kwestionariusza.

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Introduction: Quality of the Carer-Patient Relationship (QCPR) questionnaire is a specific scale for testing the quality of relationship between the caregiver and the care recipient. Aims: The aim of the study was to translate, culturally adapt and validate the Polish language version of the QCPR questionnaire. Material and methods: The study was conducted in a group of 102 people who agreed to participate in the trial. The group included 43 seniors with early and intermediate dementia and 59 carers of people with dementia. The snowball method was used in the selection of the sample. All respondents lived in the following provinces: Małopolskie and Śląskie. Respondents completed the paper version of the QCPR questionnaire once. The research was carried out in January 2020. Results: Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficients (α) for the Polish language version was α = 0.93α, which means that a very high level of internal consistency was noted. Conclusions: The proposed Polish language version of the Quality of the Carer-Patient Relationship (QCPR) questionnaire enables an assessment of the quality of relationships between people forming caregiving dyads. It should be noted that the analysis concerns a single-factor variant. Although the level of reliability of the predefined scales is high (warmth: α = 0.93; criticism: α = 0.75), the analyses show that it is a purely arbitrary, content division and the responses of the participants do not conform to the scales defined in the original version of the questionnaire.

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Психологічний аналіз екзистенційної визначеності у здобувачів освіти педагогічного ЗВО

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Бужинська (Buzhynska) С. S., Кривошей (Kryvoshei) К. K.

Pomiędzy. Polonistyczno-Ukrainoznawcze Studia Naukowe

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2022

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issue 5(2)

15-23

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У статті розкрито актуальність дослідження та визначено його мету. Висвітлено досвід вітчизняних та зарубіжних вчених, який дозволив стверджувати, що дане питання є недостатньо вивченим. Наголошується, що проблема вивчення екзистенційної визначеності в студентському віці потребує особливої уваги, оскільки проблема сенсу життя та його місця у світі є стрижнем, що забезпечує гармонійний розвиток здобувача освіти. Відповідно розроблено теоретичний огляд проблеми сенсу життя, способу життя людини, що передбачає досягнення особистісної автентичності, тобто цілісної реалізації особистості, що виявляється в її ментальності. Розкрито поняття «екзистенційна визначеність», «суб’єктивне благополуччя», «емоційний інтелект». Визначено комплекс методів дослідження. Встановлено, що екзистенційна визначеність практично за всіма шкалами екзистенційності має середні показники, шкала «Самотрансцендентність» має високі показники. Доведено, що більшість респондентів показали середні та низькі результати EQ. Встановлено, що суб’єктивне самопочуття респондентів коливається від високого рівня до середнього. Кореляційний аналіз результатів дослідження дозволив зробити висновок, що чим вищим є рівень екзистенційної визначеності, тим вищим є рівень емоційного інтелекту та суб’єктивного благополуччя, тобто існує пряма взаємозалежність. За результатами дослідження надані практичні рекомендації з формування відповідних компетентностей та зроблений акцент на розвитку емоційного інтелекту здобувачів освіти, зокрема запропоновані вправи та завдання для підвищення рівня емоційного інтелекту і набуття практичних навичок ідентифікації емоцій та навичок афективної регуляції. Також, запропоновані арт-терапевтичні засоби розвитку, використання яких дозволяє оволодіти навичками психічної саморегуляції, що впливає не лише на підвищення емоційного інтелекту, а й на екзистенціалізм та суб’єктивне самопочуття. Зроблено висновок про пряму залежність між екзистенційною визначеністю, емоційним інтелектом та суб’єктивним благополуччям, що говорить про те, що екзистенційна визначеність впливає на формування світогляду здобувачів освіти педагогічного ЗВО. Дослідження екзистенційної визначеності в умовах кризи розглядається як дослідницька перспектива.

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The article reveals the relevance of the study and defines its purpose. The experience of domestic and foreign scientists is highlighted, which allowed us to say that this issue is insufficiently studied. It is emphasized that the problem of studying existential certainty in student age needs special attention, because the problem of the meaning of life and its place in the world is the core that ensures the harmonious development of the learner. Accordingly, a theoretical overview of the problem of the meaning of life, the way of life of man, which involves the achievement of personal authenticity, ie the holistic realization of the individual, which is manifested in his mentality. The concepts of «existential certainty», «subjective well-being», «emotional intelligence» are revealed. A set of research methods is determined. It is established that the existential certainty on almost all scales of existentiality has average indicators, the scale «Self-transcendence» has high indicators. It is proved that the majority of respondents showed medium and low EQ results. It was found that the subjective well-being of respondents varies from high to medium. Correlation analysis of the results of the study concluded that the higher the level of existential certainty, the higher the level of emotional intelligence and subjective well-being, ie there is a direct interdependence. According to the results of the study, practical recommendations for the formation of relevant competencies and emphasis on the development of emotional intelligence of students, including exercises and tasks to improve emotional intelligence and acquire practical skills to identify emotions and skills of affective regulation. Also, art-therapeutic means of development are offered, the use of which allows to master the skills of mental self-regulation, which affects not only the increase of emotional intelligence, but also existentialism and subjective well-being. It is concluded that there is a direct relationship between existential certainty, emotional intelligence and subjective well-being, which suggests that existential certainty affects the formation of the worldview of students of pedagogical ZVO. The study of existential certainty in a crisis is seen as a research perspective.

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Three component model of meaningfulness of life of male and female university students regarding their sport activity

Subjective loneliness, well-being and marital satisfaction in couples with different attachment styles

Wpływ pogody na życie codzienne człowieka

Participating in sports and practicing a religion are related to levels of happiness

The Activity and Its Barriers and the Well-Being of Older Poles

Positive affect, well-being and the human conserved transcriptional response to adversity: a descriptive review

Assessing the Quality of Aging - Presentation of Research Tool

The World Health Organisation's Rationale for Physical Activity: a Philosophical Critique

Sprężystość psychiczna a dobrostan w chorobie przewlekłej – mediująca rola podmiotowego umocnienia i radzenia sobie

Personal well-being as part of the quality of life: Is there a difference in the personal well-being of women and men with higher level of anxiety trait regarding their sport activity ?

Reviewing Available Online Publications on the Effect of Dance on the Physical and Mental Health of Children and Adolescents

Validation of the Polish version of the Quality of the Carer- Patient Relationship (QCPR) questionnaire in a population of seniors with dementia and their caregivers

Validation of the Polish version of the Quality of the Carer-Patient Relationship (QCPR) questionnaire in a population of seniors with dementia and their caregivers

Психологічний аналіз екзистенційної визначеності у здобувачів освіти педагогічного ЗВО