Hvaležnost v družini in v partnerskem odnosu : magistrsko delo

Pori, Nežka (author), Cvetek, Mateja (mentor)

Ljudje se pogosto osredotočamo na negativna čustva, ki jih je potrebno razrešiti za kakovostnejše in srečnejše življenje. Tudi na terapiji se večinoma ukvarjamo z negativnimi čustvi, kar je smiselno, saj jih moramo predelati, da se jih lahko osvobodimo in jih pustimo za seboj. Pozitivna psihologija pa je v zadnjem času začela vse bolj poudarjati pozitivna čustva, saj širijo optimizem in posledično slabijo negativne občutke. Pričeli so ugotavljati, da ima hvaležnost na posameznika mnogo pozitivnih učinkov. Raziskave so pokazale tako pozitivne čustvene spremembe kot boljše fizično zdravje. Raziskovati so pričeli, kaj pomeni hvaležnost v odnosih, kako vpliva na posameznika znotraj odnosov in na odnose same. Temu se je posvetila tudi ta raziskava. Namen raziskave je bil raziskati pomen hvaležnosti v partnerskem odnosu v primerjavi s hvaležnostjo v primarni družini. Avtorico je zanimalo, koliko vpliva hvaležnost primarne družine na posameznike, kaj jim doprinaša, in koliko je prenesejo v svoj partnerski odnos. Uporabljena je bila metoda analiza vsebine, s katero je avtorica doživljanje in izražanje hvaležnost v primarni družini primerjala z doživljanjem in izražanjem hvaležnosti v sedanjem partnerskem odnosu. Pokazalo se je, da je hvaležnost zelo pomembna v vseh odnosih in ima nanje pozitiven vpliv. Po mnenju udeležencev hvaležnost primarne družine pa ni napovedala hvaležnosti v partnerskem odnosu, kar pomeni, da izvorna družina ni edini vir, kjer se naučimo hvaležnosti. Po ugotovitvah naše raziskave se posamezniki hvaležnosti naučijo tudi v okolju v katerem so odraščali, v šoli, v drugih odnosih, od njihove širše družine, iz izkušenj v življenju, predvsem pa menijo da je to del njihove osebnosti. Naša raziskava potrjuje pozitiven pomen hvaležnosti za intimne medosebne odnose. Kaže na to, da je hvaležnost mogoče v življenju razvijati tudi v primerih, če v izvornih družinah nismo bili deležni pozitivnih izkušenj, povezanih s hvaležnostjo.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: hvaležnost, izvorna družina, partnerski odnos, pozitivno čustvo, optimizem, pozitivna psihologija, krepitev odnosov
• Work type: Master's thesis/paper
• Typology: 2.09 - Master's Thesis
• Organization: TEOF - Theological Faculty
• Place of publishing: Ljubljana
• Publisher: [N. Pori]
• Year: 2021
• Number of pages: VI, 100, LVI str.
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-133272
• UDC: 159.94:177.77(043.2)
• COBISS.SI-ID: 86740739
• Publication date in RUL: 19.11.2021

Secondary language

• Language: English
• Title: Gratitude within the family and partnership

Abstract

People often focus on negative emotions that need to be resolved for a better and happier life. In therapy, we also mostly deal with negative emotions, which makes sense, because we need to process them in order to be able to let them go and leave them behind. Positive psychology, however, has recently started to emphasise positive emotions more and more, as they spread optimism and therefore reduce negative feelings. Researchers have discovered that gratitude has many positive effects on the individual. Studies have shown both positive emotional changes and better physical health. They began to explore what gratitude means in relationships, how it impacts the individual within relationships and the relationships themselves. This is also the focus of the present study. The purpose of the research was to explore the meaning of gratitude in a partnership in comparison to gratitude in the primary family. The author was interested in the extent to which gratitude in the primary family influences individuals, what it contributes to them, and how much they transfer it to their partnership. A content analysis method was used to compare the experience and expression of gratitude in the primary family with the experience and expression of gratitude in the current partnership. It was found that gratitude is very important in all relationships and has a positive impact on them. However, according to the participants, gratitude in the primary family did not predict gratitude in their partnership, which means that the primary family is not the only source where gratitude is learned. According to our research, individuals learn gratitude in the environment in which they grew up, in school, in other relationships, from their extended family, from experiences in life, and is particularly considered to be part of their personality. Our research confirms the positive importance of gratitude for intimate interpersonal relationships. It shows that it is possible to develop gratitude in life even if we did not have positive experiences of gratitude in our primary families.

• Keywords: gratitude, primary family, partnership, positive emotion, optimism, positive psychology, strengthening relationships