Bartosz Łukaszewski^1ABCDE,  Leon Szot^1ABCDE, Mirosław Kalinowski^2ABCDE, Adam Podolski^3ABCD

¹ The Pontifical University of John Paul II, Cracow, Poland
² The John Paul Catholic University of Poland, Lublin, Poland
³ University of Rzeszow, Rzeszow, Poland

 * Corresponding author: Łukaszewski Bartosz, The Pontifical University of John Paul II, Poland, Bernardyńska 3, 31-069 Cracow, Department of Social Sciences

Szot Leon ORCID (0000-0003-0281-6292)
Kalinowski Mirosław (ORCID: 0000-0002-4611-3380)
Łukaszewski Bartosz (ORCID: 0000-0002-1871-412X)
Podolski Adam (ORCID: 0000-0001-9948-1833)

Abstract

Background and Study Aim: The value of the family, despite the wide, macrostructural social changes, is still the most common value in Polish society.  This value has the intergenerational specificity and is the part of axiological system of individuals from all of the present generations and sociodemographic categories. The cognitive goal of this research is knowledge about personality burdens related to the use of social media by Polish youth and young adults in the context of changes in the perception of the value of family in young generations. 
Material and Methods: The changes in the perception of family value and potential fields of communication problems – based on the theory of the second demographic transition (SDT) and the concept of society 5.0 – were analysed on the basis of statistical data from the European Social Survey 10, World Values Survey 7 and data from the author's research project, using indicators of correlation (r), determination (R²) and linear regression. Polish youth and young adults (214 women and 101 men) 13-34 years old (n = 315) were studied, including: aged 13-17 (n = 23); aged 18-25 (n = 265); aged 26-34 (n = 27).
Results: Frequency of Internet use is two times lower in the older part of the research sample than in the younger part. It means that young people use Internet (in a various forms) two times often than the other generations and Internet use is negatively correlated (statistically significant) with the age of individual (r = −0.546, p<0.01). Correlation of the variables 'age' with 'attitude towards the traditional marriage/relationship/family (r = −0.319, p<0.01) and variables 'Internet use (how often), with 'subjective general state of health’ (r = −0.232, p<0.01), Correlation of the variables ‘people in social media have more interesting life than me’ 
with ‘self-esteem’ (r = −0.303, p<0.01).
Conclusions: The results of  research based on purposive selection indicate the urgent need to implement cross-sectoral programs dedicated to young people in order to counteract alienation disorders and bridge the intergenerational gap. These programs should be based on promoting attractive and satisfying activities in the real world (counteracting the risk of Internet addiction) and developing social bonds through activities for local communities (to better intergenerational understanding through the internalization of family values perceived not only in biological but mainly relational categories, leading to the developing of social capital). Lack of these strategies maybe will lead to increasing the extent of young people's withdrawal from social life and probably the suicide rate.

Keywords: artificial intelligence, European Social Survey, generation gap, second demographic transition, World Values Survey

Łukaszewski B, Szot L, Kalinowski M, Podolski A. The value of family in the context of the frequency of Internet use by Polish youth – communication barriers and problems. Archives of Budo Journal of Innovative Agonology. 2024;20.
 
APA:
Łukaszewski, B., Szot, L., Kalinowski, M., & Podolski, A. (2024). The value of family in the context of the frequency of Internet use by Polish youth – communication barriers and problems. Archives of Budo Journal of Innovative Agonology, 20.
 
Chicago:
Łukaszewski, Bartosz, Leon Szot, Mirosław Kalinowski, and Adam Podolski. "The Value of Family in the Context of the Frequency of Internet Use by Polish Youth – Communication Barriers and Problems." Archives of Budo Journal of Innovative Agonology 20 (2024).
 
Harvard:
Łukaszewski, B., Szot, L., Kalinowski, M., & Podolski, A., 2024. The value of family in the context of the frequency of Internet use by Polish youth – communication barriers and problems. Archives of Budo Journal of Innovative Agonology, 20.
 
MLA:
Łukaszewski, Bartosz, Leon Szot, Mirosław Kalinowski, and Adam Podolski. "The Value of Family in the Context of the Frequency of Internet Use by Polish Youth – Communication Barriers and Problems." Archives of Budo Journal of Innovative Agonology, vol. 20, 2024.
 
Vancouver:
Łukaszewski B, Szot L, Kalinowski M, Podolski A. The value of family in the context of the frequency of Internet use by Polish youth – communication barriers and problems. Archives of Budo Journal of Innovative Agonology. 2024;20.