Work-life Balance and Gender Regime After the Economic Transition

Work-life balance (WLB) is a key issue in our societies in which there is increasing pressure to be permanently available on demand and to work more intensively, and when due to technological change the borders between work and private life appear to be dissolving. However, the social, institutional and normative frames of a region have a huge impact on how people experience work and private life, where the borders between these spheres lie and how much control individuals have in managing these borders. Based on these arguments, this editorial to the special issue Work-life balance/imbalance: individual, organisational and social experiences in Intersections. EEJSP draws attention to the social institutions, frameworks and norms which have an effect on experience, practices and expectations about work-life balance. Concerning the time horizon, this editorial focuses on the change of regime as a reference point since socialist and post-socialist eras differ significantly, although there is still some continuity between them. The authors of this introduction offer an overview of the situation in CEE (Central and Eastern Europe) based mainly on examples of Visegrad countries

The development of the Problematic Series WatchingScale (PSWS)

Background and aims The goal of the present study was to create a short ProblematicSeries Watching Scale (PSWS). Methods On the basis of the six components model of Griffiths (2005), six items were identifiedcovering all components of problematic series watching. Confirmatoryfactor analyses were carried out on two independent samples (N1  = 366, N2  = 752). Results The PSWS has appropriate factor structure and reliability. Theamount of free time was not, but the series watching time was associatedwith PSWS scores. Women had higher scores than men. Discussion Before PSWS, no prior scale has been created to measure problematicseries watching. Further research is needed to properly assess itsvalidity and reliability; and for examining whether extensive serieswatching can lead to health-related and psychosocial problems. Conclusions In the increasingly digitalized world there are many motivationalforces which encourage people watching online series. In the lightof these changes, research on problematic series watching will beprogressively relevant

Too many swipes for today: The Development of the Problematic Tinder Use Scale (PTUS)

Background and aims Tinder is a very popular smartphone-based geolocated dating application. The goal of the present study was creating a short Problematic Tinder Use Scale (PTUS). Methods Griffiths’ (2005) six-component model was implemented for covering all components of problematic Tinder use. Confirmatory factor analyses were carried out on a Tinder user sample (N = 430). Results Both the 12- and the 6-item versions were tested. The 6-item unidimensional structure has appropriate reliability and factor structure. No salient demography-related differences were found. Users irrespectively to their relationship status have similar scores on PTUS. Discussion Tinder users deserve the attention of scientific examination considering their large proportion among smartphone users. It is especially true considering the emerging trend of geolocated online dating applications. Conclusions Before PTUS, no prior scale has been created to measure problematic Tinder use. The PTUS is a suitable and reliable measure to assess problematic Tinder use

Nagy antioxidáns kapacitású, stressz- ill. betegségrezisztens kukorica nemesítési alapanyagok előállítása in vitro szelekciós módszerrel = Production of breeding stocks of maize with high antioxidant capacity and improved stress and pathogene resistance by in vitro selection.

A pályázat célja olyan in vitro szelekciós technika kidolgozása és tesztelése volt, mely lehetővé teszi haploid szövettenyészetekből kiindulva dihaploid, fertilis oxidatív károsodást előidéző stresszekkel szemben ellenálló genotípusok előállítását. Mintegy 60 000 db antérát helyeztünk különböző oxidatív stresszt indukáló vegyületeket (paraquat, menadion, t-BHP, metionin+riboflavin) tartalmazó indukciós táptalajra. Így sikerült előállítani 17 db fertilis DH0 növényt paraquat, 14 db növényt t-BHP-ot, 10 db növényt metionint és riboflavint, valamint 3 db növényt menadion tartalmú táptalajról. E növények utódainak fiziológiai vizsgálatával, in situ festési eljárással, az antioxidáns enzimrendszer részletes vizsgálatával igazoltuk, hogy a szelektált vonalak közül számos nagyobb oxidatív stressz toleranciával rendelkezik, mint a kontroll DH vonalak utódai vagy a kiindulásként használt A-18 hibrid. Az egyes genotípusok hideg- és szárazságtűrésének vizsgálata alapján találtunk olyan genotípusokat, melyek hideg, ill. magas hőmérséklet és szárazság ellen is nagyobb ellenállóságot mutattak, mint a kontrollok. Mindezen vizsgálatokkal igazoltuk, hogy mikrospórák in vitro szelekciója sikeresen megvalósítható oxidatív stressz-t indukáló vegyületek alkalmazásával, belőlük, fertilis dihaploid növények regenerálhatók, melyek közül számos igazoltan oxidatív és egyéb oxidatív módon ható stresszfajtákkal (hideg, szárazság) szemben toleránsabbak, mint a kontroll DH vonalak ill. A-18-s hibrid. | The aim of the project was to elaborate and test an in vitro selection technique based on haploid tissue cultures, allowing the development of fertile doubled haploid genotypes resistant to stress factors inducing oxidative damage. About 60,000 anthers were placed on induction medium containing various compounds inducing oxidative stress (paraquat, menadione, t-BHP, methionine+riboflavin). As the result of selection, the number of fertile DH0 plants developed from the various media was 17 for paraquat, 14 for t-BHP, 10 for methionine+riboflavin and 3 for menadione. Physiological analysis, in situ staining technique and antioxidant enzymes analysis on the progeny of these plants confirmed that many of the selected lines possessed greater oxidative stress tolerance than the progeny of control DH lines or of the A-18 hybrid from which the tissue culture was initiated. An analysis of the cold and drought tolerance of various genotypes showed that among the selected lines with satisfactory resistance there were genotypes exhibiting greater resistance both to cold or high temperature and to drought than the control. The investigations thus proved that the in vitro selection of microspores could be successfully carried out using compounds inducing oxidative stress, leading to the regeneration of fertile doubled haploid plants, many of which were significantly more tolerant to oxidative stress and to other stress factors acting in an oxidative manner (cold, drought) than the control

A Rövid Egyetemi Unalom Kérdőív faktorstruktúrája

Kutatásunk célja az volt, hogy – Pekrun, Goetz, Titz és Perry (2002) Teljesítmény Érzelmek Kérdőívét (Achievement Emotions Questionnaire, AEQ) felhasználva – megvizsgáljuk az Egyetemi Unalom Kérdőív faktorstruktúráját. A vizsgálatban 370 egyetemi hallgató vett részt, 87 férfi és 283 nő. A megerősítő faktorelemzés (CFA) szerint a kérdőív hosszabb verziója majdnem elfogadható modellilleszkedést mutat, azonban a rövid változat faktorstruktúrája teljes mértékben megfelel a követelményeknek. A kérdőív alapu

The Timing of Motherhood While Earning a PhD in Engineering

In spite of tremendous efforts, women are still under-represented in the field of science. Post-graduate education and early tenure track employment are part of the academic career establish-ment in research and development during periods that usually overlap with family formation. Though women tend to leave science mainly after obtaining their PhD, and the timing of mother-hood plays a vital role in a successful research career, qualitative data on this life period are scarce. Our paper focuses on how the normative and institutional contexts shape female PhD engineering students’ family plans. The research was based on intersections of life course and risk and uncertainty theories. Using qualitative interviews we explored how contradicting social norms of childbearing cause tensions in postgraduate students’ lives, and how the different uncer-tainties and risks permeate young researchers’ decisions on early life events. We concluded that, despite the general pattern of delaying motherhood among higher educated women, these students struggle against this postponement, and they hardly have any good options to avoid risk stem-ming from uncertainties and from some characteris-tics of studying and working in engineering. Find-ings of this research may call the attention of stake-holders to possible intervention points