Browsing by Author "Puchalska-Wasyl, Małgorzata"

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    Are internal dialogues in young adults influenced by mother-father incongruence in parental attitudes assessed retrospectively?
    (ReKUL, 2019-01-10) Puchalska-Wasyl, Małgorzata; Jankowski, Tomasz
    According to the goodness-of-fit model of psychosocial functioning, if environmental expectations are consonant with an individual's predispositions, that person will present more adaptive functioning. Parents are the first exponents of social requirements, expressed not only verbally but also nonverbally, in the form of parental attitudes. According to dialogical self theory, parents’ attitudes are reflected in their offspring’s dialogical self as the I–positions of the father and the mother. In the case of incongruence between the parents in these attitudes, an external conflict is introduced into the self. Difficulties in resolving this conflict may result in an experience of uncertainty that stimulates a person to engage in internal dialogues (IDs). In this context we posed the hypothesis that the greater the incongruence between mother’s and father’s parental attitudes, as assessed retrospectively by the child, the greater is the intensity of IDs in adult offspring’s life. One hundred and seventy-six young adults (92 female and 84 male), aged between 20 and 32 years participated in the study. We applied two methods of assessment: the Internal Dialogical Activity Scale and the Questionnaire of Retrospective Assessment of Parental Attitudes. To verify our hypothesis, we conducted a response survey analysis. The results have shown that the more the mother rejects and the less she protects, and the more the father accepts and the more he is overprotective, the greater is the intensity of IDs. Our findings are discussed in light of the broader literature on parental attitudes and IDs.
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    Can Religious and Spiritual Struggle Enhance Well-Being? Exploring the Mediating Effects of Internal Dialogues
    (Springer Nature, 2019-01-03) Zarzycka, Beata; Puchalska-Wasyl, Małgorzata
    Although a number of studies have demonstrated links between religious/spiritual struggle and well-being, only a few have examined what makes religious/spiritual struggle increase or decrease well-being. The present paper aims to examine different forms of internal dialogues (IDs) as potential mediators of the relationship between religious/spiritual struggle and well-being among Roman Catholics. There were 143 respondents (81 female) who participated in the study. We applied the Religious and Spiritual Struggle Scale, the Internal Dialogical Activity Scale, and the Psychological Well-Being Scale. The results showed that religious/spiritual struggle triggers IDs. Three types of IDs-ruminative, supportive, and social simulation dialogues-were mediators in the relationship between religious/spiritual struggle and well-being. Although religious/spiritual struggle decreased well-being through its effect on ruminative dialogues, it improved well-being through its effects on supportive and social simulation dialogues.
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    Deconversion Processes and Quality of Life among Adolescents: The Mediating Role of Social Support
    (2021) Zarzycka, Beata; Puchalska-Wasyl, Małgorzata; Łysiak, Małgorzata
    During adolescence, biological, psychological, and social changes naturally propel youth to confront religious matters and form outlooks, moral beliefs, and religious attitudes. However, it is not uncommon for them to manifest changes of affiliation with a religious group or a total removal of all religious expressions within their lives. In Poland, a decline in the level of religiosity of young people has been reported for years. This study aimed to analyze how processes of deconversion affect adolescents’ quality of life. In total, 272 respondents aged between 14 and 18 (M = 15.74, SD = 1.14) participated in the research. The Adolescent Deconversion Scale, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, and Quality of Life Questionnaire for Children and Adolescents were applied. The results showed that existential emptiness and faith abandonment predicted lower adolescent satisfaction, since they weakened the sense of family support. However, moral criticism predicted higher social integration, because adolescents who criticize moral rules taught by religion had a stronger sense of peer support.
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    Deconversion Processes in Adolescence - The Role of Parental and Peer Factors
    (MDPI, 2020) Łysiak, Małgorzata; Zarzycka, Beata; Puchalska-Wasyl, Małgorzata
    The phenomenon of abandonment of faith, which in psychology is referred to as deconversion, is observed today. Deconversion is particularly widespread in young people. In this paper we examine the parents’ religiosity, parents’ care, and social support as potential predictors of deconversion in adolescents. Specifically, we aimed to analyse whether or not parents’ religiousness, individual differences in childrens’ attachment to their parents, and received support from family, friends, and significant others differentiate adolescents in deconversion processes. The hypotheses were tested on a sample of 232 adolescents in a cross-sectional study, which applied three scales. The Adolescent Deconversion Scale, Parental Bonding Instrument, and Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support. The results showed that adolescents having both caring and religious parents are less prone to abandon faith and to moral criticism than those having caring but not religious parents or those having religious but not caring parents. The low social support group was more likely to abandon faith and moral criticism than moderate or high social support groups. Regression analyses revealed that deconversion in adolescence is negatively predicted by the mother’s care and friends’ support.
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    Dekonwersja i formowanie tożsamości u adolescentów
    (2021) Puchalska-Wasyl, Małgorzata; Łysiak, Małgorzata; Zarzycka, Beata
    The study analyzes deconversion and its connections with the identity formation. Participants were 272 adolescents aged between 14 and 18. Three scales were used: the Circumplex Identity Modes Questionnaire, the Internal Dialogical Activity Scale-Revised, and the Adolescent Deconversion Scale.
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    Internal Dialogue as a Mediator in the Relationship Between Prayer and Well-Being
    (ReKUL, 2019-01-01) Puchalska-Wasyl, Małgorzata; Zarzycka, Beata
    Prayer, as spiritual communication with God, is a significant part of every major world religion and a frequent religious practice of believers across the globe. When people are praying, they are not only communicating with God (upward prayer), but in the presence of God they are also exploring their relationships with themselves (inward prayer) and with other people (outward prayer). According to Baesler (2012) prayerful communication creates and sustains these relationships, therefore we assume that internal dialogues can be involved in prayer. The aim of this article is to examine whether internal dialogues can be mediators in the relationship between upward, inward and outward prayer and well-being. A total of 223 respondents (160 female and 63 male) participated in the study. The Prayer Thoughts Scale by Ladd and Spilka, the Internal Dialogical Activity Scale by Oleś, and the Psychological Well-Being Scale by Ryff were applied to the research. The results showed that internal dialogue serves as a mediator for the relationship between inward, outward and upward prayer and well-being. Inward prayer increases ruminative and confronting dialogues, which in turn decrease well-being. Upward prayer increases well-being by lowering ruminative dialogues. Outward prayer enhances well-being through its effect on supportive dialogues. Additionally, social simulation dialogues, when affecting outward prayer, have a detrimental effect on well-being.
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    Internal Dialogue as a Mediator of the Relationship Between Prayer and Well-Being
    (Springer Nature, 2020) Puchalska-Wasyl, Małgorzata; Zarzycka, Beata
    When people are praying, they are not only communicating with God (upward prayer), but also they are exploring their relationships with themselves (inward prayer) and with other people (outward prayer). Internal dialogical activity includes areas which correspond to upward, inward, and outward prayer. Therefore, the aim of this article is to examine whether and how internal dialogues can be mediators in the relationship between these three types of prayer and well-being. Data from 193 respondents (143 females) were analyzed in the study. We used: the Prayer Thoughts Scale, the Internal Dialogical Activity Scale, and the Psychological Well-Being Scale. The results showed that internal dialogue served as a mediator of the relationship between upward, inward, and outward prayer and well-being.
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    Wewnętrzne dialogi, dobrostan i autentyczność
    (2020) Puchalska-Wasyl, Małgorzata
    The study was to explore the role of authenticity in using IDs, their frequency and effects on well-being. Participants were 214 women and 193 men, aged between 20 and 60 years. Three methods were used: the Internal Dialogical Activity Scale-Revised, the Authenticity Inventory, and the Psychological Well-Being Scale.
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    Wewnętrzne dialogi, mądrość i perspektywa czasowa
    (2020) Puchalska-Wasyl, Małgorzata
    The study explores the moderating role of internal dialogues in the relationship between time perspectives and wisdom. To test this, 129 women and 105 men completed three methods: the Internal Dialogical Activity Scale-Revised, the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory, and Three-Dimensional Wisdom Scale.