RESEARCH PAPER
An attempt to assess the accepted model of family in a group of Polish women
1
Institute of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health in Sosnowiec, Poland
Head: P.Z. Brewczyński, MD, PhD
2
Institute of Nursing, University of Applied Sciences in Nysa, Poland
Head: prof. A. Brodziak, MD, PhD
Corresponding author
Med Srod. 2015;18(1):54-61
KEYWORDS
ABSTRACT
Introduction:
The authors in their subsequent study on the causes of the fall in the birth rate, based on data obtained by means of questionnaires attempt to verify their next hypotheses, concerning low fertility, observed in most European countries.
Material and Methods:
Data were collected by means of a set of open questions concerning the preferred model of family, and then the characteristic types of responses were identified. Also short complementary questionnaires were used by means of which we tried to assess the pessimistic attitude, low resourcefulness and lack of energy and engagement as well as the intensity of the so-called type D personality pattern.
Results:
The results led the authors to conclude that young people in Poland are not convinced of the benefits from any specific pattern of the family. The various possible arguments against having children or against having two children discourage easily young couples.
Conclusions:
The authors think that today there is no “source” of message convincing young people of the proper model of the family in Poland. Theoretically, desirable model of the family (parents + 2 children) is not convincingly promoted by any sources such as parents, school, neighbours or media.
The authors in their subsequent study on the causes of the fall in the birth rate, based on data obtained by means of questionnaires attempt to verify their next hypotheses, concerning low fertility, observed in most European countries.
Material and Methods:
Data were collected by means of a set of open questions concerning the preferred model of family, and then the characteristic types of responses were identified. Also short complementary questionnaires were used by means of which we tried to assess the pessimistic attitude, low resourcefulness and lack of energy and engagement as well as the intensity of the so-called type D personality pattern.
Results:
The results led the authors to conclude that young people in Poland are not convinced of the benefits from any specific pattern of the family. The various possible arguments against having children or against having two children discourage easily young couples.
Conclusions:
The authors think that today there is no “source” of message convincing young people of the proper model of the family in Poland. Theoretically, desirable model of the family (parents + 2 children) is not convincingly promoted by any sources such as parents, school, neighbours or media.
FUNDING
Internal financing of the Institute of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health in Sosnowiec
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