EJOP Archives: No. 2 May
Psychology, domination and resistance
By Stephen Reicher University of St. Andrews Psychology — social psychology in particular, group psychology especially — needs to address both domination and resistance, stasis and movement, social reproduction and social change. Any approach which emphasizes the one to the … Continue reading
The study of personality in organizations: Interview with Gian Vittorio Caprara
By Miruna Andreescu
ASPSE, Bucharest
Daniela Vercellino
SNSPA, Bucharest
In this interview Professor Gian Vittorio Caprara shares with us some of his thoughts about personality psychology and organizational psychology, emerging out of a long experience of working in both fields. Many important questions have been raised in these areas where there is a long-lasting concern with how personality should be understood and ‘measured’. Professor Caprara addresses this and other pressing issues for theorists and practitioners alike in the present interview. Continue reading
Do positive emotions help us cope with occupational stress?
Michael Galanakis Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences Fotini Galanopoulou Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences Anastasios Stalikas Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences Abstract Occupational stress is considered as one of the most important work-related psychological … Continue reading
The differential impact of prognostic and process expectations versus panic severity on depressive symptoms in panic disorder with agoraphobia
Theodora E. Katerelos University of Quebec in Montreal, Quebec, Canada Michel Perreault McGill University and Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Canada Claude Bélanger University of Quebec in Montreal McGill University and Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Canada André Marchand University … Continue reading
What’s stopping you? The contribution of gender essentialism to sex differences in subject choice
Japinder Dhesi London School of Economics Abstract The present study considered the impact of gender essentialism on sex differences in subject choice. Secondary school children, aged 11-12 years (N = 30) and 15-16 years (N = 26), were randomly assigned … Continue reading
Improvement of working memory performance by training is not transferable
Lucie Corbin Université de Bourgogne Valérie Camos Université de Bourgogne and Institut Universitaire de France Abstract Working memory (WM) usually refers to a cognitive system devoted to the simultaneous maintenance and processing of information which plays a crucial role in … Continue reading
How does pupils’ emotional coping develop within learning situations during primary school years?
Eeva-Liisa Peltokorpi University of Helsinki Kaarina Määttä University of Lapland Abstract Emotional coping is an emotional-based psychological process that contributes to achieving the goal of emotional regulation. As such, the development of emotional coping can be understood as an individual’s … Continue reading
Memory for emotional events: The accuracy of central and peripheral details
Tiziana Lanciano University of Bari Antonietta Curci University of Bari Abstract The emotional intensity of an event is a significant predictor for vividness of event memory. Nevertheless, during the last few decades, there has been some confusion in literature as … Continue reading
Evaluating Sorensen’s Therapy for Instability in Mood (STIM) in the case of bipolar disorder
Maria J. Gutierrez South Essex Partnership NHS Trust John Sorensen North Staff. Comb. Healthcare NHS Trust Emily Tomlinson Newham Psychological Therapy Service Abstract This study’s aims were to evaluate the effects of Sorensen’s Therapy of Instability in Mood (Sorensen, 2005; … Continue reading
Understanding and treatment of diffuse aches and pains of patients from tradition-bound cultures
Jan Ilhan Kizilhan University of Freiburg Abstract Patients from collective cultures with a tradition-bound cultural background (e.g., people from the Middle East and some south European countries such as Italy and Greece), have a different perception of pain and different … Continue reading
Women’s body image and the role of culture: A review of the literature
Savita Bakhshi London Metropolitan University Abstract Body image can be described as a combination of a person’s perceptions, feelings and thoughts about his/her body and their general physical appearance. Self-perceptions are important to examine because they can have implications for … Continue reading
Happiness, growth, and the life cycle
Richard A. Easterlin
Edited by H. Hinte and K.F. Zimmermann
Oxford University Press, 2010
Reviewed by Vlad Glăveanu
EJOP Editor
The human being in pursuit of happiness is an ancient philosophical theme, revealing perhaps a perennial truth about us as individuals, as a species, and also about our societies. Consumerism, capitalism, globalisation. Terms we use to define the economic order in today’s world, or at least a ‘Western model’ of it. Where does happiness fit into this money-based equation? Can wealth or growth make us happy, or, better said, are they sufficient to make us happy? These are all questions situated at the core of Richard Easterlin’s concerns and reflected in the volume ‘Happiness, Growth, and the Life Cycle’ (Oxford University Press, 2010; edited by H. Hinte and K.F. Zimmermann). Continue reading
Language and Cognition in Bilinguals and Multilinguals
Authored by Annette M.B. de Groot
Psychology Press, Taylor and Francis Group 2011
Reviewed by Natalia Kucirkova
The Open University, UK
Within the current global and multicultural context, a monolingual orientation is no longer tenable in a comprehensive study of psycholinguistics. However, since its foundation in the 1950s, the majority of psycholinguistic research has been carried out in a monolingual framework. It is only in the last 15 years that studies in bilingualism have shown that many psycho-neurobiological factors shaping the acquisition and use of language may be altered and affected by bi- and multilingualism. In her newly published book, Annette M.B.de Groot challenges the view of monolingual psycholinguistics. Professor of Experimental Psychology at the University of Amsterdam, De Groot provides a comprehensive discussion of the psychology of language from both the bilingual and multilingual perspective. Continue reading
International Conference on Education and Educational Psychology
19-20 October 2011 Istanbul, Turkey Read event information
BPS Division of Clinical Psychology Annual Conference
1-2 December 2011 Birmingham, UK Read event information
