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Evaluation of the level of well-being in selected university students and mindset in relation to academic results
Koldová, Petra
This diploma thesis focuses on the level of well-being of selected university students and their mindset in relation to school results. The theoretical part is focused on explaining the key concept of well-being and its possible measurement methods. The next big chapter consists of mindset, its brief characteristics and the possibilities of its division. At the end of the theoretical part, there is a chapter focused on the mindset of university students, the content of which is supported by many foreign studies. The practical part elaborates the collected data from on a questionnaire survey, which was based on the set goals, i.e. the determination of the level of academic well-being among selected university students with the expanding goal of determining well-being from a short-term perspective. To find out student life satisfaction and try to confirm the relationship between mindset and school success. When comparing the data, it was found that the overall level of well-being among the university students interviewed was above average, i.e. 6.06, which is a positive result and well-being in the short term is also at a relatively high level, specifically the average value was 5.7. We can say that the selected students are mentally well, without major depression. In the long term, students are...
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Analysis of meaning in life as well-being determinant of Faculty of Education students
Julišová, Adéla ; Kočí, Jana (advisor) ; Richterová, Magdalena (referee)
This diploma thesis is based on concepts of positive psychology and deals with the topic of well-being. The approaches of positive psychology and development of this psychological specialization as well as the concept of well-being are presented in the first part of the thesis. In addition to the Harvard approach to well-being, special attention is paid to the new theory of well-being, which was created by Martin Seligman and expended by Scott I. Donaldson and Stewart I. Donaldson. Specifically, this thesis focuses on well-being of a specific group, which is university students. Not only subjective well-being, but first of all meaning in life are analysed in focus on university students. Meaning in life is the main topic of this diploma thesis. The research part is based on questionnaire survey focused on the well-being of students of the Faculty of Education of Charles University, which took place at the turn of 2022 and 2023 as part of a big university research focused on the well-being of students (Kočí, 2023). The analysis of the obtained data shows a close connection between subjective well-being and the area of meaning in life. The research shows that students who find more meaning in their lives are generally more satisfied. For students of Faculty of Education is serving others the most...
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The role of humor in helping professions
HAVLOVÁ, Dana
I define a range of helping workers (healthcare professional, social workers) in the first part and I add few characteristics those professionals should have to be able to work in this area. The next part is taking into consideration different ways of looking at humor, how humor can be expressed and used in different situations. Obviously, humor is integrated in positive psychology, together with happiness, love and hope. Although the importance of positive psychology can be questioned by some people, positiveness, gaiety and looking at life with a grain of salt (with no limitations) is a big plus in everyday life, but more importantly in challenging times too. At the end of my thesis, I highlight that humor and laughing is crucial to prevent burnout, create a positive working environment for professionals and is a great tool contributing to high quality of life for patients in palliative care.
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Application of knowledge of positive psychology in social work
LIŠKOVÁ, Lenka
The thesis deals with the interconnection of positive psychology and social work. First, the two specialization are defined and then linked. The next part of the thesis is focused on a deeper understanding of positive psychology in terms of time, success rates and within the framework of different theories of social work. The last part of the thesis is a chapter on the application of strengths in the social work profession, where the research population consisted of six communication partners from different social work settlings.
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Evaluation of the level of well-being in selected university students and mindset in relation to academic results
Koldová, Petra ; Kočí, Jana (advisor) ; Kovaříková, Miroslava (referee)
This diploma thesis focuses on the level of well-being of selected university students and their mindset in relation to school results. The theoretical part is focused on explaining the key concept of well-being and its possible measurement methods. The next big chapter consists of mindset, its brief characteristics and the possibilities of its division. At the end of the theoretical part, there is a chapter focused on the mindset of university students, the content of which is supported by many foreign studies. The practical part elaborates the collected data from on a questionnaire survey, which was based on the set goals, i.e. the determination of the level of academic well-being among selected university students with the expanding goal of determining well-being from a short-term perspective. To find out student life satisfaction and try to confirm the relationship between mindset and school success. When comparing the data, it was found that the overall level of well-being among the university students interviewed was above average, i.e. 6.06, which is a positive result and well-being in the short term is also at a relatively high level, specifically the average value was 5.7. We can say that the selected students are mentally well, without major depression. In the long term, students are...
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Positive Psychology as a Theoretical Foundation for Constructive Journalism
Vraná, Kateřina ; Vranka, Marek (advisor) ; Maňák, Vratislav (referee)
This diploma thesis tries to provide a theoretical basis and explanation of the interdisciplinary connection between positive psychology and constructive journalism. Constructive journalism involves the application of the tools of positive psychology in order to increase the quality of media content by creating engaging and productive news and journalism. The aim of this work is to verify the theory and methods of positive psychology and constructive journalism through research, which exposes respondents to two articles formulated in both negative (catastrophic) and positive (constructive) frames. The purpose is to find out to what extent framing affects emotions, motivation, attitude or preference and whether constructive journalism is really the right way to raise the level of journalism as such.
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Interventions increasing happiness and life satisfaction
Kukulová, Petra ; Vranka, Marek (advisor) ; Komárek, Tomáš (referee)
This thesis deals with the intervention strategies of positive psychology and how they affect our happiness and life satisfaction. The literary overview of the work defines the concept of happiness and mention the factors contributing towards its level. There are also evidence appropriate to question whether it is even possible to achieve long lasting positive change in the level of happiness. Another part deals already on intervention strategies. I've focused on mapping the working mechanism of these interventions. I mention factors that contribute to their effectiveness. At the end of the theoretical work I mention the critical reflection on researches to verify the effectiveness of intervention strategies and introduce most common pitfalls, typical for this type of studies. Draft of my research project is aimed at verifying the effectiveness of intervention strategy, "Three Good Things."
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Individualization of Approach to Learnes with Specific Learning Disabilities and It's Psychological Aspects
Michalová, Zdeňka ; Mertin, Václav (advisor) ; Morávková Krejčová, Lenka (referee)
Zdeňka Michalová Psychologické aspekty individualizace přístupu k žákům se specifickými poruchami učení Individualization of Approach to Learnes with Specific Learning Disabilities and It's Psychological Aspects Annotation This thesis deals with theoretical and practical knowledge and skills of teachers in primary schools for specific learning disabilities. It focuses mainly on mapping the level of teachers' approach to integrated learners with this disorder. It is trying to grasp the extent to which teachers meet the psychological aspects of individual approach to these learners in inclusive environment of a primary school compared with integrated learners with other disabilities. The theoretical part summarises basic information on education, integration and education system in the Czech Republic. It deals with specific learning disabilities and attempts to apply the findings from positive psychology on individual approach to individuals with SLD. The empirical part analyses and compares the quantitative survey of knowledge level of teachers at lower and higher levels of primary schools about SLD. Furthermore, it examines their knowledge of appropriate procedures for working with learners with SLD and ability to apply it in practice to psychologically support of these learners. It partially compares...
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Cortijeros en La Alpujarra: From the Lifestyle migration to Thinking about a Positive Anthropology
Varhaník Wildová, Kateřina ; Halbich, Marek (advisor) ; Kapusta, Jan (referee) ; Szaló, Csaba (referee)
Lifestyle migrants from the affluent North move to the Mediterranean region intensively from the 80's. Lifestyle migration to Spain takes different forms: here we meet rich yacht owners in Marbella, retired people in the housing complexes in Almuñecar, or surfers in Tarifa. This work focused on people, who chose their new place in the region of La Alpujarra. They live in the remote houses called cortijos, which gave name to their inhabitants - cortijeros. Their lifestyles are the subject of this work, together with more general strategies practiced in lifestyle migration, the skills needed in such a move, and values they pursue. Ten years of research enabled to get together both, opinions and plans of the newcomers in the region, and their activities, stories, and imprints in the real world. I try to present different perspectives: the lens of lifestyle migration, counter-urbanization, material culture anthropology, history, positive psychology. At the end, I propose to think a positive anthropology that would focus on studying such practices that seemed to work towards understanding "the good life"; that work towards both individual well-being, and creating social structures considerate to humans and the environment.
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