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Today information space is a natural human life environment. Almost unlimited technical capability of modern interactive gadgets allows people to become co-authors or even creators of their own virtual reality. General availability of personal data makes it possible to interfere in other people’s private lives, forming their values and sense attitudes. So, the problem of psychological safety of a person in information space has become of vital importance. As a theoretical ground of the research we use such concept...

The study is done because in Latvia supervision rapidly takes its place between professions recognized in the national level, becoming an integral part of professional components. As there is an increasing demand for supervisors, the aim of this study is to find out attitudes about the supervision service and consumer social representations. The main tasks of the research paper are to analyse scientific literature on supervision, consumer social representations and attitude towards supervision, create to gather da...

Having a child with chronic illnesses or developmental disabilities have a transformative impact on each family member and can affect a family’s psychological quality of life. But the effects of the disease severity on quality of life have not been shown in some previous studies. So the question why does the quality of life differ in different families with “special” children still exists. This study aims at evaluating the factors that can affect the quality of life in families having a child with chronic illnesse...

Is it necessary to worry about ageing and old age? Can we do something to enjoy well-being in a mature age? These questions are being answered by scholars of positive psychology who study the factors of successful ageing and happiness in old age. The outcomes of their research sound promising. They state the number of people in the so-called third age is increasing and that people are not born wise but they become wise due to living a full life. Additionally, the elderly are often happier than the young and in old...

Psychological approach in the research of the inter ethnic relations increased, and takes central places in researches, especially among the middle that are multicultural. Taking into consideration the previously research for the existence of different types of nationally or different form of a national closeness Rot and Havelka are noted the existence of five forms of national closeness [1]: 1. Exceptional closeness national 2. Eminent national closeness 3.Increase reusable national closeness 4.The general (all h...

The results of a comparative study of preferences in coping strategies are presented, as well as their connections with the characteristics of the frustration of four groups of Russian urban student youth - students of the senior classes of the secondary school, students of the construction college, psychology students and working young men and women who receive further education in the field of "Psychology". The relevance of studying the stated topic is explained. We used the methods of survey, testing ("Ways of ...

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...

Background. The relevance of this work is determined by modern trends in the development of society: the socio-psychological aspect - with each year the number of organizations and the number of specialists grow. Extremely topical are the problems of raising and maintaining a high level of psychological security in an organization associated with loyalty. However, the analysis of the relationship, the conditions that determine its formation, typology, planning of actions aimed at increasing loyalty and focused on ...

The problem of choice practically affects all aspects of human life. Public interest to the topic of decision-making process has been continuously and extensively escalating over the last decade. This study explores the basis of conflict in choice of decision-making strategy and provides a thorough research analyzing how matriculates choose what universities to apply to and what strategy they are inclined to use when doing so. The article provides results of such research and represents collected data on more than...

The research is determined by the increase of the quantity and changes in qualitative characteristics of developmental disorders in children with cognitive epileptiform disintegration. According to the definition of K.Yu.Mukhin, cognitive epileptiform disintegration (CED) is considered as a symptomatic complex of acquired disorders of higher mental functions (HMF) in children associated with severe epileptiform activity on the EEG in the absence of epileptic seizures. There are several actual problems connected wi...

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...

In the field of dramatherapy interventions aimed at addicted persons in detoxification units, no relevant methodology is available. At the same time, the implementation of dramatherapy approaches in the healthcare sector is problematic. Last but not least (according to scientific research), very little attention is paid to the specifics of dramatherapy designed for these clients. The paper deals with the application of dramatherapy designed for persons with addiction in detoxification units. The author presents a ...

In a knowledge-intensive economy, the ability of the individual knowledge worker to produce high quality decisions is perhaps one of the most valuable assets organisations today has and organisations are increasingly concerned with ways of making better decisions, because an organisation’s ability to make high quality decisions is of utmost importance for its success. Consequently, a knowledge worker’s primary deliverable is a good decision, which emphasises their essential role in producing high quality decisions...

Background: The study of psychological strategies of network activity and attitudes of student youth towards the Internet is actual and practically significance. Personal characteristics in the network interaction are occurred in the motives of behavior and communication, in the psychologically to the use of electronic technologies, and also in the preference for activities. For most students the Internet is a space in which you can achieve social comfort and have the opportunity to communicate with others and dev...

Emotional wellbeing during professional activity is the basis of psychological comfort at work and in life. Stress at work is an important problem because it affects the professional abilities, health of the staff, and the quality of their work. The European Union has issued a directive on the necessity of lowering work-related stress. Stress tolerance of mobile and operational staff of private security companies is becoming an acute issue. The following research question was formulated: Are there any differences ...

The article is devoted to analysis of the specific of negotiation between adults and adolescents in conflicts connected with teenagers’ misbehavior in different social situations. These are the survey’s results and practical counselling and mediation experiences presented in the article. Possibilities to negotiate difficult issues between teenagers and their peers, teenagers and adults depending on their age, education, experience and gender were explored. The factors of negotiations’ failure and success have been...

The purpose: a comparative study of the type and direction of reaction in conflict situation among masculine men and feminine women of Russian and Armenian nationalities. Design: kind of gender identity and ethno-cultural characteristics may condition differences in types and directions of reaction in conflict situation among both men and women of Russian and Armenian nationalities. The technique: 1. Rosenzweig Picture-Frustration Study which is aimed at identifying the type of reaction to the conflict situation a...

The author of the study analyses the formats of reality shows broadcasted by Slovak media with emphasis on the psychological and communication aspects intentionally employed by their creators and which recipients knowingly or subconsciously reflect. Based on observations of media content produced by Slovak and foreign media, there is an assumption that emotion and extremity can be found practically throughout the entire composition of the program, i.e. in various program formats, in the actual content and form of ...

This paper specifically addresses the key elements that constitute the subphase 1.2 “struggling for survival in the streets” of the original grounded Theory “surviving the streets”. The first section addresses the particularities that comprise each phase of the GT. The specific features of phase 1 are presented in more detail. The second section of the papers summarizes the research method, specifically: (i) characterization of participants [homeless (n = 38), professionals (n = 47) and previously homeless (n = 11...

This article aims to analyse the relation between individual values and satisfaction of life that can be seen not only as personal constructs, but also as indicators of social processes in Bulgaria. It presents the results from an empirical research conducted in 2015-2016 among 1913 Bulgarian citizens of active working age – 18-65 y.o. Some of the most complex methods in the social sciences to study values and life satisfaction, such as Schwartz Value Survey, SVS [14] and Satisfaction With Life Scale, SWLS [4] hav...

This article is dedicated to the 10th anniversary of Bulgaria’s accession to the European Union – EU (01.01.2007 – 01.01.2017) and the 60th anniversary of its creation (25.03.1957 – 25.03.2017). The aim of the study is to compare the Bulgarian cultural model with that of the EU member states and to outline the value similarities and differences among them. On the basis of the method for diagnostics of cultural value orientations proposed by Schwartz [8] it can be established that while the cultural value ideal of ...

The family has a key role in a child's development. Numerous studies have shown the negative impact of domestic violence and parental conflict on the child's functioning and adaptation and these negative impacts also have long-lasting consequences on adolescent self-efficacy. The research goal was to examine the influence of students’ perception of parental conflict on their social, emotional and academic self-efficacy. 448 secondary school adolescents participated in the study, 62% were boys and 38% were girls (t...

Background. Recent psychological research focuses on different factors influencing concern and satisfaction with appearance (Harris et al, 2014; Moss et al, 2012, 2014; Mulgrew & Cragg, 2015; Nergiz-Unalet et al, 2014; Pliner et al, 1990; Stock, 2014). Especially, satisfaction and concern with physical appearance, body form, and body parts has been investigated till now. At the same time due to operationalization of appearance through physical characteristics the impact of evaluation of various appearance componen...

This study explores the effect of ethnicity and gender on peers relationships and school adjustment among primary school students in a multicultural sample. Participants were 166 primary school students (aged between 8 and 11 years, 46.4% boys) enrolled in second (42.2%), third (31.9%) and fourth grade (25.9%) with diverse ethnic background, 78.3% Romanian and 21.7% Roma. Students completed a socio-metric questionnaire measuring the preference and the rejection in peers relationships. Data about school adjustment ...

In conditions of high uncertainty and growth of social tension there increases a need to acquire techniques for organizing one’s life in terms of time. Time competence acts as a leading component of the regulatory capabilities of a person. Time competence as a source for coping with difficult life situations and as a life potential allowing a person to act constructively is being widely studied at present. In this study, the authors present a structural and functional model of the time competence of an individual,...

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 al...

The aim of the present research was to explore some intergenerational patterns of bounday flexibility in the context of family – work interface. First of all, we explored how young women expectations regarding the flexibility of their future family and work boundaries were related to their parents’ willingness and ability to flex these boundaries. Furthermore, we investigated the differences between spouses in the ability and willingness to flex family and work boundaries. In order to test our hypotheses, we colle...

Dramatherapy is a way of psychotherapy which helps people better understand their problems. The method is helpful especially in the field of addictions. The therapeutic community is a traditional form of caring for persons addicted to drugs. A few communities in Czech Republic use dramatherapy. The purpose of the text is to answer the question how dramatherapy works in a community and how the method influences the clients. The paper focuses on the potential of dramatherapy in a therapeutic community for persons wi...

The purpose of the study was to identify the specifics of the representations of psychology students on how the viewing of cartoons of foreign and national production affects the development of junior schoolchildren. The study involved psychology students in the number of 70 people, aged 19 to 46. Among them there are 19 psychology students (age 19-27) and 51 people who are psychology students of different age that undergo professional retraining (age 22 to 46). 85% of the respondents were women. At the first stag...

Theoretical framework. The research is based on cognitive approach to metaphors and narratives. It touches on the problem of metaphorical and narrative foundations of phenomena "discrimination" and "hate speech". The objective of this research was comparative analysis of "friend" and "alien" metaphors and narratives about interaction with them reflecting different interpretative repertoires of perception of other person as a "friend" and an "alien". Methods. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were used: cat...

Self-efficacy is a motivational variable associated with increased school achievement. It can be related with nonverbal communication consisting in gestures that accompany or replace verbal communication. This study explored gender differences in the relationships between the gestures expressed during Romanian lessons, the level of self-efficacy and school achievement in primary school students. In this study participated 161 students enrolled in first, second, third and fourth grade (aged between 7 and 11 years, ...

The demand for supervision is currently developing rapidly globally and in Latvia. Since 2014, the profession of a supervisor/consultant, monitor appears in the section of lead experts of the Classification of Professions. The Latvian Association of Supervision includes 58 certified supervisors, has published two books and numerous articles of supervision. This profession can be acquired in three institutions of higher education (RISEBA, RSU, LKrA), and two doctoral dissertations related to supervision have been d...

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...

The article considers the issues of pedagogical competence development as a problem of teacher’s professional activities. The authors regard the processes forming a professional in pedagogy from the point of view of personal-centered, self-regulative, competent and personal approaches. These phenomena are represented as the aspects of psychological and pedagogical culture of a teacher. The drastic need for effective training to prepare competent specialists (both bachelors and masters) is an urgent challenge in th...

The aim of this study was to analyze the components of appearance in the structure of perception of other people's age. The main method of study: original methodology «Identification of person’s age using photovisualization». Participants of study estimated the age of 20 people (10 men and 10 women aged from 18 to 58 years represented on the photos) and answered the question: «What in this person allows you to make a conclusion about his or her age?’. Subjects of perception were 60 respondents. As the result 3268 ...

The aim of the investigation was to determine the attitude of parents towards the diagnosis of their children and to focus on the problems of families with children suffering from a deficit of partial functions, as well as on the cooperation with specialists and the school and the ways of tackling the education difficulties of these children. This research is part of a larger project - the research concerning the educability dynamics at children and pupils in need of special education support measures and the fact...

It is frequently stated that the present times relate to the spirit of Apocalypse. In psychological terms, the meaning of the statement underlines dynamic patterns, with intentionality and a complex interdependency. Apocalypse means revelation and intricate processes of evaluation, destruction and rising of a new order, towards a new meaning of human lives. In sciences, new researches bring out new perspectives upon energy and matter, medical interventions are reoriented by the genetics and epigenetics, the cybern...

The birth of a child with a pathology is experienced by a parent as a stressful situation, which defines the need for psychotherapeutic assistance. It should be provided at the neonatal pathology department where a child stays during the period of acute condition, and parents get informed of the causes of the pathology, severity of condition and possible consequences. The article presents data on examining the effectiveness of rational emotive behavior therapy techniques in working with mothers of newborns with se...

Morality as a concept has once again invoked scientific curiosity, not only from the philosophical point of view, but from the perspective of other social sciences - especially psychology, which has offered new ways of rethinking the concept. Within the context of cognitive-developmental approach, moral reasoning is interpreted as a central construct of the morality in general (issues such as moral behaviour, moral sensitivity, moral motivation etc.). The main aim of this study was to identify some potential moral...

This study examines the relationship between conflict and the effectiveness of work groups. The authors used multi-dimentional models of intra group conflict and performance groups. The first model includes three levels of conflict such as interpersonal conflict (between individuals), microgroup conflict (between some individuals and non formal subgroups within a group) and group conflict (between some individuals and a group). Each of these levels contain within them two types of conflicts — job conflict and subj...

Professional deformation and burnout in our days are more and more recognized in many professions also in aviation industry. Aircraft cabin service staff starting work completely unaware that the work is physically and emotionally very heavy. This research task is to find are there professional deformation and burnout symptoms of them among cabin crew. The aim of research paper is to find is there professional deformation and burnout between cabin crew and is there any correlation between them. Research methods: R...

Emotional competence - the ability to understand, express and regulate one’s own and other’s emotions - has an important consequence on personal and academic life of students, contributing to their wellbeing, mental health, resilience to stress, academic and social success. Emotions influence both minor and important decisions in real life: they can be crystallized as cognitive style in decision making, (e.g. avoidant, vigilant, preoccupied or intuitive). Most studies were focused on self-report emotional intellig...

The aim of this study is to investigate psychological factors contributing to the self-perceived creativity constructs (creative self-efficacy, creative role-identity and creative behavior). Based on previous findings, the first hypothesis is that the parents’ educational level will affect the way students think about their creative outcomes. Secondly, it has been investigated the role of intelligence and some integrated competencies (thinking, verbal) in creative self-efficacy. General intelligence was measured w...

A successful balance between work and private life provides benefits to employees and companies. Employees are an essential resource in the companies operating in the business sector, and, according to the long-term estimates in the labour market, the services sector will continue to develop in Latvia in the future as well, and, consequently, there will also be a demand for human resources. The aim of the research study: To study work and private life balance differences between various generations of the personne...

The article describes results of the research that revealed correlation between emotional intelligence and adaptation in the group of foreign students RUDN University. The text describes actuality and the importance of study the subject of adaptation in the not native culture in psychological science. Also the article describes the actuality of theme of emotional intelligence and touches upon the question about current research trends in this context. The main individually determinants of emotional intelligence, a...

This paper systematizes the main results of the phase 2.2 of the original grounded theory “surviving the streets” (GT-ST). Primarily the paper includes a brief description of the main phases of this original theory and its major distinctive features, emphasizing its similarities with other scientific theoretical and research contemporary studies. The method section includes a summary of participants’ characterization [homeless (n = 38), professionals (n = 47) and previously homeless (n = 11)], instruments (observa...

The present article investigated three main constructs of self-perceived creativity: creative self-efficacy, creative role identity and creative behavior. Culture being an element of the social context, it could influence creativity, more specifically the level of development, or predictors of creativity, for example the creative self-efficacy or creative role identity. Moreover, previous studies showed that culture may shape creativity via its influence on some environmental factors. Based on these findings the m...

Background: The main aim of the research study is to present partial results from comprehensive research focused on: a) finding out teachers' attitudes towards the thematic units and contents of technical education, b) finding out views about the importance of thematic units, c) finding out views about the level of training and competencies achieved in the technical area, d) finding out views about changes in the standard content of technical education, e) finding data about using the technical classrooms, f) find...

The article studies the interconnection of life events and such psychological states as hope/hopelessness and its intensity in a non-verbal behavior of the individual. The authors point out that emotional imbalance and likewise states can find its representation in a non-verbal behavior within the people representing the terrorist threat. Hopelessness and negative life events can cause low people`s sensitiveness to the terrorist threat. The results of the research studying the peculiarities of the hope intensity a...

This paper considers the aspect of adopting discriminatory behavior towards women with different ethno-religious design of the external appearance. An empirical study is presented, with the object of 807 people: 436 women and 371 men, aged 18 to 35 years. Respondents were offered a set of photographs of girls in hijab and without it (5 pairs of photographs). Three situations were proposed for each photo from the "Assessment of Acceptance of Discriminating Behavior towards Ethnic Groups" methodology, proposed by V....