The family as a psychological value and an environment for development

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  • Tytuł: The family as a psychological value and an environment for development
  • Autor/Autorzy: JERZY SMOLEŃ (Autor)
  • Nazwa czasopisma: Kwartalnik Naukowy Fides et Ratio
  • Rok: 2026
  • Tom: 67
  • Numer: 3
  • ISSN: 2082-7067
  • e-ISSN: 2082-7067
  • DOI: 10.34766/hggk4h76
  • Adres www:: https://fidesetratio.com.pl/ojs/index.php/FetR/article/view/1516
  • Strony od-do: 109-116
  • Abstrakt: The family is one of the primary environments for human development. From the earliest stages of life, it shapes interpersonal bonds, a sense of security, identity, emotional regulation, social competences, and value systems. From a psychological perspective, the family is not merely a social structure or an institution organizing daily life. Instead, it is a dynamic system of relationships where the individual experiences closeness, acceptance, responsibility, and belonging. A child’s earliest relationships with parents are of paramount importance. They lay the foundation for their attachment style, self-image, and functioning in later interpersonal relationships. Furthermore, the family performs socialization, axiological, protective, and educational functions. Through these, it transmits norms, behavioral patterns, and a hierarchy of values. In a world characterized by sensory overload, rapid change, digitized relationships, and competing cultural models, the family remains a space of grounding. It provides a framework for interpreting the world and protecting personal dignity. Its value is especially evident in its capacity to foster a safe emotional climate, support autonomy, cultivate responsibility, and build psychological resilience. The aim of this article is to present the family as an indispensable environment for integral human development. It also highlights the family as a psychological value of fundamental importance for an individual’s mental health and social functioning.
  • Dyscyplina: psychologia
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  • 003 a JERZY SMOLEŃ (Autor)
  • 004 a Oryginalny artykuł naukowy
  • 006 a Kwartalnik Naukowy Fides et Ratio
  • 008 a 2026
  • 009 a 67
  • 010 a 3
  • 011 a 2082-7067
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  • 015 a 109-116
  • 020 a The family is one of the primary environments for human development. From the earliest stages of life, it shapes interpersonal bonds, a sense of security, identity, emotional regulation, social competences, and value systems. From a psychological perspective, the family is not merely a social structure or an institution organizing daily life. Instead, it is a dynamic system of relationships where the individual experiences closeness, acceptance, responsibility, and belonging. A child’s earliest relationships with parents are of paramount importance. They lay the foundation for their attachment style, self-image, and functioning in later interpersonal relationships. Furthermore, the family performs socialization, axiological, protective, and educational functions. Through these, it transmits norms, behavioral patterns, and a hierarchy of values. In a world characterized by sensory overload, rapid change, digitized relationships, and competing cultural models, the family remains a space of grounding. It provides a framework for interpreting the world and protecting personal dignity. Its value is especially evident in its capacity to foster a safe emotional climate, support autonomy, cultivate responsibility, and build psychological resilience. The aim of this article is to present the family as an indispensable environment for integral human development. It also highlights the family as a psychological value of fundamental importance for an individual’s mental health and social functioning.
  • 022 a attachment
  • 022 a bond
  • 022 a family
  • 022 a human development
  • 022 a psychological value
  • 966 a psychologia
  • 985 a Wydział Filozoficzny
  • 985 b Instytut Psychologii

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