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Youth participation in environmental issues: A study with Italian adolescents

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Brondi S., Sarrica M., Nencini A.

Human Affairs

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2012

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vol. 22

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issue 3

390-404

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The present paper aims to stress the role that young people play as ‘actual citizens’, actively engaged in constructing the meaning-and-actions that define their own participation in the community. The case examined is the Chiampo Valley, in the North-East of Italy. This area is the most important tannery district in Europe and has serious problems concerning industrial waste management. By means of a questionnaire, we focus on the way 229 secondary school students perceive themselves as members of the local community, on what they see as being priorities in their own context, and on the contributions that they may make to addressing environmental issues. The results suggest that it is important for local institutions to give a voice to young people-as they themselves require-by developing participatory processes in institutional decision-making regarding environmental policies and-in general-the life of the community.

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Teacher as an Authority? Supporting the Student’s Sense of Belonging to the School Community as a Condition for Their Development and the Teacher’s Success in Educating

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Pituła B., Wilczyńska A.

The New Educational Review

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2014

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vol. 37

243-253

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The article aims to show the importance of the teacher’s authority in the modern school. The authors present a different view from the one well established in the literature looking at the problem of the formation of teachers’ authority. In addition to the definitions relating to the professional competence and cognitive abilities, a significant aspect of the analysis was focused on the teacher’s ability to form and shape the student’s sense of belonging to school. The paper also includes the research findings univocally indicating that the teacher is a highly regarded authority if they can build and maintain positive relationships in the classroom between them and students as well as between the students themselves, especially the ones manifesting difficulties in the current social functioning.

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The Need of Belonging and Sense of Belonging versus Effectiveness of Coping

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Wilczyńska A., Januszek M., Bargiel-Matusiewicz K.

Polish Psychological Bulletin

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2015

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vol. 46

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issue 1

72-81

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The aim of this research was to describe the dependence between the need for and sense of belonging and symptoms of depression vs. one’s capacity to cope effectively. Using path analysis of our data (N = 178), we found direct patterns, in which both depression symptoms and life satisfaction depend to a considerable degree on the sense of belonging. The belonging need influences, in a direct way, the coping focused on the search for social support. Undertaking active techniques of coping, including confrontation with a stressful situation and its negative controlling impact, depends on having a high level of the sense of belonging. In contrast, individuals who cope by means of taking psychoactive drugs show the symptoms of depression.

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University connectedness among students and its measurement

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Charzyńska E.

Przegląd Pedagogiczny

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2019

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issue 1

231-247

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The purpose of the study was to analyze the term of university connectedness and to prepare the Polish adaptation of the University Connectedness Scale – a tool for measuring university connectedness among students. The psychometric characteristics of the Polish version of the scale, named “Skala Poczucia Akademickiej Wspólnoty” (SPAW), were examined in a sample of 720 students. The structure of the SPAW was tested using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. The SPAW includes 18 items making up two subscales: support and belonging. Correlations between university connectedness and other variables support the diagnostic validity of the SPAW. The scale has both a good internal consistency and test-retest reliability. Overall, the SPAW is a reliable and valid tool which can be used to measure students’ university connectedness both for scientific and diagnostic purposes.

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Celem badania była analiza pojęcia poczucia akademickiej wspólnoty oraz przygotowanie polskiej adaptacji the University Connectedness Scale – narzędzia służącego do pomiaru poczucia akademickiej wspólnoty wśród studentów. Właściwości psychometryczne polskiej wersji skali, nazwanej Skalą Poczucia Akademickiej Wspólnoty (SPAW), przetestowano w próbie 720 studentów. Struktura polskiej wersji narzędzia została zbadana przy użyciu eksploracyjnej i konfirmacyjnej analizy czynnikowej. SPAW składa się z 18 pozycji tworzących dwie podskale: wsparcie i poczucie przynależności. Korelacje z innymi zmiennymi potwierdzają trafność diagnostyczną SPAW. Zgodność wewnętrzna i stabilność bezwzględna narzędzia okazały się dobre. Podsumowując, SPAW jest rzetelnym i trafnym narzędziem, które może być wykorzystywane do pomiaru poczucia wspólnoty wśród studentów zarówno w celach naukowych, jak i diagnostycznych.

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Mobiilne kuuluvustunne kui toimetulekuviis 1950. aastate argielus: ühe pere lugu

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Kadri K., Hannes P.

Mäetagused

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2022

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vol. 84

111-132

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This study contributes to the micro-history during the structural reorganization of Estonia in the 1950s by examining everyday letter exchange between the members of a family consisting of a single mother and her two daughters. The study uses a mobilities approach toward the meaning of belonging while investigating everyday places and related practices, the mentalities of individual stages of life, and symbolical relations which are influenced by structural formation. The study indicates mobile characteristics of belonging in a family’s subjective attachment to a place. The letters reflect the developments in self-identity related to the sense of belonging of two different generations influenced by rural and urban everyday life. The sense of belonging of the mother, born before World War II, is moving to the past, where the historically shaped everyday life and personal meaning-making at the rural home farm can offer symbolic and practical safety in this insecure social period. The sense of belonging of the younger daughter, considering her personal life stage and the conditions of the ruling power, is adapting to urban life, as this environment offers better possibilities for self-realization.

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Zarządzanie jakością życia w wieku senioralnym: uczestnictwo w Klubach Seniora jako forma zapobiegania depresji

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Szpak M., Jania K., Mochel D., Ożóg K., Pilip W., Rybak P.

Państwo i Społeczeństwo

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2013

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issue 2

71-86

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The article was written by me and my students from the Faculty of Psychology and Humanities Academy of Krakow. Senior Clubs are a very good example of social capital as a network of social relationships between individuals who trust each other and have a reciprocal. People in the network tend to mutually support each other, help and exchange important information. Thanks to the participation in the Senior Clubs can contribute actively to prevent a serious threat occurring at the senior age, which is depression. According to the WHO, it is the fourth most serious health problem in the world, which are often the source of a signiﬁ cant deterioration in mental functioning, physical and social disability, and suicide attempts. Depression in the elderly is more dependent on environmental factors than younger people. While younger people family burden found in about 80% in the elderly is at about 44%. This means that the depression at the senior age is much more driven by the social rather than biological factors compared with younger age groups. This also means that it is easier to prevent and treat using these social factors. One of the main causes of depression in the elderly is the depletion interaction with the environment, and reduced activity. Therefore, it is important to stimulate the activation of such persons, thereby reducing the risk of depression. Recent psychological research indicates a strong relationship of friendship with happiness and the length and quality of life. Friendship improves happiness through the creation of social support and a sense of belonging. The aim of our research presented in this article was to test the hypothesis that individuals who actively participate in the Senior Club are less depressed than those who do not participate. Our team conducted empirical research presented in this paper, allowed to confirm this hypothesis. Activity in the Senior Club provides activities, involvement and support of mental health, which may significantly prevent the development of depression. Of course, it is also probably the case that those who are already at risk of suffering from depression or her less likely to participate in the activities of the Senior Citizens Clubs. It is often associated with passivity, apathy and withdrawal from the social environment, and so often associated with symptoms of depression. However, even in such a situation, the primary treatment, usually bringing more interest in the world and people should encourage such people to actively participate in senior clubs. It is then treated as a kind of social therapy. Social and cultural activity in old age is a factor in increasing the quality of life, serving mental and physical health, increasing the level of happiness and reducing the level of suffering.

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