Keywords
singles
having a partner
marriage
emerging adulthood
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Abstract
The article presents results of the research focused on psychological well-being of singles and people in relationships. On the grounds of the research conducted so far and revealing the importance of being in a relationship for happiness and well-being and on the grounds of conceptions and results indicating that a close, intimate relationship is of particular importance for young people, we investigated the differences in well-being of singles in emerging adulthood and of people staying in relationships. The facts that life-style of a single is increasingly preferred by young people and the number of singles in Poland and worldwide is growing provided the reasons for the conducted research. In the current study, conducted with the participation of 142 subjects in the 18 to 25 age group, The Scales of Psychological
Well-Being by Ryff (1989) (polish version by Cieciuch) was used. The results obtained indicate the following: (1) people staying in relationships report higher level of well-being, comparing to singles, (2) the fact of staying in relationships is more important to men and contributes to their well-being to a greater extent.
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