Tato bakalářská práce se zabírá teorii citové vazby, a jejími dopady na romantické vztahy dále zkoumá, jak je teorie vyobrazena ve vztahu hlavních hrdinů románu After-Polibek Anny Toddové a to v knižní i filmové verzi. Cílem této práce je zjistit, zda napomáhá vzdělávat mladé dospělé ohledně nezdravých vztahů problematiky a jejich vlivu na psychickou pohodu a zda toto dílo nezdravé vztahy odsuzuje nebo oslavuje. Dále zkoumá jaký vliv by toto populární dílo mohlo mít na vnímání a chování mladých dospělých v jejich vlastních romantických vztazích.
Annotation in English
This bachelor thesis discusses attachment theory, its implications in romantic relationships and investigates how attachment theory is portrayed in the relationships of the protagonist in Anna Todd's novel After, in both the book and the movie adaptation. The purpose of this thesis is to determine whether the film? helps to educate young adults about unhealthy relationships and their consequences for their psychological wellbeing, as well as to consider whether it glorifies or condemns these dynamics. It explores how this popular story might affect young adults' perception of this matter and, subsequently, their behaviour in their own romantic relationships.
Keywords
teorie citové vazby, mladí dospělí, romantické vztahy, toxické vztahy
Keywords in English
attachment theory, young adults, romantic relationships, unhealthy relationships
Length of the covering note
60 s. (99 282 znaků)
Language
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Annotation
Tato bakalářská práce se zabírá teorii citové vazby, a jejími dopady na romantické vztahy dále zkoumá, jak je teorie vyobrazena ve vztahu hlavních hrdinů románu After-Polibek Anny Toddové a to v knižní i filmové verzi. Cílem této práce je zjistit, zda napomáhá vzdělávat mladé dospělé ohledně nezdravých vztahů problematiky a jejich vlivu na psychickou pohodu a zda toto dílo nezdravé vztahy odsuzuje nebo oslavuje. Dále zkoumá jaký vliv by toto populární dílo mohlo mít na vnímání a chování mladých dospělých v jejich vlastních romantických vztazích.
Annotation in English
This bachelor thesis discusses attachment theory, its implications in romantic relationships and investigates how attachment theory is portrayed in the relationships of the protagonist in Anna Todd's novel After, in both the book and the movie adaptation. The purpose of this thesis is to determine whether the film? helps to educate young adults about unhealthy relationships and their consequences for their psychological wellbeing, as well as to consider whether it glorifies or condemns these dynamics. It explores how this popular story might affect young adults' perception of this matter and, subsequently, their behaviour in their own romantic relationships.
Keywords
teorie citové vazby, mladí dospělí, romantické vztahy, toxické vztahy
Keywords in English
attachment theory, young adults, romantic relationships, unhealthy relationships
Research Plan
This bachelor’s thesis deals with the topic of un/healthy attachment styles and their impact on the psychological wellbeing of youth. It proceeds from the belief that young adults might not yet be skilled to identify signs of unhealthy relationships and should thus be educated to be able to do so; which is one of the objectives the work seeks to fulfil. The theoretical part of this thesis will outline different attachment styles, describing their effect on romantic relationships. The basic definition of an emotionally abusive relationship will be summarised to illustrate how different attachment styles can lead to unhealthy abusive bonds. Then, the thesis will examine the attachment relationship styles represented in the young adult romantic novel After (2014), written by Anna Todd, chosen as this work has been criticised for glamorising abusive relationships to its YA readership. The bond between the two main protagonists, Hardin and Tessa, will be assessed using the aforementioned attachment styles theory. This evaluation will be based on the research outlined by the British psychologist J. Bowly, later applied by Dr. Amir Levine and Rachel S. F. Heller, M.A. to advise people on how to navigate their relationships.
This thesis will, in fact, address both the novel and the film adaptation of After to assess whether either of the versions contains a warning against abusive romantic relationships and their impact on one's wellbeing.
Methodology
Close reading of primary and secondary materials. Assessment of attachment styles in After and its film adaptation.
Research Plan
This bachelor’s thesis deals with the topic of un/healthy attachment styles and their impact on the psychological wellbeing of youth. It proceeds from the belief that young adults might not yet be skilled to identify signs of unhealthy relationships and should thus be educated to be able to do so; which is one of the objectives the work seeks to fulfil. The theoretical part of this thesis will outline different attachment styles, describing their effect on romantic relationships. The basic definition of an emotionally abusive relationship will be summarised to illustrate how different attachment styles can lead to unhealthy abusive bonds. Then, the thesis will examine the attachment relationship styles represented in the young adult romantic novel After (2014), written by Anna Todd, chosen as this work has been criticised for glamorising abusive relationships to its YA readership. The bond between the two main protagonists, Hardin and Tessa, will be assessed using the aforementioned attachment styles theory. This evaluation will be based on the research outlined by the British psychologist J. Bowly, later applied by Dr. Amir Levine and Rachel S. F. Heller, M.A. to advise people on how to navigate their relationships.
This thesis will, in fact, address both the novel and the film adaptation of After to assess whether either of the versions contains a warning against abusive romantic relationships and their impact on one's wellbeing.
Methodology
Close reading of primary and secondary materials. Assessment of attachment styles in After and its film adaptation.
Recommended resources
After. Film. United States: Aviron Pictures, 2019.
Engel, Beverly. The Emotionally Abusive Relationship: How to Stop Being Abused and How to Stop Abusing.S. John Wiley & Sons, 2003.
Levine, Amir. Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find - and Keep - Love. Tarcherperigee, 2012.
Ruiz-Palomino, Estefanía, Rafael Ballester-Arnal, Cristina Giménez-García, and María Dolores Gil-Llario. "Influence of Beliefs about Romantic Love on the Justification of Abusive Behaviours among Early Adolescents.” Journal of Adolescence 92, no. 92 (October 2021): 126–36.
Shapiro, Joan, and Lee Kroeger. "Is Life Just a Romantic Novel? The Relationship between Attitudes about Intimate Relationships and the Popular Media.” The American Journal of Family Therapy 19, no. 3 (September 1991): 226–36.
Todd, Anna. After.Gallery Books, 2019.
Vaterlaus, J. Mitchell, Sarah Tulane, Brandon D. Porter, and Troy E. Beckert. "The Perceived Influence of Media and Technology on Adolescent Romantic Relationships.” Journal of Adolescent Research 33, no. 6 (May 31, 2017): 651–71
Recommended resources
After. Film. United States: Aviron Pictures, 2019.
Engel, Beverly. The Emotionally Abusive Relationship: How to Stop Being Abused and How to Stop Abusing.S. John Wiley & Sons, 2003.
Levine, Amir. Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find - and Keep - Love. Tarcherperigee, 2012.
Ruiz-Palomino, Estefanía, Rafael Ballester-Arnal, Cristina Giménez-García, and María Dolores Gil-Llario. "Influence of Beliefs about Romantic Love on the Justification of Abusive Behaviours among Early Adolescents.” Journal of Adolescence 92, no. 92 (October 2021): 126–36.
Shapiro, Joan, and Lee Kroeger. "Is Life Just a Romantic Novel? The Relationship between Attitudes about Intimate Relationships and the Popular Media.” The American Journal of Family Therapy 19, no. 3 (September 1991): 226–36.
Todd, Anna. After.Gallery Books, 2019.
Vaterlaus, J. Mitchell, Sarah Tulane, Brandon D. Porter, and Troy E. Beckert. "The Perceived Influence of Media and Technology on Adolescent Romantic Relationships.” Journal of Adolescent Research 33, no. 6 (May 31, 2017): 651–71
