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Psychosociální aspekty harmonie v životě : role naděje, smysluplnosti, emocionálního prožívání a prosociálního chování
| Title in English | Psychosocial aspects of harmony in life : the role of hope, meaningfulness, emotional experience and prosocial behavior |
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| Year of publication | 2018 |
| Type | Appeared in Conference without Proceedings |
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| Description | The new concept of harmony in life (Kjell et al., 2016) represents a holistic approach to subjective well-being that reflects not only the degree of life satisfaction and happiness, but also the ability to accept and balance negative experiences. We assume that, in achieving a harmonious life, an important role can be played by the ability to maintain hope despite adversity, to find meaning in life, and to develop prosocial behavior. The aim of the study was to explore the interrelationships between harmony in life, positive and negative experience, meaningfulness and altruism. We aimed to determine which of the variables of interest are significant predictors of overall harmony of life. The sample consisted of 169 respondents aged 16 to 70 (63% female, 37% male, mean age 27.2 years, SD = 9.8). The data collection was carried out using the on-line questionnaire in November 2017. We used the Czech translations of the methods measuring harmony in life (Kjell et al., 2016), positive and negative emotions (SPANE; Diener et al., 2010), meaningfulness (MLQ; Steger et al., 2006), dispositional hope (ADHS; Snyder et al., 1991) and the altruism (HAS; Nickell, 1998). The results of the analysis revealed that life harmony was most closely related (p<0.01) with positive (r=0.70) and negative (r=-0.65) feelings and meaningfulness (r=0.64). A significant relationship was also found with the level of hope (r=0.55) and prosocial behavior (r=0.28). The regression analysis confirmed the predictive power of all the variables examined, which together explained 66 % of the variability of harmony in life. The closest relationship to harmony was found in negative emotions (beta=-0.297; p<0.001). |