QUALITY OF HUMAN LIFE IN THE PROCESS OF GROWING THREATS

• Authors: Ratajczak Z.
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The article deals with the concept of the Quality of Life, discussed in the context of existing empirical data and theoretical approaches. The visible gap between the nature of indicators of objectively studied indicators and the subjectively experienced reality is stressed. The proposal of new approach, namely the assessment of the relation between the objective conditions and their perceptions by human beings is discussed. The most important factors enhancing the threatening events are those stemming from the system transformation after the fall of centrally planned economy, namely unemployment and lowering level of consumption (leading to impoverishment). Four types of coping strategies are indicated. Threatening events are regarded as the suddenly growing probability of negative consequences. However, there is some threats that serves as the means for satisfaction of the need of stimulation and sensation seeking like dangerous kind of activities, especially extremal sports.

Keywords

EN

GROWING THREAT; QUALITY OF LIFE

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: 2005
• Volume: 13
• Pages: 231-241
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Ratajczak Z.

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

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

06PLAAAA00942185