Cilj je rada istražiti kod adolescenata manifestacije korištenja Facebook društvenom mrežom i utvrditi dimenzije ponašanja adolescenata na društvenoj mreži. Uzorak ispitanika (N = 134) čine učenici i ...učenice drugih razreda srednje škole. Rezultati istraživanja pokazuju da postoje tri dimenzije virtualnog djelovanja adolescenata: intrinzična, ekstrinzična i rizična dimenzija. Svaka od dimenzija obuhvaća različite domene aktivnosti koje potencijalno ukazuju na odgojne implikacije virtualnog djelovanja (informacije i komunikacija, socijalizacija, ovisnost i nasilje). Rezultati t-testa pokazuju da nema razlike u intrinzičnom i ekstrinzičnom ponašanju s obzirom na spol, ali postoji razlika u implikacijama za rizično ponašanje – adolescentice su sklonije od adolescenata poistovjećivanju virtualnog svijeta sa stvarnim socijalnim mrežama te su izloženije virtualnom nasilju; dok su adolescenti skloniji od adolescentica sudjelovati u virtualnom nasilju te njihovo virtualno djelovanje pogoduje stvaranju virtualne ovisnosti.
Cilj je rada s teorijskog aspekta istražiti i identificirati oblike stigmatizacije koja u konačnici
ukazuje na višestruko negativne društvene implikacije. Metodom sekudarne analize i analize
sadržaja ...u radu se problematizira stigmatiziranje u društvenom i pedagoškom kontekstu čije su
posljedice osobito negativne za ugrožene i marginalizirane skupine ljudi. Analizom podataka
utvrđeno je da nasilje nad mišljenjem ima obilježje bezuvjetne podređenosti pojedinca normama
i inim kolektivitetima koji stvaraju stereotipe o drugima i drugačijima kao nepoželjnima te da
se stigmatizacija temelji na rasprostranjenim stereotipima koji postaju osnova za isključivanje
ili izbjegavanje određene skupine ljudi. Zaključuje se da su u procesu destigmatizacije odgoj i
obrazovanje iznimno važan segment u formiranju (ne)humanih društvenih obrazaca ponašanja.
Cilj je rada istražiti kod adolescenata manifestacije korištenja Facebook društvenom mrežom i utvrditi dimenzije ponašanja adolescenata na društvenoj mreži. Uzorak ispitanika (N = 134) čine učenici i ...učenice drugih razreda srednje škole. Rezultati istraživanja pokazuju da postoje tri dimenzije virtualnog djelovanja adolescenata: intrinzična, ekstrinzična i rizična dimenzija. Svaka od dimenzija obuhvaća različite domene aktivnosti koje potencijalno ukazuju na odgojne implikacije virtualnog djelovanja (informacije i komunikacija, socijalizacija, ovisnost i nasilje). Rezultati t-testa pokazuju da nema razlike u intrinzičnom i ekstrinzičnom ponašanju s obzirom na spol, ali postoji razlika u implikacijama za rizično ponašanje – adolescentice su sklonije od adolescenata poistovjećivanju virtualnog svijeta sa stvarnim socijalnim mrežama te su izloženije virtualnom nasilju; dok su adolescenti skloniji od adolescentica sudjelovati u virtualnom nasilju te njihovo virtualno djelovanje pogoduje stvaranju virtualne ovisnosti.
Review of:
Eric Margolis, Stephen Laurence (ur.) ,The Conceptual Mind New Directions in The Study of Concepts, MIT Press, Cambridge (MA) – London 2015.
Review of: Peter Carruthers "THE CENTERED MIND: WHAT THE SCIENCE OF WORKING MEMORY SHOWS US ABOUT THE NATURE OF HUMAN THOUGHT";
Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2015., 290 pages
by: Ana Čelik
Peter Carruthers: The Centered Mind: What the Science of Working Memory Shows Us about the Nature of Human Thought, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2015., 290 str.
The present study examines the role of personality traits, interpersonal relationships, and sociodemographic factors on perceived stress, related to COVID-19, and compliance with measures to mitigate ...its spread. Data were collected in the midst of the ‘first wave’ lockdown, with the survey completed in full by 963 participants. We measured stress, directly related to the pandemic, rather than general stress, and were able to distinguish between symptoms of emotional, behavioural, cognitive, physical stress, and alienation with high concordance. We included personality scoring with standardized T-scores, allowing for cross-study comparison, and a broader questionnaire on the participants’ support for COVID-19 mitigation measures. Results of the multiple regression models indicated that low emotional stability and introversion, and high conscientiousness, common conflicts with loved ones, and some demographics (female gender, middle age, chronic health problems) correspond to elevated stress. Conscientiousness was positively associated with total stress and some of its components, whereas opposite results were found for emotional stability. Extraversion was negatively correlated to total stress, its emotional and physical components, and alienation. Surprisingly, increased stress was not related to greater measure adherence. The present results shed light on how personality, interpersonal relationships, and sociodemographic factors influence people’s stress response during a pandemic.
The current COVID-19 pandemic caught the decision makers in many countries sub-optimally prepared to respond. To better cope with similar situations in the future, it is vital to understand the major ...predictors of health-beneficial behavior and adherence to imposed mitigation measures and guidelines. To tailor the promotion of government-imposed measures, it is important to understand how the sociodemographic background combined with personality traits affect the perception and responsiveness of people. We investigated the perception and adherence to mitigation measures during the pandemic by examining their trends across several sociodemographic categories and personality dimensions. The strongest predictors of confidence in the preventive measures and their implementation were the participants’ concern of infection and concern of infecting their loved ones, followed by gender and age. Education, settlement size, field and type of employment, household type, own medical problems, and the age and health of the participants’ loved ones had a smaller influence on the perceived guidelines importance and implementation. Adherence to measures was positively related to the participants’ score in conscientiousness and, in lesser extent, openness. Agreeableness, energy, and emotional stability correlated positively with adherence to basic guidelines. Study provides information useful for developing and adapting future public health policies and interventions.
Previous research has shown that cultural intelligence is a positive predictor of expatriate career intentions among university students, but little is known about the “how” of this relationship. In ...a first study (
N
= 241) we provide evidence for the incremental validity of cultural intelligence, by showing that cultural intelligence predicts expatriate career intentions over and above emotional intelligence and the five-factor model of personality. In a second study (
N
= 469), we find that expatriate career self-efficacy mediates the link between cultural intelligence and expatriate career intentions. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.