Jacek Pyżalski

Adam Mickiewicz University | UAM · Faculty of Educational Studies

Cyberbullying has been described as a type of electronic bullying and has recently been subjected to intense media scrutiny largely due to a number of high profile and tragic cases of teen suicide. Despite the media attention relatively little is known about the nature of cyberbullying. This is, at least in part, due to a lack of theoretical and co...

Cyberbullying is usually operationalised as a kind of bullying understood as peer aggression that is intentional and continuous, and involves an aspect of imbalance of power between a victim and a perpetrator or perpetrators. Despite the tool used (new media), cyberbullying often takes place within a traditional group (e.g. school class). However,...

Cyberbullying is often defined as aggression conducted through mobile phones and the Internet. This phenomenon is predominantly understood as a kind of peer aggression, when both the perpetrator(s) and the victim belong to the same group (class or online community). However, the Internet extends and facilitates harassment not only of peers.The paper...

It's a comprehensive handbook on education during Covid-19 pandemic written by 13 experts from different backgrounds and fields. It looks at the educational problems from psychological, didactic and management perspective. It was freely disseminated among Polish teachers during the pandemic. The text is in Polish.

In 2021, 2022, and 2023 as part of the ySKILLS project, we explored how the digital skills of young people from six European countries change over time. In three waves of research, the same group of teenagers answered questions about their use of digital media every year. This report briefly summarizes the results of the second wave of research, co...

Celem tego przeglądowego artykułu jest skonfrontowanie popularnych przekonań dotyczących bullyingu i cyberbullyingu z aktualnym stanem wiedzy. W tym celu omówimy siedem powszechnych mitów o tych zjawiskach, posługując się wynikami badań naukowych. Idea takiego ujęcia tematu wynika z praktycznych obserwacji: badając bullying, bardzo często spotykamy...

The aim of the study was to find out about the education in Polish schools of young people from Ukraine, who began to study there in connection with the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation on February 24, 2022. The research focuses on the educational processes themselves, both in terms of teaching, care and upbringing, as well...

Th e authors analysed the content of Polish teachers' discussions on Facebook during the pandemic. Th e statements were gathered from different groups during the first 9 months from the schools' closure. Only the content published after the lockdown of schools in Poland was included in the sample. Th e main aim of the study was to identify and clas...

Nationality and ethnicity-based (cyber)bullying (NEBB) is generally understood as peer violence where the issues of nationality and ethnicity of the actors involved (mostly targets and perpetrators) come into play. Although central for this kind of bullying, the national, ethnic and cultural differences are not the only aspects that should be inclu...

The authors present the issue of problematic alcohol drinking in the population of university students in the Polish context based on large scale (N=4503) survey research. The study starts with the description of methodology utilized in the study that was the basis of the publication (sampling, research questions and tools, methodology of data gath...

The increased time spent using the Internet and smartphones is prevalent primarily among adolescents. This group is currently of particular interest to media educators and psychologists studying the impact of ICTs on quality of life. An example of the negative changes associated with the intensive computerisation of various spaces is the uncontroll...

The chapter focuses on empirical findings from significant Polish studies conducted during different phases of the pandemic (mostly quantitative surveys on teacher and student samples, but qualitative aspects will also be included). Among those presented, we will use data from a large project carried out in 34 schools where students (N = 1284), tea...

The past two decades have witnessed an increase in ethnicity-related peer aggression, driven by the intensification of the migration phenomenon and rise of information and communication technologies. The goal of the current study is to extend the scope of previous reviews on peer aggression to examine the emerging evidence on the role of technologi...

Bullying and cyberbullying victimization are significant factors that threaten adolescent development and mental health. Our study aimed to analyze how socioeconomic characteristics and personal experiences of violence are associated with adolescents’ experiences of bullying and cyberbullying victimization. The study participants were 1146 students...

The purpose of this article is to present the results of the study on the specific aspects of cyberbullying and prevention measures viewed from both the students' and teachers' perspectives. Cyberbullying is a severe threat to the individual and social well-being of young people. For this reason, it is important to understand how they perceive the...

Purpose: the aim of the article is to show the role of dating and dating violence victimisation, different socioeconomic characteristics, personal experiences of abuse, perceived social support, and the ability to resolve social problems in happiness among adolescents in Europe. Methods: the study had a cross-sectional design. The study participant...

Introduction: Emergency remote education caused by the COVID-19 pandemic brought numerous threats to the mental health of all actors involved in education. The researchers focused mostly on mental health of students, neglecting, to some extent, mental health and well-being of educational staff. However, as mental health of teachers influences the q...

Emergency remote education caused by the COVID-19 pandemic brought numerous challenges to both educational systems and educational professionals. All teachers, including those reluctant to use ICT in their classrooms, had to implement it under specific social and psychological circumstances. That situation brought a variety of challenges and demand...

The text focuses on the issue of main educational relationships during crisis distance education conducted during COVID-19 pandemic. It presents the significance of teacher-students and peer relations and their specifity during this period. Additionally, it focuses on selected research results of big scale Polish studies that explored that particul...

The text focuses on the issue of important educational relationships during crisis distance education conducted due to COVID-19 pandemic. It presents the significance of teacher-students and peer relations and their specifity during this period. Additionally, it focuses on selected research results of big scale Polish studies that explored that par...

Self-esteem seems to be a crucial factor in adolescents’ psychological well-being. Our study aimed to identify the likelihood of high/medium/low adolescents’ self-esteem in personal experiences of abuse and/or violence (abuse by an adult in childhood, bullying and cyberbullying, and dating violence victimization), different socioeconomic characteri...

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, higher educational institutions worldwide switched to emergency distance learning in early 2020. The less structured environment of distance learning forced students to regulate their learning and motivation more independently. According to self-determination theory (SDT), satisfaction of the three basic psychological...

Przemoc na randkach jest istotnym problemem, który może zaburzyć rozwój adolescentów. Badania europejskie ujawniły, iż doświadczanie różnych rodzajów przemocy w związkach dotyczy znaczącego odsetka nastolatków. Istotne jest zatem projektowanie i wdrażanie opartych na wiedzy programów profilaktycznych, dotyczących tego zjawiska. Przykładem takiego p...

The sudden switch to distance education to contain the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally altered adolescents’ lives around the globe. The present research aims to identify psychological characteristics that relate to adolescents’ well-being in terms of positive emotion and intrinsic learning motivation, and key characteristics of...

Background: The lockdown during the current pandemic has had a very strong, mostly negative impact on all areas of life. It also affected the process of research, which was carried out entirely remotely, and young adults found themselves in very challenging circumstances - not only in terms of education. This situation caused various undesirable ef...

Dating violence (DV) among adolescents is a public health issue because of its negative health consequences. In this study, we aimed to analyse the prevalence and the psychosocial and socioeconomic risk and protective factors associated DV among male and female adolescents in Europe. It was performed a cross-sectional study based on a non-probabili...

Despite the efforts of recent decades to reduce gender inequality, sexism is still prevalent among adolescents. The objective of this study was to identify the main socioeconomic characteristics, personal experiences, resources, and competencies associated with sexism in a sample of adolescents from different European countries. Baseline data from...

The aim of the article is to show the role of school social support and school social climate in dating violence victimization prevention among adolescents in Europe. Study participants were students from secondary schools (age 13–16) in Spain, Italy, Romania, Portugal, Poland and UK. The analysis in this text concern student with dating experience...

(1) To analyse the potential association between school social support CECSCE and school social climate CASSS and experiences of dating violence among adolescents in Europe; (2) Cross-sectional design. We recruited 1,555 participants age 13-16 from secondary schools in Spain, Italy, Romania, Portugal, Poland and UK. The analysis in this text concer...

The ySKILLS project seeks to better understand which skills 12-17-year-olds must obtain to knowingly, and critically use Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for their wellbeing, education and social life, and to improve existing knowledge as regards how children and youth can build resilience against negative impacts. As part of Work Pac...

Badanie „Zdalne nauczanie a adaptacja do warunków społecznych w czasie epidemii koronawirusa” to badanie ilościowe z komponentem jakościowym. Realizowane było online łącznie w 34 szkołach podstawowych i ponadpodstawowych z całej Polski od 12 maja do 12 czerwca 2020 roku metodą sondażu diagnostycznego w trzech grupach funkcjonujących w społeczności...

W rozdziale podjęto próbę określenia miejsca mediów cyfrowych w życiu dziecka. Z Wprowadzenia... czytelnik dowie się, czym są nowe media, jakie posiadają cechy i jakie funkcje realizują. Cyfrowość oraz interakcyjność sprawiają, że dziecko zyskuje możliwość przyjęcia roli nie tylko biernego odbiorcy komunikatów medialnych, ale i aktywnego prosumenta...

Opieka zastępcza nad dziećmi pozbawionymi należytej opieki ze strony rodziny własnej stanowi przykład zjawiska, które jest nierozerwalnie związane z rozwojem społeczeństw naszego kręgu cywilizacyjnego. Niezależnie od epoki historycznej, modelu kulturowego i religijnego, część dzieci była pozbawiona opieki ze strony rodziny. Przyczyny takiego stanu...

Raport z badań finansowanych ze środków Funduszu Pokrzywdzonym oraz Pomocy Postpenitencjarnej Funduszu sprawiedliwości w zakresie przeciwdziałania przyczynom przestępczości (Program II, Priorytet 1). Nr konkursu: DFS-II-7211-169/18/18

Publikacja prezentuje wyniki badań jakościowych 100 młodych twórców internetowych.

Program profilaktyczny IMPACT ("Interdisciplinary Model of Counteracting Aggression and Technological Cyberbullying") to pierwszy na gruncie polskim, zintegrowany projekt przeciwdziałania cyberprzemocy łączący aspekty: psychologiczny (Uniwersytet Warszawski), pedagogiczny (Instytut Medycyny Pracy w Łodzi) i technologiczny (Politechnika Warszawska)...

Peer cyberbullying is online aggression deliberately and repetitively directed against another person who cannot defend himself. Negative psychological consequences of cyberbullying justify the need to develop and improve various forms of interventions that minimize the adverse impact on student well-being. An important aspect is the adequacy of at...

Background Preventing intimate partner violence or dating violence (DV) among adolescents is a public health priority due to its magnitude and damaging short and long-term consequences for adolescent and adult health. In our study protocol, we complement prior experiences in DV prevention by promoting protective factors (or assets) against gender v...

This publication is an outcome of the project ‘Workplace Health Promotion: National Health Policies and Strategies in an Enlarging Europe during 2005–2007’ funded by the Public Health Programme of the European Commission; the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Finland; the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health; and all nine participating org...

Obecna edycja badania EU Kids Online została zrealizowana w Polsce w terminie od maja do czerwca 2018 roku w 90 szkołach. Zastosowany schemat doboru został skonstruowany w taki sposób, aby otrzymać reprezentatywną próbę uczniów szkół podstawowych, gimnazjalnych i ponadgimnazjalnych, odpowiadającą strukturze populacji uczniów w wieku 9-17 lat w Pols...

Today's media have an important impact on young peoples’ social life - transforming many social and developmental aspects. Online activity of young adults not only increases the availability to positive and educational experiences, but also arises the exposure to online threats. The main scope of this article is exploring the role of appearance and...

The need for an increased focus on youth and digitalisation is evident considering the rapid growth in children’s and young people’s access to the internet, including through mobile internet devices. According to Eurostat data, 93 % of 16- 24 year olds used the internet daily in 2017. Dig¬ital devices, particularly when used to go online, provide a...

Today's media exert significant impact on young peoples' social life by transforming many social and development aspects. On-line activity of young adults not only increases the availability of positive and educational experiences, but also maximis-es exposure to on-line threats. The main scope of this article is to explore the role of appearance a...

Odżywianie się i aktywność fizyczna to dwa obszary popularnie rozumianego stylu życia, które – zgodnie z naukowymi ustaleniami, ale i w przekonaniach większości społeczeństwa – są szczególnie istotne wśród ogółu uwarunkowań zdrowia. Są to też najważniejsze czynniki pozwalające przeciwdziałać rozpowszechnianiu się w społeczeństwie otyłości i nadwagi...

Today’s media have an important impact on young peoples’ social life - transforming many social and developmental aspects. Online activity of young adults not only increases the availability to positive and educational experiences, but also arises the exposure to online threats (Smith, 2011, Dooley, Pyżalski, Cross, 2009, Plichta, 2015). The main s...

Publikacja naukowa skoncentrowana na rożnych perspektywach wykorzystania technologii informacyjno-komunikacyjnych przez dzieci w wieku przedszkolnym (w kontekście szans i zagrożeń). Spis treści: Kinga Kuszak Charakterystyka rozwoju dziecka w wieku 3–6 lat ...........................................11 Marek Kaczmarzyk Neurobiologia wyjątkowości dzie...

Jasna strona – partycypacja i zaangażowanie dzieci i młodzieży w korzystne rozwojowo i prospołeczne działania W artykule omówiono problematykę zaangażowania młodych ludzi w wybrane pozytywne działania, takie, które służą rozwojowi młodego człowieka oraz są dobre dla innych. Rozpoczęto rozważaniami dotyczącymi powszechnej lozoi myślenia o młodych...

The article focuses on the engagement of young people with special educational needs (SEN) in traditional and online gambling as well as other risk behaviours. Gambling can have serious destructive individual, social, and public health consequences, especially when we consider the involvement of young people who come from a vulnerable group (e.g. s...

The involvement of students with special educational needs in traditional and online gambling and other risk behaviours The article focuses on the engagement of young people with special educational needs (SEN) in traditional and online gambling as well as other risk behaviours. Gambling can have serious destructive individual, social, and public h...

Bullying as a severe form of peer aggression among students has attracted a lot of attention from both educational professionals and general public. Many studies conducted this topic adapted quantitative methodology and provided results showing the scale of this phenomenon occurrence. This study use qualitative methodology going deeper into context...

Opis konstrukcji oraz treść narzędzia kwestionariuszowego - Łódzkiego Kwestionariusza Problemów Hazardowych wśród Adolescentów (ŁPHA), które może być wykorzystywane w projektach naukowych oraz pomocniczo klinicznie.

Wstęp: Celem badań prezentowanych w artykule było określenie zależności między doświadczaniem mobbingu i wrogich zachowań a występowaniem objawów wypalenia zawodowego u nauczycieli. Materiał i metody: W badaniu zastosowano metodę wywiadu kwestionariuszowego w losowej ogólnopolskiej próbie 1214 nauczycieli. Częstość występowania mobbingu i wrogich z...

In recently published studies on cyberbullying, students are frequently categorized into distinct (cyber-)bully, and (cyber-)victim clusters based on theoretical assumptions and arbitrary cutoff scores adapted from traditional bullying research. The present study identified involvement classes empirically using latent class analysis (LCA), to compa...

The presented study explored health beliefs and experiences as well as health education needs of low-educated employees (LEEs) (incomplete primary, primary, lower secondary and basic vocational education) in comparison to those with higher education (secondary and tertiary education) in four European countries: Latvia, Poland, Slovenia and Spain. T...

The aim of the study was to assess the relationship between the exposure to workplace bullying and hostile behavior and occupational burnout in a sample of Polish teachers. In our research we studied a nationwide random sample of 1214 teachers. The frequency and type of hostile behaviors against employees was measured with the use of MDM Questionna...

3D Virtual Learning Environments for working with young people. A handbook for Teen Educators. In this handbook we will examine what 3D virtual worlds are, what evolutionary steps led to their development, what makes them unique and what social impact they have? We will outline what makes 3D virtual worlds interesting for educators, in which ways...

The chapter is focused on the problem of electronic aggression (conducted via the Internet or mobilephones) in the context of young people as potential victims and perpetrators of such aggression. The text addresses two main issues: the potential novelty of electronic aggression and its potential distinctive features and the diversity of electronic...

This article presents the results obtained using a new tool for measuring psychosocial burdens in teaching profession--the Questionnaire of Occupational Burdens in Teaching (QOBT). In its first theoretical part, some typologies of stressors in teaching, developed in other countries, are presented and the need to construct a new tool in Poland is di...

In the paper psychosocial burdens in the teaching profession, resulting from the misbehavior of students, are presented. They are analyzed in a broader context, taking account of occupational stress and its health consequences teachers are exposed to. The given data present the outcome of the syrvey conducted on a representative sample of teachers...

The paper begins with an analysis of the specificity of interrelations between work and mental health, followed by a review of meta-analytic research into mental health problems in various occupational groups. On this background the concept of mental health promotion in the workplace is discussed and its implementation in Poland and other European...

Nadmierny stres zawodowy i jego konsekwencje wśród pedagogów są poważnym problemem zarówno teorii jak i praktyki pedagogicznej. W rozbudowanej części teoretycznej przyjęto interdyscyplinarną perspektywę w nakreśleniu tła dla podjętej tematyki. Rozdziały: „Wybrane problemy pracy w naukach społecznych”, „Charakterystyka profesji pomocowych”, „Charakt...

According to the current Polish legislation on occupational health services, occupational medicine physicians should perform workplace health promotion (WHP) activities as a part of their professional work. The concept of workplace health promotion or health promotion programs, however, has not been defined in this legislation in any way. Therefore...

The authors address the issue of workplace health promotion (WHP) activities among occupational medicine physicians in Poland. In the analysis performed the provisions of the Occupational Health Services Act as well as the conclusions inferred from the most recent WHP survey were taken into account. The data presented in this paper result from the...

Psychosocial factors present in the workplace of people performing helping professions may cause burnout. Many studies have shown that burnout variables are related to demographic variables, as well as to health and health behavior measured in different ways. In this study the focus was put on the burnout in teachers employed in correctional instit...

Psychosocial stressors are common problem affecting social functioning and health in many social groups. A great variety of stressors affect people working in auxiliary professions. Those stressors may induce professional burnout. The article outlines differences and similarities between Maslach burnout construct and a few concepts of stress. It al...