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DESKRIPTÍVNE NORMATÍVNE PRESVEDČENIA VO VZŤAHU K ROZLIČNÝM TYPOM RIZIKOVÉHO SPRÁVANIA U VYSOKOŠKOLÁKOV

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Brutovská M. , Orosová O. , Šebeňa R.

Človek a spoločnosť. Internetový časopis pre pôvodné teoretické a výskumné štúdie z oblasti spoločenských vied

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2014

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tom 17

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nr 3

-

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Previous research findings have shown positive relationships between: (a) descriptive normative beliefs (DNB) and different types of risk behaviour (RB) and (b) the overestimation of the prevalence of peers’ RB and one’s RB. The aim of intervention programmes which provide an individualized feedback regarding DNB is to reduce RB by correcting students’ perception of the prevalence of peers’ RB. Objective: to present the preliminary statistical analysis of the data from online software application, which provide individualized feedback with the aim of the correction of DNB of university students. Methods: online questionnaire based on SLiCE study, which measures the frequency of different types of RB and DNB of a typical student. Sample: 403 university students (69.5% of females). Data analysis: frequency analysis, Pearson correlation coefficient, one-way and two-way Anova, post-hoc tests. Results: Statistical analyses have shown significant positive relationships between individual types of RB and DNP, the tendency of overestimation of typical students’ RB and accumulation of individual types of RB among university students. Conclusion: The findings are supportive of the significance of correcting students’ descriptive normative beliefs as a part of intervention programmes aimed at reduction of RB among university students.

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MENTORING OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: FUNCTIONS AND IMPORTANT CHARACTERTICS

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Berinšterová M.

Človek a spoločnosť. Internetový časopis pre pôvodné teoretické a výskumné štúdie z oblasti spoločenských vied

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2020

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tom 23

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nr 4

1 - 17

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The term mentoring can be understood within several paradigms: the transfer of a particular set of values, skills and norms adopted by society; an interaction of experienced and less-experienced person; or, nowadays, as a learning partnership. A mentor is a person who supports the developmental progress of an adult or non-adult mentee. The aim of this contribution is to examine the current state of knowledge in the field of mentoring which is reflected in current studies describing the mentoring of university students. Studies published over the last 5 years published in the English language in the Web of Knowledge database were analysed. The studies were divided into and analyzed in three areas: mentoring focused on solving study tasks, mentoring focused on practice, and mentoring focused on students with special needs. The following subjects were explored: categories of mentoring functions in terms of behavioral interventions; the theoretical background socio-ecological and developmental approach; a focus on psychosocial mentoring or study/professional development; the implementation of mentoring programs or natural mentoring; and people in the role of mentor and their position in relation to university.

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ZDRUŽENIE VYSOKOŠKOLSKÉHO ŠTUDENTSTVA AKO VÝSLEDOK NÚTENÉHO ZJEDNOCOVACIEHO PROCESU SPOLOČENSKO-POLITICKÉHO ŽIVOTA V BRATISLAVE V ROKOCH 1942 – 1945

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Šemšej M.

Historický časopis (Historical Journal)

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2012

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tom 60

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nr 3

453 – 470

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The study presents entirely new findings connected with the united student organization created on the basis of legislation in May 1942. The facts are presented in a logical way in an effort to deal with the origin and activity of the organization, which was formed in the disturbed period of the war. While researching his dissertation, the author discovered new facts, which have not been presented to such an extent by previous historians. These new findings were obtained mainly from the detailed study of student periodicals published in the period 1942 – 1945, and from the detailed archive research. Therefore, the study presents new materials from the historical research on a period so much studied by several generations of the trained professions and ordinary lay people.

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IS RELIGION INDEPENDENT OF STUDENTS’ APPROACHES TO LEARNING?

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Muñoz-García A.

Studia Psychologica

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2013

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tom 55

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nr 3

215 – 220

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In the advancement of our understanding of the nature and development of student learning, learning approaches (LA) take centre stage, usually differentiated (Biggs, 2001) as Surface (SA), Deep (DA) and Achieving (AA). These styles are conditioned by aspects of the context and the student, but religion has not been studied. This study was designed ex post facto using correlation, discrimination and regression analysis, and its results indicated an association between religion and LA. DA was associated with an experience of and interest in spirituality. However, SA and AA were related to measurements of religious orientation and beliefs. Existential wellbeing was inversely related to deep approaches and positively to surface and achieving approaches. Religion showed a limited capacity to discriminate among different LAs.

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CASTE IN TWENTY FIRST CENTURY INDIA: SOCIOLOGICAL REFLECTIONS ON UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS IN SOUTH INDIA

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Gundemeda N.

Asian and African Studies

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2020

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tom 29

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nr 1

89 - 110

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The caste is a defining feature of Indian society. The progress of India to a large extent is determined by the extent of the abolition of the caste system. Indian society witnessed a wide range of protest movements across the ideological spectrum in different historical conjunctures but the caste system remains a hegemonic force in the social life of people from the time of birth to death. The current article aims to understand the role and relevance of the caste system in 21st century India. The paper worked with five hypotheses: modern India has eliminated the caste system; caste conflict is a major problem in India; it is acceptable to associate mostly with one’s caste group at a mixed social function; people should be free to marry whoever they want to regardless of their caste, and it is acceptable for people from different caste groups to spend time with each other as an unmarried couple. The study, based on a sample of 447 university students in a South Indian university, argues that caste as a system is losing its structural significance in the urban space. However, it remains a powerful social institution in the rural areas across states in Indian society. The study found that though the majority of the respondents felt that caste is changing, it still plays a key role in shaping social interactions and marriage choices both in rural and urban spaces. Thus the paper argues that caste plays a significant role in the 21st century despite colonial and post-colonial modernity and constitutional egalitarianism.

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THE THREE DIMENSIONAL WISDOM SCALE IN CROSS-CULTURAL CONTEXT: A comparison between American and Slovak college students

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Benedikovicova J. , Ardelt M.

Studia Psychologica

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2008

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tom 50

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nr 2

179-190

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Although present Western approaches to wisdom differ in their delimination of the very essence of wisdom, its cognitive nature is usually accentuated. We, in contrast, define wisdom as a latent variable consisting of the integration of cognitive, reflective and affective personality qualities. This conceptualization of wisdom was operationalized by the Three-Dimensional Wisdom Scale (3D-WS). The aim of this study was to examine the Slovak translation of the 3D-WS and to compare the scores of two culturally different samples of US and Slovak college students. We used Cronbach's alpha as the internal reliability indicator for the translation verification, and bivariate correlation analyses for determining the internal correlations between the separate dimensions of the wisdom scale. Differences in mean values of the separate dimensions of wisdom and the overall wisdom score between the two samples were analyzed using MANCOVA, ANOVA, and ANCOVA, while checking for gender. The internal reliability and correlation coefficients of the three dimensions of the wisdom scale confirm the inner consistency of the Slovak translation. However, analyses also show that the average scores for the cognitive and reflective dimensions of wisdom and the overall wisdom score are significantly higher in the American sample than in the Slovak sample, whereas the average score for the affective dimension is significantly higher in the Slovak sample than in the American sample. In sum, this cross-cultural explorative research suggests that the Three-Dimensional Wisdom Scale, consisting of internally consistent cognitive, reflective, and affective personality characteristics, is a promising measure to assess wisdom in the US as well as the Slovak culture. Future studies should compare the implicit wisdom theories of students in both cultures. Based on results from this study, we hypothesize that US students might place a stronger emphasis on the cognitive and reflective dimensions of wisdom and less emphasis on the affective wisdom dimension than Slovak students.

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PERCEIVED STRESS, COVID-19 STRESSORS, LONELINESS, AND RESILIENCE OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AFTER THE STRICTEST LOCKDOWN

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Jozefiaková B. , Kaščáková N. , Hašto J. , Tavel P.

Studia Psychologica

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2024

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tom 66

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nr 1

66 – 76

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The study explored the impact of perceived stress, stressors related to COVID-19, loneliness, and resilience on the mental health of university students after the strictest lockdown. A total sample of 2107 university students (age 18-62 years, mean age = 22.73, SD = 3.77; 63.2% of women) was recruited. Brief Resilience Scale, Brief Symptom Inventory, Perceived Stress Scale, and adapted version of the COVIDiStress survey were used. The data were analysed using hierarchical OLS regression models. The most significant predictors of mental health indicators were perceived stress, loneliness, and resilience. However, the sum score of COVID-related stressors did not significantly increase explained variance. Specific COVID-related stressors, such as pandemic-induced loneliness, worsened relationships, and worries about infection, had notable effects on depression, anxiety, and Global Severity Index of psychopathology. The study contributes to a better understanding of the actual topic related to the COVID-19 pandemic on university students and outlines practical implications for policy making.

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KONCEPT BOHA A VYBRANÉ OSOBNOSTNÉ VLASTNOSTI AKO PREDIKTORY KVALITY ŽIVOTA VYSOKOŠKOLÁKOV

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Kačmárová M.

Človek a spoločnosť. Internetový časopis pre pôvodné teoretické a výskumné štúdie z oblasti spoločenských vied

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2014

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tom 17

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nr 3

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The aim of this research is to verify the relationship between the concept of God, selected personality characteristics and university students' quality of life and to determine the strength of their prediction in relation to the examined construct. The sample is 199 university students who participated in the survey. The concept of God was measured by using the ´Emotions towards God´ and ´Images of God´ (Petersen, 1993) questionnaires; the selected personal characteristics (extraversion, neuroticism) by using the scales of the NEO-FFI questionnaire (Ruisel, Halama, 2007), and quality of life was surveyed by the ´Subjective assessment of quality of life questionnaire (Džuka, 2014). The results of regression analysis showed that the highest predictive power of personality characteristic is extraversion which explained 45-71% of variance of the psychosocial, environmental and physical domain of the quality of life. This with the exception of the cognitive domain in which the highest percent of variance (65%) is represented by emotions towards God experienced as closeness/security. This variable participated in the variance of the other domains with 2-5%. The other predictors with the prediction power of 1-5% were: gender, housing, age, emotions towards God such as fear/guilt and unfavourable feelings, and also images of God as a mystical and distant/abstract entity.

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Kultura czasu wolnego młodzieży akademickiej średniego miasta

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Zaniewska K.

Colloquium Wydziału Nauk Humanistycznych i Społecznych AMW

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2012

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nr 3

123-144

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Leisure activities are always involved in the social context. The study of preferred ways of spending free time academic youth is justified because the processes occurring among young people are symptomatic of broader social phenomena. In leisure activities is a reflection of attitudes, interests, and values that are important to people. The future belongs to the youth, the youth sets the tone for the present, discovers and promotes new ways of spending free time. Increasingly negative scenarios are written according to which the future of young people and whole societies in leisure time will be marked by individualism and infantilism. Did university students experiencing leisure time in a conscious and mature?

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SOCIO-PSYCHOLOGICAL AND HEALTH-RELATED FACTORS BEHIND PLANS OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS GOING ABROAD

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Kulanová M. , Orosová O.

Človek a spoločnosť. Internetový časopis pre pôvodné teoretické a výskumné štúdie z oblasti spoločenských vied

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2016

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tom 19

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nr 4

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The goal of this work is to explore the strength of a proposed model and explore the contribution of social support, health related behaviour, and personality factors in the planning of going abroad among university students. In other words, to examine whether perceived social support, depressive symptoms, health-related behaviour and personality factors are related to the plans among university students to leave their countries. This study is based on the data obtained in the study SLiCE (Student Life Cohort in Europe) conducted online and it presents the analysis of data from the first wave of data collection in 2011 in cooperation with the universities in five European countries. The sample consisted of 2051 university students, of which 343 (16.6%) was from the Czech Republic, 862 (41.7%) from Lithuania, 114 (5.5%) from Hungary, 264 (12.8%) from Germany and 482 (23.3%) from Slovakia. Most of the students in the sample (85%) were students in the first year of university study and 70.2% of the sample was women. The mean age of the respondents was 20.67 with a standard deviation of 2.71. The model has proven to be significant and relevant for explaining the variance in planning among university students to go abroad. The explored socio-psychological factors, as well as health-related factors, were found to contribute to the explained variance in this. The findings indicate that socio-psychological and health-related factors are related to the plans to go abroad. In summary, students who perceive to have less support from their family, more support from their friends, experience more depressive symptoms, are more open to new experiences and report higher consumption of alcohol, but not alcohol dependence are more likely to have a plan to leave for abroad within a short timeframe.

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LIFE SATISFACTION, BELIEFS AND RELATIONS TO ONESELF AND OTHERS IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

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Babincak P. , Bacova V.

Studia Psychologica

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2008

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tom 50

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nr 1

79-94

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The IDEX (Identity Exploration) instrument was used in the study to verify that the statements 'satisfied with life', 'lives a good life' and 'useful for others' are for university students of humanities (N = 154, mean age 21.93, SD 1.45 years, age range 19-27 years; 26 men, 125 women, 3 unidentified) important key criteria for their experiencing of themselves and their social world. It was further found that the students satisfied with their life (N = 45) believe in their ability to uphold the important matters, live up to their own expectations, live a good life, be useful for others and care for their family and the close friends more than do students less satisfied with their life (N = 26). Students satisfied with their life perceived and assessed themselves, the person they admire, people close to them, and their communities significantly more positively than the less satisfied. Their relation to 'my community' and 'university students' was also more positive. No differences were found between satisfied and less satisfied students in their perception and evaluation of communities with the different values and the large groups of people. According to the results, life satisfaction in the university students is linked to active approach to life, positive evaluation of oneself, positive relations to people close to one, especially one's best friend, and acceptance of one's social position; a lesser satisfaction with life means the absence of such strong beliefs and less positive relations to oneself and others.

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CHANGES IN PERSONALITY DIMENSIONS AND COUNTERFACTUAL THINKING OF FEMALE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN THE CONTEXT OF COPING WITH LOAD SITUATIONS

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Bratska M.

Studia Psychologica

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2009

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tom 51

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nr 2-3

251-258

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The aim of the research study is to introduce partial results from a study of counterfactual thinking and changes in the personality dimensions of female university students before and after participating in a socio-psychological training (SPT) course that focused on constructive solutions and coping with real load situations. After the SPT, statistically lower neuroticism (N), significantly higher extraversion (E) and statistically significant difference in sub-dimension happiness in meaningfulness (ME) were shown. After completing the training, participants usually understand problems as a challenge, enjoy possibilities and their own initiative more appreciate creative problem solving, see a possibility to influence the course of action and want to create mutual cooperation. SPT revealed the functionality and correctness of counterfactual thinking.

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TRUST BUILDING AND FAKE NEWS ON SOCIAL MEDIA FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS FROM FOUR VISEGRAD COUNTRIES

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EGER L. , EGEROVÁ D. , MIČÍK M. , VARGA E. , CZEGLÉDI C. , TOMCZYK L. , SLÁDKAYOVÁ M.

Communication Today

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2020

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tom 11

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nr 1

70 – 88

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There is an important need in the literature to explore the effects of social media use on young people’s behaviour. The main purpose of this research is to explore which factors of users’ gratifications are associated with using social media by university students from four Visegrad countries in Central Europe. Online communication on social media may be affected by a variety of factors that affect the development of mutual relationships. Thus, research is also focused on trust building on social media. The research team conducted qualitative research aimed at the deeper understanding of students’ opinions on trust and social media and their view on the phenomenon of “fake news”. Conducted focus groups in four countries showed that university students, who are frequent users of social media, are inclined to trust certain pages they like but generally, they do not trust social media. They use social media primarily for maintaining relationships and they believe people who are connected to their network. It is obvious that students use social media to satisfy their needs, especially in the field of entertainment, partly also for obtaining information. The findings show that expected gratifications of students are built on their practical experience with media.

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PSYCHOMETRIC EVALUATION OF THE SHORT SELF-REGULATION QUESTIONNAIRE ACROSS THREE EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

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Šebeňa R. , Helmer S. , Petkeviciene J. , Lukacs A. , Salonna F. , Orosová O. , Mikolajczyk R.

Studia Psychologica

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2018

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tom 60

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nr 1

5 – 15

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The aim of this study was to extend the psychometric evaluation of the Short Self-Regulation Questionnaire (SSRQ) by assessing the factor structure across three countries from Central and Eastern Europe. The sample included 1809 students from Slovakia, Lithuania and Hungary. Based on an initial confirmative factor analysis, a 2-factor structure by Neal and Carey (2005) was confirmed in the Lithuanian sample. Next, exploratory factor analyses were used on the Slovak and Hungarian subsamples separately. For both national subsamples, a very similar four factor solution was found, which was confirmed by confirmatory factor analyses on the rest of the data. Despite the reduced number of items, the abridged scale did not suffer in terms of its internal reliability and thus provides an adequate approximation of self-regulation levels as the entire scale or as the scale with the proposed 4-factor solution.

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RELIGIOSITY AND WELL-BEING IN SLOVAK AND HUNGARIAN STUDENT SAMPLES: THE ROLE OF PERSONALITY TRAITS

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Halama P. , Martos T. , Adamovova L.

Studia Psychologica

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2010

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tom 52

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nr 2

101-115

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The paper deals with the relationship between religiosity and different aspects of well-being in samples of Slovak and Hungarian university students and raises the question of whether this relationship is moderated by personality traits. Francis Scale of Attitude towards Christianity, Diener's Satisfaction with Life Scale, Oxford Happiness Questionnaire, Purpose in Life test, Steger's Meaning in Life Questionnaire, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and Bipolar Big Five Markers were administered to 274 Slovak and 249 Hungarian university students. The results of bi-variety comparisons showed that religiosity correlated positively with meaning in life in both samples, but higher religiosity was associated with satisfaction and happiness only in the Hungarian sample. A series of moderated regression analysis testing three-way interaction models (religiosity x personality trait x nation) showed no support for an overall moderation effect of personality traits. Only weak interactions were found for agreeableness and openness in the Slovak sample when predicting meaning in life. The authors emphasize the need to take the cultural context of the religiosity/well-being relationship into account and suggest the need for further research on the question of whether religiosity could be considered as a universal source of meaning in different cultures.