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School bullying and adolescents’ depressive symptoms: The mediation role of perceived stress
Maidaniuc-Chirilă, T., & Gherasim, L. R. Pages 7-27Author(s): Teodora Maidaniuc-Chirilă, Loredana Ruxandra Gherasim
Language: English
Subject(s): Psychology
Issue: 2/XXII/2014
Page Range: 7-27
No. of Pages: 21
Keywords: school bullying; school aggression; school victimisation; perceived stress; depressive symptoms
Summary/Abstract: This study explores a mediation effect of perceived stress on the relationship between school bullying (with its two dimensions school aggression and school victimisation) and depressive symptoms among Romanian teenagers. The sample comprised 120 students with ages between 14 and 15, who completed the questionnaires referring to perceived school aggression, perceived school victimisation, perceived stress and depressive symptoms. The results evidenced a significant mediation role of perceived stress on the relationship between school aggression and depressive symptoms meaning that those students who are aggressive experienced also depressive symptoms when they perceived school environment as being stressful. This result has an important impact on practice because can improve the existing anti-bullying programs by explaining why aggressive students develop depressive symptoms.
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Psychological components of self-realizations of students in international volunteer programs
Pasichnyk, I., Kalamazh, R., & Balashov, E. Pages 28-44Author(s): Eduard Balashov , Ihor Pasichnyk, Ruslana Kalamazh
Language: English
Subject(s): Psychology
Issue: 2/XXII/2014
Page Range: 28-44
No. of Pages: 17
Keywords: psychological structure; psychological components; self-realization; international volunteer program; volunteering
Summary/Abstract: The psychological aspects of volunteering as a means of self-realization of the students in international volunteer programs have been analyzed in this article. The authors have proposed a definition on the self-realization of students in international volunteer programs. A theoretical-conceptual model of self-realization of the students in international volunteer programs has been used to define the content and structure of the empirical research that has been created. Such personal spheres of the student’s self-realization and the main components as cognitive, value-operational, emotional-volitional and communicative-behavioral have been pointed out in the model.
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Predictors of deductive reasoning in primary school children
Ardelean, D. Pages 45-60Author(s): Denisa Ardelean
Language: English
Subject(s): Psychology
Issue: 2/XXII/2014
Page Range: 45-60
No. of Pages: 16
Keywords: deductive reasoning; syllogism; visual memory; attention; primary school
Summary/Abstract: The relationship between reasoning and other cognitive skills is extensively discussed in the reference literature. At one pole, there are studies that consider memory a significant factor, and, at the other pole, there are studies that found no significant relationship between reasoning and memory. In this study, we propose to analyze the relationship between syllogistic reasoning, as form of deductive reasoning and other cognitive abilities (visual memory, respectively attention). We selected 215 primary school children to whom we applied the following instruments: a list of syllogistic problems, a scale for the evaluation of visual memory and a scale for the assessment of attention. The results show that visual memory explains in a better way syllogistic reasoning, while attention is intensely involved in solving counterfactual syllogistic reasoning tasks.
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Conceptual analysis and application Reality Therapy and Cognitive Behavior Therapy
Mocan, D. Pages 61-75Author(s): Daliana Mocan
Language: English
Subject(s): Psychology
Issue: 2/XXII/2014
Page Range: 61-75
No. of Pages: 15
Keywords: therapy; reality; cognitive-behavioral; compatibility; efficiency
Summary/Abstract: In this study a comparative analysis of the basic concepts of William Glasser’s Reality Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is proposed with an extensive focus on the initiation and mechanism of change. In our view adapting the conceptualization of the problem by contextual elements specific to each therapeutic approach through the application of specific strategies will lead to significant early effects, which in turn will contribute to the internalization of the new cognitive behavioural skills. The compatibility of the two therapeutic approaches allows for an increase in the efficiency of several therapeutic factors such as the therapeutic relationship, client self efficacy, and the development and maintenance of functional coping mechanisms. The paper proposes a critical analysis of Reality Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, without favouring one approach over the other.
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The demarcation of cognitive and learning style: Myth or reality as an impediment in educational research
Ali, R., Bakar, Z. A., & Akhtar, N. Pages 76-101Author(s): Zainudin Abu Bakar , Rafaquat Ali, Nafees Akhtar
Language: English
Subject(s): Psychology
Issue: 2/XXII/2014
Page Range: 76-101
No. of Pages: 26
Keywords: Potential of Cognitive Style; potential of learning style; vailidity of style research; the importance of style research; the future of style research; implications of style research
Summary/Abstract: The fields of cognitive, and learning style research received criticism for their overlapping cognitive, and learning style theory, issues of valid and reliable measures, and potential contribution in applied educational practices. The present review identified differences in their nature, and provided directions for future research in both constructs to make the learning process more fruitful for students in schools, across all levels of education. The need and importance of incorporating both constructs at individual, and group level learning situations, is empirically evident in different studies. The congruence of cognitive or learning style, and the learning environments have boasted significant positive effects on students’ academic performance, overall learning, and overall well being. The advancements in the field of information technology, and interactive environments have made matching hypothesis a reality, to deal students according to their learning and cognitive style.
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A short psychotherapeutic intervention on depression complicated by a chronic B virus infection: A case study
Rotaru, T. Ş., Petrov, I., & Oprea, L. Pages 102-115Author(s): Liviu OPREA, Iuliana Petrov, Tudor-Ștefan Rotaru
Language: English
Subject(s): Psychology
Issue: 2/XXII/2014
Page Range: 102-115
No. of Pages: 14
Keywords: case study; HBS infection; ambivalence; cognitive-behavioral approach; clinical hypnosis; short therapy
Summary/Abstract: This study presents a psychotherapeutic intervention with a young man. The main complaints refer to the separation from his girlfriend and stress at work. The patient had identified his dysfunctional automatic thoughts and had tested them by confronting them with realistic alternatives. The main interventions targeted small behavioral changes, cognitive restructuring, clinical hypnosis and the empty-chair technique for ambivalence. The therapist took into account a virus B infection as a favoring factor for depression; the patient was properly informed. Therapeutic objectives were achieved thanks to the multiple resources available to the patient.
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