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• Carmen - How are we growing old in cyberspace?

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  Dalma Tóth

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  70

  Introduction: Cyberspace is a platform which determines us for many decades. Socialization takes place not only in school, workplace, or family, but also in social media which means that every age group is affected.
  Aim: The aim of the paper is to pop up questions in connection with growing old in cyberspace with the help of a work of art of Stromae.
  Methodology: The videoclip can be considered as a short content of the critical view of Twitter. In Hungary this platform hasn’t been so popular, however, it is a symbol of social media thus it can be interpreted to the tendencies that can be seen worldwide. The materials of the analysis are the pictorial representations of the videoclip, while the analytical tool is the theory and practice of social representations.
  Theoretical background: To analyze the work of art, theories in connection with socialization and social representation are used in order to have a deeper understanding of processes of consumer society while aging. Life events - birthdays, eating out and visiting cinema - are enhanced to see examples of possible individual failures and also the extension of these failures to society.
  Conclusion: The visual representation of pop music plays a socially responsible role that affects all age groups. Raising awareness about responsible use of social media should not only be limited to young people in the future but also extended to the elderly as vulnerable social groups of society.

• Értelmes élet időskorban

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  Ferwagner Anna

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  66

  Viktor Frankl (1995) szerint az élet értelme maga az élet, de nem pusztán a létezés, hanem hogy az ember megvalósítsa önmagát, a saját életének a maga egyediségében és egyszeriségében értelmet kölcsönözzön. Az ember háromféle módon tud értelmet találni és megélni életében. Egyrészt az alkotó értékek által, ami valaminek az aktív létrehozását jelenti, amely lehet például egy hivatás gyakorlása, vagy művészi alkotás létrehozása. Másrészt az élményértékek által, amelyek inkább befogadásra, átélésre, szeretetre vonatkoznak, ilyen például a természet csodálata vagy egy műalkotás esztétikai értékének élvezete. Harmadrészt pedig a beállítódási értékek által, amelyek azt fejezik ki, hogy milyen az ember beállítódása létének korlátozásaival szemben, milyen a hozzáállása a megmásíthatatlan dolgokhoz, mint például a szenvedés, a halál méltósággal viselése (Frankl, 1996; 2002; 2015; Konkoly Thege, 2007).

• Active, Creative Aging II. – Flow

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  298

  Background and aims: In our research, we examined the flow and antiflow experience that older people experience in different life situations (loneliness, time with family and friends, domestic work, leisure or creative activity).
  Methods: In our study, we used a questionnaire examining flow and antiflow experience (anxiety, boredom, apathy) by Oláh A.
  Results an discussion: Overall, creative activity and other leisure activities provide greater flow and less antiflow experience than doing housework. The flow experienced in the family circle is higher in the elderly than in the group of friends. Those engaged in creative activity reported higher flow and lower antiflow experience during loneliness than the control group engaged in other leisure activities.

• Active, Creative Aging I. - Coping

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  460

  Background and aims: In our research, we examined how the last stage of their lives is experienced by older people who engage in creative activity (handicraft, fine arts, textile art) aimed at creating a lasting work at this stage of their life.
  Methods: In our study, we used questionnaires examining proactive coping, life satisfaction, geriatric depression, and the meaning of life.
  Results and discussion: The higher level of search for meaning measured by creators may be related to the complex nature of the search, which may involve the mental stress associated with life cycle change and the ability to cope with it and the possibility of development, so that creative activity can be interpreted as a kind of protective factor. In the group of creators, reflective coping (exploring and analyzing several solution options and the resources needed for the solution) showed the highest value, which may result from the creativity and divergent thinking of those engaged in creative activity.