Vis dažniau užsienio ir Lietuvos mokslininkai pastebi, kad dvasinis žmogaus pasaulis siejasi su jo subjektyviai suvokiama gerove, psichikos sveikata bei psichologiniu atsparumu (Aukst-Margetic, Margetic, 2005; Clark, Friedman, Martin, 2005; Maddi, Brow, Khoshaba, Vaitkus, 2006; Berg, Hassing, McClearn, Johansson, 2006). Tačiau Lietuvoje šie klausimai dar nedaug nagrinėti (Laurinavičiūtė, 2004). Ypač menkas šios temos ištirtumas vidutinio amžiaus žmonių grupėje (Ryan, Caltabiano, 2009; Shen, Zeng, 2010). Šio darbo tikslas – nustatyti vidutinio amžiaus žmonių religingumo, psichologinio atsparumo ir subjektyviai vertinamos psichikos ypatumus bei sąsajas skirtingose socialinėse-demografinėse grupėse. Tyrime dalyvavo 164 vidutinio amžiaus (40-65 metų, amžiaus vidurkis 51,12 ± 8,1 metų) žmonės; iš jų 36,6 proc. (n=60) vyrų ir 63,4 proc. (n=104) moterų. Norint nustatyti vidutinio amžiaus žmonių subjektyviai vertinamą psichikos sveikatą, naudotas psichikos sveikatos klausimynas (angl. The General Health Questionnaire, 12-GHQ, Goldberg, 1970). Vidutinio amžiaus žmonių psichologinis atsparumas nustatytas naudojant dispozicinį psichologinio atsparumo skalę (angl. Dispositional Resilience Scale, DRS15-R, Bartone, 2007), o religingumas - naudojant vidinio ir išorinio religingumo skalę (angl. Age-Universal” I-E Scale–12, Gorsuch & Venable, 1983). Tyrimo rezultatai atskleidė, kad vidutinio amžiaus žmonių religingumas, psichologinis atsparumas ir subjektyvus savo psichikos sveikatos... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / More and more frequently, both Lithuanian and foreign scholars note that the spiritual world of an individual is related with his/her subjectively conceived welfare, psychical health and psychological resilience (Aukst-Margetic, Margetic, 2005; Clark, Friedman, Martin, 2005; Maddi, Brow, Khoshaba, Vaitkus, 2006; Berg, Hassing, McClearn, Johansson, 2006). However, this research in Lithuania has been scarce (Laurinavičiūtė, 2004), and this topic has been particularly under-researched in the middle-aged segment of the population (Ryan, Caltabiano, 2009; Shen, Zeng, 2010). The aim of the present work is to establish the relationship among the religiousness of the middle-aged population, their psychological resilience and subjectively conceived psychical health. 164 individuals of middle age (40 to 65 years old; age average 51.12 ± 8.1 years)took part in the research; among them, 36.6 per cent males (n=60) and 63.4 per cent females (n=104). In order to establish the subjectively assessed psychical health of the middle-aged population, The General Health Questionnaire, 12-GHQ, developed by Goldberg, (1970) was employed. The psychological resilience of the middle-aged population was established by applying the Dispositional Resilience Scale, DRS15-R, developed by Bartone, (2007) while religiousness was identified by employing the Age-Universal” I-E Scale–12 developed by Gorsuch & Venable (1983). The results of the research revealed that the religiousness, psychological resilience... [to full text]

Tyrimo objektas: vidutinio amžiaus žmonių fizinio aktyvumo su jų gyvenimo kokybe sąsajos. Tyrimo tikslas – nustatyti vidutinio amžiaus žmonių fizinio aktyvumo sąsajas su jų gyvenimo kokybe. Tyrimo uždaviniai: 1. Ištirti Kauno miesto vidutinio amžiaus gyventojų gyvenimo kokybę; 2. Išsiaiškinti veiksnius, įtakojančius gyvenimo kokybę; 3. Sužinoti vidutinio amžiaus gyventojų fizinio aktyvumo ypatumus; 4. Išsiaiškinti priežastis, trukdančiais vidutinio amžiaus gyventojams užsiimti aktyvia fizine veikla. Tyrimo hipotezės: 1. Sveikatos gerinimas ir fizinio aktyvumo didinimas yra esminiais gyvenimo kokybės gerinimo rodikliais. 2. Didesnis fizinis aktyvumas teikia visapusišką naudą ir gerina sveikatą. 3. Didžioji vidutinio amžiaus gyventojų dalis yra mažai fiziškai aktyvūs dėl laiko stokos ir per didelio fizinio užimtumo. Tiriamieji:117 Kauno miesto gyventojų. Tyrimo metodai: Literatūros analizė, anketinė apklausa ir matematinė statistika. Išvados: Atliktame tyrime dalyvavo 117 respondentų, kurių didesnę dalį sudarė moterys, aukštesnį išsilavinimą bei nuolatinį darbą turintys žmonės. Savo gyvenimo kokybę didžioji dalis respondentų įvardino vidutiniška arba bloga. Tokias respondentų nuostatas daugiausia nulėmė vidiniai veiksniai. Gyvenimo kokybę įtakoja tiek objektyvūs rodikliai, tiek ir subjektyvus vertinimas. Veiksniai, labiausiai įtakojančiais gyvenimo kokybę respondentai nurodė sveikatą, materialinę gerovę bei santykius šeimoje. Fizinis aktyvumas kaip geros gyvenimo kokybės... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Object of the study: links between physical activity of middle-aged population and their quality of life. Purpose of the study: to determine links between physical activity of middle-aged population and their quality of life. Objectives of the study: 1. To explore the quality of life of middle-aged population of Kaunas city; 2. To determine factors influencing the quality of life; 3. To find out peculiarities of physical activity of middle-aged population; 4. To find out the reasons that impedes middle-aged population to be engaged in the active physical activity. Hypotheses of the study: 1. Improving health and increasing of physical activity are the essential indicators of enhancement of the quality of life. 2. Increased physical activity provides comprehensive benefits and improves health. 3. The majority of middle-aged population is a little physically active due to the lack of time and physical over-employment. Subjects:117 residents of Kaunas City Methods of the study: The analysis of literature, questionnaire and mathematical statistics. Conclusions: The study involved 117 respondents with a higher of women and people having higher education and a regular job. The majority of respondents named the quality of their life as average or poor. These attitudes of respondents were mainly determined due to internal factors. The quality of life is influenced by both objective indicators, as well as a subjective assessment. According to the respondents factors that... [to full text]

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1999. / Restricted until June 2000. Bibliography: leaves 159-173.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Northwestern University, 1997. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 58-04, Section: A, page: 1455.

À l’origine, l’iconographie chrétienne a été influencée par les textes apocryphes qui décrivaient Joseph sous un jour négatif. Dans les scènes de Nativités, il était le plus souvent relégué au registre inférieur, de petite taille, séparé de l’Enfant par la Vierge et semblait dormir. Parallèlement, le culte marial a occupé très tôt une place considérable dans la foi des fidèles et dans la vie de l’Église. Les hérésies récurrentes, contestant notamment la virginité de Marie, ont encore aggravé cette situation. Toutefois, Bernard de Clairvaux jugea que Dieu ne pouvait avoir choisi pour Elle et l’Enfant à naître un compagnon médiocre. Il en dressa donc un portrait nouveau et enrichi. Puis, le texte des Meditationes Vitae Christi présenta Joseph comme un modèle pour les hommes soucieux de vivre selon les principes du Poverello. Les dessins du manuscrit Lat. 115 de la BnF illustrent cette nouvelle perception du personnage propagée à travers l’Europe dans le sillage des Frères mineurs. Par la suite, le retable d’Hoogstraten –peut-être copie d’une œuvre de Campin- confirme l’intérêt qui lui était désormais accordé et Gerson tenta alors de convaincre l’Église d’honorer Joseph dans la liturgie. / Originally the Christian iconography was largely influenced by apocryphal texts that painted Joseph in a negative light. In the Nativity scenes, he was often relegated to an inferior status, smaller in size, separated form the Infant by the Virgin and seemingly asleep. In parallel, marian worship occupied very rapidly a large part of the belief among the faithful and in the life of the Church. The heresies contesting the virginity of Mary made the situation even worse. Despite this, Bernard de Clairvaux judged that God would no have chosen a mediocre companion for Her and the Baby to be born. He gave him a new and enriched profile. Then, the text of the Meditationes Vitae Christi presented Joseph as a model for men wanting to live by the principles of Poverello. The sketches of the manuscript Lat. 115 of the BnF illustrate perfectly this new perfection of his character that was also spread through Europe in the wake of the Mineur brethren. Thereafter, the altarpiece of Hoogstraten –perhaps copied from a work of Campin- confirms the importance that he was now granted and Gerson tried to convince the Church to establish a festival in his honour in the liturgical calendar.

La culture de l'honneur, notion primordiale dans la structuration de la société médiévale, fait ici l'objet d'un développement particulier au travers de l'angleterre des xive-xve siècles. cette analyse tente de dresser un tableau global des représentations sociales liées à l'honneur, en particulier dans le contexte de l'affirmation de l'état. sont ainsi explorés les mécanismes d'hybridation ou de rejet entre les diverses appréciations de l'honneur, en analysant notamment l'impact des efforts d'encadrement de l'honneur de la part de l'état ou de l'église dans l'émergence de nouvelles conceptions de l'honneur. dans cette optique, de nombreux développements mettent en lumière la façon dont les individus ou les groupes conçoivent et expriment à leurs niveaux la notion d'honneur, ainsi que les comportements, les attitudes attendues, notamment aux travers des violences d'honneur, qui permettent de s'affirmer dans le regard des autres comme un « homme honorable ». en outre, le cas plus spécifique de la noblesse y est naturellement largement exprimé, en particulier dans la perspective des changements profonds qui affectent ce groupe dans l'Angleterre des XIV-XV siècles, liés à l'affaiblissement des liens de loyauté, à l'émergence des réseaux de clientèle et à l'ouverture de la gentry à de nouveaux membres, dans le cadre du « féodalisme bâtard ». au sein de cette noblesse, une attention spécifique est aussi accordée aux références spécifiques des magnats. / The culture of honor, a vital concept in the structure of medieval society, here is the subject of a particular analysis through england in the late middle age. This analysis attempts to provide a comprehensive overview of social representations of honor, within the main groups in society. In this regard, many developments highlight how individuals and groups perceive and express the concept of honor. This study also aims to show how individuals or groups trying to assert their honorable character, including through violence. In addition, the more specific case of the aristocracy is naturally well treated, in particular in view of the profound changes that have affected this group in england during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, related to the phenomenon of "bastard feudalism" and decline in military experience. In addition, this study explains the operating principle of honor, particularly as regards the ties between the honor and social status. This thesis also highlights the impact of state formation on the culture of honor, especially on the honor of the nobles and gentlemen.

The diploma thesis deals with the territorial, cultural and historical development of Hřebeny area with the emphasis on history of Zbraslav. Hřebeny extends soutwest from Prague to Brdy and so creates imaginary center of the study area. The study area is surrounded by Vltava and Berounka rivers, important marks on the map are Zbraslav and the island on the confluence of Sázava and Vltava rivers, where the Benedictine monastery was located. Its relics remain us of its past glory. The aim of this thesis is to follow up on the author's previous research and to bring a synthetic view on history of Zbraslav in Midlle-Ages. Key words: Brdy, Hřebeny, settlement, colonization, Ostrov monastery, Zbraslav monastery, town, gold, medieval, Jablonná

On the early medieval sites in South Bohemia, the graphite pottery can be found very often. This kind of pottery can be considered as a topic arising many questions and problems. With the help of the interdisciplinary way, the diploma thesis aims to summarize these issues for the early middle age, especially in South Bohemia.

Thesis gives an overview about early middle age metal vestiges (with focus on castle hills) and about manufacturing processes associated with them. The main aim is description (including hooked illustration) and analysis of middle ages metal vestiges founded on castle hill Netolice. The results illustrates how the archaeological finds are reflected in day-to-day activities of medieval castle comunity.

The presented work focuses on the comparison of the basic characteristics of cultures inhabitating the area of today's Czech republic and the area of the historical Avar Khaganate in the time period betweeen half of the 6th century to the beginning of 9th century. The groundwork for this comparison is the study of 10 sites - 5 settlements and 5 cemeteries. Two cemeteries and two settlements are located in the centre of Czech republic, two and two others are located in the centre of khaganate, the remaining two are located in the border area between them. These sites show us parallels between both preseneted cultures. We can observe the similarities in funerary customs and in patterns of houses and settlements as well. Movable artifacts, some of which we may describe as luxurious ones, also undeniably reflect contacts between the Khaganate and areas of today's Czech republic. Key words Slavs, Avars, Contacts, Ethnicity, Archaeology, Early Middle Ages