Vplyv osobnostnej zrelosti partnerov na vznik rodiny v súčasnosti
Influence of Partner’s Personal Maturity for the Establishment of Family Today

Summary/Abstract: The family is now threatened by many influences. Neither the Christian family is spared the pressure of the consumer-oriented and materialistic society as well as socio-economic changes and struggles with the performance of claims which it is imposed. However, despite external factors, the family is largely determined by internal influences: interpersonal relations and personal amenities of partners. For a family it is possible, in addition to its characteristics – the basic cell of society or primary social institution, to be seen as a network of interpersonal relations. One of the dominant factors affecting the failure of modern family is also immaturity of partners. Currently, an increasing number of marriages and families, in which partners do not reach maturity of their personality (at the emotional, mental, intellectual and spiritual level) and it has largely affect their relationship and raising their children. Personal immaturity of the partners – parents often gives rise to different socio-pathological phenomena in the family. Under the influence of many changes parents can not handle the demands placed on marriage and maternity/paternity and start taking alcohol, drugs, or do not reach to resolve conflicts other than by violence or aggressive behavior. Children from such families often seek escape and feel safe on the street, where they spend most of their time. Many of them grow up criminals or vagrants, often ending up homeless or survive as their lives depend on assistance and institutionalized care. The family is now threatened in two ways: external and internal. External threats to the family is mainly due to the culture in which the family lives; internal risk is characterized by the fact that the family does not meet the internal conditions necessary for the functioning of marriage and family. The family is also threatened from within; the family has not the conditions necessary for the functioning of marriage and family. Internal threats to the family may cause two things: the status of father and husband in the family and mental, or emotional maturity or immaturity of young people today. Developmental psychology recognizes these types of personality immaturity: mental, emotional and social. It should be added that, even spiritual. One of the fundamental characteristics of maturity is that one is free to decide individually and voluntarily, he has self-control, knows his strengths and weaknesses and has a responsibility not only for himself, but is able to take responsibility for marriage and family. In the case of prematurity is a marriage partner or partnership often doomed to fail. One of the solutions or preventive measure of divorce is education in families and schools. In 1996, the Slovak government adopted concept of education for marriage and parenthood.

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