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Patterns of use and needs assessment of young adults using illicit drugs in Prague
Gažová, Nikola ; Mravčík, Viktor (advisor) ; Černíková, Tereza (referee)
Background: Understanding patterns of use and the needs of young adult users of illegal addictive substances presents a challenge primarily due to the hidden nature of this problem. Individuals engaging in problem drug use (PDU) may face severe health and social problems. Prague stands among regions with the highest prevalence of PDU, yet low-threshold addiction services note an aging trend among their clients. Establishing contact with this group has the potential to reduce consequences and encourage less risky usage patterns, while simultaneously facilitating entry into further addiction care services. Aim: The aim of the research was to analyze the needs of the young adult substance users in Prague, who fit the definition of PDU according to EMCDDA, with a focus on identifying patterns of usage and needs in relation to low-threshold addiction services. The research results were intended to serve as an initiative for improving the services provided. Methods: A study employing the Rapid Assessment and Response (RAR) method was conducted. The research sample was obtained through purposive sampling and comprised 6 young adults in PDU in Prague (3 in contact with services, 3 from the hidden population), along with 18 key informants (peer workers, experts from low-threshold and other social services,...
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Influence of romantic comedies on young adults'perception of relationships
Koníčková, Veronika ; Kruml, Milan (advisor) ; Bednařík, Petr (referee)
The diploma thesis "Influence of romantic comedies on young adults' perception of relationships" focuses on the effect of the consumption of romantic comedies. The goal of the thesis is to whether a correlation exists between the consumption of romantic comedies and young adults' attitudes towards romantic relationships, including their opinions, ideas, expectations, and relationship behavior. The theoretical section introduces romantic comedies as a movie genre. It presents the history of the genre, key practices and approaches, and typical characteristics. The work further describes how audio-visual media can potentially influence the audience, presents major theoretic approaches to audience research, and summarizes current knowledge and results in the field of the influence of romantic comedies. The following practical section shows the process and results of the research, which was done using a mixed approach including mainly interviews with young adults. In contrast to previous research, this work emphasized a gender-equal research sample to describe the influence on men as well, even though they are not the primary target group. The interviews focused on different aspects of romantic comedies' consumption, respondents' attitudes toward real romantic relationships, their belief in romantic...
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Abstinence among young adults
Dočkalová, Barbora
Based on current research and yearly reports of consumption of addictive substances where the Czech Republic repeatedly ends up at the top of the rankings while also having fewer people who abstain from addictive substances in comparison to European standards, we've decided to understand more about the experience of people who abstain. So far the research wasn't too focused on the people who abstain from addictive substances therefore the aim of this work is to get a holistic perspective of their lives. A group of young adults who have been abstaining from addictive substances for some time and therefore can reflect on their experiences have been selected as participants in the study. Fifteen different experiences with abstinence have been collected through semi-structured interviews. The first phase of data analysis (Analysis I) reviews and compares the responses, and in the second phase (Analysis II) we've worked with the central category that is common among the interviews. Psychological resilience has been established as a strong common basis among all respondents which represents a supportive factor against conformity to a society that has different patterns of consumption of addictive substances than respondents. In the final section of the thesis, we've suggested a dynamic model of factors...
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Awareness of Young Adults of the Burnout Syndrome
BERKOVÁ, Andrea
The bachelor's thesis is aimed at finding out whether young adults are familiar with the concept of burnout syndrome, what they imagine it to mean, whether they are informed about its manifestations and whether they know the possibilities of prevention. Burnout syndrome is a relatively well-known concept today, having been first described in the 1970s, and due to the increasing pace and demands of today's world we are encountering the term more and more frequently, whether in professional or popular literature, mass media or other media. I first encountered the term burnout syndrome in high school, and although I did not know anyone in my environment who was directly affected, I was surprised by how widespread the problem is nowadays. In its context, I was interested in the knowledge of young adults, my peers, who, unlike me, had already experienced burnout personally or in their environment. The thesis thus finds out what information these young people have about it today, whether they are able to recognise it early or whether they know how to protect themselves from it, and compares the answers obtained in this way with the opinions of experts. For this purpose, a smaller number of communication partners were chosen in order to be able to focus more on individuals, to have personal interviews with them and to find out how familiar they are with the issue in depth. Thus, to achieve the objective, qualitative research was chosen to be carried out using a survey method together with a semi-structured interview technique. The answers obtained in the thesis are confronted with the opinions of the experts and the output of the thesis is the findings on their level of knowledge.
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Psychosocial consequences of balbuties at young adult age
Šolaja, Tatiana ; Horynová, Jana (advisor) ; Korandová, Zuzana (referee)
The topic of the thesis is the psychosocial consequences of stuttering at young adult age. Within the theoretical part, the first chapter defines stuttering, specifically its definition, stages (borderline, incipient, fixed and chronic stuttering), symptomatology and etiology. The second chapter is devoted to the diagnosis and treatment of stuttering, divided into subchapters on diagnosis and therapy. The third chapter, dealing with stuttering in young adults, includes a subchapter on the specifics of young adult age and the life with stuttering in the described age. The theoretical part is followed by an empirical part. The aim of the research investigation was to find out what psychosocial consequences young adult stutterers face and how these can be minimised. To achieve this aim, a qualitative research method was chosen. All the necessary data were collected through semi-structured interviews, which were conducted in two phases - the first interviews were conducted with the stutterers themselves, and after coding the collected data, interviews were conducted with experts who provided their view on the information from the stutterers. The results of the research investigation were used to answer the set research questions and also to define the grounded theory.
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Abstinence among young adults
Dočkalová, Barbora ; Krejčí, Josef (advisor) ; Chrz, Vladimír (referee)
Based on current research and yearly reports of consumption of addictive substances where the Czech Republic repeatedly ends up at the top of the rankings while also having fewer people who abstain from addictive substances in comparison to European standards, we've decided to understand more about the experience of people who abstain. So far the research wasn't too focused on the people who abstain from addictive substances therefore the aim of this work is to get a holistic perspective of their lives. A group of young adults who have been abstaining from addictive substances for some time and therefore can reflect on their experiences have been selected as participants in the study. Fifteen different experiences with abstinence have been collected through semi-structured interviews. The first phase of data analysis (Analysis I) reviews and compares the responses, and in the second phase (Analysis II) we've worked with the central category that is common among the interviews. Psychological resilience has been established as a strong common basis among all respondents which represents a supportive factor against conformity to a society that has different patterns of consumption of addictive substances than respondents. In the final section of the thesis, we've suggested a dynamic model of factors...
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Emerging Adulthood: the quarter-life crisisa nd other major themes
Fialová, Kateřina ; Valentová, Hana (advisor) ; Presslerová, Pavla (referee)
The diploma thesis deals with the period of young adulthood, its experience, and the important topics that accompany it. The period is examined through the theoretical concepts of "emerging adulthood" and "quarter-life crisis". The theoretical part of the thesis defines the current concept of adulthood and then mentions relevant psychological theories (E. H. Erikson; J. Marcia; D. Levinson; J. J. Arnett or O. Robinson). The practical part reports on the progress and results of a research study based on the principles of qualitative methodology. Eight individual semi-structured interviews have been conducted in the first phase. The research sample consists of a group of women and men aged 25-30, childless with a minimum education at the secondary school level. The recorded interviews were then subjected to a thematic analysis in the second phase. The result of the study is a comprehensive description of seven topics related to adulthood. Topics include a summary of the research participants' definitions of adulthood; notion of their own maturity or maturity in relation to other people. The results further reflect the familiarity and experience of the research group with the quarter-life crisis phenomenon. KEYWORDS quarter-life crisis; emerging adulthood; young adults; development crisis; thematic...
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Consumption habits of young adults in relation to new types of alcoholic beverages.
Radchenko, Daria ; Barták, Miroslav (advisor) ; Mičíková, Lucia (referee)
BACKGROUND: A new type of hard seltzer beverage containing alcohol has been introduced to the Czech market, focusing on young people as the target group. Alcohol consumption among the present population group is considered to be a widespread phenomenon. Therefore, it is important to study and define consumption habits in relation to new types of alcoholic beverages. OBJECTIVES: The main aim of the research is to analyze the consumption of hard seltzer on the Czech market as well as the effect provided by the advertising of this product on the young population. An integral part of the research is the analysis of a new alcoholic beverage introduction in terms of risky and binge drinking. METHODS: This is a quantitative research that was conducted in March 2022. The data were obtained through an online questionnaire survey. The questionnaire was developed on the basis of Google Forms. Subsequently, the data were transferred to MS Excel and analyzed by means of methods of descriptive and analytical statistics. RESULTS: The online research covered 509 respondents aged from 18 to 26. Out of the total group, only 101 respondents noticed the introduction of a new type of hard seltzer beverage containing alcohol. The largest part of the respondents found out about the new beverage from the Internet (28 %),...
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Influence of romantic comedies on young adults'perception of relationships
Koníčková, Veronika ; Kruml, Milan (advisor) ; Bednařík, Petr (referee)
The diploma thesis "Influence of romantic comedies on young adults' perception of relationships" focuses on the effect of the consumption of romantic comedies. The goal of the thesis is to whether a correlation exists between the consumption of romantic comedies and young adults' attitudes towards romantic relationships, including their opinions, ideas, expectations, and relationship behavior. The theoretical section introduces romantic comedies as a movie genre. It presents the history of the genre, key practices and approaches, and typical characteristics. The work further describes how audio-visual media can potentially influence the audience, presents major theoretic approaches to audience research, and summarizes current knowledge and results in the field of the influence of romantic comedies. The following practical section shows the process and results of the research, which was done using a mixed approach including mainly interviews with young adults. In contrast to previous research, this work emphasized a gender-equal research sample to describe the influence on men as well, even though they are not the primary target group. The interviews focused on different aspects of romantic comedies' consumption, respondents' attitudes toward real romantic relationships, their belief in romantic...
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Leisure activity of pupils and students in the youth home
Maternová, Dagmar ; Vodáková, Jitka (advisor) ; Pávková, Jiřina (referee)
TITULE: Leisure aktivity of pupils and students in the youth home AUTHOR: Dagmar Maternová DEPARTMENT: Department of schoul education and social pedagogy SUPERVISOR: Doc. Ing. Jitka Vodáková, CSc. ABSTRACT: The aim of this bachelor's thesis was to find out how students and pupils evaluate past time activities in the boarding house at our schoul. After getting known the legislation of boarding houses and the characteristics of age - groups of accomodated students the survey was accomplished. Each student evaluated the past time activities in the same way they are evaluated at school (1-5). For better grafic presentatoin of the results the evaluation was converted into points. Final results were put into charts and diagrams. Our schoolmistresses evaluated freetime activities in the same way as students did. There were made a list of activities that students and pupils liked and it was compared with the list that mistresses set. The conculsion was to think about these results and their using for organizing past activities in our boarding house for the next school year.
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