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Abstract: The aim of this pilot study was to capture the relationship between cognitive and motivational variables and the student learning. 102 students from the Psychology specialization, license cycle, took part in the study. The following tools were used: the Rational-Experiential Inventory (Paccini & Epstein, 1999); the Intellectual development level questionnaire (Paloş, 2009), the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (Rao & Sachs, 1999). The results indicated that the motivational and learning strategies used by students are influenced by their intellectual development level and their information processing style. Knowing the cognitive and motivational variables play an important role in devising the educational experiences and in making learning more efficient.

Keywords: cognitive development, educational experiences, learning, motivation, processing information

Address of correspondence: ramona_palos@yahoo.com

Abstract: This study examined the extent to which job conditions (job demands and job control), psychological climate, and affective commitment predict turnover intention among Tellers and Interpersonal Relation Officers in some Nigerian Banks and whether affective commitment mediate the relationship between psychological climate and turnover intention. Five hundred and nineteen(tellers = 321, IRO = 198)bank employees (266 males and 253 females) whose ages ranged from 19 to 65 years with a mean of 34.02 years and SD of 9.54, from 11 commercial banks in Lagos, Nigeria participated in the study. Validated scales were used for data collections. The study hypotheses were tested using hierarchical multiple regression, Baron and Kenny’s (1986) mediation analysis, and t-independent sample analyses. The results revealed significant joint and independent influence of job demands, job control, psychological climate, and affective commitment on turnover intention of bank employees. Furthermore, affective commitment directly and fully mediated the relationship between psychological climate and intention to quit. The results also revealed that interpersonal relation officers (IRO) showed higher tendency to quit their jobs than tellers. The researchers therefore suggested the need for bank management to modify or re-design the aspect of the job taxing their employees and invest and create positive climate that would improve their employees’ well-being..

Keywords: intention to quit, job demands, job control, psychological climate, affective commitment, tellers, interpersonal relation officers, Nigeria

Address of correspondence: tony_b28@yahoo.com

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between self-actualization, psychological well-being and worldview. A sample of 60 participants was used for this research. These participants were tested using the following instruments: Short Index of Self-Actualization (Jones and Crandell, 1986), Scale of Psychological Well-being (Ryff, 1989) and Worldview Assessment Instrument (Koltko-Rivera, 2000). Results confirm that between self-actualization, psychological well-being and worldview a correlation exists. Developing some skills in youth and adults who value personal growth, self-knowledge and self-acceptance is a premise to self-actualization, and offer important information for counselors and educators.

Keywords: self-actualization, psychological well-being, worldview, personal development

Address of correspondence: otiliatudorel@gmail.com

Abstract: An adolescent can experience some problems regarding assertiveness during the course of separation-individuation from their caregivers. The purpose of this study is to describe the relationship between separation-individuation and assertiveness, which was examined in terms of how assertiveness predicts the separation-individuation of Turkish late adolescents. The sampling group consisted of 283 university students. The data gathered were analyzed by involving several simple regression analysis method. The findings revealed that aassertiveness predicts separation anxiety in a meaningful way. Furthermore, the assertiveness predicts engulfment anxiety, peer enmeshment, need denial, practicing-mirroring, rejection expectancy, and healthy separation. These findings suggest that psycho-educational studies improving assertiveness can be carried out for the late adolescents who experience separation-individuation problems.

Keywords: separation-individuation; assertiveness; late adolescence

Address of correspondence: sevda.aslan@kku.edu.tr

Abstract: Previous research has found that there are certain personality characteristics that predict whether one is likely to become a target of workplace mistreatment, and that these characteristics provoke such behavior (Milam, Spitzmüller, & Penney, 2009). The present paper aims to replicate and expand Milam et al.’s paper by looking at workplace incivility in two parts of the world, the United States and Romania, and two types of sources (self and coworker) to see if this phenomenon is uniquely American, or if it is present in another, very different culture. Our findings indicate that in both countries, low levels of agreeableness and high levels of neuroticism are associated with individuals’ reports of receiving higher levels of workplace incivility than their counterparts, and that from the coworkers’ perspectives, this incivility is provoked by the targets of the mistreatment.

Keywords: workplace incivility, agreeableness, neuroticism, self- and coworker reports

Address of correspondence: MilamA@UHCL.edu

Abstract: The Prescriptive Index platform is dedicated to the appraisal and development of managerial competencies, and it is comprised of such measures as the multi-rater Freeman-Gavita Prescriptive Executive Coaching (PEC) Assessment for assessing core managerial skills, and the multi-rater Managerial Coaching Assessment System (MCAS) for the evaluation of coaching competencies in managers. The aim of this research was to present the development and psychometric properties of new tools, part of the Prescriptive Index platform, for the assessment of managerial emotional competencies: the web and mobile based Mood Wheel measure using experience sampling procedures, for the assessment of current/previous distress and positive emotions; and the self-report Manager Rational and Irrational Beliefs Scale (M-RIBS) for the assessment of managerial attitudes involved in emotion-regulation processes. Results obtained show that both instruments integrated in the Prescriptive Index platform have adequate initial psychometric support and predictive validity. Practical implications of our findings are discussed in the light of the importance of enabling organizations to accurately identify managerial competencies and coaching needs.

Keywords: managerial competencies, emotional intelligence, managerial coaching skills

Address of correspondence: oanagavita@psychology.ro

Abstract: Given that waste generation is a devastating problem, it is necessary that we advance our knowledge about the etiology of waste prevention behaviors. Accordingly, this study sought to increase the existing literature of waste prevention behaviors by examining the relationships among the locus of control, problem-solving confidence, approach-avoidance style, personal control style and participant’s age with waste prevention behaviors. Two hundred and forty participants (126 Women, and 114 men) from Putra University (Universiti Putra Malaysia) completed the Locus of Control of Behavior Scale, Waste Prevention Behaviors, Problem-Solving skills Appraisal and Socio-demographic questions. The Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) estimated individuals with internal personal control, effective problem-solving confidence, internal locus of control and approaching styles were more likely to pursue waste prevention behaviors. In addition, men were better than women at problem-solving confidence, approaching style, while women were better than men at internal locus of control, and personal control style. Therefore, these findings reinforce the importance of personality traits in waste prevention behaviors.

Keywords: locus of control, problem-solving skills appraisal, waste prevention behaviors

Address of correspondence: abdollahi.abbas58@yahoo.com

Abstract: The purpose of our research is to investigate the effectiveness of three types of psychological interventions in both the prevention (Study 1) and treatment (Study 2) of tobacco addiction. Both studies implied a pragmatic parallel-group research design, participants being randomly allocated in one of the three arms of the study in an unblinded manner. The first study consists of 62 occasional, adolescent smokers who were selected according to the criteria proposed and tested in The Framingham Study (Gordon et al., 1975). They were randomly allocated to receive either: (a) an informative intervention; (b) an action and coping planning intervention; (c) an intervention that combined the two aforementioned types in tobacco smoking cessation or (d) a passive control group. Our second study was conducted on a sample of 62 participants who were addicted to cigarette smoking (according to Gordon et al., 1975 and to the DSM IV-R criteria – APA, 2000) between the ages of 23-25 and was aimed at assessing the effectiveness of the same three interventions in tobacco smoking cessation versus a control group. Our findings revealed that the combined intervention was the most efficient longitudinally in both prevention and treatment of nicotine addiction when compared to a control group and to the other two types of intervention. The results are discussed in the light of their contribution to the prevention and treatment of tobacco addiction.

Keywords: randomized trial, nicotine addiction prevention, smoking cessation, coping planning interventions, action planning interventions, informative interventions

Address of correspondence: dhendres@mail.psih.uaic.ro

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the direct and indirect relationship between unemployment and anxiety symptoms, through job search-self efficacy (JSSE). A total of 30 participants who lost their jobs from the same employing organization were used in this two wave longitudinal study. Participants filled out two questionnaires comprising the Trimodal Anxiety Questionnaire and a Job Search Self-Efficacy subscale at the beginning of the study (T1) and after three months (T2). Results show that participants who were still unemployed three months after being laid off reported higher symptoms of anxiety compared to those who had been reemployed (ηp2 = .13). We also found that participants who were reemployed reported higher levels of JSSE at T2 compared to those who were still unemployed (ηp2 = .25). Moreover, there was a significant negative association between JSSE and anxiety at T1 and at T2. Furthermore, the analysis conducted shows evidence for the mediating role of JSSE in the relationship between employment status and anxiety symptoms. The applied potential of these findings is discussed.

Keywords: unemployment, anxiety, job search self-efficacy, mediation analysis

Address of correspondence: andrei_rusul@yahoo.com