Öz-duyarlık ile psikolojik belirtiler arasındaki ilişkide ruminatif düşünce biçiminin aracı rolü

Author(s): Elif Özcan,Ahmet Sapancı / Language(s): Turkish,English Issue: 2/2023

The aim of this study was to examine the mediating role of ruminative thinking in the relationship between self-compassion and psychological symptoms. The research was conduct-ed with the predictive correlational method. The participants of the study consisted of a total of 471 people, 353 women (74.9%) and 118 men (25.1%), who were determined by the convenience sampling method. Participants were aged between 18 and 65 (M = 29, SD = 10). Self-Compassion Scale, Ruminative Thought Style Scale, Brief Symptom Inventory, and Sociodemographic Information Form were used as data collection tools in the study. Pearson Correlation Analysis was used to analyze the data, and regression analysis based on the bootstrap method was used to test the mediation effect. As a result of the research, it was determined that ruminative thinking style plays a mediating role in the relationship between self-compassion and psychological symptoms. The results of the study were discussed with-in the framework of the relevant literature, and suggestions were presented for both future research and mental health professionals. It is thought that the findings obtained will con-tribute to a better understanding of the structure of self-compassion and ruminative thinking when working with psychological symptoms in clinical practice.

COVID-19 aşısı olma niyetini anlamak: Maddi kayıp yaşama, aşılar hakkında algılanan bilgi düzeyi ve sağlık kaygısının yordayıcı rolü

Author(s): Elifnaz Leblebici,Merve Nuray Ayözcan,Gözde İkizer / Language(s): Turkish Issue: 2/2023

Although it is known that vaccination is very crucial for controlling the spread of COVID-19, intentions of individuals to be vaccinated may vary considerably. Therefore, in this study, the aim was to examine the factors related with individuals’ intentions of COVID-19 vaccine. To assess the individuals’ intentions of COVID-19 vaccine, 525 individuals be-tween 18-64 ages who had not yet received the COVID-19 vaccine participated in this study. The study was conducted using an online questionnaire method, consisting of measures of sociodemographic characteristics, variables related to exposure to COVID-19, risk group status for COVID-19, perceived knowledge on vaccines, health anxiety, and self-efficacy levels. Data were analyzed through hierarchical regression analysis. Sociodemographic variables, being in the risk group for COVID-19, and individuals' own or a close one’s previous diagnosis of COVID-19 were not associated with their intention to be vaccinated against COVID-19. On the other hand, results showed that individuals' intentions of COVID-19 vac-cine were significantly related with increased perceived knowledge about COVID-19 vaccines, having experienced financial loss in the COVID-19 outbreak, and having high levels of health anxiety. Findings of the study may help to design vaccination campaigns in the society.

Klinik Görüşme Kaygısı Durum Listesi: Görüşmede kaygı uyandıran durumlara özgü bir ölçüm aracına dair pilot çalışma

Author(s): Gamze Gültekin,Orçun Yorulmaz / Language(s): Turkish Issue: 2/2023

The aim of this current study was to perform a pilot study on features of an instrument on anxious situations on clinical interview. Following a literature search, we designed the List of Anxious Situations in Clinical Interview (LASI), which is a 21-item self-report measure with a feeling thermometer rating scale. Totally 335 psychology undergraduates participated in the study by completing LASI, Counselor Activity Self-Efficacy Scales (CASES) as well as demographic information form. The result of exploratory factor analysis showed that the LASI consists of two subscales, namely general and first interview situations, and these factors had satisfactory reliability values. Moreover, the correlational and group comparison analyses also indicated that the LASI in total and subscales had concurrent and criterion validity. Considering the limited availability of measures specifically focused on anxiety in clinical interviews in the literature, the LASI appears to be a promising instrument for examining anxious situations in clinical interviews. It can be utilized for various purposes, including scientific research on students' anxiety during clinical interviews, as well as relevant psychological assessments, administrations, and interventions.

Epistemic Injustice as a Form of Misrecognition: Exploration of Student Experiences in Bulgarian Higher Education Institutions

Author(s): Asen V. Dimitrov / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2024

This article aims to contribute to the ongoing scholarly discussion on the importance and practical applicability of social justice perspectives when studying the effects or outcomes of modern higher education. It analyses context-specific experiences and perceptions of higher education students through Axel Honneth’s more general notion of misrecognition and Miranda Fricker’s concept of epistemic injustice. Data comes from semi-structured interviews with a cohort of full-time first-year students in medicine and pedagogy at three Bulgarian higher education institutions and complementary academic staff accounts of student experiences. The analysis reveals patterns of academic structure and practice as linked to misrecognition or dysfunctional relations of recognition as well as to instances of systemic testimonial and hermeneutical disrespect or injustice. Selected experiences are discussed from the critical perspective of both theories in order to identify and characterise potential deficiencies, interventions needed in the higher education institutions’ organisational and institutional environment, or the conditions they provide for student self-formation.

We Write in Other People’s Blood: Troubling the Body Politics and Disability Representation of Yakuza O

Author(s): Adeline Loh / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2024

This paper takes Yakuza 0, a retrospective prequel and standalone entry to the Yakuza digital game franchise from Japan, as a case study for disabled feminine bodies vis-à-vis their male counterparts in game narratives. Of note is Makimura Makoto, a downtrodden Chinese-Japanese woman experiencing post-traumatic psychogenic blindness, who serves as the unwitting kingpin of the yakuza’s schemes. This paper posits that a reading of the game’s narrative (as supplemented by its gameplay mechanics) through the critical lens of disability studies offers a more affective and recuperative understanding of the game’s treatment of its marginalised characters. This paper first seeks to intervene in the game’s embodied and gendered power dynamics by attending to the body politics of its fictitious criminal underworld. Correspondingly, this paper troubles the game’s presentation of disability as a gendered performance, wherein feminine bodies disproportionately experience the material consequences and trauma of their disabilities, framed as pivotal narrative movements that spur the game’s male protagonists forward. Ultimately, this paper works towards a more empathetic reading of Yakuza 0 as a roadmap for how the franchise and digital games at large can address disability as a compounding, ever-evolving relational condition in addition to its physical and/ormental dimensions.

Kresli, na co myslíš: Komparativní analýza kreseb předškolních dětí a prvňáků

Author(s): Jana Marie Havigerová,Marie Herynková / Language(s): English Issue: 2/2024

Children’s drawings provide valuable insights into their mind, their development. The study aimed to compare children’s drawings revealing age and sex differences. A total of 204 children aged 5-8 years participated, drawing pictures based on a content-neutral instruction (Draw what’s in your mind.). Theme and frequency analysis were conducted. Results showed that preschoolers drew significantly fewer objects (modus = 1) compared to first graders (modus = 11). Preschoolers most often drew vehicles, persons, and symbols, while first graders’ drawings vary much within themes and objects. Girls in both age groups depicted more nature-related objects, while boys focused on human-made products. These findings suggest a developmental shift, with preschoolers often drawing what they see or can draw and first graders expressing complex inner contents and experiences. Comparing drawings of preschool children and first graders can enhance our understanding of developmental processes during this period.

Miesto hravých aktivít pri prekonávaní strachu vo vyučovaní zjazdového lyžovania v názoroch učiteľov nižšieho sekundárneho vzdelávania

Author(s): Štefan Adamčák,Miroslav Nemec,Rastislav Kollár,Gabriel Bujdoš / Language(s): English Issue: 2/2024

Downhill skiing evokes many emotions. In more experienced skiers, they manifest themselves primarily in a positive form, in beginners often in a negative form, in the form of apprehension or fear, mainly due to an unfamiliar way of moving - sliding and moving on skis. In the school environment, we encounter these phenomena quite often on ski training courses. The aim of the paper was to find out through a survey among teachers of lower secondary education (n=105), the fear and apprehension of pupils during ski courses, as well as the use of playful activities during their teaching. We analysed the results from the aspect of intersex differences using the chi-square test on the significance level of p<0.05, resp. p<0.01. We carried out the survey itself from January to March 2023. The results of our study showed that after the completion of ski course, the fear and anxiety of primary school pupils showed a clear trend of decrease. The use of games as one of the forms of warming up, practicing and perfecting selected elements of methodological series of skiing, but also at the end of daily job, is significantly (p<0.01) used to a greater extent by women. During the entire duration of the course, teachers make the most use of movement games of traditional nature - chases, relays, etc. therefore, we recommend that when teaching downhill skiing, movement games with the use of non-traditional aids (skis, poles, etc.) are included to a greater extent, but also games that require the cooperation of pupils, the so-called cooperative games. The results of our study also pointed to the fact that, according to teachers, students' fear of skiing is dominantly caused by an unfamiliar way of moving, when students lose their balance, which they cannot control (p<0.01).

Задачи с диаграми на Вен за формиране на понятия в началното училище

Author(s): Toni Chehlarova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2024

Opportunities to use Venn diagram tasks for concept formation in elementary school are presented. The results of solving such tasks by students in 3rd and in 4th grade in the online competition "VIVA Mathematics with a computer" organized by the Institute of Mathematics and Informatics of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences were analyzed. An illustration was made with similar tasks from other subject areas, inverse tasks were discussed, the role of computer models for their compilation and the competitions for their distribution.

Charakterová výchova na vybraných pedagogických fakultách v Českej republike

Author(s): Barbora Bačíková,Blanka Babická / Language(s): English Issue: 2/2024

This paper attempts to map the state of character education at selected faculties of education in the Czech Republic. The aim of the study was to analyze courses from education and psychology modules of teacher training study programmes to find out to what extent the courses match the prototype of character education designed by McGrath (2018). Qualitative content analysis of the course descriptions showed that only a small number of the courses match the prototype in all the criteria, but many courses contain several aspects of character education.

Integracja edukacyjna w ocenie młodzieży szkół ponadpodstawowych

Author(s): Mieczysław Dudek / Language(s): Polish Issue: 2/2024

The aim of this article is to present the problem of integration of students with special educational needs from the perspective of students from integrated post-primary schools. A total of 183 students in integrated classes were surveyed. Among the respondents were 60 pupils with a statement on the need for special education. The results of the research revealed a complex picture of the situation in these classes. The majority of pupils with special needs declare that they feel comfortable in these classes. At the same time, only half of their healthy peers believe that the presence of their peers with disabilities is beneficial to the classroom community.

Personálne zabezpečenie školy v kontexte inkluzívneho vzdelávania žiakov so špecifickými vývinovými poruchami učenia

Author(s): Martina Magová,Monika Homolová / Language(s): English Issue: 2/2024

The presented contribution focuses on the analysis of school staffing in the context of inclusive education of pupils with specific developmental learning disabilities. Staffing of schools is an important factor that affects the quality of inclusive education. We focused more closely on the analysis of personnel staffing at I. and II. levels of primary schools, which include students with specific developmental learning disabilities.

Концептуален модел за управление на дигитализацията на учебния процес във висшите училища

Author(s): Maria Markova,Tsvetana Stoyanova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2024

The object of research in this article is the management of the digitalization of the learning process in higher schools, and the subject is the formation and application of a model for the management of the digitalization of the learning process in higher schools. The goal is: research and prove the applicability of this model in the modern educational and business environment of the educational market – global and digitized. Author’s thesis: In the conditions of the modern educational and business environment, which is characterized by a global nature and technological effectiveness, the digitalization of the educational process is an essential factor for achieving and maintaining competitiveness in the educational market for higher schools.

Структурни ефекти от различията на броя на леглата в МБАЛ по области за отделни години през периода 2008- 2021 г. върху някои резултативни показатели

Author(s): Tsvetan Stalev / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2024

The health system plays a primary role in modern society. It helps people maintain an active standard of living and improve their way of life. Hospital care occupies a central place in this system. Well-organized hospital care means maintaining a good material base, providing well-trained medical staff, and appropriate funding. Reliable information is needed to analyze these aspects of hospital care, based on which justified management decisions can be made. In this article, attention is focused on the state and development of the bed fund in multi-profile hospitals for active treatment (MPHAT) in the regions of the country and specifically on its use in individual years in relation to the indicators number of bed-days (in days) and number of bed turnovers (count). The emphasis is on the effect of structural differences in the bed base in individual regions of the country by year and their impact on the performance indicators number of bed-days (in days) and number of bed turnovers (count). The problems of the effect of structural differences in the bed base in the individual regions of the country for the 2008- 2021 period by year are discussed.

Педагогическите иновации като фактор за повишаване качеството на обучение в професионалните гимназии по икономика

Author(s): Rumina Valkova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2024

The article presents the innovations that vocational high schools of economics use with the aim of stimulating the creativity of teachers to look for new approaches and methods in teaching and increasing the motivation of students to actively participate in the learning process. The relevance of the topic is determined by the creation and availability in recent years of more and more numerous and diverse innovative methods, approaches, tools, etc. and their use in the educational process in general and in vocational high schools in economics in particular.

Изкуственият интелект – верен помощник или ненужен инструмент в ръцете на учителя по музика

Author(s): Tihomir Radev / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 15/2024

The rapid development of information and computer technologies, the expansion of their possibilities in the field of music made them necessary in education. One of the latest products of technology is artificial intelligence (AI), which is used in music education, including music lessons. This study examines AI asan aid to the possibilities of application in the music lesson, according to its current development, as well as its use in teacher preparation and the implementation of basic music activities.

За полупълната и полупразната чаша или още гледни точки за медийните технологии на полуистината и полулъжата

Author(s): Lyubomir Karadzhov,Ivan Karadzhov / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 15/2024

The paper addresses the issue of ethics in public communications and the need for public relations professionals to communicate with their target audiences in the context of ethical interaction. The text offers examples from Bulgarian and American PR and media practices that provoke a debate about whether generally accepted frameworks of right and wrong are respected in the context of ethical norms, including comments on professionalism and the public price that is paid when going beyond the standards of professional journalistic behavior. The development ends with the concept expressed by the authors that it is ethical communication that has the power to harmonize social relations, which is capable of overcoming the prejudices and mistrust of the participants in the act of communication.

Дискусия за състоянието на медиите на етническите общности в България.

Author(s): Volen Chilov / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 15/2024

The text presents a review of the discussion between university professors, researchers and community media creators in Bulgaria, held on March 12, 2024 at the Faculty of Journalism and Mass Communication of the Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridsky".

Нов поглед към темата за достоверността на информацията в медийния текст

Author(s): Iva Ivanova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 15/2024

Review of Andreana Eftimova’s book “Sources say. Linguistic markers for (un)credibility of the media text” – Sofia: UI “St. Kliment Ohridski”, 2023. The review highlights the author’s contributions in revealing the linguistic mechanisms in assessing the credibility of information.

The Seeds of Corruption. How Religions go through the Laws of Adaptation

Author(s): Cosmin Tudor Ciocan / Language(s): English Issue: 2/2024

This article explores the concept of 'adaptive symbiosis' between religion and culture, challenging the notion of religions as static or immutable entities by showcasing their dynamic engagement with and adaptation to local cultural contexts. The notion of ‘adaptive symbiosis’ transcends mere coexistence or amalgamation, embodying a deep, complex process of mutual adaptation. Within this evolutionary dance, both religion and culture emerge not merely as participants but as co-creators of a new reality. Through the examination of various religious traditions—such as Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and others—it illustrates how religions evolve in symbiotic relationships with host cultures, leading to the creation of hybrid cultural-religious identities. Highlighting the mechanisms of biological adaptation—mutualism, amensalism, commensalism, and parasitism—as metaphors, the article delves into the complex interplay between religious teachings and cultural integration. It argues against viewing religions as immutable, instead presenting them as evolving entities that contribute to the richness and diversity of human civilization, especially in the context of globalization. This dynamic, evolving space of adaptive negotiations underlines the importance of understanding the fluid nature of cultural and religious boundaries in contributing to novel forms of expression and identity. Through this exploration, we aim to shed light on the enduring and evolving relationship between religion and culture, highlighting how this dynamic interplay contributes to the richness and diversity of human civilization.

REPUBLIKA Godina XI (1999), Broj 227, 16-31. decembar

Author(s): Bojan Al Pinto Brkić,Mirko Tepavac,Zlatoje Martinov,Mirko Đorđević,Dragoš Ivanović,Zoja Jovanov,Gordana Perunović Fijat,Dušan Mojsin,Jovan Despotović,Zygmunt Bauman,Olivija Rusovac,Nastasja Radović,Lidija Jovetić,Staša Zajović,Dragica Stanojlović,Miloš Bobić,Ljubivoje Aćimović,Miodrag Stanisavljević / Language(s): Serbian Issue: 227/1999