Personal Values of Young Persons with Intellectual Disabilities. Before and during COVID-19 Pandemic

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Background: A study of the personal values of 109 young adults with intellectual disabilities was conducted before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Learning about the personal values of this population group is important for implementing core curriculum content and developing support programs. Method: The purpose of the study (in a quantitative strategy) was to learn about the hierarchy of personal values and symbols of happiness in young Polish adults with intellectual disabilities before and during the pandemic. The questionnaire “List of Personal Values” by Zygfryd Juczynski, developed basing on the Rokeach’s concept of value measurement, was used. In particular, the position of health in the hierarchy of personal values was examined. Results: Health remains one of the three most important values before and during the pandemic, together with love and friendship. The least frequently chosen are fame, popularity, and good looks. Conclusions: Persons with intellectual disabilities are raised in a cult health. In their case, health is equated with “normalcy”, the chance to live independently. The category of health occupies such a high position in their personal values, regardless of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Ditta Barbara Baczała, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland

Dr hab. Ditta Baczała – profesor nadzwyczajny na Wydziale Nauk Pedagogicznych Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu, kierownik Katedry Psychopedagogiki Specjalnej, kierownik Podyplomowego Studium Pedagogiki Korekcyjno-Kompensacyjnej WNP. Ukończone studia podyplomowe w zakresie „Regionalnych i Szkolnych Strategii Rozwoju i Zarządzania w Edukacji” (UMK) i Studium Socjoterapii i Treningu Interpersonalnego (Krakowskie Centrum Psychodynamiczne) oraz kurs kwalifikacyjny „Socjoterapia i psychoprofilaktyka w placówkach oświatowych” (Centrum Edukacji Doskonalenia i Rozwoju Ośrodek Szkolenia Kadr Oświatowych w Krakowie).

Wieloletni nauczyciel w Zespole Szkół nr 26 w Toruniu, placówce oświatowej dla dzieci i młodzieży niepełnosprawnych intelektualnie w stopniu umiarkowanym, znacznym
i głębokim oraz z niepełnosprawnościami sprzężonymi. Zainteresowania naukowe: rozwój społeczny osób z niepełnosprawnością intelektualną w stopniu umiarkowanym i znacznym oraz kompetencje społeczne tej grupy społecznej. 

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BACZAŁA, Ditta Barbara and KAMECKA-ANTCZAK, Celina. Personal Values of Young Persons with Intellectual Disabilities. Before and during COVID-19 Pandemic. Przegląd Badań Edukacyjnych (Educational Studies Review). Online. 24 September 2024. Vol. 1, no. 46, pp. 149-172. [Accessed 6 July 2025]. DOI 10.12775/PBE.2024.008.

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