The Development of a General Addictions Scale
Nicoleta Leon Armanu
Addictions are a more and more present reality and they require the most effective ways to solve them and this is why diagnosing them is a priority in initiating a treatment.
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Psychopathy and Machiavellianism in Two Judicial Samples: Inmates and Attorneys
Diana Todeancă, Andrei Dumbravă
The present study examined the specific features of psychopathy and Machiavellianism in two judicial samples, one of inmates and one of attorneys.
Ambivalent sexism in Romanian students: Examining gender, sex roles and social dominance
Mihaela Jitaru, Andrei Holman
The prejudice against women is an important topic in Romania and the study of it comes as a normal concern to psychologists. We chose to differentiate between hostile and benevolent sexism, thus using the Ambivalent Sexism Theory.
“Should I Stay or Should I Go” – The role of Organizational
Madalina Pană, Mihail Radu Robotă
Turnover intention is one of the most studied variables for developing retention strategies. The purpose of this study was to provide a predictive model for employee’s retention in IT industry.
The association between mental imagery and memory accuracy. The moderating role of an affective state
Cornelia Măirean
The aim of this present study is to determine the differential influence of mental imagery and affective state on the tendency to report both true and false memories for positive and negative life events.
Professional frustration scale: testing psychometric properties in a Romanian sample
Sabina Gavriloaiei
This study examines the psychometric properties (internal consistency, exploratory factor analysis, convergent validity and differential validity) of a scale regarding professional frustration.
Predictors of Well-Being: An Examination of Age Differences
Liliana Bujor, Maria Nicoleta Turliuc
Well-being has an adaptive function and is associated with a number of positive outcomes in terms of psychological, physical and social function. Purpose of this study is to identify the predictors of well-being into three large categories of variables which are…
Mindset for Change, Motivational Persistence and Self-Efficacy in Personal Goal Achievement
Andreea Chirilă, Ticu Constantin
Starting from the mindset for stages of change featured in previous research, the first aim of our study was to construct a scale that we preliminarily validated, which intended to provide individual classification into stages, according to the progress towards personal goal achievement.
Mindfulness and unconditional self-acceptance as protective factors against thin ideal internalization
Andreea Iuliana Astani
The aim of this study was to investigate the preventive potential of self-acceptance and mindfulness against sociocultural pressures to be thin and the internalization of this ideal.
The recall of food experiences in a real life context: a qualitative data analysis
Andreea Mirela Mandia, Diana Grădinaru, Alexandru Dan Loghin, Ioana Vatamanu
The current context characterized by a global obesity epidemic amongst young population requires a better understanding on the way we can change the eating habits and the factors that influence eating self-regulation.