Uniwersytet SWPS

Deaf identity and internalized ableism, audism, and linguicism

This study examined associations between deaf identity configurations and internalized oppression among deaf adults in Poland (N = 134). Participants completed the Deaf Identity Development Scale and the Deaf Oppression Scale. Bicultural Identity was negatively associated with in...

Redundant attention fails to replicate as sustained engagement: Information quality in early review cohorts and long‐run popularity of books

Abstract Early reviews on social reading platforms are an important clue for book buyers. However, research has so far focused on their volume and average rating rather than their informational content. To address this gap, we scraped nearly one million reviews of 25,000 books ac...

Should We Expect Expected Value?

ABSTRACT Expected value (EV) is commonly treated as the central determinant of risky choice, either directly or as a reference point for higher‐order representations of risk. However, people's valuations of gambles often deviate from EV, and it is unclear whether this reflects bi...

Development of A New School-based Targeted Intervention to Mitigate Depressive Symptoms for Vietnamese Adolescents Following the Medical Research Council Framework

Abstract Adolescent depression is widespread and negatively impacts overall health and academic achievement. Preventive interventions, particularly in school settings, are ideal for building emotional resilience while minimizing stigma. Due to the shortage of adolescent mental he...

Global Mental Wealth: A Multidimensional Analysis of Social, Financial, and Emotional Well-Being in 92 Countries

Abstract Governments and organizations increasingly endorse the importance of mental health in all forms of policy, though emphasis in measurement still remains on indicators such as GDP, depression, and other common disorders. In this study of 92 countries ( n = 53,799), we asse...

Freedom of Economic Activity and the Public Interest in Light of the Constitution of the Republic of Poland and the Constitution of the Italian Republic

Objectives This study analyzes the constitutional regulations concerning the freedom to conduct business in Poland and Italy, with particular emphasis on the grounds for restricting this freedom and the significance of the principle of equality before the law. To this end, the st...

The Statute (Act) in the System of Sources of Domestic Law

Objectives The aim of this article is to analyze the statute (Act of Parliament) as the primary normative act within the system of universally binding sources of law in the Republic of Poland, with particular emphasis on its constitutional position, functions, and relationship to...

Europe according to the Founding Fathers and contemporary problems of European integration

Objectives The subject of the article is the evolution of European integration in the light of the original ideas of the EU Founding Fathers in the face of contemporary socio-economic and technological transformations. The objective is to assess the relevance of the vision of “un...

“I Call Bullshit—His Mrs Probably Found Out He Cheated and This Was His Way Out of It”: A Thematic Analysis of Online Comments Surrounding a Man’s Allegation of Being Forced to Penetrate a Women Without His Consent

While the understanding of male-on-female sexual offending is fast developing, research on female-on-male ‘forced-to-penetrate’ (FTP) sexual crimes remains limited. This study aims to address this gap by examining the perceptions of online commenters on a genuine trial where a ma...

AI‐Driven Personalized Recommendations and Real‐Time Monitoring for the Prevention and Management of Obesity: Clinical Trial Protocol for the Multicentre BETTER4All Personalized Intervention

ABSTRACT Background Obesity arises from complex interactions among genetic, biological, behavioral, and environmental factors. Traditional “one‐size‐fits‐all” interventions often yield modest, short‐term outcomes, failing to account inter‐individual variability. Advances in artif...

Dimensions of division: structuring ideological polarization during Poland’s democratic backsliding

Research on democratic backsliding increasingly views mass polarization as a mechanism that facilitates democratic erosion. This study examines trajectories of ideological polarization in Poland between 1997 and 2023, a period encompassing democratic backsliding whose onset is ty...

Poland: Political developments and data in 2025: A return to gridlock

Abstract The defining feature of Polish politics in 2025 was the consolidation of institutional gridlock. The narrow victory of radical-right challenger Karol Nawrocki over the ruling coalition’s Rafał Trzaskowski in the presidential run-off ensured that the cohabitation paralysi...

Patchwork integration: Adaptation challenges of Ukrainian refugee children in Polish schools through the eyes of their mothers

Schools have become central sites for the integration of Ukrainian refugee children in Poland, yet formal access to education does not necessarily ensure meaningful participation, belonging, or psychological well-being. This study examines how Ukrainian caregivers make sense of t...

When harm becomes humour: Rape myth acceptance and engagement with misogynistic memes

Abstract Objectives To examine how adults evaluate different forms of misogynistic meme content and whether rape myth acceptance, social dominance and personal cultural orientations predict these evaluations. Methods Five hundred and eighty adults were randomly assigned to view m...

Assessing Behavioral and Environmental Facets of Obesity Unobtrusively Utilizing Digital Tools: Introducing the BETTER4U Indicators

ABSTRACT Understanding obesity involves evaluating numerous contributing factors. Collecting the necessary data for this can impose a significant burden on both research participants during clinical studies and real‐life deployments of digital tools aiding obesity management. The...

Conversational AutoML with Multi-Agent Architecture and Monte Carlo Tree Search for Hyperparameter Optimization

Automated Machine Learning (AutoML) reduces the technical requirements for applying machine learning, yet existing systems still demand technical expertise, optimize inefficiently, and rarely support conversational use. We present a conversational AutoML system with a five-agent...

Context memory in younger and older adults: Insights from metacognition

Cognitive aging is characterized by a deterioration of episodic memory functions. Since episodic memory requires retrieval of context, it has been proposed that older adults suffer from a specific deficit in terms of remembering context associated with to-be-remembered informatio...

How Norms Depend on the Presence and Status of Observers: The Relational Contingency of Everyday Behaviors in 90 Societies

Norms are fundamental to social life, but basic questions about how they are affected by social context remain. Specifically, how do normative constraints depend on the presence and status of observers, and how do such relational contingencies vary across cultures? Using data fro...