2012 – Volume 21, Issue no. 1

Untreated organized violence-related PTSD and its persistence throughout the lifespan: a theoretical synthesis

Untreated organized violence-related PTSD and its persistence throughout the lifespan: a theoretical synthesis

Dana Bichescu-Burian
When psychological effects of severe trauma, such as organized violence and torture are left untreated, there is a high probability that these problems persist throughout the lifespan and exacerbate in old age. This paper reviews and analyses empirical evidence on adverse long-term effects of organized violence…

The Relationship between Creativity and Preferred Style of Approaching Conflict Following Procedural Unfairness

The Relationship between Creativity and Preferred Style of Approaching Conflict Following Procedural Unfairness

Ana Maria Hojbotă, Paula Andreea Pascu
The authors investigated the relationships between creative thinking abilities, assessed with The Battery of Tests for Creative Thinking (Ana Stoica-Constantin, Mariana Caluschi, 2005), measuring fluency, flexibility, originality, elaboration, sensitivity to problems…

The Influence of Workload on Attention during the Driving Task

The Influence of Workload on Attention during the Driving Task

Alexandra Raluca Jilavu, Grigore Havârneanu
This experiment analyses the effect that mental and visual workload have on the driver. The aim of this experiment is to induce both mental and visual workload to the
participants, while they are solving an attention test on the computer; the difficulty has been manipulated by combining two types of items.

Negative Attributional Style and Academic Achievement: The Moderating Role of Attribution of Uncontrollability and Previous Academic Performance

Negative Attributional Style and Academic Achievement: The Moderating Role of Attribution of Uncontrollability and Previous Academic Performance

Loredana Ruxandra Gherasim Diaconu
This study examined if the relationship between a negative attributional style and academic achievement was moderated by controllability attributions and previous academic performance. One hundred and eighty seven undergraduate students filled in…

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