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Adult women with an eating disorder
Zachová, Jana ; Švamberk Šauerová, Markéta (advisor) ; Valentová, Hana (referee)
The aim of this master's thesis is to achieve the best possible understanding of the unique and individual experience of adult women with eating disorders and the identification of key themes associated with this phenomenon. A qualitative approach was chosen for this work. The specific method selected was Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, which aims to understand the lived experience of individuals. The research sample consists of five women who are currently in middle adulthood. Each of them has experience with a long-standing eating disorder. Data collection was conducted through semi-structured interviews, and their subsequent analysis took place in two steps. Firstly, the experience of each woman and their basic schemas were examined, emphasizing essential characteristics and features of the respondents. Secondly, common themes and categories of the participants were identified. Specifically, these include dysfunctional family environment and trauma, meeting basic needs in a substitute way, objectification, isolation, and self-destruction. The main findings were then anchored in theoretical concepts and existing research. Keywords: eating disorders, middle adulthood, interpretative phenomenological analysis, life story, experience
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Motivation to study preschool pedagogy in middle adulthood
NEKOLOVÁ, Hana
This bachelor thesis deals with the topic of motivation of students of a combined form study of preschool pedagogy. The aim of this paper is to map the motivation of students in their middle age who have chosen preschool education as their education subject. The theory part deals with education of adults and their motivation to study, further focuses on middle age adulthood, its typical signs, life tasks and middle age crisis. The last chapter outlines the profession of a preschool teacher. The practical part presents the analysis and data results from a mixed research. A method of questionnaires used for the quantitative part gained information of 147 respondents. The quantitative part with the use of profound interviews maps attitudes and experience of two respondents, a student and a graduate of masters in pre-primary pedagogy. The outcome of the gained data shows that the main motivation to study preschool pedagogy comes from qualification requests in order to work at preschool education. The desire to fulfil a personal vision to become a preschool teacher plays a great part. The survey shows that the lack of time and energy to study due to family and job requirements creates a significant obstacle to study. Family support plays an essential role in education and managing studying tasks.
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Differences in Motivation of Workers of Different Ages in a selected Organization
Bošanská, Denisa Patricie ; Hiršová, Miloslava (advisor) ; Bednářová, Martina (referee)
The bachelor thesis is focused on work motivation and its differences by age categories. Secondary objectives are: determine the age structure of workers, describe and analyze the motivation structure of the various age categories, to plan and structure the motivation system for management. There are explained basic concepts, which are related with motivation, theories of motivation and sorting age groups in the theoretical part. Mentioned concepts were necessary to write out the practical part and survey research also helped me to complete the process. I evaluated and interpreted the obtained data from survey research by descriptive statistics in the practical process. The obtained results from the survey research were compared with theory knowledge. I then completed the recommendations of the motivation system from the findings of my research.
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Self-regulation strategies in adulthood: Selection, optimization, and compensation in emerging and middle adulthood
Millová, Katarína
Self-regulation strategies are important especially during periods when a person goes through different life transitions. The extent to which they are used in life course is changing. This study (N = 185; 109 young adults, aged 20 to 25 years; 76 middle-aged adults, aged 47 to 50 years) was based on Baltes' theory of selective optimization with compensation (SOC). In both age groups we investigated the employment of three self-regulation mechanisms: selection, optimization, and compensation (i.e. life-management strategies). In general, young adults tended to use all of these strategies less than middle-aged adults. Their level of elective selection and compensation was below average. On the contrary, middle-aged adults were more likely to employ especially loss-based selection and optimization. Between-subject t test revealed significant differences between young adults and middle-aged adults in elective selection (t = -1,93; p < 0,01), loss-based selection (t = -1,52; p < 0,01), and optimization (t = -2,22; p < 0,01). No differences were found in compensation. In all detected significant differences, older group reached higher. Our results support previous findings of increased use of life-management strategies in middle-aged adults. They also bring some insight into the dynamics of these strategies over the life course.
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Predictors of career orientation from the perspective of 50 year longitudinal study
Millová, Katarína ; Blatný, Marek ; Jelínek, Martin ; Šolcová, Iva
The study deals with the psychological and environmental predictors and correlates of career orientation in middle adulthood. The sample consisted of 74 participants (32 men, 42 women; 41-44 years) who participate in the longitudinal study running from 1961. Atmosphere in the family of origin, intelligence and school success at 12 years predict only educational level in adulthood, but not career orientation indexed by stability of career line and long-term unemployment. Concurrently, educational level in adulthood is slightly related to career orientation. The stability of career line, is influenced also by personality characteristics measured in middle adolescence, especially by extraversion. Highly extraverted adolescents had variable (but not unstable) career line in their middle adulthood. Career orientation was associated with risk behavior and with sense of coherence: risk behavior was connected to long-term unemployment and sense of coherence to stability of career line.
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