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Communication behaviour of Lithuanian 'hosts' in meetings with foreigners ('strangers')

Communication behaviour of Lithuanian 'hosts' in meetings with foreigners ('strangers')

Author(s): Elena Macevičiūtė / Language(s): English / Issue: 35/2005

The opening up of the societies in Eastern Europe has brought their inhabitants into close contacts with the people from all over the world who may be regarded as strangers. A stranger is someone who is physically present, participating in the same situation as the other members of the group, but is outside the situation and at the same time is not the member of the group. The presentation summarises the findings of a small research project conducted in Lithuania in spring of 2002 and 2003. The goal of the project was to investigate what are the features of communication behaviour of Lithuanian managers as ‘hosts’ when they meet with foreign partners in business situations and whether they perceive the situation and their behaviour as different from the contacts with local partners. Gudykunst’s anxiety and uncertainty management theory became a framework for the project. The observation and interviews with Lithuanian hosts were the main methods used in the project. The outcome shows that Lithuanian managers have good communication skills and can manage their anxiety and uncertainty levels when communication with foreign guests. Non-managers in home situations encounter more problems and are not always capable to manage anxiety and uncertainty.

Distinctiveness of the Unseen: Buddhist Identity

Distinctiveness of the Unseen: Buddhist Identity

Author(s): Sugu Dana,Sarunya Prasopchingchana / Language(s): English / Issue: 02/2009

Keywords: action identity; neuropsychological theories; religion; Buddhism; reality.

All major systems of belief claim to have a distinctive understanding and relation to whatever they may consider the unseen divine entity. Present neuropsychological theories are divided between the possible existence of “God-modules” hardwired in the brain, on one hand, and God as a construction of the brain’s incapacity to explain unknown and unidentified events. In Theravāda Buddhism there is no personal deity; one experiences the ultimate as impersonal. The idea of self is also rejected and a Buddhist identity is pointing out towards “othoproxy”, “the right practice”, what could be called “action identity”.

The Category of Spirituality in Contemplative Pedagogy

Kategoria duchowości w pedagogice kontemplatywnej

Author(s): Marta Znaniecka / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 46 (1)/2016

Keywords: contemplative pedagogy; spirituality; integrative education; holism

This article is part of the project regarding traces of the presence of the category of spirituality in education. The aim of the present text is to introduce the concept of contemplative education, which in Polish literature is little known to the mainstream pedagogy. Contemplative pedagogy refers to the category of spirituality in a specific way. It initiates a significant change whereby spirituality becomes a living category in the process of education, it ceases to work in the pedagogical discourse as a concept which is vague and not very clear, and is addressed in the area of educational practice.

LEADING WITH COMPASSION: THE KEY TO CHANGING THE ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AND ACHIEVING SUCCESS

LEADING WITH COMPASSION: THE KEY TO CHANGING THE ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AND ACHIEVING SUCCESS

Author(s): Hershey H. Friedman,MIRIAM GERSTEIN / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2017

Keywords: leadership; compassion; corporate fraud; accounting scandals; care ethics; Conscious Capitalism; empathy;

There is a leadership crisis in the world today that is affecting government, business, and education. Young people and Millennials are especially troubled over the lack of values displayed by leaders. This paper demonstrates why it is important for organizations to practice compassion, empathy, and caring and make them core values. This means that organizations that want to thrive must be run by compassionate leaders. A culture of compassion and caring must permeate the entire organization. This is especially crucial in toxic organizations and/or where employees are disengaged.

PROTECTING CHILD RIGHTS REGARDING ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS

PROTECȚIA DREPTURILOR COPIILOR DIN PERSPECTIVA ASPECTELOR DE MEDIU

Author(s): Cristina Kassai / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2017

Keywords: Child rights; environmental; human rights; healthy living.

In the last decades we have seen an immense ascent out in the open mindfulness with respect to the circumstances and effects of human-prompted environmental degradation. Around the world, individuals are encountering the negative effect of water and sustenance deficiencies, soil, air and water contamination or natural disasters. Natural contamination every now and again crosses fringes and is even felt at the worldwide level, as on account of climate change. Each child has the right to experience childhood in a protected environment, to have a solid existence and create positive future prospects. A healthy living is a precondition for kids' physical and emotional well-being. Without it they can't grow up in order to become members of a healthy society. This paper is expected to demonstrate the way towards reinforcing environmental child rights. The first part gives a short overview of the improvement of human rights and environmental security, which kept running in parallel for quite a while. The second part manages the ecological parts of protected child rights and finishes with the proposition to reinforce kid rights in the long haul through the international recognition of a general right to a healthy surrounding. Following the study highlights which responsibility components are significant for guaranteeing that environmental child rights are adequately put into practice. The last part contends that child rights ought to get more acknowledgment in environmental and supportability strategy. The paperwork finishes up with looking ahead to the important strides towards enhanced assurance of environmental child rights.

FOLLOWING THE PATH OF THE ANCIENTS

FOLLOWING THE PATH OF THE ANCIENTS

Author(s): Davide Pancetti / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2016

Keywords: Buddhism; chanting; pāḷi language; Theravāda; Sinhalese community

Spilamberto, a little town in the middle-north of Italy, has a Sinhalese Buddhist community, formed in the last fifteen years. The heart of this community is the monk, who lives in the temple hosted in a farmhouse rented from a private. The Theravāda tradition of Sri Lanka preserves the ancient heritage of texts in Pāḷi language, that in modern times is only written but not spoken, so only the monks preserve the knowledge of this language, which is used to chant the set of texts of the Theravāda tradition during the rites. Nowadays, also the Buddhist community of Spilamberto continues to practice this kind of rites. Moreover, analyzing the life inside the community and the chanting performances during the rites according to an ethnomusicological perspective, I found out some interesting connections between practice and memory. Through the adaptation of the Sinhalese rites in Italy, the community rebuilds the bound with its tradition. The core of this process is the monk, who is the keeper of the memory. Despite the observation of all these practices, the community had to adapt its rites to the new socio-economical and cultural context. As a result, the spiritual life of this migrated community has become the only moment in which the Sinhalese reconnect themselves to their Sri Lankan identity.

Book Reviews

Book Reviews

Author(s): Gyöngyi Kökönyei,Renáta Cserjési / Language(s): English / Issue: 3/2015

Keywords: behavioral addiction; emotion regulation; psychology; review;

The reviews of: -“Handbook of emotion regulation (second edition)” by James J. Gross (Editor); The Guilford Press, New York, London, 2014, 669 pp. ISBN 978-1-4625-0350-6 -“The behavioral addictions” by Michael S. Ascher (Author, Editor) and Petros Levounis (Editor); American Psychiatric Publishing, Arlington, 2014, 235 pp. ISBN: 1585624853

Selected Psychological Aspects of Helping Professionals

Selected Psychological Aspects of Helping Professionals

Author(s): Miroslava Köverová,Beáta Ráczová / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2017

Keywords: Compassion satisfaction; Compassion fatigue; Well-being; Self-care; Helping professions;

Professional helping is connected with a variety of positive and negative effects. Research studies focus on several consequences of helping work which can be experienced by helping professionals most often – compassion satisfaction (Stamm, 1999; Stamm, 2010), compassion fatigue (Figley, 1995; Figley, 2002; Stamm, 2010), burnout (Figley, 1995; Figley, 2002; Maslach, Jackson, & Leiter, 1996; Stamm, 2010), and perceived stress (Cohen, Kamarck, & Mermelstein, 1983; Tilley & Chambers, 2003). Compassion satisfaction is defined as a pleasure resulting from the ability to help and is connected with the positive feelings about work and colleagues (Stamm, 2010). Perceived stress is described as experienced levels of stress or as a degree to which situations in life are assessed as stressful (Cohen, Kamarck, & Mermelstein, 1983). Compassion fatigue (secondary traumatic stress) describes a vicarious traumatization of the helper resulting from his/her indirect exposure to traumatic experiences by helping his/her clients or patients who were traumatized directly (Figley, 1995; Figley, 2002). Compassion fatigue also includes burnout symptoms as a result of frustration, powerlessness and inability to achieve work goals (Figley, 2002). However, Maslach, Jackson and Leiter (1996) view burnout as a multidimensional syndrome consisting of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced personal accomplishment. Negative effects of helping are connected with higher levels of depression (Volpe et al., 2014), anxiety (Hegney et al., 2014), dissatisfaction with workload, or with non-supportive work environment (Ray et al., 2013; Stamm, 2010). Research studies suggest that it is possible to increase the level of compassion satisfaction and decrease the level of compassion fatigue (secondary traumatic stress and burnout) among helping professionals by performing selfcare activities (Alkema, Linton, & Davies, 2008; Bloomquist et al., 2015; Killian, 2008; Lawson & Myers, 2011). Self-care is defined as a set of intentional steps related to the care for physical, mental, and emotional health (Moore, 1995). Self-care strategies help to improve physical health, emotional well-being, and interpersonal functioning of helping professionals (Cox & Steiner, 2013). Relevant self-care strategies are for example supervision, debriefing, spending time with family and friends, exercise, spirituality, sense of humour, maintaining balance between professional and personal life, or reflecting on positive experiences (Killian, 2008; Lawson & Myers, 2011). However, there is limited knowledge about compassion satisfaction, burnout, secondary traumatic stress and its correlates among helping professionals in Slovakia. Present research study was therefore focused on the analysis of compassion satisfaction, secondary traumatic stress, burnout, emotional well-being, and self-care among helping professionals in Slovakia. The first aim of the study was to examine the prevalence of selected, positive and negative, aspects of professional helping (compassion satisfaction, burnout, secondary traumatic stress, emotional well-being and performed self-care) among the Slovak helping professionals. The second aim of the study was to examine the predictive utility of emotional well-being and self-care activities in explaining the level of compassion satisfaction, burnout and secondary traumatic stress among helping professionals in Slovakia. The research sample was purposive and consisted of 240 helping professionals (psychologists, social workers and health professionals) working in institutions providing social care for orphans in East Slovakia. More women (90 %) than men participated (10 %), with regard to the proportion of both genders among helping professionals working in the institutions providing social care for orphans in Slovakia. The age of participants ranged from 20 to 61 years (M = 40.11; SD = 11.41). The length of their work experience ranged from 1 to 42 years (M = 11.22; SD = 10.55). The participants completed the Slovak adaptation of the professional quality of life scale (Köverová, 2016; the original English version Stamm, 2010), the emotional habitual subjective well-being scales (Džuka & Dalbert, 2002) and the performed self-care questionnaire (Lovaš, 2014). They reported the frequency of experiencing positive and negative effects of helping (compassion satisfaction, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress; 1 = never, 5 = always), the frequency of experiencing positive and negative emotions at work (pleasure, happiness, joy, energy, fear, sadness, anger, guilt, shame, pain; 1 = almost never, 5 = almost always), and the frequency of performing self-care activities (physical self-care, health sustaining activities, and psychological selfcare; 1 = never, 5 = always). Internal consistency estimates (Cronbach alpha) for the used measures were adequate (.649 - .847). The results indicated the higher incidence of positive than negative aspects of helping among helping professionals who experienced higher levels of compassion satisfaction, higher levels of positive emotions; and lower levels of negative emotions, burnout and secondary traumatic stress. The results also suggested that the helping professionals performed more physical than psychological self-care activities. Linear regression analyses indicated that performed self-care and emotional well-being were significant predictors of compassion satisfaction, burnout and secondary traumatic stress. A higher level of compassion satisfaction was best explained by the higher frequency of positive emotions experienced at work (β = .379; p < .01). The level of compassion satisfaction was also predicted by performed self-care, specifically by psychological self-care activities (β = .231; p = .01) and health sustaining activities (β = .202; p = .023). The level of burnout was explained by the frequency of positive and negative emotions experienced at work (β = -.255; p = .005; β = .334; p < .01, respectively). The level of secondary traumatic stress was only predicted by the frequency of negative emotions experienced at work (β = .361; p < .01). Self- care activities did not explain the frequency of experiencing the negative consequences of helping (i.e. burnout and secondary traumatic stress). Nevertheless, the results indicated that among self-care activities performed by helping professionals, the psychological self-care could be relevant in explaining the level of burnout (β = -.163; p = .072) and secondary traumatic stress (β = .163; p = .096), according to the p-value. The results indicated the importance of emotional well-being and performed self-care activities in explaining the levels of compassion satisfaction, burnout and secondary traumatic stress experienced by Slovak helping professionals working in institutions providing social care for orphans. The findings of the research provide a deeper insight into the positive and negative effects of the professional helping and will be used as a research background in the subsequent preparation of the intervention programmes aimed at promoting compassion satisfaction and eliminating burnout and secondary traumatic stress among helping professionals in Slovakia.

Hatha-Yoga in Higher Education

Hatha-Yoga in Higher Education

Author(s): Krzysztof T. Konecki / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2018

Keywords: hatha-yoga; higher education; B.K.S. Iyengar; pedagogy; meditation

This paper deals with the problem of adaptation of hatha-yoga practice to the system of higher education. There are some problems with including yoga into the curricula of higher education institutions, and these are described with respect mainly to the USA and Polish context. The body has been almost excluded from programs of teaching. There is a large gap between the theory and practice. However, the body could be an active subject (actant) in learning and perceiving the reality. It could be used to teach philosophy, psychology, sociology and management, and other courses. Students could achieve embodied knowledge, and not only the opportunity of gaining an intellectual knowledge coming from and through the mind. I am a sociologist and I describe my experiences with including yoga in teaching sociological and psychological subjects in a Polish University. The results from auto-reports of students show that by hatha-yoga practice students could see the connection between the body and mind concerning the production of emotions, which could be important in teaching of techniques of stress reduction, sociology of emotions, psychology of emotions, philosophy of body, management, coaching or other subjects where emotions and the body are important factors of activity.

Self-Attribution Bias in Financial Decision Could Be Decreased with Resilience? A Study on Resilience Centered Training

Self-Attribution Bias in Financial Decision Could Be Decreased with Resilience? A Study on Resilience Centered Training

Author(s): Çağrı Hamurcu / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2019

Keywords: Behavioral Finance; Self-Attribution Bias; Resilience; Resilience Centered Training; Resilience Scale for Adults;

Topic: This is the first study to focus on the self-attribution bias in financial decision and resilience relation. Resilience is one of the empowering factor to alleviate the negative effects of stressors and adversities, to comply with the new situations and to think in realistic way. When considered this point of view, self-attribution bias in financial decision and resilience relation could be an important subject. Background: There is no any scientific work about the subject of the self-attribution bias in financial decision and resilience relation. In this study it is aslo analyzed the effect of resilience trainings on self attribution bias and resilience. Purpose/Aim: One of the aims of this work is to invesitegate the self-attribution bias in financial decision and resilience correlation. The other aim is to find an evidence of how the self-attribution bias in financial decision and resilience changes with resilience centered trainings. Scope/Method: For this reason, individual self-attribution bias and resilience scores are measured. In order to measure the self attribution bias, specific statemens about the bias are conducted. To evaluate the resilience scores, The Turkish version of the Resilience Scale for Adults is used. Results: The results show firstly, there is a negative relation between the self attribution bias and the resilience. Secondly it is seen that, the self attribution bias scores are decreased and the resilience scores are increased after the resilience centered trainings. Conclusions: Importantly, our results provide the evidence about the relation of self attribution bias and resilience and the effect of resilience centered trainings on these factors. On the other hand, it is needed more research studies to validate and understand these findings.

Mobile Applications in Mental Health: A Systematic Review of Efficacy

Mobile Applications in Mental Health: A Systematic Review of Efficacy

Author(s): Başak Durdu Akgün,Ayça Aktaç,Orçun Yorulmaz / Language(s): English / Issue: 4/2019

Keywords: smartphone;mobile application;mental health;

In recent years, the number of smart phone applications developed for physical and mental health has been rapidly increasing. The rapid growth in the use of smart phone applications provides an alternative and supportive option for the treatment of mental illnesses. The aim of this systematic review is to investigate the effectiveness of mobile applications related to mental health by using randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Within the scope of the study, English articles published in several databases were searched using specific terms. Twelve eligible studies fulfilling the research criteria were evaluated in terms of contents, sampling, study method and findings of the applications. The findings of the current studies revealed that mobile applications are generally effective in reducing the symptoms of the mental illness and feasibility and usability of smart phone applications were reported by participants.

Developing coping skills for managing difficult situations in the future workplace of senior undergraduate students by means of reflexive seminars

Формирование способов преодоления трудных жизненных ситуаций в будущей профессиональной деятельности выпускников вуза средствами рефлексивных семинаров

Author(s): Anastasiya Evgenievna Kargina,Irina Stanislavovna Morozova,Evgenia Aleksandrovna Medovikova,Daria Nikolaevna Grinenko / Language(s): Russian / Issue: 4/2020

Keywords: Difficult situation; Students; Coping strategies; Readiness for future career; Reflexive seminars; Final stage of university education; Responsibility for choice;

Introduction. The article focuses on the development of coping skills to deal with difficult situations in the future workplace of senior students pursuing undergraduate degrees in Technosphere Safety. The purpose of the article is to evaluate the effectiveness of reflexive seminars as a means of fostering undergraduate students’ coping skills in the final year of studies. Materials and Methods. For this study, the authors used the following methods of data collection: S. S. Goncharov’s ‘Ways of managing negative situations’, R. Lazarus’s ‘Coping strategies’, ‘Index of life style’ (L. I. Wasserman, O. F. Eryshev, etc.), and ‘Uncompleted sentence’ technique. The sample consisted of 48 senior students pursuing their degrees in Technosphere Safety. The data obtained were interpreted and statistically analyzed using the Student’s t-test. Results. The study clarifies the concept of ‘a difficult life situation’. The research participants (senior students) described it as a state of anxiety about the result. The findings of the study suggest that reflexive seminars contribute to acquiring flexible coping skills for managing difficult situations by senior students in the final year at university. Conclusions. The authors conclude that reflexive seminars enable future technosphere security professionals to take responsibility for solving problems. The obtained results can be used in designing programs to prepare students for the future career.

Mixed Martial Arts: Civilizing or Decivilizing Process? A Bibliometric Analysis

Mixed Martial Arts: Civilizing or Decivilizing Process? A Bibliometric Analysis

Author(s): Robin Delory,Pascal Roland,Olivier Sirost / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2018

Keywords: Norbert Elias; Bibliometric Analysis; Decivilizing Process; Mixed Martial Arts; Quest for excitement; Violence;

Within the sporting landscape much has changed from the proliferation and integration of new technologies, for example, the practice of mixed martial arts (MMA) has developed on the fringes of modern sport. It combines several martial arts, is practised in a cage, and allows ground strikes. MMA is presented here within a framework inspired by Norbert Elias's theory of civilizing of aggressive impulses through sport. We reviewed more than 20 years of literature, with 785 international references and a triple analysis of the discipline, those being physical violence, symbolism, the play impulse.

MODELS OF STRUCTURING, DISTINCTIVE FEATURES, AND A WAY OF BUILDING A DANCE THEATRE

Модели за структуриране, отличителни черти и начини за изграждане на танцов театър

Author(s): Silvina Vladova / Language(s): Bulgarian / Issue: 2/2020

This paper examines models for structuring the choreography and building characters and storylines in dance theatre, seeking to show the traits characterising its techniques. On the basis of the presented models, the new ways of thinking and recreating the space are considered when composing the choreography of contemporary dance. Analysed is the motion and its important factors such as the space, the length of the dance, and the energy. Dance theatre, where dance is a basic technique, offers an opportunity to translate other physical activities, included in the composing of contemporary performances.

Does Profit Still Matter? The Implementation of Buddhist Ideas to Contemporary Business: Theory and Practice

Does Profit Still Matter? The Implementation of Buddhist Ideas to Contemporary Business: Theory and Practice

Author(s): Magdalena Tusińska / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2020

Keywords: Buddhism; Buddhist economics; Buddhist enterprise; heterodox economics; mainstream economics; social enterprise;

The subject matter of this paper is Buddhist economics in theory and practice. The goal is to point out the main concepts of Buddhist economics, which is different from Western mainstream economics, and then explain how applying Buddhist teachings to business can possibly improve societal well-being and the condition of the natural environment. The main contribution of the article is twofold. Firstly, it aims to plumb the literature to identify characteristics of Buddhist economics, which is a relatively new field. Secondly, it compares Buddhist enterprises to relatively well-known social enterprises, showing the main differences between them. “Buddhist ideas in practice” are illustrated by examples of such companies as Benefit System or Patagonia. The main conclusion is that money and wealth are allowed in Buddhism, but religion reminds people not to become attached to their possessions and to share them with others. Examples described in the paper lead to an awareness that economic activity can be a means to a noble life. New criteria of assessment of business success including social engagement and care for the environment should be created. Thus, deep institutional changes which redefine the roles and duties of business would be required. The paper is based on literature, documents and online sources. The research methods used are the critique of literature covering the subject matter, comparative analysis and elements of case studies.

Effectiveness of cognitive-behavioural therapy - modification of the level of anxiety and self-esteem in parents of children with ASD

Efektywność terapii poznawczo-behawioralnej - modyfikacja poziomu lęku i samooceny u rodziców dzieci z ASD

Author(s): Małgorzata Płoszaj,Joanna Kossewska / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 2/2021

Keywords: CBT; terapia poznawczo-behawioralna; zaburzenia ze spektrum autyzmu; ASD; rodzice; stres; lęk; samoocena

Wprowadzenie. Rodzice dzieci z zaburzeniami ze spektrum autyzmu (Autism Spectrum Disorders, ASD – ang.) doświadczają przewlekłego stresu, który często przeradza się w zaburzenia lękowe i depresyjne, a także dysfunkcje somatyczne. Ze względu na permanentne obciążenie konieczne jest zastosowanie terapii, prowadzącej do zmniejszenia niepokojących objawów, i rozwijanie skutecznych strategii radzenia sobie. Nieliczne jeszcze publikacje dostarczają danych o skuteczności terapii poznawczo-behawioralnej zastosowanej wobec rodziców i opiekunów dzieci z ASD. Cel. Celem artykułu jest przedstawienie polskich badań potwierdzających efektywność terapii poznawczo-behawioralnej zastosowanej wobec rodziców dzieci z ASD.Materiały i metody. W pracy zastosowano następujące narzędzia: SES – Skalę samooceny Rosenberga oraz STAI – kwestionariusz lęku jako cechy i stanu Spielbergera. Wyniki. Na podstawie analizy wskaźników uzyskanych przed zastosowaniem interwencji i po niej, w grupie eksperymentalnej oraz w grupie kontrolnej (niepoddanej terapii) należy stwierdzić, że po interwencji nastąpiło statystycznie istotne obniżenie poziomu lęku jako stanu oraz wzrost poziomu samooceny. Analogicznych zmian nie stwierdzono w grupie niepoddawanej interwencji. Wnioski. Podjęta wobec rodziców dzieci z ASD interwencja terapeutyczna zrealizowana w podejściu poznawczo-behawioralnym stanowi efektywną metodę niwelowania poziomu lęku i podnoszenia samooceny.

Towards a perfect universal educational curriculum

Towards a perfect universal educational curriculum

Author(s): Lynsey Mori / Language(s): English / Issue: 4/2022

Keywords: COVID-19; emotional competencies; emotional learning; neuroscience; pedagogy;

In the process of reforming education, it has become no longer possible to discuss pedagogy, curriculum, instruction, academic achievement, or the culture and climate of schools without discussing social-emotional competencies under the framework of social and emotional learning. This paper attempted to explore some of the complications within the building and implementing an educational curriculum. The study discusses educational pedagogy in the existing literature. Based on the findings, education requires more dedicated and school-specific reflection into where things go wrong. Due to the broad range of skills and unfurling neuroscience behind emotional intelligence, it can be proposed that a lack of ownership of these competencies is assisting in a dilution through local authority principles/governments/education boards and to a loosely based school-level approach through individual teachers with little guidance or support.

Examining procrastination and fear of failure among college students

Examining procrastination and fear of failure among college students

Author(s): Jose Parlade,Cebrail Karayigit / Language(s): English / Issue: 4/2022

Keywords: fear of failure; procrastination; fear of experiencing shame and embarrassment; fear of devaluing one’s self-estimate; delay a decision; college students;

Prior research has set out to determine if there is a relationship between fear of failure, procrastination, and gender. However, findings have been mixed, and few studies have explored the relationship between fear of failure and procrastination. The current study set out to examine the relationship between fear of failure and procrastination and fear of failure and gender. A sample of university students (n = 310) was administered the Performance Failure Appraisal Inventory (PFAI), which provides information relative to different forms of fear of failure, and the Pure Procrastination Scale (PPS). The relationship between procrastination and fear of failure was explored using correlation analysis, and the relationship between fear of failure and gender was explored using an independent t-test. Results suggested a moderate positive relationship between total procrastination and various forms of fear of failure. Additionally, women were found to have reported higher levels of various forms of fear of failure. Limitations of this study and implications for future research addressing procrastination and fear of failure were discussed.

Vicarious Trauma in Social Workers. The Impact of Assisting People with Trauma, Loss and Suffering

Trauma vicariantă la asistenţii sociali. Impactul asistării persoanelor cu traume, pierderi şi suferinţe

Author(s): Cristina Vasile / Language(s): Romanian / Issue: 2/2022

Keywords: social worker; trauma; loss; suffering; vicarious trauma;

The topic of the article is an important one for the field of social work, because the social worker is one of the specialists who may be affected by vicarious trauma, as they are placed in front of an avalanche of emotions, thoughts and overwhelming feelings of those they assist, vulnerable people who have gone through various adverse life experiences, trauma survivors. Through this article I have tried to highlight the role of the social worker in working with people who are affected by trauma, loss and suffering, the effects of such work, and the protective measures that can be considered by the social worker and develop resilience and the ability to continue to carry out their professional activity in a healthy way - for themselves and for others.

Parent-Child Interaction Therapy

Parent-Child Interaction Therapy

Author(s): Sümeyye Ulaş,İsmail Seçer,İsmail Ay / Language(s): English / Issue: 4/2023

Keywords: Parent-child interaction therapy; early childhood; evidence-based intervention;

Parent-child interaction therapy is a parent-mediated therapy approach that focuses on solving internalizationexternalization problems observed in children aged 2-7. The approach based on parenting styles, attachment theory, behavioral theory, and social learning theories aims to teach play therapy skills to parents. In this direction, each stage was organized as teaching and coaching sessions in an approach that included two phases: a childdirected interaction phase and parent-directed interaction. The first stage, which is the child-directed stage, it is aimed to developing a sincere and warm relationship between the parent and the child by following the child's lead.. In the second phase, the parent-directed interaction phase, effective discipline methods are taught to parents and coached at the point of use, depending on the goal of increasing their child's adaptation skills. Therapy is not time-limited and is performance-oriented. In this study, the general characteristics of parent-child interaction therapy, its historical development, theoretical foundations, the structure of therapy sessions, the intervention process, and parent-child interaction therapy research are included. As a result of the review, depending on the international literature, can be said to be parent-child interaction therapy is an early-term, parent-oriented and evidence-based approach that is effective on early childhood compliance and behavior problems, including children with neurodevelopmental problems, parenting stress, parental efficacy perception, and family harmony.