In spite of the improvements in the inclusive policies and practices, Roma students are still underrepresented in higher education (HE) in Serbia. The main aim of this study is to ascertain contextual and personal factors of the success of Roma university students. Study participants were Roma studying at four public universities in Serbia who filled in a questionnaire on their familyand school-related experience, and participated in interviews on their educational trajectories, as well as in a two-day workshop dedicated to empowering students through reflecting upon their educational trajectories and personal strengths. Qualitative thematic analysis was applied on one open-ended question on life mottos from 89 questionnaires, 20 interviews and their products and elaborations of 16 workshop participants. It showed that psychological and instructional support from parents and teachers, in some cases - peers and Roma NGOs, together with scholarships and affirmative measures by enrolment, were important success factors. Students' life mottos predominantly contained the themes of fight and persistence. Most personal strengths were related to proactivity and optimism. This points to a highly developed psychological capital of Roma university students. Besides continuous financial support, participants stressed that the provision of continuous psychosocial support, informal learning opportunities and opportunities for peer mentorship and networking would result in a higher number of Roma students in HE.
{"title":"I fight, therefore I am: Success factors of Roma university students from Serbia","authors":"N. Šimić, Jelena Vranjesevic","doi":"10.5937/psistra25-38004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5937/psistra25-38004","url":null,"abstract":"In spite of the improvements in the inclusive policies and practices, Roma students are still underrepresented in higher education (HE) in Serbia. The main aim of this study is to ascertain contextual and personal factors of the success of Roma university students. Study participants were Roma studying at four public universities in Serbia who filled in a questionnaire on their familyand school-related experience, and participated in interviews on their educational trajectories, as well as in a two-day workshop dedicated to empowering students through reflecting upon their educational trajectories and personal strengths. Qualitative thematic analysis was applied on one open-ended question on life mottos from 89 questionnaires, 20 interviews and their products and elaborations of 16 workshop participants. It showed that psychological and instructional support from parents and teachers, in some cases - peers and Roma NGOs, together with scholarships and affirmative measures by enrolment, were important success factors. Students' life mottos predominantly contained the themes of fight and persistence. Most personal strengths were related to proactivity and optimism. This points to a highly developed psychological capital of Roma university students. Besides continuous financial support, participants stressed that the provision of continuous psychosocial support, informal learning opportunities and opportunities for peer mentorship and networking would result in a higher number of Roma students in HE.","PeriodicalId":31561,"journal":{"name":"Psiholoska Istrazivanja","volume":"35 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84159179","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Due to identified mental health difficulties among populations worldwide, evidence-based mental health and psychosocial support interventions are recognized as a priority for the health response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The main aim of this study was to provide in-depth understanding of the common experiences and psychological difficulties among the people affected by COVID-19. The study included 32 persons (28 females), with the average age of 38.5 (SD 13.2), those with a confirmed or suspected COVID-19 diagnosis or those whose family or friends were infected with COVID-19, receiving online psychological support from December 2020 to June 2021. Protocols of the support sessions were analysed by relying on the principles of thematic analysis. The study results showed that anxiety, somatization, sadness over the loss of close ones and guilt were the most prominent psychological difficulties among the people seeking psychological help during the pandemic. The main factors which made coping with psychological difficulties more challenging include previous life circumstances, uncertainty and the lack of social support. The study enabled greater understanding of the common experiences and most prominent psychological difficulties, and provided evidence which can be used as a foundation for the creation of more focused psychological programs that could support people during the pandemic.
{"title":"Common experiences and psychological difficulties during the pandemic: Insights from psychological support sessions","authors":"Maša Vukčević-Marković, Draga Šapić, B. Stanković","doi":"10.5937/psistra25-39026","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5937/psistra25-39026","url":null,"abstract":"Due to identified mental health difficulties among populations worldwide, evidence-based mental health and psychosocial support interventions are recognized as a priority for the health response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The main aim of this study was to provide in-depth understanding of the common experiences and psychological difficulties among the people affected by COVID-19. The study included 32 persons (28 females), with the average age of 38.5 (SD 13.2), those with a confirmed or suspected COVID-19 diagnosis or those whose family or friends were infected with COVID-19, receiving online psychological support from December 2020 to June 2021. Protocols of the support sessions were analysed by relying on the principles of thematic analysis. The study results showed that anxiety, somatization, sadness over the loss of close ones and guilt were the most prominent psychological difficulties among the people seeking psychological help during the pandemic. The main factors which made coping with psychological difficulties more challenging include previous life circumstances, uncertainty and the lack of social support. The study enabled greater understanding of the common experiences and most prominent psychological difficulties, and provided evidence which can be used as a foundation for the creation of more focused psychological programs that could support people during the pandemic.","PeriodicalId":31561,"journal":{"name":"Psiholoska Istrazivanja","volume":"580 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76415097","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gordana Calić, Mirjana Petrović-Lazić, Tatjana Mentus, S. Babac
In order to examine the differences in people suffering from depression (EG, N=18) compared to the healthy controls (CG1, N=24) and people with the diagnosed psychogenic voice disorder (CG2, N=9), nine acoustic features of voice were assessed among the total of 51 participants using the MDVP software programme ("Kay Elemetrics" Corp., model 4300). Nine acoustic parameters were analysed on the basis of the sustained phonation of the vowel /a/. The results revealed that the mean values of all acoustic parameters differed in the EG compared to both the CG1 and CG2 as follows: the parameters which indicate frequency variability (Jitt, PPQ), amplitude variability (Shim, vAm, APQ) and noise and tremor parameters (NHR, VTI) were higher; only the parameters of fundamental frequency (F0) and soft index phonation (SPI) were lower (F0 compared to CG1, and SPI compared to CG1 and CG2). Only the PPQ parameter was not significant. vAm and APQ had the highest discriminant value for depression. The acoustic features of voice, analysed in this study with regard to the sustained phonation of a vowel, were different and discriminant in the EG compared to CG1 and CG2. In voice analysis, the parameters vAm and APQ could potentially be the markers indicative of depression. The results of this research point to the importance of the voice, that is, its acoustic indicators, in recognizing depression. Important parameters that could help create a programme for the automatic recognition of depression are those from the domain of voice intensity variation.
{"title":"Acoustic features of voice in adults suffering from depression","authors":"Gordana Calić, Mirjana Petrović-Lazić, Tatjana Mentus, S. Babac","doi":"10.5937/psistra25-39224","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5937/psistra25-39224","url":null,"abstract":"In order to examine the differences in people suffering from depression (EG, N=18) compared to the healthy controls (CG1, N=24) and people with the diagnosed psychogenic voice disorder (CG2, N=9), nine acoustic features of voice were assessed among the total of 51 participants using the MDVP software programme (\"Kay Elemetrics\" Corp., model 4300). Nine acoustic parameters were analysed on the basis of the sustained phonation of the vowel /a/. The results revealed that the mean values of all acoustic parameters differed in the EG compared to both the CG1 and CG2 as follows: the parameters which indicate frequency variability (Jitt, PPQ), amplitude variability (Shim, vAm, APQ) and noise and tremor parameters (NHR, VTI) were higher; only the parameters of fundamental frequency (F0) and soft index phonation (SPI) were lower (F0 compared to CG1, and SPI compared to CG1 and CG2). Only the PPQ parameter was not significant. vAm and APQ had the highest discriminant value for depression. The acoustic features of voice, analysed in this study with regard to the sustained phonation of a vowel, were different and discriminant in the EG compared to CG1 and CG2. In voice analysis, the parameters vAm and APQ could potentially be the markers indicative of depression. The results of this research point to the importance of the voice, that is, its acoustic indicators, in recognizing depression. Important parameters that could help create a programme for the automatic recognition of depression are those from the domain of voice intensity variation.","PeriodicalId":31561,"journal":{"name":"Psiholoska Istrazivanja","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76586152","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Simo Đukić, Sonja Stančić, M. Vuković, Strahinja Dimitrijević
The aim of this study is to determine whether people are subject to psychophysical numbness during the corona virus pandemic, as well as whether they estimate human lives to be less valuable as the numbers of those infected and dying from the virus increase. In the first and second experiment, the contextual influence of the ratio of the number of the cured-infected and the positive-negative framework on the evaluation of the contribution of healthcare workers, as a measure of the value of human lives, was investigated, respectively. The third experiment aimed at analysing whether the type of inevitable disaster and the amount of money allocated for repairing the consequences affected the evaluation of human life. The contribution of healthcare workers was assessed by 354 respondents in the first experiment, 725 respondents in the second and 729 respondents in the third experiment. The results indicate that the assessment of the contribution of healthcare workers does not depend on the number and percentage of the cured. The main effects of the scenario (the pandemic curve) and framework (positive/negative) are not significant, but their interaction is. The results of the third experiment suggest that valuing of human lives does not depend on the type of catastrophe (the pandemic vs. flood) but on the amount of funds allocated for helping the endangered people. These results have implications for decision-makers during disasters; namely, they should avoid giving only numbers when reporting on the disaster, but combine information on the number of survivors and deaths depending on the current situation, as well as report on individual cases, regardless of the type of disaster.
{"title":"Valuing of human life during the coronavirus pandemic","authors":"Simo Đukić, Sonja Stančić, M. Vuković, Strahinja Dimitrijević","doi":"10.5937/psistra25-32843","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5937/psistra25-32843","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this study is to determine whether people are subject to psychophysical numbness during the corona virus pandemic, as well as whether they estimate human lives to be less valuable as the numbers of those infected and dying from the virus increase. In the first and second experiment, the contextual influence of the ratio of the number of the cured-infected and the positive-negative framework on the evaluation of the contribution of healthcare workers, as a measure of the value of human lives, was investigated, respectively. The third experiment aimed at analysing whether the type of inevitable disaster and the amount of money allocated for repairing the consequences affected the evaluation of human life. The contribution of healthcare workers was assessed by 354 respondents in the first experiment, 725 respondents in the second and 729 respondents in the third experiment. The results indicate that the assessment of the contribution of healthcare workers does not depend on the number and percentage of the cured. The main effects of the scenario (the pandemic curve) and framework (positive/negative) are not significant, but their interaction is. The results of the third experiment suggest that valuing of human lives does not depend on the type of catastrophe (the pandemic vs. flood) but on the amount of funds allocated for helping the endangered people. These results have implications for decision-makers during disasters; namely, they should avoid giving only numbers when reporting on the disaster, but combine information on the number of survivors and deaths depending on the current situation, as well as report on individual cases, regardless of the type of disaster.","PeriodicalId":31561,"journal":{"name":"Psiholoska Istrazivanja","volume":"8 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73037817","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The aim of this study is to examine the differences between four attachment styles in relation to symptoms of psychopathology and the quality of social interaction, as well as to determine the role of attachment and psychopathology in predicting positive and negative social exchange. A total of 57 participants from the neuropsychiatric department of the Service for Specialist-Consultative Health Activities of the Health Centre in Novi Sad took part in the research. Respondents were mostly female (61%), aged 17 to 68 (M=40.13, SD=12.35). The Relationship Questionnaire (RQ) was used for attachment styles assessment. Psychopathological symptoms were measured using the Cornell Index (CI-N4), and the quality of social relationships was evaluated via the Network of Relationship Inventory (NRI). The highest rate of symptoms was detected in subjects with a preoccupied style, followed by those whose style was identified as fearful. The same two styles showed the least positive social exchange. Statistically significant differences on most scales from CI-N4 were found mainly between the secure and preoccupied subjects, while subjects with the avoidant pattern did not demonstrate significant differences in psychopathology and social functioning compared to secure participants. Secure affective attachment and low aggressive-antisocial indicators (impulsiveness, aggression, and paranoia) were the most important predictors of positive social exchange. Understanding psychopathological manifestations of different insecure attachment styles can contribute to the efficiency of psychodiagnostic and psychotherapeutic processes. Furthermore, the fact that insecure attachment and aggressive-antisocial factor predominantly compromise positive social interaction can facilitate goal setting during psychological treatment within the clinical spectrum.
{"title":"The relationship between attachment styles, psychopathology and quality of social interaction: A study on a clinical sample","authors":"I. Novakov, Nikolina Kuruzović","doi":"10.5937/psistra25-36956","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5937/psistra25-36956","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this study is to examine the differences between four attachment styles in relation to symptoms of psychopathology and the quality of social interaction, as well as to determine the role of attachment and psychopathology in predicting positive and negative social exchange. A total of 57 participants from the neuropsychiatric department of the Service for Specialist-Consultative Health Activities of the Health Centre in Novi Sad took part in the research. Respondents were mostly female (61%), aged 17 to 68 (M=40.13, SD=12.35). The Relationship Questionnaire (RQ) was used for attachment styles assessment. Psychopathological symptoms were measured using the Cornell Index (CI-N4), and the quality of social relationships was evaluated via the Network of Relationship Inventory (NRI). The highest rate of symptoms was detected in subjects with a preoccupied style, followed by those whose style was identified as fearful. The same two styles showed the least positive social exchange. Statistically significant differences on most scales from CI-N4 were found mainly between the secure and preoccupied subjects, while subjects with the avoidant pattern did not demonstrate significant differences in psychopathology and social functioning compared to secure participants. Secure affective attachment and low aggressive-antisocial indicators (impulsiveness, aggression, and paranoia) were the most important predictors of positive social exchange. Understanding psychopathological manifestations of different insecure attachment styles can contribute to the efficiency of psychodiagnostic and psychotherapeutic processes. Furthermore, the fact that insecure attachment and aggressive-antisocial factor predominantly compromise positive social interaction can facilitate goal setting during psychological treatment within the clinical spectrum.","PeriodicalId":31561,"journal":{"name":"Psiholoska Istrazivanja","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86862737","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Zašto nam je toliko teško da se složimo ili o jahačima slonova i devedesetoprocentnim šimpanzama - Džonatan Hajt: Psihologija morala - O pravičnom umu ili mogu li politika i religija podeliti dobre ljude, Clio, Beograd, 2022","authors":"Zoran Pavlović","doi":"10.5937/psistra25-41671","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5937/psistra25-41671","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":31561,"journal":{"name":"Psiholoska Istrazivanja","volume":"32 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90304569","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The aim of this research was to examine the relations between the Dark Tetrad traits (narcissism, psychopathy, Machiavellianism, and sadism) and six domains of self-concept (social, competence, affect, academic, family, and physical self-concept). Using a sample comprised of 210 participants (69.5% women), aged between 18 and 78, the Serbian adaptations of the following instruments were applied: the Short Dark Triad (SD3), the Assessment of Sadistic Personality (ASP), and the Multidimensional Self-Concept Scale (MSCS). The results indicate that narcissism was positively related to all domains of Self-Concept, especially to social and physical self, while psychopathy was negatively related to Self-Concept domains, especially to social self. Machiavellianism was negatively related to social Self-Concept and competence, while sadism was negatively related to competence and academic self-concept. Although narcissism is considered as the "brightest" dark trait, results could indicate biased evaluations of the self in narcissism, which is in line with its grandiose and superior self-view.
{"title":"The Dark Tetrad traits and Self-Concept domains","authors":"Sanja Đošan, Bojana M. Dinić","doi":"10.5937/psistra25-33347","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5937/psistra25-33347","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this research was to examine the relations between the Dark Tetrad traits (narcissism, psychopathy, Machiavellianism, and sadism) and six domains of self-concept (social, competence, affect, academic, family, and physical self-concept). Using a sample comprised of 210 participants (69.5% women), aged between 18 and 78, the Serbian adaptations of the following instruments were applied: the Short Dark Triad (SD3), the Assessment of Sadistic Personality (ASP), and the Multidimensional Self-Concept Scale (MSCS). The results indicate that narcissism was positively related to all domains of Self-Concept, especially to social and physical self, while psychopathy was negatively related to Self-Concept domains, especially to social self. Machiavellianism was negatively related to social Self-Concept and competence, while sadism was negatively related to competence and academic self-concept. Although narcissism is considered as the \"brightest\" dark trait, results could indicate biased evaluations of the self in narcissism, which is in line with its grandiose and superior self-view.","PeriodicalId":31561,"journal":{"name":"Psiholoska Istrazivanja","volume":"12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78592484","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The COVID-19 pandemic was a challenging experience for many professionals worldwide. Healthcare workers in particular had to invest a lot of efforts to cope with the stressors related to professional challenges, which can adversely affect their mental health and cause burnout syndrome. However, it is important to explore mental health outcomes of the pandemic among healthcare workers in the context of a specific country. This study examined the effects of increased professional and personal demands on the health workers' mental health after almost two years of dealing with the pandemic. A cross-sectional online anonymous survey was conducted during October 2021. The sample consisted of 286 healthcare workers (76.7% male) from all regions of Serbia. The questionnaire included socio-demographic data, professional and personal experiences during the pandemic, mental health difficulties, and burnout. The results indicate that more than half of the participants experienced a high or moderate level of depressive symptoms, anxiety and stress. Emotional exhaustion as a symptom of burnout was reported by almost all participants (91.9%), followed by moderate compassion fatigue (60.8%) and lower level of self-efficiency (23.8%). The most significant predictors of burnout and mental health difficulties referred to impaired working conditions and insufficient instructions from superiors, a high level of personal concern about the infection, and maladaptive coping strategies. The results point to the importance of providing psychosocial support to healthcare workers in order to prevent further mental health impairments. Still, interventions should be focused on the external organizational factors instead of addressing solely individual vulnerability.
{"title":"The COVID-19 pandemic and mental health of healthcare workers in Serbia","authors":"Tamara Džamonja-Ignjatović, Anja Simonović, Dragoslav Popović","doi":"10.5937/psistra25-39792","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5937/psistra25-39792","url":null,"abstract":"The COVID-19 pandemic was a challenging experience for many professionals worldwide. Healthcare workers in particular had to invest a lot of efforts to cope with the stressors related to professional challenges, which can adversely affect their mental health and cause burnout syndrome. However, it is important to explore mental health outcomes of the pandemic among healthcare workers in the context of a specific country. This study examined the effects of increased professional and personal demands on the health workers' mental health after almost two years of dealing with the pandemic. A cross-sectional online anonymous survey was conducted during October 2021. The sample consisted of 286 healthcare workers (76.7% male) from all regions of Serbia. The questionnaire included socio-demographic data, professional and personal experiences during the pandemic, mental health difficulties, and burnout. The results indicate that more than half of the participants experienced a high or moderate level of depressive symptoms, anxiety and stress. Emotional exhaustion as a symptom of burnout was reported by almost all participants (91.9%), followed by moderate compassion fatigue (60.8%) and lower level of self-efficiency (23.8%). The most significant predictors of burnout and mental health difficulties referred to impaired working conditions and insufficient instructions from superiors, a high level of personal concern about the infection, and maladaptive coping strategies. The results point to the importance of providing psychosocial support to healthcare workers in order to prevent further mental health impairments. Still, interventions should be focused on the external organizational factors instead of addressing solely individual vulnerability.","PeriodicalId":31561,"journal":{"name":"Psiholoska Istrazivanja","volume":"48 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84372506","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Self-presentation is an omnipresent form of behaviour that involves building a self-image in front of other people. This form of behaviour aims at structuring the impression of a person. Self-presentation explains numerous social relations and situations, but it also depends on numerous factors, primarily personality factors, as well as a number of situational factors. The main goal of this research is to examine the relationship between broad personality dimensions, operationalized by the Big Five + 2 personality model (Neuroticism, Extraversion, Aggression, Conscientiousness, Openness, Positive Valence and Negative Valence) and self-presentation. The possibility of predicting self-presentation in total, as well as some of its individual tactics, based on broad personality dimensions, is also examined. The survey uses the Big Five + 2 Personality Questionnaire and the Self-Presentation Tactics Scale. The sample included 526 respondents, average age 21.6 years (SD=2.88). Of all the examined personality dimensions, Neuroticism and Negative Self-Image have the strongest correlations with overall self-presentation. The Conscientiousness dimension records the highest number of negative correlations, while the Openness dimension records the lowest number of statistically significant correlations with the overall self-presentation and individual self-presentation tactics. As for the prediction of self-presentation, all dimensions of personality, except Openness, are important predictors, but their constellation is different in relation to the content of self-presentation tactics. The obtained findings make it possible to predict the direction of the presentation of self-image. Namely, knowing the personality traits, we can assume which self-presentation tactics will be used, especially in a situation when people are motivated to do so.
{"title":"Personality traits and self-presentation tactics","authors":"Milena Belić, Anida Vrcić-Amar","doi":"10.5937/psistra25-38595","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5937/psistra25-38595","url":null,"abstract":"Self-presentation is an omnipresent form of behaviour that involves building a self-image in front of other people. This form of behaviour aims at structuring the impression of a person. Self-presentation explains numerous social relations and situations, but it also depends on numerous factors, primarily personality factors, as well as a number of situational factors. The main goal of this research is to examine the relationship between broad personality dimensions, operationalized by the Big Five + 2 personality model (Neuroticism, Extraversion, Aggression, Conscientiousness, Openness, Positive Valence and Negative Valence) and self-presentation. The possibility of predicting self-presentation in total, as well as some of its individual tactics, based on broad personality dimensions, is also examined. The survey uses the Big Five + 2 Personality Questionnaire and the Self-Presentation Tactics Scale. The sample included 526 respondents, average age 21.6 years (SD=2.88). Of all the examined personality dimensions, Neuroticism and Negative Self-Image have the strongest correlations with overall self-presentation. The Conscientiousness dimension records the highest number of negative correlations, while the Openness dimension records the lowest number of statistically significant correlations with the overall self-presentation and individual self-presentation tactics. As for the prediction of self-presentation, all dimensions of personality, except Openness, are important predictors, but their constellation is different in relation to the content of self-presentation tactics. The obtained findings make it possible to predict the direction of the presentation of self-image. Namely, knowing the personality traits, we can assume which self-presentation tactics will be used, especially in a situation when people are motivated to do so.","PeriodicalId":31561,"journal":{"name":"Psiholoska Istrazivanja","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83248206","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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