The study is linked to our previous research that focused on the analysis of attitudes of middleaged people towards aging in relation to their level of self-control and life satisfaction. The aim of the presented study was to find out the relationship between positive and negative attitudes of middle-aged people towards aging on one side and their level of self-control and self-care on the other. The sample consisted of 121 respondents (82 women and 39 men) between 40 and 50 years of age. Three methodologies were used in the research: RAQ (Gething, 1994, Scale tracing attitudes to processes of aging), Scale of self-control (SCS) (Tangney, Baumeister, Boone, 2004) and questionnaire monitoring the level of self-care (Lovaš, 2010). Analysis consisted of descriptive analysis, correlation analysis and one-way dispersion analysis. The results supported that respondents with negative attitude to aging show lower level of self-control and also lower level of self-care and, vice versa, that respondents with positive attitude show higher level of self-control and self-care – as confirmed by the analysis. The results revealed medium level of relation between self-control and self-care. Generic differences proved true only in the case of self-care.
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Prezentovaná štúdia1 sa týka výskumu postojov strednej generácie k procesom starnutia vo vzťahu k miere sebakontroly a celkovej životnej spokojnosti. Naším cieľom bolo zistiť vzťah medzi pozitívnym a negatívnym postojom k starnutiu ľudí v strednom veku a mierou starostlivosti o seba a sebakontrolou. Vzorku tvorilo 121 (39 mužov a 82 žien) respondentov/tiek vo vekovom rozpätí 40 - 50 rokov. Vo výskume boli použité 3 metodiky: RAQ (Gething, 1994, Škála zaznamenávajúca postoje k procesom starnutia), Škála sebakontroly SCS (Tangney, Baumeister, Boone, 2004) a dotazník monitorujúci mieru starostlivosti o seba (Lovaš, 2010). Pri analýze bola použitá deskriptívna štatistika, korelačná analýza a jednovchodová analýza rozptylu. Výsledky ukázali, že respondenti s negatívnym postojom vykazujú nižšiu mieru sebakontroly a v súvislosti s tým aj nižšiu mieru starostlivosti o seba, a naopak respondenti s pozitívnym postojom vykazujú vyššiu mieru sebakontroly a vyššiu mieru starostlivosti - čo analýza potvrdila. Výsledky poukazujú na strednú mieru vzťahu medzi sebakontrolou a starostlivosťou o seba. Rodové rozdiely sa preukázali len v starostlivosti o seba.
Strong evidence exists that fitness is a physical health resource, which serves to protect one’s health. There is still uncertainty about which fitness level provides the best health outcome and which measurements can be used for analyzing this question. This cross-sectional study analyzed 462 (64.07% female) German middle-aged adults regarding their fitness status, physical activity (Non-Exercise test), body composition (Body Mass Index) and heart-related health status. Motor tests were used to measure the health-related fitness status. The heart-related health status was surveyed by questionnaire and diagnosis was done in part by a physician. Relationships between risk factors and fitness factors are visible during the correlative analysis. They are substantially more visible in the differentiation of people with and without risks. People with low fitness show noticeable risks in activity, Body Mass Index and heart-related health. People with high fitness show health resources for activity, Body Mass Index and heart-related health. This study points out that all fitness dimensions influence one’s heart-related health in a positive way. Fitness is measured objectively and includes all health-related fitness dimensions such as endurance, strength, coordination and flexibility. Apart from this standardization, we ask for more longitudinal studies and more objective health measurements.
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Artykuł przedstawia wyniki badania, którego celem było wyróżnienie typów „marzycielek", uwzględniające zmianę marzeń w rozwoju od okresu adolescencji do wieku średniego. Znaczenie terminu „marzenie" ustalono na podstawie analizy rozumienia tego u różnych autorów. Dla usytuowania marzeń w biegu życia posłużono się koncepcją D. Levinsona. W analizie wyników przyjęto eklektyczną kategoryzację marzeń. Omówiono kryzys połowy życia i jego związki z marzeniami. W badaniach uczestniczyły kobiety w wieku 35-50 lat z wykształceniem średnim i wyższym. Grupa liczyła 112 osób. Zastosowano następujące metody badania: wywiad strukturyzowany, Kwestionariusz Kryzysu Połowy Życia dla Kobiet P. Olesia i M. Baranowskiej (2003), metoda analizy skupień. Biorąc pod uwagę takie kryteria, jak treść marzeń młodzieńczych oraz aktualnych, poczucie realizacji marzenia młodzieńczego, źródło i stopień konkretyzacji marzeń młodzieńczych, śmiałość (rozmach) marzeń aktualnych i wiarę w to, że uda się je zrealizować, wyróżniono pięć typów marzycielek: stabilne tradycyjne, ewoluujące tradycyjno-autonomiczne, stabilne autonomiczne, ewoluujące autonomiczne, umiarkowanie stabilne tradycyjno-autonomiczne. Przeanalizowano również związki wyodrębnionych typów z wymiarami Kwestionariusza Kryzysu Połowy Życia dla Kobiet.
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The article describes results of research, whose aim was to distinguish different types of women day-dreamers, taking into consideration the changes in day-dreaming occurring over the development from adolescence to middle age. For the purpose of defining precisely the meaning of the "day-dream" concept, the definitions of this term proposed by various authors were analyzed. To situate day-dreaming within the life span, the conception of Levinson was used. To analyze the results of research, an eclectic categorization as used. The mid-life crisis and its connections with day-dreaming were also described. One-hundred-twelve women, aged 35-50 with the secondary education and higher, participated in research. The following research methods were used: the structured interview concerning dreams and The Midlife Crisis Questionnaire (version for women by Oleś and Baranowska, 2003). Cluster analysis was used as a statistical method. Five types of day-dreamers were distinguished, taking into consideration the following criteria: the contents of youthful dreams, origin, a degree of concreteness and the feeling of fulfillment of youthful dreams, the boldness of current dreams and the faith into their fulfillment. Types of dreamers: 1) stable traditional, 2) mutable traditional - autonomic, 3) stable autonomic, 4) mutable autonomic, 5) moderate stable traditional - autonomic. The associations of the particular types of dreamers with dimensions of mid-life crisis were also analyzed and the typology was found to be related to the scores on the Negative Changes Awareness scale.
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