Starostlivosť o seba v mladej dospelosti: genderové a motivačné aspekty
| Title in English | Self-care in young adulthood: gender and motivational aspects |
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| Year of publication | 2025 |
| Type | Paper in proceedings |
| Conference | Sociální procesy a osobnost 2024 |
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| web | https://www.spao.eu/files/spo-proceedings24.pdf |
| Keywords | self-care, prevention, health related behaviour, young adulthood |
| Description | The study maps young adults' perspectives on self-care, with an emphasis on gender differences and motivational factors. The quantitative exploratory research design utilised the Self-Care Activities Screening Scale (SASS-14), Self-Care Inventory (SCI), and a self-constructed questionnaire that explored the meaning and motivational factors of self-care. The study population consisted of 292 respondents (F = 180, M = 112) ranging in age from 20 to 30 years (m = 23.7). The research results suggest that young adults practice self-care sporadically, indicating a need for increased awareness and education in this area. Data analysis also revealed 167 some interesting findings regarding motivations and perceptions of self-care in terms of gender differences, such as that self-care is statistically significantly (p=0.004) more important for women (m=4; md=4 ; sd=0.93) than for men (m=3.74; md=4 ; sd=1.06), and also that men may be more influenced by social role models and norms, whereas women are more motivated by personal health goals. The analysis of motivational factors revealed that the greatest influence on the level of self-care was the desire for optimization and promotion of health (Sperman's rho = 0.482) and improvement in quality of life (Sperman's rho = 0.444). The study provided important insights into young adults' attitudes toward self-care that can serve as a basis for further research on self-care and contribute to the development of preventive health policies targeting the young population. |
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