Doživljanje samskosti na prehodu v odraslost in v zgodnji odraslosti : magistrsko delo

Štefančič, Teja (author), Cvetek, Robert (mentor)

Na prehodu v odraslost in v zgodnji odraslosti osebe običajno oblikujejo trajne romantične odnose. Kljub pomembnosti romantičnih odnosov in prevladujočim družbenim pričakovanjem imeti partnerja nekatere osebe ostajajo samske iz različnih razlogov, med drugim zaradi zunanjih okoliščin, psiholoških primanjkljajev ali osebne odločitve. Neuspeh pri vzpostavljanju ali vzdrževanju zveze v tem obdobju lahko resno ogrozi posameznikovo zadovoljstvo z življenjem, kar kaže na to, da je lahko izkušnja dlje trajajoče samskosti čustveno zelo obremenjujoča in lahko pri posamezniku pusti številne negativne posledice. Namen magistrskega dela je razumeti doživljanje izkušnje samskosti na prehodu v odraslost in v zgodnji odraslosti, cilj pa z uporabo kvalitativne metodologije in fenomenološkega pristopa poglobljeno raziskati in opisati izkušnjo samskosti z vidika udeležencev raziskave. V raziskavo so bile vključene tri udeleženke in dva udeleženca, ki že več kot leto dni niso v zvezi in s katerimi so bili izvedeni polstrukturirani intervjuji. Udeleženci poročajo o občasnem doživljanju osamljenosti in množici negativnih občutkov, doživljajo pa lahko tudi pozitivne občutke. Različno intenzivno lahko hrepenijo po zvezi in jih je strah, da nikoli ne najdejo življenjskega partnerja. Oporo lahko najbolj zaznavajo znotraj svojih družin, precej tudi od prijateljev. Svoje zadovoljstvo z življenjem lahko povezujejo z zadovoljstvom s svojim spoprijemanjem s trenutno življenjsko situacijo. Obdobje samskosti jim lahko predstavlja čas, ki ga lahko izkoristijo neodvisno od drugih oseb, vendar lahko njihov čas ostaja tudi neizkoriščen, nekatere potrebe pa nezadovoljene. Pri spoprijemanju z negativnimi občutki se pogosto osredotočajo na pozitivne možnosti samskosti, kot so čas za druženje, dejavnosti in osebno rast, spoprijemajo pa se lahko tudi prek religioznosti. Poročanje o odnosih v primarnih družinah udeležencev nudi številne uvide v možno dinamiko njihovega današnjega vključevanja v odnose in možne razlage njihovega vzdrževanja samskosti. Ugotovitev raziskave zaradi uporabljene metodologije ni mogoče posplošiti na širšo populacijo, vendar je možno, da tudi druge samske osebe svojo izkušnjo doživljajo podobno, kot jo opisujejo udeleženci.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: samskost, doživljanje samskosti, prehod v odraslost, zgodnja odraslost, osamljenost, spoprijemanje, religioznost, navezanost, fenomenološki pristop
• Work type: Master's thesis/paper
• Typology: 2.09 - Master's Thesis
• Organization: TEOF - Theological Faculty
• Place of publishing: Ljubljana
• Publisher: [T. Štefančič]
• Year: 2020
• Number of pages: VIII, 143, I str.
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-116078
• UDC: 159.942:316.366(043.2)
• COBISS.SI-ID: 21179651
• Publication date in RUL: 13.05.2020

Secondary language

• Language: English
• Title: Experiencing singlehood among emerging adults and young adults

Abstract

In periods of emerging adulthood and early adulthood people typically form permanent romantic relationships. However, some people remain single despite the importance of romantic relationships and prevalent social expectations of having a romantic partner, which occurs for several reasons such as external circumstances, psychological deficits or personal decisions. Failure to establish and maintain romantic relationships in this period could seriously threaten an individual’s life satisfaction, indicating that the experience of long-lasting singlehood may be very emotionally burdening and may have several negative consequences for an individual. The goal of the master's thesis is to understand the experience of singlehood in periods of emerging adulthood and early adulthood, and the aim is to profoundly examine and describe the experience of singlehood from the aspect of participants, using a qualitative methodology and phenomenological approach. Three female and two male participants who have not been in a romantic relationship for more than a year were included and took part in the semi-structured interviews. Participants report on occasional experiencing loneliness and variety of negative as well as positive feelings. There are differences in the intensity of their longing for romantic relationships and their fear of never finding a life partner. They can perceive the most support within their families and a lot by their friends. Their life satisfaction can depend on how satisfied they are with their coping with the current life situation. In the period of singlehood, they have time which can be used independently of others. However, their time can remain unspent and their needs may not be met. When coping with negative feelings, they often focus on positive possibilities of singlehood, such as having time for socializing, activities and personal growth, and as another coping mechanism can also be religiousness. Reports on relationships in the participants’ primary families offer numerous insights into possible dynamics of their current engaging in relationships and possible explanations of maintaining singlehood. Research findings are not generalizable to the wider population due to the choice of methodology used, but rather single people may have similar experiences to those reported by the participants.

• Keywords: singlehood, experiencing singlehood, emerging adulthood, early adulthood, loneliness, coping, religiousness, attachment, phenomenological approach