Barbara Jankowiak
Biographic Data
| ID | 6686795 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Barbara Jankowiak |
| GIVEN NAMES | Barbara |
| FAMILY NAME | Jankowiak |
| SIGNATURE | JANKOWIAK B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2174-4597 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Drawing the forest
The aim of this study was to examine how field trips, compared to conventional classroom instruction, influence children’s scientific understanding of forest ecosystems—specifically, the complexity and richness of children’s mental representations in drawings. Field trips can enhance scientific meaning-making by actively engaging students, incorporating sensory experiences and enabling embodied cognition. The study involved 175 children from eigh…
Promoting a social equity approach to sexual harassment prevention across higher education
Sexual harassment (SH) is a pervasive form of gender-based violence that takes place in universities worldwide, undermining individual, community, and institutional integrity. SH occurs in-person and online, and it affects undergraduate, master's and doctoral students, and academic, administrative and service staff. Beyond its documented harm to health and well-being, SH also negatively influences professional and academic trajectories. Although …
Between Rationality and Self-protection
Nurturing the ability to argue is of great importance in science education, despite students often encountering cognitive and emotional barriers. The aim of this study was to examine the quality of argumentation and the issues raised by secondary school students when they are asked to respond to structured argumentation tasks. We chose topics from two different socio-scientific issues of varied perceived relevance to students’ daily lives: the sa…
Restoring a sense of safety among survivors of sexual harassment in higher education
Sexual harassment (SH) is a global public health concern that remains widespread in higher education, affecting individuals, groups, and institutions. This study, based on the UNI4EQUITY multinational survey involving 7,563 participants from six European universities, offers policy recommendations aimed at enhancing institutional safety for survivors. The results indicate a 37% prevalence of SH, occurring both offline and online. Among individual…
Claves Para La Promoción De La Intervención Activa De Testigos Frente Al Acoso Sexual en Las Universidades
Building Bridges Between Arnett’s and Havighurst’s Theories
According to Arnett’s theory, emerging adulthood is a distinct developmental period. As Havighurst’s developmental theory suggests, specific tasks are assigned to different human life stages. The purpose of this study is to discover the developmental tasks of emerging adulthood. A sample of 129 students from diverse cultural backgrounds, including Spain, Portugal, Japan, Korea, Poland, and the USA, submitted reflective essays detailing their pers…
Why Am I Even Called An Emerging Adult? An Analysis of Adulthood Experience Among Students From Poland, Japan, Korea, Portugal, Spain, and the USA
Emerging adulthood is a period during which individuals shape their lives in increasingly individualized ways. This paper examines how emerging adults experience and interpret adulthood by identifying profiles based on their subjective experiences. The study involved 129 university students (87 female, 39 male, 3 non-binary) from Spain, Portugal, Japan, Korea, Poland, and the USA, who shared reflective essays via an online survey. The sample, dra…
Did I Save or Hurt the Child? Analysis of the Experience of Art Therapists Working in Schools in the Arab Society in Israel Regarding the Obligation to Report Violence Against Children
The aim of this study was to understand how female art therapists (ATs) working with children from the Arab community in Israel experience the obligation to report violence against children. Data were collected through in‐depth qualitative interviews using a semistructured format and analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. The participants were 15 female ATs employed in elementary schools. Ten themes were identified, highlighting that violenc…
Unveiling sociotherapists’ coping resources
Sociotherapy is a widely used form of psychological and pedagogical group help for children and adolescents in Poland. However, it is still unknown under this name, which causes its marginalization in scientific research. Knowing that sociotherapists face myriad challenges in working with individuals, groups, and systemic challenges, we decided to examine the coping strategies that led them to successful outcomes while working with adolescents. W…
I Was the Violence Victim, I Am the Perpetrator
Bullying and cyberbullying significantly threaten the development and mental health of both victims and perpetrators. This study aimed to analyze the associations between socioeconomic characteristics, personal experiences of violence, perceived social support from peers, and acceptance of violence and (cyber)bullying perpetration. The study involved 1146 secondary school students, consisting of 698 females and 448 males, aged 13 to 16. Prevalenc…
Will You Make Me Happy? The Role of Dating and Dating Violence Victimisation in Happiness Among Adolescents in Europe
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 participants were 1.528 students from secondary schools (age 13–16) in Spain, Italy, Romania, Portugal, Poland,…
Assessment of Physical Well-Being and Leisure Time of Polish Students during the Covid-19 Outbreak
This project aims to recognize the school experiences of Polish students during the COVID-19 outbreak; we focused on the area of assessment of physical well-being and leisure time. Nearly two thousand primary or secondary school students aged 9 to 20 participated in the survey. Running descriptive statistics, frequency analysis, and significant difference tests, we found that 45% of students thought their physical well-being during the COVID-19 o…
Social Capital Resources in Coping with Distance Education during the Covid-19 Pandemic
The article aims to show social capital resources in coping with distance education during the COVID-19 pandemic of Polish teachers working at different educational stages. The sample consisted of 1104 women (91.2%) and 107 men (8.8%) who described their remote professional experiences as valued positively during the pandemic. The collected verbal material was analyzed with quantitative content analysis based on theory-driven categories of social…
Effect of the Lights4Violence intervention on the sexism of adolescents in European countries
Clinicaltrials.gov : NCT03411564 . Unique Protocol ID: 776905. Date registered: 26-01-2018
Evaluation of the lights4violence program
The importance of empathy is shown in the effectiveness of interventions to reduce machismo and AV in adolescents. While the Lights4Violence program focuses on promoting healthy relationships, there were some controversial results. It is possible that some children, especially those with less empathy, may have felt "challenged" during the intervention and/or assessment. This suggests the need for the development of interventions that also conside…
Dating Violence Victimization among Adolescents in Europe
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-probabilistic sample of 1555 students aged 13-16 years (2018-2019). The global prevalence of DV victimization…
The Role of School Social Support and School Social Climate in Dating Violence Victimization Prevention among Adolescents in Europe
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 ( n = 993) (57.2% of girls and 66.5% of boys). School social support was measured by School Social …
Shaping Social and Psychological Competencies or Intervening in a Crisis? Sociotherapists’ Experiences of Helping Adolescents in Poland
Sociotherapists’ experiences of helping adolescents within the framework of sociotherapy were examined. There were 12 participants involved (three males), who were active sociotherapists from big cities in Poland. They were aged 30–60 years, with at least 4 years’ experience in the profession. We applied a qualitative approach to obtain in-depth, socio-contextual descriptions of the sociotherapists’ experiences. Interviews activated by a narrativ…
Cechy wizerunku politycznego a emocje w głosowaniu na Bronisława Komorowskiego i Jarosława Kaczyńskiego w wyborach prezydenckich w 2010 roku. Raport z badań postaw politycznych studentów
In the theory of political marketing the concept of the image appears crucial when explaining electoral preferences and behaviors. This paper presents a survey into the relations between image factors and liking for the main two candidates in the presidential elections in Poland in 2010. It is widely supposed that the assessment of a candidate’s image should translate into a definite (positive or negative) emotion towards him or her. An empirical…
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Cechy wizerunku politycznego a emocje w głosowaniu na Bronisława Komorowskiego i Jarosława Kaczyńskiego w wyborach prezydenckich w 2010 roku. Raport z badań postaw politycznych studentów
In the theory of political marketing the concept of the image appears crucial when explaining electoral preferences and behaviors. This paper presents a survey into the relations between image factors and liking for the main two candidates in the presidential elections in Poland in 2010. It is widely supposed that the assessment of a candidate’s image should translate into a definite (positive or negative) emotion towards him or her. An empirical…
The Role of School Social Support and School Social Climate in Dating Violence Victimization Prevention among Adolescents in Europe
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 ( n = 993) (57.2% of girls and 66.5% of boys). School social support was measured by School Social …
Shaping Social and Psychological Competencies or Intervening in a Crisis? Sociotherapists’ Experiences of Helping Adolescents in Poland
Sociotherapists’ experiences of helping adolescents within the framework of sociotherapy were examined. There were 12 participants involved (three males), who were active sociotherapists from big cities in Poland. They were aged 30–60 years, with at least 4 years’ experience in the profession. We applied a qualitative approach to obtain in-depth, socio-contextual descriptions of the sociotherapists’ experiences. Interviews activated by a narrativ…
Dating Violence Victimization among Adolescents in Europe
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-probabilistic sample of 1555 students aged 13-16 years (2018-2019). The global prevalence of DV victimization…
Will You Make Me Happy? The Role of Dating and Dating Violence Victimisation in Happiness Among Adolescents in Europe
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 participants were 1.528 students from secondary schools (age 13–16) in Spain, Italy, Romania, Portugal, Poland,…
Assessment of Physical Well-Being and Leisure Time of Polish Students during the Covid-19 Outbreak
This project aims to recognize the school experiences of Polish students during the COVID-19 outbreak; we focused on the area of assessment of physical well-being and leisure time. Nearly two thousand primary or secondary school students aged 9 to 20 participated in the survey. Running descriptive statistics, frequency analysis, and significant difference tests, we found that 45% of students thought their physical well-being during the COVID-19 o…
Social Capital Resources in Coping with Distance Education during the Covid-19 Pandemic
The article aims to show social capital resources in coping with distance education during the COVID-19 pandemic of Polish teachers working at different educational stages. The sample consisted of 1104 women (91.2%) and 107 men (8.8%) who described their remote professional experiences as valued positively during the pandemic. The collected verbal material was analyzed with quantitative content analysis based on theory-driven categories of social…
Effect of the Lights4Violence intervention on the sexism of adolescents in European countries
Clinicaltrials.gov : NCT03411564 . Unique Protocol ID: 776905. Date registered: 26-01-2018
Evaluation of the lights4violence program
The importance of empathy is shown in the effectiveness of interventions to reduce machismo and AV in adolescents. While the Lights4Violence program focuses on promoting healthy relationships, there were some controversial results. It is possible that some children, especially those with less empathy, may have felt "challenged" during the intervention and/or assessment. This suggests the need for the development of interventions that also conside…
Unveiling sociotherapists’ coping resources
Sociotherapy is a widely used form of psychological and pedagogical group help for children and adolescents in Poland. However, it is still unknown under this name, which causes its marginalization in scientific research. Knowing that sociotherapists face myriad challenges in working with individuals, groups, and systemic challenges, we decided to examine the coping strategies that led them to successful outcomes while working with adolescents. W…
I Was the Violence Victim, I Am the Perpetrator
Bullying and cyberbullying significantly threaten the development and mental health of both victims and perpetrators. This study aimed to analyze the associations between socioeconomic characteristics, personal experiences of violence, perceived social support from peers, and acceptance of violence and (cyber)bullying perpetration. The study involved 1146 secondary school students, consisting of 698 females and 448 males, aged 13 to 16. Prevalenc…
Claves Para La Promoción De La Intervención Activa De Testigos Frente Al Acoso Sexual en Las Universidades
Building Bridges Between Arnett’s and Havighurst’s Theories
According to Arnett’s theory, emerging adulthood is a distinct developmental period. As Havighurst’s developmental theory suggests, specific tasks are assigned to different human life stages. The purpose of this study is to discover the developmental tasks of emerging adulthood. A sample of 129 students from diverse cultural backgrounds, including Spain, Portugal, Japan, Korea, Poland, and the USA, submitted reflective essays detailing their pers…
Why Am I Even Called An Emerging Adult? An Analysis of Adulthood Experience Among Students From Poland, Japan, Korea, Portugal, Spain, and the USA
Emerging adulthood is a period during which individuals shape their lives in increasingly individualized ways. This paper examines how emerging adults experience and interpret adulthood by identifying profiles based on their subjective experiences. The study involved 129 university students (87 female, 39 male, 3 non-binary) from Spain, Portugal, Japan, Korea, Poland, and the USA, who shared reflective essays via an online survey. The sample, dra…
Did I Save or Hurt the Child? Analysis of the Experience of Art Therapists Working in Schools in the Arab Society in Israel Regarding the Obligation to Report Violence Against Children
The aim of this study was to understand how female art therapists (ATs) working with children from the Arab community in Israel experience the obligation to report violence against children. Data were collected through in‐depth qualitative interviews using a semistructured format and analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. The participants were 15 female ATs employed in elementary schools. Ten themes were identified, highlighting that violenc…
Drawing the forest
The aim of this study was to examine how field trips, compared to conventional classroom instruction, influence children’s scientific understanding of forest ecosystems—specifically, the complexity and richness of children’s mental representations in drawings. Field trips can enhance scientific meaning-making by actively engaging students, incorporating sensory experiences and enabling embodied cognition. The study involved 175 children from eigh…
Promoting a social equity approach to sexual harassment prevention across higher education
Sexual harassment (SH) is a pervasive form of gender-based violence that takes place in universities worldwide, undermining individual, community, and institutional integrity. SH occurs in-person and online, and it affects undergraduate, master's and doctoral students, and academic, administrative and service staff. Beyond its documented harm to health and well-being, SH also negatively influences professional and academic trajectories. Although …
Between Rationality and Self-protection
Nurturing the ability to argue is of great importance in science education, despite students often encountering cognitive and emotional barriers. The aim of this study was to examine the quality of argumentation and the issues raised by secondary school students when they are asked to respond to structured argumentation tasks. We chose topics from two different socio-scientific issues of varied perceived relevance to students’ daily lives: the sa…
Restoring a sense of safety among survivors of sexual harassment in higher education
Sexual harassment (SH) is a global public health concern that remains widespread in higher education, affecting individuals, groups, and institutions. This study, based on the UNI4EQUITY multinational survey involving 7,563 participants from six European universities, offers policy recommendations aimed at enhancing institutional safety for survivors. The results indicate a 37% prevalence of SH, occurring both offline and online. Among individual…
Psychology (11 works) · Medicine (8 works) · Suicide prevention (6 works) · Poison control (5 works) · Public health (5 works) · Qualitative research (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Demography (4 works)