The relationship between the psychological and behavioral characteristics of transgression and restoration of the interpersonal relationships of university students: An exploratory study of the mediation effects of genuine self-forgiveness

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-84
Author(s):  
Sookyoung Kim ◽  
Jonghyo Park
2020 ◽  
pp. 107-119
Author(s):  
Frederika Lučanská ◽  
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Oľga Orosová ◽  
Vihra Naydenova ◽  
Jozef Benka ◽  
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The objective of this exploratory study was to examine the relationship between well-being, rootedness and emigration plans (EP) among university students in Slovakia and Bulgaria. It also explored the mediation effect of rootedness in the relationship between well-being and EP. The data were collected throughan online survey (SLiCE 2016). The research sample consisted of 361 university students (M=22.4 years, SD=3.8) from Slovakia (141, 86.5% female) and Bulgaria (220, 69.1% female). Based on their emigration plans, the respondentswere dividedinto two groups;those who do not plan to leave (n=218, 60.4%) and those who plan to leave in the long term (n=143, 39.6%) after they finish university. ForSlovakia, all factors were significantly related toEP. Furthermore, the association between well-being and EP was fully mediated by two dimensions of rootedness with different psychological mechanisms. For Bulgaria, only well-being and onedimension of rootedness,desire for change,were significantly related to EP. It was also found that the association between well-being and EP was partially mediated by only one dimension of rootedness –desire for change. This study highlightsthat rootedness hasa different relationship with other examined factorsin different countries and also that it is necessary to respect the cultural and socio-economic featuresof acountry.


2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 20-34
Author(s):  
Aqsa Khaliq ◽  
Umaiza Bashir ◽  
Zahid Mahmood

Interpersonal relationships are a very important part of the university life of a person. To explore the relationship between interpersonal difficulties and personality traits, a sample of 300 students in the age range of 18-28 years (M=22.04) was taken from different government and private universities. To measure the Machiavellian Personality Tendencies among students an indigenous tool was developed rooted inthe Pakistani culture. Interpersonal Difficulties Scale (Saleem, Ihsan, & Mahmood, 2014) was used. It was revealed that students with high Machiavellian Personality Tendencies have more interpersonal difficulties and Machiavellian Personality Tendencies, gender, family system and birth order are significant predictors of interpersonal difficulties in university students. These results are discussed in the Pakistani cultural context and their implications are stated for future research and therapeutic work.


Author(s):  
Pavel Trofimovich ◽  
Oguzhan Tekin ◽  
Kim McDonough

Abstract This exploratory study examined the relationship between second language (L2) English speakers’ comprehensibility and their interactional behaviors as they engaged in a conversation with fellow L2 speakers. Thirty-six pairs of L2 English university students completed a 10-minute academic discussion task and subsequently rated each other’s comprehensibility. Transcripts of their conversation were coded for eight measures of task engagement, including cognitive/behavioral engagement (idea units, language-related episodes), social engagement (encouragement, responsiveness, task and time management, backchanneling, nodding), and emotional engagement (positive affect). Speakers who showed more encouragement and nodding were perceived as easier to understand, whereas those who produced more frequent language-focused episodes and demonstrated more responsiveness were rated as harder to understand. These findings provide initial evidence for an association between L2 speakers’ interactional behaviors and peer-ratings of comprehensibility, highlighting L2 comprehensibility as a multifaceted and interaction-driven construct.


2010 ◽  
Vol 107 (3) ◽  
pp. 784-794 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guo-Hai Chen ◽  
Li-Fang Zhang

The relationship between thinking styles, as defined in Sternberg's theory of mental self-government, and mental health was investigated. 583 university students (362 women, 221 men; M age = 21.4 yr., SD = 0.9) in Guangzhou, P. R. China, were invited to fill out the Thinking Styles Inventory–Revised and the Symptom Checklist–90 on a voluntary basis. Results indicated that scores on six of Sternberg's 13 thinking styles were significantly correlated with the Mental Health Index. The hierarchical style (one Type I style) negatively predicted the General Severity Index beyond sex and age, whereas the judicial, anarchic, and internal styles did so positively. The specific ways in which the thinking styles and mental health scales were related to one another supported Zhang and Sternberg's (2006) claim that thinking styles are value-laden. Applications of thinking styles in enhancing mental health are discussed.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Li ◽  
Mark D. Griffiths ◽  
Zhimin Niu ◽  
Songli Mei

Abstract Background and aims: Research into the fear of missing out (FoMO) has greatly increased in recent years. Given the negative consequences of gaming disorder (GD) among a small minority of individuals, there is an increasing need for research examining the impact of FoMO on GD. However, little is known about the roles of impulsivity and gaming time as mediators in the relationship between FoMO and GD. The present study examined whether impulsivity and gaming time mediated the relationship between FoMO (trait-FoMO and state-FoMO) and GD among Chinese university students, as well as the prevalence of GD.Methods: A total of 1127 university students completed an online survey including the Chinese Trait-State Fear of Missing Out Scale (T-SFoMOS-C), the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale-Brief (BIS-Brief), gamine time survey, and the Chinese Gaming Disorder Scale (CGDS).Results: The prevalence of GD was 6.4% among Chinese university students. Trait-FoMO was found to indirectly impact GD via impulsivity and gamine time, whereas the direct effect of trait-FoMO on GD and the mediation effects of gaming time were not confirmed. State-FoMO impacted on GD both directly, and indirectly via the mediation effects of impulsivity as well as impulsivity and gaming time.Conclusion: Trait-FoMO on GD was fully mediated via impulsivity and gaming time, whereas state-FoMO on GD was partly mediated via impulsivity and gaming time. Individuals with high levels of FoMO were more likely to show impulsivity and spent a longer time gaming, and was associated with GD. These findings provide insights to incorporate into health prevention programs to help regulate emotion, control impulsivity, and decrease GD.


Author(s):  
Adriana De Melo Ramos ◽  
Telma Pileggi Vinha

Abstract.This is a descriptive, exploratory study based on constructivist theory, in order to characterize classes considered “difficult” and “not difficult”, identifying common and / or divergent in organizing these factors and investigate the sociomoral environment, as regards to work with the knowledge, interpersonal relationships, rules and social conflicts. The sample was composed of two “difficult” classes and two “not difficult” two schools of Secondary School. Participants were students and their teaching teams. The data were collected in three ways: interviews with students and staff members; weekly observations and collecting materials Qualitative analysis indicated that in all classes surveyed had an excessive appreciation of the conventional rules, many meaningless, with no spaces for discussion or establishment of standards, which were usually imposed by authority aiming to prevent conflicts occur, and noncompliance was associated with expiatory penalties. Conflicts were seen as negative, and avoided being contained. Classes were meaningless, always held equal, favoring situations of indiscipline. In the “difficult” classes dialogue was disrespectful and hostile by both parties: both teachers and students maintained a relationship of constant confrontation, there were numerous situations incivilities. Teachers recognized the difficulty in dealing with the classes. Students resisted more to obey the rules and guidance of teachers, and also more questioning. In the “not difficult” classes had greater obedience and submission, the dialogue was less disrespectful, students were undergoing more rules imposed, trying to meet the expectations of the teachers. The relationship between peers also influenced the type of each class room as well as the academic performance of students. Expected to trigger questions that can serve as a challenge to a change in the thinking of educators, seeking a more cooperative and critical sociomoral environment.Keywords: Difficult classrooms. Indiscipline. Interpersonal conflict. School. Moral education.Resumo.Trata-se de um estudo descritivo, de caráter exploratório, fundamentado na teoria construtivista, objetivando caracterizar classes consideradas “difíceis” e “não difíceis”, identificando fatores comuns e/ou divergentes na organização destas e investigar o ambiente sociomoral, no que se refere ao trabalho com o conhecimento, as relações interpessoais, as regras e os conflitos sociais. A amostra foi composta por duas classes “difíceis” e duas “não difíceis” de duas escolas do Ensino Fundamental II. Os participantes foram estudantes e respectivas equipes pedagógicas. Os dados foram coletados de três formas: entrevistas com alunos e integrantes da equipe; observações semanais e coleta de materiais A análise qualitativa indicou que em todas as classes investigadas havia uma valorização excessiva das regras convencionais, muitas sem significado, não havendo espaços para a discussão ou criação das normas, que normalmente eram impostas pela autoridade objetivando impedir que os conflitos ocorressem, sendo que seu descumprimento estava associado às sanções expiatórias. Os conflitos eram vistos como negativos, sendo evitados e contidos. As aulas eram desprovidas de significado, organizadas sempre iguais, favorecendo situações de indisciplina. Nas classes “difíceis” o diálogo era desrespeitoso e hostil por ambas as partes: tanto professores como os alunos mantinham uma relação de enfrentamento constante, havia inúmeras situações de incivilidades. Os professores reconheciam a dificuldade em lidar com as turmas. Os alunos resistiam mais à obedecer as regras e às orientações dos professores, sendo também mais questionadores. Nas classes “não difíceis” havia maior obediência e submissão, o diálogo era menos desrespeitoso, os alunos se submetiam mais às regras impostas, tentando corresponder às expectativas dos docentes. A relação entre pares também influenciou no ambiente de cada tipo de classe, assim como o desempenho acadêmico dos alunos. Espera-se desencadear questionamentos que possam servir de desafio, para uma mudança no pensamento dos educadores, visando um ambiente sociomoral mais cooperativo e crítico.Palavras-chave: Classes difíceis. Indisciplina. Conflitos interpessoais. Escola. Educação moral.


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