@misc{10481/74437,
year = {2022},
month = {2},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/74437},
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.},
organization = {International Scientific Research Project: Pastoral practice, psychology and philosophical-theological-social fragments in the light of the 21st century	010-2021},
organization = {Cooperation among: Sociedad Hispanica de Amigos de Kierkegaard (Spain)},
organization = {College of Applied Psychology in Terezin (Czech Republic)},
publisher = {MDPI},
keywords = {Quality of life},
keywords = {Seniors},
keywords = {U3A students},
keywords = {General self efficacy scale},
keywords = {Satisfaction with life scale},
title = {The Quality of Life among University of the Third Age Students in Poland, Ukraine and Belarus},
doi = {10.3390/su14042049},
author = {Kobylarek, Aleksander and García Martín, José},
}