NEW FORMS OF ADAPTATION: BETWEEN OPENNESS AND CLOSENESS TOWARD MIGRATIONS AND SPATIAL MOVEMENTS

• Authors: Banka A.
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The article presents psychological problems of adaptation concerning spatial movements and migrations from the perspective of attitude, personality trait and developmental characteristic of the individual. There is assumed that in the new civilizational context individuals develop new forms of adaptations, which focusing in a specific developmental life-span period named 'emerging adulthood'. It is characterized by functional indecisiveness as well as unique openness toward new life experiences. In the article are discussed some empirical data due to locus of causality of psychological openness among young Poles, as well as characteristic proactive behaviors undertaken by them during the process of overcoming developmental indecisiveness.

Keywords

EN

CAREER INDECISIVENESS; EMERGING ADULTHOOD; OPENNESS; PROACTIVITY

Discipline

• PSYCHOLOGY: PSYCHOLOGY

• Publisher: Institute of Psychology, Polish Academy of Sciences jointly with the Committee on Psychological Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Kolokwia Psychologiczne (Psychological Colloquia)
• Year: 2007
• Volume: 16
• Pages: 11-37
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Banka A.

• A. Banka, Uniwersytet Slaski w Katowicach, Instytut Psychologii, ul. M. Grazynskiego 53, 40-126 Katowice, Poland

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

08PLAAAA05269955