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When the good is stronger than the bad: Relationships between well-being and perceived social approval and disapproval of dietary habit among vegetarians
The ‘Bad’ is often described as more influential than the ‘Good’. We examined this possibility for relationships between well-being and feedback from others about their diets among vegetarians, and we found that the ‘Good’ was stronger than the ‘Bad’. Participants were 982 vegetarians who completed measures of well-being (depression, anxiety, satisfaction with life, purpose and search for meaning in life, self-esteem, and loneliness). They also answered questions about the approval and disapproval they perceived they received because of their diets from friends, family members, and strangers. Each measure of well-being was regressed onto measures of perceived approval and perceived disapproval, separately for each source. The analyses found that for feedback from all three sources, well-being was related to perceived approval more consistently than it was related to perceived disapproval. Approval may influence well-being more than disapproval does, at least within the context we studied.Otwarty dostępArtykułyJournal article - 2025-02-19
ADRB2 Polymorphisms (rs1042713 and rs1042714) and Blood Pressure Response to the Cold Pressor Test in Combat Athletes and Non-Athletes
Sawczuk, MarekMaciejewska-Skrendo, AgnieszkaChudecka, MonikaKotarska, KatarzynaProia, PatriziaMarszałek, JolantaMałkowska, PaulinaLeźnicka, KatarzynaAdrenergic receptors (AR) play a vital role in cardiovascular system regulation. The ADRB2 gene, encoding the β2-AR receptor, has genetic variability potentially impacting blood pressure (BP) regulation. Evidence for such associations has been inconsistent. This study investigates the relationship between two ADRB2 polymorphisms (rs1042713, Gly16Arg, and rs1042714, Glu27Gln) and BP changes during the cold pressor test (CPT) in young, healthy men, including combat athletes. The study included two groups: combat athletes and non-athlete students. BP (systolic, SBP; diastolic, DBP) was measured at rest and at pain tolerance during CPT. Genetic analysis was conducted for rs1042713 and rs1042714 polymorphisms. Athletes had higher SBP and DBP than students, with both values increasing during pain tolerance compared to rest. Differences in BP responses during CPT were genotype-dependent. Students with the Gly16Gly16 genotype had significantly higher SBP than Arg16 allele carriers, while this variation was not observed in athletes. Athletes with the Glu27 allele exhibited higher SBP than 27Gln homozygotes, unlike students. Gly16 and Glu27 alleles are linked to elevated stress-induced BP responses in young Polish men. However, BP regulation involves multiple genetic and environmental factors not explored in this study.Otwarty dostępArtykułyJournal article - 2025-01-28
Przemiany społeczne a standardy dziennikarzy informacyjnych. Jak odpowiedzialnie relacjonować i tłumaczyć zmieniający się świat
In the current conditions of dynamic social change, the importance of the social responsibility of the media is growing. Phenomena such as the mediatisation of society, information overload, increasing disinformation and the development of artificial intelligence mean that media consumers need a professional guide to a world they increasingly do not understand. In this context, it is crucial to reflect on the professional standards of journalists' work, on the essence of the social responsibility of the media and on the lines of research that need to be undertaken to strengthen good and quality journalism. This article presents selected relevant dimensions of contemporary social changes, their impact on broadcasters and audiences of media content and the changing role of news journalists.Otwarty dostępArtykułyJournal article - 2024-07-01
Responding to the crisis: Japan’s changing foreign policy and ODA to Ukraine (2014–2023)
The Russian aggression on Ukraine (2022) has marked a significant critical juncture for Japan’s foreign and security policies, and Japanese government has deployed a multitude of political, economic/financial, and limited military measures to support Ukraine. The article investigates a less-explored aspect of Japan’s foreign policy change in the post-2022 crisis setting, namely the development assistance provided to Ukraine. The manuscript discusses this subject from a long-term perspective, exploring the trends in—and directionality of—Japanese development assistance to Ukraine in the context of Japan’s evolving role in the international community between 2014 and 2023. It utilises a role theoretical approach to explore the frictions between the ambitious proactive contributor to peace national role conception promoted by PM Abe Shinzō (2012–2020) and the issue-specific role conceptions guiding Japan’s foreign policy behaviour towards Russia that shaped Japan’s response to the Ukraine-Russia tensions. The article elucidates how the fluctuations in Japanese ODA flows to Ukraine may contribute to our understanding of role conflict and how it was managed, as well as the rebalancing of and changes in Japanese foreign policy that have been occurring since 2022 under PM Kishida Fumio’s leadership.Otwarty dostępArtykułyJournal article - 2025-01
Imperative practices: The political inclusion of diasporas in Poland, Hungary and Lithuania
Popyk, AnzhelaLesińska, MagdalenaThis paper aims to present an in-depth comparative analysis of how three states in Central and Eastern Europe—Hungary, Poland and Lithuania—ensure the political inclusion of their diaspora members by providing citizenship and electoral rights. The authors promote a broad understanding of diaspora that includes both emigrants and descendants as well as kin minorities. The analysis is based on a three-dimensional analytical model (Lesińska & Popyk, CMR Spotlight 2, 2021) of diaspora policy. The paper examines the ‘thickness’ of political inclusion based on the relationship between citizenship and electoral rights at two stages: de jure and de facto. It reveals that the democratic rights of citizenship and voting are grounded not only in formal inclusion but, more importantly, in the accurate procedures involving those rights and access to them. The analysis demonstrates that extensive citizenship and voting rights are not necessarily associated with the factual political inclusion of all diaspora groups equally.Otwarty dostępArtykułyJournal article