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- 2024-12-18
Do individuals with a high level of alexithymia get lost in telling the story of their own romantic relationship? The mediating role of self-narrative inclinations
The purpose of the current study was to verify the hypothesis on the role of alexithymia in the narratization of a romantic relationship. Assuming that the skills of experiencing, regulating, and verbalizing emotions constitute an important structural element of a self-narrative with an expressive thread, we hypothesized that the narratives of individuals with high levels of alexithymia, in whom these skills are impaired, would be characterized by a lower clarity of the self-narrative thread, which may be particularly evident when describing romantic relationships. In addition, we assumed that alexithymia would be negatively associated with self-narrative inclinations. The study was conducted online and involved 359 adults who had been in a romantic relationship for at least six months. Two questionnaires were used, namely, the TAS-20 to investigate alexithymia and the IAN to investigate romantic inclinations. In addition, participants described, in accordance with the instructions received, the romantic relationships they were in. The participants’ narratives were then evaluated in terms of the degree of clarity of the self-narrative thread by competent assessors. A significant positive relationship of narrative clarity with self-narrative inclinations was found, as well as a negative relationship of narrative clarity with the level of alexithymia. In addition, the mediating role of narrative inclinations on the relationship between the difficulty in naming emotions and externally oriented thinking and narrative clarity was confirmed.Otwarty dostępArtykułyJournal article - 2024-12-19
Dating a Vegetarian? Perception of Masculinity, Attractiveness, and the Willingness to Date Vegetarians
The study examined how following a vegetarian diet affects the attractiveness of a potential dating partner among those who do not follow a vegetarian diet. Participants, 404 heterosexual meateaters, took part in an online experiment in which they evaluated the dating profile of a target person who was described as following a vegetarian diet for health, ethical, or environmental reasons, and a control condition that had no description of the target’s diet. Participants rated the target in terms of a feeling thermometer, willingness to date, gender congruence, and possession of masculine and feminine traits. Participant’s level of identification as a meat-eater was also measured. A series of two (participant gender) by four (target diet) ANOVAs found significant interactions in the analyses of the feeling thermometer ratings, showing that women viewed ethically motivated targets less positively than men did. We also found significant main effects of target diet in willingness to date, gender congruence, and possession of feminine and masculine traits. Meat-eaters evaluated targets with no diet information more positively than the healthmotivated target. Controlling for identification as a meat-eater, women evaluated ethicallymotivated targets as having less feminine traits than men did. The present results suggest that being a vegetarian makes a person less attractive as a potential partner among omnivores, who constitute the majority of people in most Western, industrialized countries.Otwarty dostępArtykułyJournal article - 2024-12-16
Ambiwalencje międzypokoleniowe w Polsce: wyzwania relacyjne w starzejącym się społeczeństwie
The article offers an analysis of the intergenerational relationships among different age cohorts in Poland, whose context is the social polarization connected to the society’s ageing. The text relies on the material gathered through the individual in-depth interviews conducted in Warsaw in 2023 with young individuals (16–20) and the elderly (68–80). Adopting the generational approach, the article presents the narratives of both cohorts from the two interlinked perspectives: the potential intergenerational conflicts, on the one hand, and the potential for building generational solidarity, on the other. The analysis has allowed to coin the concept of generational ambivalence. Drawing on the sociological concept of ambivalence from a generational perspective, the proposed category allows to capture contradictions in the relationships between different generations’ members. The article shows how the concept of ambivalence can be applied to foster a better understanding of intergenerational relationships in contemporary Poland.Otwarty dostępArtykułyJournal article - 2024-10-16
Longitudinal Links Between Identity Development and the Vision of One’s Adult Life in Emerging Adulthood
Our longitudinal study aimed to investigate relationships between identity development and the vision of one’s adult life (VOAL) in emerging adults. In the first measurement, 299 emerging adults aged 17 to 27 participated, and 177 participated in the second measurement (9-10 months later). Participants were asked to complete the Dimensions of Identity. Development Scale and write about their envisioned future adult life. Written answers about the VOAL were coded by trained judges to allow for quantitative analyses. The results indicated that both identity exploration and commitment were related to the structure of the emerging adults’ VOAL and their subjective attitudes toward the possessed VOAL but in different ways. We also observed that changes in identity processes over time turned out to be related to changes in the VOAL. Our results suggest the presence of a reciprocal relationship between identity development and thinking about the future in emerging adults.Otwarty dostępArtykułyJournal article - 2024-12
Zasada dobrego sąsiedztwa a uzupełnienie zabudowy
The objective of the article is to establish whether, in the light of the principle of continuation of the development function – the principle of good neighbourliness – the development function established in a given area may be subject to additional construction of buildings of a nature that differs from the existing buildings. The result of the research undertaken is the conclusion that such a situation can take place, and that supplementary development cannot interfere or conflict with the existing facilities, which have been situated within the framework of the main function of land use. The analysis was conducted with account taken of the constitutional law assessment of the notion of freedom of development, and with regard to the legal nature of the outline planning permission and its role in shaping order and space. The assessment was made with account taken of the views of the judicature and the legal literature.Otwarty dostępArtykułyJournal article