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There are only a few instruments related to career among the Hungarian sample from Transylvania. Moreover, instruments that assess career maturity are not available in Hungarian language. That is why the main purpose of the study was to translate and adapt Career Maturity Inventory form C for Hungarian students from Transylvania. In addition, the effects of gender and age on career maturity were examined. Both university students and high school students were assessed. During the Bachelor program, university stude...

The main goal of the current paper was to translate The Career Adapt-Abilities Scale – CAAS International Form 2.0 into Hungarian language, furthermore to examine the factor structure and psychometric characteristics of the scale in a Hungarian sample from Transylvania. Data was collected from 694 university and high school students. The age of the participants ranged from 15 to 26 years (M=19.37, SD=2.05). Internal consistency estimates for the subscales and total scores ranged from good to very good (Cronbach ...

Objectives: The main goal of the current study was to analyze the structural validity of the parent version of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). The instrument was used for a general screening to identify children with behavioral, social, emotional problems and ADHD symptoms, in a Hungarian minority population from Transylvania. Methods: A sample of 102 parents completed the SDQ questionnaire for elementary school children, mean age M(SD)=7.55(1.54), 57.3% female, 42.7% male, being a Transylvania...

Objectives: The main aim of the study was to establish the occurrence of internalizing and externalizing behavior problems, among preadolescents and adolescents belonging to Hungarian minority from Transylvania. In addition, gender and school type differences were analyzed for more accurate results. Methods: Participants were selected randomly: aged between 10-19 years, grades 5 to 12. A total number of 349 preadolescents and adolescents were assessed, 49% of whom were male (N=170) and 51% female (N=179). Particip...

Objectives: In this study the relationship between social skills and behavioral problems in secondary school students was examined. In addition, the gender differences between these variables were investigated. The main aim of the study was to analyze the relation between the social and emotional competencies and behavioral problems. Furthermore, the prognostic role of social and emotional competencies in the prevalence of problematic behavior was analyzed. Methods: Participants were selected from a Hungarian mino...