The Quality of Life among University of the Third Age Students in Poland, Ukraine and Belarus

Aleksander Kobylarek, Kamil Błaszczyński, Luba Ślósarz, Martyna Madej, Antonio Carmo, Ľubomír Hlad, Roman Králik, Amantius Akimjak, Viliam Judák, Patrik Maturkanič, Yulia Biryukova, Barbora Tokárová, Jose Garcia Martin and Lucia Petrikovičová
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Aleksander Kobylarek: Institute of Pedagogy, University of Wrocław, 50-137 Wrocław, Poland
Kamil Błaszczyński: Institute of Political Science, University of Wrocław, 50-137 Wrocław, Poland
Luba Ślósarz: Department of Humanities and Health Sciences, Wrocław Medical University, 50-367 Wrocław, Poland
Martyna Madej: Institute of Political Science, University of Wrocław, 50-137 Wrocław, Poland
Antonio Carmo: Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Education and Development (CeiED), Universidade Lusófona, 1749-024 Lisboa, Portugal
Ľubomír Hlad: Department of Religious Studies, Faculty of Arts, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, 949 01 Nitra, Slovakia
Roman Králik: Russian Language Department, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University) in Moscow, 117198 Moscow, Russia
Amantius Akimjak: Department of Social Work, Faculty of Theology, The Catholic University in Ružomberok, 034 01 Ružomberok, Slovakia
Viliam Judák: Faculty of Roman Catholic Theology of Cyril and Methodius, Comenius University in Bratislava, 814 99 Bratislava, Slovakia
Patrik Maturkanič: Faculty of Roman Catholic Theology of Cyril and Methodius, Comenius University in Bratislava, 814 99 Bratislava, Slovakia
Yulia Biryukova: Russian Language Department, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University) in Moscow, 117198 Moscow, Russia
Barbora Tokárová: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Informatics, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, 949 01 Nitra, Slovakia
Jose Garcia Martin: Department of Sociology, Faculty of Political Sciences and Sociology, University of Granada, 18011 Granada, Spain
Lucia Petrikovičová: Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Regional Development, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Informatics, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, 949 01 Nitra, Slovakia

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 4, 1-13

Abstract: The aim of this research was to compare the quality of life among University of the Third Age (U3A) students in Poland, where a novel method of educating seniors is being developed, with the quality of life among students at newly established U3As in Belarus and Ukraine, which have copied the Polish model. The research was also conducted to connect a range of socio-demographic variables with two explanatory ones: satisfaction with participation in U3A activities and the overall quality of life. A total of 515 U3A (N13) students from three Eastern European countries—Poland, Ukraine, and Belarus—took part in the research. The overall quality of life of U3A students was researched and expressed in the form of three components: stress level, sense of self-efficacy, and level of satisfaction with life. The following tools were used: PPS10 (Perceived Stress Scale), GSES (General Self-Efficacy Scale), and SWLS (Satisfaction with Life Scale). The research showed a statistically significant difference between the country of residence and the level of satisfaction with life, sense of self-efficacy, and the overall indicator of the quality of life. Polish seniors obtained higher results in all these areas when compared to their counterparts in Ukraine and Belarus.

Keywords: quality of life; seniors; U3A students; general self efficacy scale; satisfaction with life scale (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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