„Z” generation in research with Polish and Czech students. A selected comparative analysis in building and understanding relationships.

Abstract

The main object of the theoretical narrative and research conclusions of the article are selected components of characteristics representative of Generation Z. The project Love in the Era of the Self , published in 2019, made it possible to select analyses of relationship scripts representing young people studying in universities from Poland and the Czech Republic. The main research objective was to ask what patterns of partner relationships are preferred and practised by young people studying in the neighbouring countries and what differentiates them?This allowed for several conclusions regarding the socio-cultural changes within the activities of today's youth and the perceived dangers of penetrating digital contact scripts, strongly codified by interfaces. This may exclude empathy in the future and generate an existential emptiness that will be satisfied by urges, reinforce self-criticism, and reduce well-being in relationships. This presents a new field of challenges for educators.