scholarly journals Psychological Strategies for Overcoming the Life Crisis of the Individual in Postmodern Practical Psychology

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 358-373
Author(s):  
Nataliia Trofaila ◽  
Nataliia Mateiko ◽  
Iryna Melnyk ◽  
Nataliia Maksymova ◽  
Oksana Vdovichenko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Life Crisis ◽  
Personal Resource ◽  
Fundamental Properties ◽  
Crisis Situation ◽  
Personal Transformations ◽  
Psychological Mechanism ◽  
The Individual

The article talks about the personality-oriented approach of postmodern practical psychology to counseling a crisis client. Coping strategies for overcoming a life crisis by a person at the cognitive, emotional and behavioral levels are analyzed. Based on the consideration of practical work with crisis clients, algorithms for overcoming a crisis situation in the form of stages and phases of its experience are highlighted. The important role of neuropsychological correction at the first stage of work with the client is emphasized. Theoretical and methodological provisions of postmodern psychotherapy and practical psychology on the features of psychological support of a crisis client, taking into account his personal resource. The variability of the personality as one of its fundamental properties and the psychological mechanism providing a flexible choice of coping strategies, process of adaptation to conditions of crisis situation are considered. It is revealed that in the conditions of overcoming the life crisis there are personal transformations as expression and development of specific personal characteristics and properties. The model of overcoming a life crisis situation by an individual in the context of postmodern practical psychology is presented. In the presented author’s model of overcoming the personal crisis the postmodernist, personality-oriented and phenomenological approaches are applied.

scholarly journals The Role of Coping Strategies in Maintaining Well-Being During the COVID-19 Outbreak in South Korea

2021 ◽  
pp. 194855062199059
Author(s):  
Joo Hyun Kim ◽  
Yerin Shim ◽  
Incheol Choi ◽  
Eunsoo Choi
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Growth Models ◽  
Phase 1 ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Rate Of Change ◽  
Phase 2 ◽  
Behavioral Strategies ◽  
The Individual

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to pose an unprecedented challenge for the world as people strive to cope with this significant threat to their well-being. This intensive longitudinal study of the first 94 days of the COVID-19 outbreak in South Korea (Phase 1: initial outbreak, Phase 2: intense social distancing) examined individuals’ changes in well-being, in relation to their use of coping strategies and fear of infection. A sample of 10,464 South Koreans participated in surveys during Phase 1 and Phase 2, resulting in 35,846 observations. Multilevel growth models revealed a decrease in well-being while different coping strategies moderated the individual rate of change in well-being. Although preventive measures were associated with a greater decrease in well-being, cognitive appraisal and behavioral strategies predicted stable well-being during the pandemic. Coping strategies further mediated the association between fear of infection and deterioration of well-being.

Internationalization of higher education institutions: the underestimated role of faculty

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 300-316 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcello Romani-Dias ◽  
Jorge Carneiro ◽  
Aline dos Santos Barbosa
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Sample Selection ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Internationalization Of Higher Education ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Academic Activities ◽  
The Individual

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to deal with the topic internationalization of higher education institutions (IHEI), in terms of the research they engage in. The main motivation for the study is to understand the role of researchers in the internationalization of the institutions in which they work through the academic activities they perform. Based on the assumption that each of the researcher’s internationalization activities leads, to some extent, to a greater internationalization of HEI in which it operates, the following question was proposed: Do researchers’ personal characteristics and academic activities affect the internationalization of their (higher education) institutions? Design/methodology/approach This qualitative study adopted as main methods a review of the literature on internationalization of higher education and in-depth interviews based on a semi-structured script with an intentional sample. A sample of 16 researchers was selected for interview using the snowball technique of sample selection. Findings The paper provides theoretical and empirical insights into the characteristics of researchers that influence the internationalization of HEIs. These include the researchers’ international academic experience; insertion in international collaboration networks; international co-authorship; and experience in international publications. These are the four main factors that emerge at the individual level (researcher) that positively impact IHEI. Originality/value The paper responds to a gap found in the literature on the underestimated role of researchers in the internationalization process of HEIs in which they work.

scholarly journals What the Pokemon Go have study adolescents for?

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 86-98
Author(s):  
K.D. Khlomov ◽  
D.G. Davydov
Keyword(s):  
Family Environment ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Social Situation ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Space Transformation ◽  
The Social ◽  
Psychological Mechanism ◽  
Pokémon Go

The paper reports the results of the research on the adolescents – Pokemon Go players. The hypotheses towards the role of the games with virtual and augmented reality within the modern society presented in the scientific literature are discussed. The aim of this research was to check the link between personal characteristics, the social situation factors (e.g. family context), young men images about him or herself, and meaning and personal value of the game. The results of the structured interviews with 44 adolescents playing Pokemon Go on the street are given; the players’ representations towards themselves, their social environment, and the game are discovered. The conclusions about the meaning of the virtual, geographic, and social realities integration and social and family environment influence on the game involvement are made. The psychological mechanisms of the involvement into the game and the role of the social and family environment are discussed. In this article was made the conclusions about the role of virtual, geographic, social reality integration, social and family role, and psychological mechanism to be involved in the game. Subjective space transformation and the changes in everyday city landscape meanings conditioned by the game are discussed. The game allows the adolescents and youth to see the reality out of the everyday routine.

Exploring Antecedents of Mature Workers' Turnover Intention

2020 ◽  
pp. 112-131
Author(s):  
Sunyoung Park ◽  
Shinhee Jeong
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Turnover Intention ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Work Related ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Mature Workers

The purpose of this chapter is to identify the antecedents of mature workers' turnover intention and to review the role of organizational culture in their intention. By reviewing 20 empirical studies on mature workers' turnover intention published between 2006 and 2017, the authors identified 44 antecedents of mature workers' turnover intention at the individual, group/organizational, and intersectional levels. This literature review reveals that the antecedents of mature workers' turnover intention are diverse, including personal characteristics, work-related behavior, leadership, HR practices, job characteristics, organizational culture, and work-life balance. They also discuss the role of organizational culture in mature workers' turnover intention based on the findings. Finally, they present implications for HR practitioners and recommendations for future research.

scholarly journals Target Detection Its Relation with Individual and Target Features

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 197-202
Author(s):  
Prarthana Earla ◽  
Gurpreet Kaur ◽  
Syed Yaseen
Keyword(s):  
Visual Search ◽  
Cognitive Ability ◽  
Target Detection ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Perceptual Speed ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
The Individual

The phenomenon of target detection is studied. Explored its correlates using the technique of Narrative Overview. The phenomenon of target detection begins with the process of visual search. The saliency of the targets, acts as a factor to make the search efficient. The processing of the stimulus (using Bottom-Up and Top-Down approaches) is achieved by the engagement of personal characteristics of the individual like cognitive ability and perceptual speed. The role of these individual processes and their interaction with each other to help achieve target detection is the focus of the present study. The tests designed to measure these individual processes are also listed

Safety-Seeking Behaviours: Fact or Function? How Can We Clinically Differentiate Between Safety Behaviours and Adaptive Coping Strategies Across Anxiety Disorders?

2005 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 177-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Thwaites ◽  
Mark H. Freeston
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Panic Disorder ◽  
Anxiety Disorders ◽  
Social Phobia ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Adaptive Coping ◽  
Specific Context ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Difficult Issue

Safety-seeking behaviours are seen as playing a key role in the maintenance of various anxiety disorders. This article examines their role in panic disorder and social phobia and suggests that, whilst there are clear theoretical differences between safety-seeking behaviours and adaptive coping strategies, the difficult issue in clinical practice is being able to distinguish between the two. It builds on previous work by Salkovskis and colleagues and provides a detailed discussion of the problems in distinguishing between safety-seeking behaviours (direct avoidance, escape and subtle avoidance) and adaptive coping strategies in clinical practice. The suggestion is made that topology can only be a guide to categorizing the two types of responses and they can only be fully distinguished by taking into account the intention of the individual and their perceived function to that individual in the specific context. It is suggested that further analysis of the use of safety-seeking behaviours aimed at avoiding a variety of outcomes at differing levels of catastrophe may provide useful information that would clarify our understanding of the role of such behaviours in maintaining anxiety disorders.

Hedonism or self-growth? The influence of perceived control on individual product preferences for individuals under self-threat

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (6) ◽  
pp. 1343-1361
Author(s):  
Taiyang Zhao ◽  
Wei Song ◽  
Xiaotong Jin ◽  
Hongjing Cui ◽  
Yang Li
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Perceived Control ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Interactive Effect ◽  
Negative Experience ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Individual Product ◽  
Product Preferences ◽  
The Individual

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study the influence of perceived control on product preferences of consumers under self-threat. Design/methodology/approach By conducting four experiments, this paper manipulated the participants’ self-threat and three sources of perceived control – namely, the controllability of the threat itself, the internal and external locus of control of the individual and priming the existing positive or negative experience of the individuals. After the manipulations, the participants’ product preferences for self-growth goods or hedonic goods were measured. Findings The findings of this research indicated that when consumers have a higher perceived control of the threats they are facing, they are more likely to adopt problem-focused coping strategies and show a preference for self-growth goods, which can help them resolve their threats. However, when consumers have a lower perceived control on the threats they are facing, they are more likely to adopt emotion-focused coping strategies and show a preference for hedonic goods, which can help them adjust their emotions. Originality/value This paper systematically confirms the interactive effect of perceived control and self-threat on consumers’ product preferences, as well as the meditation role of problem-focused coping and emotion-focused coping. It also provides insights for marketers to know what factors may affect consumers’ preferences for products in self-threat situations, thus contributing to marketing practices.

scholarly journals THE ROLE OF MODERN EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES IN THE FORMATION OF STUDENTS' BUSINESS QUALITIES

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 25-35
Author(s):  
V. MALYVANCHUK
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Educational Technologies ◽  
Case Method ◽  
Project Method ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
The Individual ◽  
High Level

  The role of modern educational technologies in formation of students' business qualities is explained in the article; the essence and basic requirements for the application of the project method and the case method in education are explained; pedagogical conditions for successful formation of students' business qualities in higher education institutions are formulated; the conclusions about the pedagogical effectiveness of the use of modern educational technologies have been made. Analytical work proved that the formation of students' business qualities is an important task for high school teachers. The content of modern educational technologies is determined.  The means and possibilities of the project method and the case method are analyzed, it is found that the use of these methods stimulates and promotes the formation and development of students' business qualities. It is noted that these methods are characterized by a significant pedagogical effect, as they develop such personal characteristics as the ability to analyze problems, the ability to formulate and express their position clearly, communicate, discuss, perceive and evaluate information. They form self-confidence, communication skills, creativity and many other traits of personality. The survey found that the most important business qualities of the respondents consider themselves: self-confidence, responsibility, creativity, persistence, sociability. The level of business qualities of students of higher education institutions is determined: 30% of students have high level of business qualities, 35% - average, and 35% - low. This means that 70% of the student population needs the formation and correction of personal business qualities. The following pedagogical conditions of formation of business qualities of students by means of modern educational technologies are defined and theoretically substantiated: - implementation of a set of traditional and innovative forms and methods of training focused on the formation of business qualities of the individual; - creation of positive motivation of students for formation of business qualities, need for self-improvement; - introduction of the system of knowledge about modern educational technologies as a means of formation of business qualities of the individual.

scholarly journals Theories of a Stress-Coping Behavior: Searching for Neurocognitive Mechanisms

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 57-79
Author(s):  
Nina Yarosh ◽  
Nataliia Mateiko ◽  
Myroslav Savchyn ◽  
Mariia Zamishchak ◽  
Svitlana Zabolotska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Cognitive Processing ◽  
Coping Behavior ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Situational Factors ◽  
Stressful Situation ◽  
Stress Coping ◽  
Effective Strategies ◽  
Behavior Strategies ◽  
The Individual

The article proves that the main form of overcoming stress is coping behavior, which is understood as a purposeful social and neurophysiologically determined behavior that allows a person to cope with stress in ways that meet the characteristics of the individual and the situation. Coping behavior is considered a synonym for stress-coping behavior, which is expressed in the use of coping strategies by the individual. Personal characteristics and situational factors determine the choice of coping behavior strategies. The article aims to resolve the contradictions of multimodal approaches to the problem in question in the post-Soviet countries and group theories that include not only external social but also neurophysiological factors. The article shows that the choice of coping strategies mostly depends on personal and neurophysiological factors. These include neurophysiological reflexive or instinctive and higher ones: adequate self-concept, positive self-esteem, personality anxiety, cognitive style, and energy resources, which include endurance and temperament characteristics, intelligence, creativity, and locus of personality control. Overcoming a stressful situation is impossible without cognitive "processing," which becomes available through reflection. The influence of reflection on the choice of coping strategy of the individual is that reflective individuals choose more adaptive and effective strategies. The international relevance of the article lies in discovering neuroscientific aspects of the problem in question in the post-Soviet countries, which will allow these countries to contribute to the global scientific interdisciplinary discourse.

The Stress Profile

2017 ◽  
pp. 77-119
Author(s):  
Ilona Jerabek ◽  
Deborah Muoio
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Stress ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Organizational Level ◽  
Stress Profile ◽  
Organizational Impact ◽  
Attitudes And Behaviors ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Organizational Trauma ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this chapter is to provide an overview of the interrelationship between personal characteristics, such as resilience, emotional intelligence, and optimism, and the ability to cope with occupational stress and organizational trauma. Although the availability of stress management resources can offer some pre-emptive measures to reduce the mental, physical, and organizational impact of trauma, this is but part of the prevention equation. The role of the individual, and the person's character in particular, is of paramount importance, as it can also offset and even deter the impact of trauma, and the effects of stress in general. Even in situations where individuals are exposed to the same type of stressor and same degree of pressure, the ability to cope can vary a great deal from person to person. The proposal of the authors is that the nurturing of specific personality traits, attitudes, and behaviors can prove beneficial both on an individual and organizational level.

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