Conference Presentations by Flavia-Elena Ciurbea
Studii și Cercetări de Antropologie, 2023
Objectives. After robbery, theft represents the second criminal category for which young people i... more Objectives. After robbery, theft represents the second criminal category for which young people in Romania end up serving custodial educational measures. Thus, it was considered relevant to investigate the emotional state of young people in the custody of the Romanian penitentiary system for non-violent crimes, as the emotional component can exert a critical
influence on their social reintegration process.
Material and methods. The sample included 52 boys between 18 and 25 years old in the Buziaș Educational Center, the Târgu Ocna Educational Center, the Brăila-Tichilești Detention Center, and the Arad Penitentiary. Data collected through the 5-Factor Personality Questionnaire (CP5F) (emotional stability scale) and the Affective Distress Profile (PDA) were used for this study. To complete the database, Little's MCAR test and expectation-maximization algorithm were used for the emotional stability scale and each subscale of the PDA. At the same time, to find out the differences within the sample according to the investigated socio-demographic variables, the criminal history, and the social support received during the deprivation of liberty, the t-test for independent samples and the Hedges' g indicator to find out the effect size were calculated.
Results. The frequency of crimes in the sample was, in descending order, the following: aggravated theft, theft, driving without a license, and other crimes (smuggling, drug trafficking, escape, invasion of privacy, driving under the influence of alcohol, fraud, computer fraud, cheating and organized criminal group). Regarding emotional stability, convicted persons from the urban environment presented higher scores of this trait in contrast to those from the rural environment (t(47) = 2.28, p = 0.02). Regarding affective distress, the most differences were registered between those visited in the last month and those not visited.
Young people who did not receive a visit during the last month before the application of the questionnaire presented a higher level of functional negative emotions in the category "sadness/depression" (t(50) = 2.46, p = 0.01, g = 0.68). They also reported higher levels of total (t(50) = 2.03, p = 0.04, g = 0.56) and global distress (t(50) = 3.78, p = 0.00, g = 1.05), but also a higher level of positive emotions (t(50) = 3.42, p = 0.00, g = 0.95). Participants involved in an intimate relationship scored higher on dysfunctional negative emotions in the "worry/anxiety" category (t(50) = - 2.32, p = 0.02, g = 0.62) and on total distress (t(50) = - 2.02, p = 0.04, g = 0.53). Those who grew up in a deprived area recorded higher scores of
functional negative emotions in the category "sadness/depression" (t(50) = - 2.10, p = 0.04, g = 0.60) and functional negative emotions in the categories "sadness/depression" and "worry/anxiety" (t(50) = - 2.04, p = 0.04, g = 0.58).
Conclusions. Since the specialized literature has indicated associations between distress and recidivism, the development of policies that ensure the emotional balance of former and current inmates could prove useful. These should aim at building financially accessible housing for young people in Romania who are released from prisons and who reside in disadvantaged areas, supporting the process of their insertion into the labor market, and coopting people with whom they have strong emotional ties in the social reintegration process.
Keywords: young people; emotional stability; affective distress; nonviolent crime.
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Studii și Cercetări de Antropologie, 2021
The objective of this systematic review was to identify the most common predisposing and protecti... more The objective of this systematic review was to identify the most common predisposing and protective factors in relation to the violence revealed by the scientific literature, investigating the common elements between them and the gender differences. Material and methods. The information was searched in the APA PsycNet and PubMed platforms. Longitudinal design studies were chosen, which assessed risk or protective potential factors regarding violent behavior and whose samples had an average age between 14 and 21 years at the time of the risk of violence assessment. Of the initial 4,496 articles, 39 papers that met the inclusion criteria were retained. Results. Most studies (28) analysed data from the USA, the rest operationalizing data from Australia, Canada, South Africa, England and Northern Ireland. The minimum sample size was 70 and the maximum size exceeded the threshold of 13,000 participants. The main classes of risk factors identified were family difficulties (e.g. family violence, conflicts between parents and children etc.), triggering individual psychological factors (e.g. affective distress, anger, low self-control etc.), victimization history (e.g. sexual abuse, physical abuse, neglect etc.), school problems (e.g. learning difficulties, negative models in school etc.), substance use, early violent manifestation and influence of the neighborhood (e.g. exposure to community violence, neighborhood disorder etc.). The major categories of protective factors consisted of a favorable family climate (ex: parental involvement, connection with parents etc.), of the presence of some beneficial individual psychological factors (e.g. emotional well-being, high levels of emotional regulation etc.) and of the existence of a positive school climate (e.g. school satisfaction, connection to the school etc.). It was found that the family, individual psychological factors and school context were both risk factors and protection in terms of violent behavior. The most common factor with implications for violence was the family, identified in 14 studies as a risk factor and in 13 studies as a protective factor, followed by individual psychological factors (in 13 studies with potential of risk and in 11 studies with a protective role) and by the school factor (risk factor in 11 studies and protective factor in 10 studies). Gender differences were observed, some factors being significant only for girls (e.g. religiosity, somatic complaints etc.), and others being significant only for boys (e.g. carrying guns to school, parental monitoring etc.). Conclusions. This study organized the main categories of factors involved in adolescent violence, showing that three of them can play both a predisposing and a protective role: family factors, individual psychological factors and school factors. Amplifying the protective dimensions of these factors may help reduce the risk of violence among adolescents. Such an objective can be achieved by the joint effort of heterogeneous teams, composed of family members, teachers, human development specialists etc., acting together at individual, family, school and community level.
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Studii și Cercetări de Antropologie, 2021
Objectives. The issue of exercising control over one's impulses acquires a particular importance ... more Objectives. The issue of exercising control over one's impulses acquires a particular importance in adolescence, as the headquarters of self-control is located in the prefrontal cortex, whose development is not complete at this age. Thus, the purpose of this systematic review was to explore the relationship between low self-control and risky behaviors, in order to understand what are the appropriate prophylactic and intervention measures to mitigate the dangers to which some adolescents may be exposed.
Material and methods. The research method was the systematic literature review. Using APA PsycNet and PubMed platforms, studies that investigated the link between self-control and risk were sought. Of the 2,707 articles originally obtained, English language studies were chosen, with samples of participants with an average age between 14 21 years. Finally, 61 studies were included in the analysis.
Results. The data on which the articles analyzed in this paper were based came from participants from 25 countries, most of the studies including data obtained from the USA.
Of the studies analyzed, 35 had longitudinal design and 26 were cross-sectional.
The sample size ranged between 25,186 and 27 participants, in most studies maintaining a balanced ratio between the number of girls and the number of boys.
Seven categories of risks were identified that were associated with a low level of self-regulation: delinquency – 10 studies, victimization – 4 studies, substance use (alcohol, drugs, cigarettes) – 28 studies, gambling – 2 studies, aggressive manifestation (including externalizing behavior problems and self-harm) – 13 studies, sexual risk taking (unprotected sex, more sexual partners) – 8 studies, other risky behaviors (consumption of unhealthy foods, compulsive manifestations, executive dysfunctions, etc.) – 9 studies. Some authors have shown that self-control can act as both a mediator and a moderator between certain independent variables and risk behaviors. Also, the relationship between self-control and risky behaviors can be mediated or moderated by another variable. Among the mediating variables were identified substance use and the volume of the left orbitofrontal cortex, and the school climate exerted a moderating role. Seven studies found gender differences between boys and girls, and five of them indicated that boys had a lower capacity for self-control than girls.
Conclusions. The results emphasize the need to develop self-control during adolescence. Designing and implementing individual and group intervention programmes, with a focus on acquiring behavioral control skills, could prove useful. It is also important that prophylactic measures, such as learning to manage one's own emotions, be applied from pre-adolescence, with parental involvement being essential in this psycho-educational approach.
Keywords: self-control; adolescence; impulsivity; risk behaviors.
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Journal of the Academical Society of Anthropology, 2020
The Feast of the Resurrection in 2020 has acquired an unusual outline for the Romanian people, as... more The Feast of the Resurrection in 2020 has acquired an unusual outline for the Romanian people, as a result of the instauration of the emergency state in Romania to prevent the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. One of the main restrictions which Romanians had to endure was social distancing, including during the holidays. Traditional practices before Easter, such as evening services, the passage under the Holy Epitaph, and the service on the night of the Resurrection, were forbidden to avoid increasing the number of diseases. The law incriminated any gathering of more than three people on the street who were not members of the same family, and up to eight people could attend events such as weddings and funerals. The purpose of this article is to provide a psycho-socio-cultural perspective on how Romanians related to the Feast of the Resurrection during the state of emergency. In order to achieve this goal, a qualitative method of data collection was used, the instrument used being the narration guide. The sample consisted of ten participants (seven women and three men) between 22 and 67 years old, graduates of higher education. The participants' stories were processed according to the thematic analysis. The results revealed two categories of coping strategies used by participants to cope with the unusual situation of celebrating Easter. In most cases, adaptive coping strategies could be identified, and the need for self-actualization by reporting to spirituality represented one of the main themes, along with the need to belong. Keywords: Easter, customs, coping, spirituality
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XVIII International Conference "Days of Applied Psychology", Niš, Serbia, September 23rd – 24th 2022. Current Challenges in Psychological Science - Book of Abstracts, 131. , 2022
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Rev. Psih., 68 (3) 231–242. Editura Academiei, Bucureşti, 2022
Assuming that the inclusion of a measure of knowledge of criminal thinking can increase the predi... more Assuming that the inclusion of a measure of knowledge of criminal thinking can increase the prediction of criminal recidivism, various criminogenic cognitive styles have been identified, which may explain the involvement of the individual in criminal behavior. These refer to certain cognitive errors, to the inability to be aware of the effects of the act, to a decision-making process based rather on emotion and not on reason, to an unrealistic self-image, as well as to a weak ability to differentiate between needs and desires. The first prominent conceptualization of criminal thinking is based on the principle that the individual does not take responsibility for the act and is not aware of the erroneous nature of his thinking. Other studies consider criminal thinking to be aimed at obtaining immediate satisfaction, which implies an irrational and disorganized cognitive pattern. At the same time, there is research that draws attention to the implications of psychopathy for criminal thinking. According to the literature there are studies that have found that criminogenic cognition can be influenced by age, gender, race and marital status. In the case of persons deprived of their liberty, criminogenic cognition can be influenced by the length of the sentence and, therefore, the longer the length of the sentence, the higher the level of criminal thinking could be. All these aspects indicate that it is absolutely necessary to know the people who have a predisposition towards criminogenic thinking, so that during the custody in the correctional system it is possible to take steps in this regard.
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Rev. Psih.68 (3) 243–256. Editura Academiei, Bucureşti, 2022
This paper aims to present an overview of the personality profile of the offender, from the persp... more This paper aims to present an overview of the personality profile of the offender, from the perspective of two component dimensions of the Big Five model-extraversion and agreeableness as well as by reference to the specifics of the deed and recidivism, in order to draw up a joint intervention plan. The literature review highlighted a lower level of agreeableness and a higher level of extraversion among young people and adults at risk of committing illegal acts. An exception was observed in the case of persons convicted of sexual assault on children, some of them being less extroverted, depending on the degree of kinship with the victim. Regarding the specificity of the crime, those who presented a lower level of agreeableness were the violent criminals, those accused of theft, and the smugglers. A higher level of extraversion has been associated with theft, smuggling, and illegal alcohol and drug use. However, not all studies have shown significant differences between offenders and the normal population. Some showed that the inmates were more extroverted and agreeable compared to the ordinary population, others showed the opposite. For this reason, it is necessary to develop knowledge of the criminal field by conducting additional research to cover existing gaps. However, the current results highlight the importance of orienting the process of social reintegration of persons deprived of liberty towards acquiring a balance between being expansivebeing reserved and understanding the usefulness of agreeableness in the process of adaptation to society in which the person in prison is to return.
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Antropologie şi tradiții, 2021
Sărbătoarea Învierii din anul 2020 a căpătat un contur neobișnuit pentru poporul român, ca urmare... more Sărbătoarea Învierii din anul 2020 a căpătat un contur neobișnuit pentru poporul român, ca urmare a instaurării stării de urgență în România, în vederea prevenirii răspândirii virusului SARS-CoV-2. Una dintre principalele restricții pe care românii au fost nevoiți să le suporte a fost distanțarea socială, inclusiv în perioada sărbătorilor. Practicile tradiționale dinaintea Paștelui cum sunt deniile, trecerea pe sub Sfântul Epitaf și slujba din noaptea Învierii au fost interzise, pentru a se evita creșterea numărului de îmbolnăviri. Legea incrimina orice adunare a mai mult de trei persoane pe stradă care nu erau membri ai aceleiași familii și la evenimente precum nunțile și înmormântările puteau participa maxim opt persoane, iar ca urmare, practicile obișnuite care marcau Învierea au devenit incriminate de organele militare.
Scopul acestui articol este de a oferi o perspectivă psiho-socio-culturală asupra modului în care românii s-au raportat la sărbătoarea Învierii în perioada stării de urgență. În vederea susținerii acestui scop s-a apelat la o metodă calitativă de colectare a datelor, instrumentul folosit fiind ghidul de narațiune. Eșantionul a fost alcătuit din zece participanți (șapte femei și trei bărbați) între 22 și 67 de ani, absolvenți de studii superioare. Relatările participanților au fost prelucrate conform analizei tematice.
Rezultatele au decelat două categorii de strategii de coping utilizate de participanți pentru a face față situației neobișnuite de a petrece Paștele. În majoritatea cazurilor au putut fi identificate strategii de coping adaptative, iar nevoia de autoactualizare prin raportare la spiritualitate a reprezentat una dintre principalele teme, alături de nevoia de apartenență.
Cuvinte cheie: Paște, obiceiuri, coping, spiritualitate
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Anthropological Researches and Studies, 2021
Objectives. The gangs came to the attention of the authorities because of the criminal nature of ... more Objectives. The gangs came to the attention of the authorities because of the criminal nature of some of them. To understand which are the appropriate measures to prevent and reduce gang delinquency, this paper aimed at identifying the predictors of adolescents' belonging to such groups. Material and methods. Relevant articles published between 2010 and 2020, were searched in three access platforms to the scientific literature. The papers based on the quantitative analysis of the data, which evaluated the predictors of the involvement of adolescents aged 14-21 in gangs, were preserved. Results. Resulting in 33 significant articles, with samples between 75-26232 participants, 11 studies had a longitudinal design, the rest being cross-sectional. Most studies were conducted in the USA, and the rest in European, American, African, and Asian countries. Three categories of predictors were distinguished: familial factors (e.g. deficient parenting, domestic violence), personal factors (e.g. trauma history, low level of self-control), social and economic factors (e.g. criminogenic neighborhood, material and financial instability). The most common predictor was the criminogenic neighborhood, identified by 16 studies. There were also highlighted gender differences regarding gang membership, adolescent boys being more likely to be gang members. Conclusions. This systematic review highlighted that the main factors that can compete to adolescent gang involvement are: criminogenic social environment, low level of self-control, dysfunctional family-educational environment, and low socioeconomic level. As research has shown that many of these can be risk factors for violence, it is necessary to develop coping strategies and heal traumas to prevent the formation and maintenance of the antisocial identity of adolescent gangs.
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influence on their social reintegration process.
Material and methods. The sample included 52 boys between 18 and 25 years old in the Buziaș Educational Center, the Târgu Ocna Educational Center, the Brăila-Tichilești Detention Center, and the Arad Penitentiary. Data collected through the 5-Factor Personality Questionnaire (CP5F) (emotional stability scale) and the Affective Distress Profile (PDA) were used for this study. To complete the database, Little's MCAR test and expectation-maximization algorithm were used for the emotional stability scale and each subscale of the PDA. At the same time, to find out the differences within the sample according to the investigated socio-demographic variables, the criminal history, and the social support received during the deprivation of liberty, the t-test for independent samples and the Hedges' g indicator to find out the effect size were calculated.
Results. The frequency of crimes in the sample was, in descending order, the following: aggravated theft, theft, driving without a license, and other crimes (smuggling, drug trafficking, escape, invasion of privacy, driving under the influence of alcohol, fraud, computer fraud, cheating and organized criminal group). Regarding emotional stability, convicted persons from the urban environment presented higher scores of this trait in contrast to those from the rural environment (t(47) = 2.28, p = 0.02). Regarding affective distress, the most differences were registered between those visited in the last month and those not visited.
Young people who did not receive a visit during the last month before the application of the questionnaire presented a higher level of functional negative emotions in the category "sadness/depression" (t(50) = 2.46, p = 0.01, g = 0.68). They also reported higher levels of total (t(50) = 2.03, p = 0.04, g = 0.56) and global distress (t(50) = 3.78, p = 0.00, g = 1.05), but also a higher level of positive emotions (t(50) = 3.42, p = 0.00, g = 0.95). Participants involved in an intimate relationship scored higher on dysfunctional negative emotions in the "worry/anxiety" category (t(50) = - 2.32, p = 0.02, g = 0.62) and on total distress (t(50) = - 2.02, p = 0.04, g = 0.53). Those who grew up in a deprived area recorded higher scores of
functional negative emotions in the category "sadness/depression" (t(50) = - 2.10, p = 0.04, g = 0.60) and functional negative emotions in the categories "sadness/depression" and "worry/anxiety" (t(50) = - 2.04, p = 0.04, g = 0.58).
Conclusions. Since the specialized literature has indicated associations between distress and recidivism, the development of policies that ensure the emotional balance of former and current inmates could prove useful. These should aim at building financially accessible housing for young people in Romania who are released from prisons and who reside in disadvantaged areas, supporting the process of their insertion into the labor market, and coopting people with whom they have strong emotional ties in the social reintegration process.
Keywords: young people; emotional stability; affective distress; nonviolent crime.
Material and methods. The research method was the systematic literature review. Using APA PsycNet and PubMed platforms, studies that investigated the link between self-control and risk were sought. Of the 2,707 articles originally obtained, English language studies were chosen, with samples of participants with an average age between 14 21 years. Finally, 61 studies were included in the analysis.
Results. The data on which the articles analyzed in this paper were based came from participants from 25 countries, most of the studies including data obtained from the USA.
Of the studies analyzed, 35 had longitudinal design and 26 were cross-sectional.
The sample size ranged between 25,186 and 27 participants, in most studies maintaining a balanced ratio between the number of girls and the number of boys.
Seven categories of risks were identified that were associated with a low level of self-regulation: delinquency – 10 studies, victimization – 4 studies, substance use (alcohol, drugs, cigarettes) – 28 studies, gambling – 2 studies, aggressive manifestation (including externalizing behavior problems and self-harm) – 13 studies, sexual risk taking (unprotected sex, more sexual partners) – 8 studies, other risky behaviors (consumption of unhealthy foods, compulsive manifestations, executive dysfunctions, etc.) – 9 studies. Some authors have shown that self-control can act as both a mediator and a moderator between certain independent variables and risk behaviors. Also, the relationship between self-control and risky behaviors can be mediated or moderated by another variable. Among the mediating variables were identified substance use and the volume of the left orbitofrontal cortex, and the school climate exerted a moderating role. Seven studies found gender differences between boys and girls, and five of them indicated that boys had a lower capacity for self-control than girls.
Conclusions. The results emphasize the need to develop self-control during adolescence. Designing and implementing individual and group intervention programmes, with a focus on acquiring behavioral control skills, could prove useful. It is also important that prophylactic measures, such as learning to manage one's own emotions, be applied from pre-adolescence, with parental involvement being essential in this psycho-educational approach.
Keywords: self-control; adolescence; impulsivity; risk behaviors.
Papers by Flavia-Elena Ciurbea
Scopul acestui articol este de a oferi o perspectivă psiho-socio-culturală asupra modului în care românii s-au raportat la sărbătoarea Învierii în perioada stării de urgență. În vederea susținerii acestui scop s-a apelat la o metodă calitativă de colectare a datelor, instrumentul folosit fiind ghidul de narațiune. Eșantionul a fost alcătuit din zece participanți (șapte femei și trei bărbați) între 22 și 67 de ani, absolvenți de studii superioare. Relatările participanților au fost prelucrate conform analizei tematice.
Rezultatele au decelat două categorii de strategii de coping utilizate de participanți pentru a face față situației neobișnuite de a petrece Paștele. În majoritatea cazurilor au putut fi identificate strategii de coping adaptative, iar nevoia de autoactualizare prin raportare la spiritualitate a reprezentat una dintre principalele teme, alături de nevoia de apartenență.
Cuvinte cheie: Paște, obiceiuri, coping, spiritualitate
influence on their social reintegration process.
Material and methods. The sample included 52 boys between 18 and 25 years old in the Buziaș Educational Center, the Târgu Ocna Educational Center, the Brăila-Tichilești Detention Center, and the Arad Penitentiary. Data collected through the 5-Factor Personality Questionnaire (CP5F) (emotional stability scale) and the Affective Distress Profile (PDA) were used for this study. To complete the database, Little's MCAR test and expectation-maximization algorithm were used for the emotional stability scale and each subscale of the PDA. At the same time, to find out the differences within the sample according to the investigated socio-demographic variables, the criminal history, and the social support received during the deprivation of liberty, the t-test for independent samples and the Hedges' g indicator to find out the effect size were calculated.
Results. The frequency of crimes in the sample was, in descending order, the following: aggravated theft, theft, driving without a license, and other crimes (smuggling, drug trafficking, escape, invasion of privacy, driving under the influence of alcohol, fraud, computer fraud, cheating and organized criminal group). Regarding emotional stability, convicted persons from the urban environment presented higher scores of this trait in contrast to those from the rural environment (t(47) = 2.28, p = 0.02). Regarding affective distress, the most differences were registered between those visited in the last month and those not visited.
Young people who did not receive a visit during the last month before the application of the questionnaire presented a higher level of functional negative emotions in the category "sadness/depression" (t(50) = 2.46, p = 0.01, g = 0.68). They also reported higher levels of total (t(50) = 2.03, p = 0.04, g = 0.56) and global distress (t(50) = 3.78, p = 0.00, g = 1.05), but also a higher level of positive emotions (t(50) = 3.42, p = 0.00, g = 0.95). Participants involved in an intimate relationship scored higher on dysfunctional negative emotions in the "worry/anxiety" category (t(50) = - 2.32, p = 0.02, g = 0.62) and on total distress (t(50) = - 2.02, p = 0.04, g = 0.53). Those who grew up in a deprived area recorded higher scores of
functional negative emotions in the category "sadness/depression" (t(50) = - 2.10, p = 0.04, g = 0.60) and functional negative emotions in the categories "sadness/depression" and "worry/anxiety" (t(50) = - 2.04, p = 0.04, g = 0.58).
Conclusions. Since the specialized literature has indicated associations between distress and recidivism, the development of policies that ensure the emotional balance of former and current inmates could prove useful. These should aim at building financially accessible housing for young people in Romania who are released from prisons and who reside in disadvantaged areas, supporting the process of their insertion into the labor market, and coopting people with whom they have strong emotional ties in the social reintegration process.
Keywords: young people; emotional stability; affective distress; nonviolent crime.
Material and methods. The research method was the systematic literature review. Using APA PsycNet and PubMed platforms, studies that investigated the link between self-control and risk were sought. Of the 2,707 articles originally obtained, English language studies were chosen, with samples of participants with an average age between 14 21 years. Finally, 61 studies were included in the analysis.
Results. The data on which the articles analyzed in this paper were based came from participants from 25 countries, most of the studies including data obtained from the USA.
Of the studies analyzed, 35 had longitudinal design and 26 were cross-sectional.
The sample size ranged between 25,186 and 27 participants, in most studies maintaining a balanced ratio between the number of girls and the number of boys.
Seven categories of risks were identified that were associated with a low level of self-regulation: delinquency – 10 studies, victimization – 4 studies, substance use (alcohol, drugs, cigarettes) – 28 studies, gambling – 2 studies, aggressive manifestation (including externalizing behavior problems and self-harm) – 13 studies, sexual risk taking (unprotected sex, more sexual partners) – 8 studies, other risky behaviors (consumption of unhealthy foods, compulsive manifestations, executive dysfunctions, etc.) – 9 studies. Some authors have shown that self-control can act as both a mediator and a moderator between certain independent variables and risk behaviors. Also, the relationship between self-control and risky behaviors can be mediated or moderated by another variable. Among the mediating variables were identified substance use and the volume of the left orbitofrontal cortex, and the school climate exerted a moderating role. Seven studies found gender differences between boys and girls, and five of them indicated that boys had a lower capacity for self-control than girls.
Conclusions. The results emphasize the need to develop self-control during adolescence. Designing and implementing individual and group intervention programmes, with a focus on acquiring behavioral control skills, could prove useful. It is also important that prophylactic measures, such as learning to manage one's own emotions, be applied from pre-adolescence, with parental involvement being essential in this psycho-educational approach.
Keywords: self-control; adolescence; impulsivity; risk behaviors.
Scopul acestui articol este de a oferi o perspectivă psiho-socio-culturală asupra modului în care românii s-au raportat la sărbătoarea Învierii în perioada stării de urgență. În vederea susținerii acestui scop s-a apelat la o metodă calitativă de colectare a datelor, instrumentul folosit fiind ghidul de narațiune. Eșantionul a fost alcătuit din zece participanți (șapte femei și trei bărbați) între 22 și 67 de ani, absolvenți de studii superioare. Relatările participanților au fost prelucrate conform analizei tematice.
Rezultatele au decelat două categorii de strategii de coping utilizate de participanți pentru a face față situației neobișnuite de a petrece Paștele. În majoritatea cazurilor au putut fi identificate strategii de coping adaptative, iar nevoia de autoactualizare prin raportare la spiritualitate a reprezentat una dintre principalele teme, alături de nevoia de apartenență.
Cuvinte cheie: Paște, obiceiuri, coping, spiritualitate