Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Psychologica nr 15/2011

Rola wsparcia społecznego w leczeniu cukrzycy u młodzieży

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Rola wsparcia społecznego w leczeniu cukrzycy u młodzieży Strzelczyk, Dorota; Szymańska, Sylwia The article is a report of studies on the relationship between social support and the effectiveness of treatment for diabetes in youth. The aim of this study was to answer the question whether between patients with different treatment outcome differences in perceived social support. The study were 100-strong group of diabetics aged 16–18 years (50 girls and 50 boys), which has been assigned to groups of varying effectiveness of diabetes management. Adopted two criteria for allocation of subjects into groups: 1) the level of self-control of diabetes measured by the scale of „Treatment of Diabetes”(LC), 2) the degree of metabolic control measured by HbA1c. To measure the social support Sarason’s Social Support Questionnaire was used. Analysis of test results does not reveal significant differences in social support among patients with high and low self-control. In patients with varying degrees of metabolic control of diabetes patients with poor treatment outcome perceive less social support network (p < 0.05), but they are more satisfied with it (p < 0.01) than patients with good control of diabetes. In addition, the length of morbidity of diabetes is moderately, negatively correlated with the network of support and the degree of satisfaction with the aid received.

Postawy rodziców i płeć psychologiczna a preferencja stylu kierowania

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Postawy rodziców i płeć psychologiczna a preferencja stylu kierowania Tylka, Joanna The article is concerned with the subject of gender, parental attitudes and styles of people management. Theoretical grounds of the article refer to Gender Schema Theory worked out by S. L. Bem, Power/Interaction Model of Interpersonal Influence by B. Raven and Parental Attitudes Theory by M. Plopa. In the researches participated 122 executives (60 woman, 62 man) from southern Poland. The author used „Sex Role Inventory” A. Kuczyńskiej (IPP), Raven Interpersonal Influence Inventory, adapted by Z. Zaleski and Parental Attitude Scale of Plopa (KPR-Roc). There were found statistically significant associations between the paternal lability upbringing, overprotective maternal attitudes and directive style. Also was observed correlation between androgynous, mothers’ reasonable protection and democratic leadership style.

Nieśmiałość a kompetencje temporalne młodzieży

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Nieśmiałość a kompetencje temporalne młodzieży Tucholska, Kinga; Tucholska, Stanisława The study refers to a problem of temporal competence in shy youth. The research question was: Whether and what differences in the level and the structure of temporal competences are in the group of young people with various level of shyness? The group of 286 (F–178, M–108) aged 15–18 years was tested. The Shyness Questionnaire by W. R. Crozier and The Temporal Competences Questionnaire by Z. Uchnast and K. Tucholska were applied. The analysis of results obtained allows to state that the shy youth has significantly lower level of temporal competence in general. They suffer from the lack of acceptance of their past and present situation, and deficit in prospective approach. The results of conducted research may direct the therapeutic work with shy people on the issues of their openness to various dimensions of psychological time. It should be noticed that the essence of shyness is not only in the lack of social or communicative competences but also it is connected with the lack of basic competences in psychological time experience.

Gotowość do zmiany na przykładzie badań przedstawicieli kadry kierowniczej

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Gotowość do zmiany na przykładzie badań przedstawicieli kadry kierowniczej Lubrańska, Anna The character of work process, having evolved in the recent years, imposes new requirements on the participants of contemporary organizations. The aim of this article is to verify which of variables are important for readiness to change of managers. Therefore the statistical analyses of the empirical material were conducted towards recognition of the strongest determinants of readiness to change of managers. The results of the statistical analyses prove that the variables of greatest importance to readiness to change are of subjective character.