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

• Authors: Bratska Maria
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

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.

Keywords

EN

COPING; COUNTERFACTUAL THINKING; LOAD SITUATIONS; SOCIO-PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAINING; UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Discipline

• PSYCHOLOGY: PSYCHOLOGY

• Publisher: Institute of Experimental Psychology, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Studia Psychologica
• Year: 2009
• Volume: 51
• Issue: 2-3
• Pages: 251-258
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Bratska Maria

• Maria Bratska, Institute of Experimental Psychology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dubravska cesta 9, 813 64 Bratislava, Slovak Republic; www.psychologia.sav.sk/sp/

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

09SKAAAA065820