EJOP Archives: No. 2 May
The Message of the Medium: Distributing academic knowledge in the Digital Age
By Alex Gillespie Department of Psychology, University of Stirling Technology supporting the production of academic knowledge has come a long way and Europe’s Journal of Psychology is at the forefront of a new phase in the dissemination and discussion of … Continue reading
In memoriam Prof. Dr. Horia D. Pitariu
By Dragos Iliescu, Ph. D. National School of Political and Administrative Studies & Test Central Bucharest, Romania The mentor of Romanian I/O Psychology, Prof. Horia D. Pitariu, passed away on March 25th, 2010 He would have been 71 years on … Continue reading
Personality as moderator of the relationship between communication and couple stability
Ariane Lazaridès University of Quebec in Montreal, Quebec, Canada Claude Bélanger University of Quebec in Montreal, McGill University and Douglas Research Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Stéphane Sabourin Laval University, Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada Abstract In this longitudinal study, we examined the … Continue reading
Organizational commitment in Spanish and Italian volunteers: A comparative study
María Celeste Dávila Complutense University of Madrid Juan Francisco Díaz-Morales Complutense University of Madrid Marianna Pasquini University of Florence Marco Giannini University of Florence Abstract Recently, it has been demonstrated that attitudes toward an organization impact upon sustained volunteerism. We … Continue reading
Retirement context and psychological factors as predictors of well-being among retired teachers
Samuel O. Salami Department of Guidance and Counselling, Kampala International University Abstract This study investigated the relationship of retirement context and psychological factors with well-being using data on 284 retired married men and women (aged 52-75 years). Measures of retirement … Continue reading
Why do some people ruminate more or less than others? The role of Emotional Intelligence ability
Tiziana Lanciano University of Bari Antonietta Curci University of Bari Edvige Zatton University of Bari Abstract Emotional Intelligence (EI) has been defined as an ability to evaluate, perceive and express emotions, use emotions to facilitate thought, analyse and understand emotions, … Continue reading
Dimensions of students’ psychosocial well-being and their measurement: Validation of a students’ Psychosocial Well Being Inventory
Valeria Negovan University of Bucharest, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences Abstract This paper presents findings from a validation study of a measurement instrument for the dimensions of students’ psychosocial well-being. Researches to date suggest many separate but related dimensions … Continue reading
Cross-cultural study: Risk factors for dietary restraint in Mexican and German men
Gilda Gomez Peresmitre Department of Psychology. National Autonomous. University of Mexico (UNAM) Bukard Jaeger Department of Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy. Hannover Medical School Gisela Pineda Garcia Department of Social and Administrative Sciences. Autonomous University of Baja California (UABC) Silvia Platas Acevedo … Continue reading
Counselling psychology and disability
Pavlo Kanellakis South Staffordshire and Shropshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, UK Abstract This article addresses disability-related theory and research associated to attitudes and social action, equality of opportunity, respect and inclusion. It highlights the significance of disability in counselling psychology … Continue reading
Applying decision making theory to clinical judgements in violence risk assessment
Jennifer Murray Glasgow Caledonian University Dr. Mary E. Thomson Glasgow Caledonian University Abstract A considerable proportion of research in the field of violence risk assessment has focused on the accuracy of clinical judgements of offender dangerousness. This has largely been … Continue reading
Sex, Sexuality and Therapeutic Practice: A Manual for Therapists and Trainers
Edited by:
Catherine Butler,
Amanda O’Donovan,
Elizabeth Shaw
Reviewed by Vlad Glăveanu
EJOP Editor
Sex and sexuality are undoubtedly fashionable topics in our post-modern (Western) culture. They are ubiquitous in mass-media communication, popular culture, and everyday life conversations. “Sex sells”. And yet, it might be that because of this intoxication with sexual stories and images that constantly tell us how sex is and should be we lose our own, personal sense, of what sex and sexuality are or should be for us. Not only because sex is such a fundamental part of our human nature, but also because we are faced with this “societal” avalanche of beliefs, norms, recommendations, impositions, and interdictions about sex and sexuality, that these topics tend to and need to occupy a central place in clinical and therapeutic practice. And it is in this context that manuals addressing sex and sexuality are a real necessity for therapists, health professionals and the general public at large. Continue reading
A New Species of Trouble: Explorations in Disaster, Trauma and Community
By Kai Erikson
Reviewed by Korstanje Maximiliano
University of Moron Argentina
Current scholarship is based on the review of books no older than one or two years. No matter the contests or even the importance of the material, this kind of ill-fashioned dispositions impinge on the advance of Science; they don’t allow for a broader re-discovery of other relevant projects which have been ignored for a considerable lapse of time. This is the case of the book authored by Kai Erikson, lecturer at Yale University. His valuable but contradictory work focuses on the exploration of trauma and social pathologies after-disasters. In a moment in which mankind is fraught with natural or made-man disasters, a project of this nature is fundamental in order for readers to understand the convergence of uncertainty with fear. Continue reading
The 33rd Annual International Conference on the Psychology of the Self
21-24 October 2010 Antalya – Turkey We are honored to host the IAPSP Annual International Conference on the Psychology of the Self, to be held on October 21-24, 2010 in Antalya, Turkey. The Conference, entitled “Self Psychology Around the World … Continue reading
1st Global Conference: The Value of Work
Friday 5th November – Sunday 7th November 2010 Prague, Czech Republic This conference aims to bring together people from a wide range of disciplines, professions and vocations to focus on a fundamental aspect of human life: work. Work has pervasive … Continue reading
3rd International Conference Children And Youth In Changing Societies
2 to 4 December 2010 Thessaloniki, Greece The past twenty years have witnessed an increased academic interest in issues related to children and young people. As a result, Childhood and Youth Studies has emerged as a new field of interdisciplinary … Continue reading
International Conference on Education and Educational Psychology
Kyrenia, CYPRUS 2 – 5 December 2010 The International Conference on Education and Educational Psychology [ICEEPSY] 2010, sponsored by the Cyprus Consciousness, Achievement and Futurity Association, will be held 2-5 December 2010 in Kyrenia on the island of Cyprus. The … Continue reading
