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1. Agentic collective narcissism and communal collective narcissism: Do they predict COVID-19 pandemic-related beliefs and behaviors?

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Żemojtel-Piotrowska, Magdalena, Sawicki, Artur, Piotrowski, Jarosław, Lifshin, Uri, Kretchner, Mabelle, Skowronski, John J., Sedikides, Constantine, Jonason, Peter K., Adamovic, Mladen, Agada, Attiso M.G., Ahmed, Oli, Al-Shawaf, Laith, Christopher Yaw Appiah, Seth, Ardi, Rahkman, Azam, Uzma, Babakr, Zana, Baldvin Baldursson, Einar, Băltătescu, Sergiu, Baran, Tomasz, Bochaver, Konstantin, Bolatov, Aidos, Bonato, Mario, Bundhoo, Harshalini Y., Chaleeraktrakoon, Trawin, Chobthamkit, Phatthanakit, Cowden, Richard G., Counted, Victor, de Clunie, Gisela, Dragova-Koleva, Sonya, Sofia Esteves, Carla, Gouveia, Valdiney V., Gundolf, Katherine, Hamouda, Salima, Haretche, Carmen, Hye Kyung Jeong, Evelyn, Iliško, Dzintra, Iqbal Malik, Najma, Jamir Benzon Aruta, John, Jia, Fanli, Jovanović, Veljko, Jukić, Tomislav, Pavan Jukić, Doroteja, Kamble, Shanmukh V., Khachatryan, Narine, Klicperova-Baker, Martina, Kogler, Christoph, Knezović, Emil, Koralov, Metodi, Kovacs, Monika, Labib M. Eldesoki, Walaa, Larzabal Fernandez, Aitor, Liik, Kadi, Malik, Sadia, Malysheva, Karine, Maltby, John, Mamuti, Agim, Mangafic, Jasmina, Moon, Chanki, Milfont, Taciano, Muehlbacher, Stephan, Najafi, Reza, Özsoy, Emrah, Park, Joonha, Pérez de León, Pablo, Polackova Solcova, Iva, Ramos-Diaz, Jano, Ridic, Goran, Riđić, Ognjen, Samekin, Adil, Starc, Andrej, Stefenel, Delia, Thi Thanh Trà, Kiêu, Tiliouine, Habib, Tomšik, Robert, Torres-Marín, Jorge, Umeh, Charles S., Wills-Herrera, Eduardo, Wlodarczyk, Anna, Vally, Zahir, Vauclair, Christin-Melanie, Yahiiaiev, Illia, and Zand, Somayeh

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2024
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7. How Czecho-Slovakia Bounces Back: Population-Based Validation of the Brief Resilience Scale in Two Central European Countries.

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Furstova, Jana, Kascakova, Natalia, Polackova Solcova, Iva, Hasto, Jozef, and Tavel, Peter

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CONFIRMATORY factor analysis, PSYCHOMETRICS, CRONBACH'S alpha, MENTAL health, CZECHS
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Objective: In recent years, resilience has become a focus of research in the medical and behavioral sciences. The Brief Resilience Scale (BRS) was developed to assess the individual ability to recover from stress ("to bounce back") after experiencing adversities. The aim of the study was to validate the Czech and Slovak versions of the BRS. Methods: A representative sample of the Czech and Slovak populations (NCZ = 1800, mean age MCZ = 46.6, SDCZ = 17.4, 48.7% of men; NSK = 1018, mean age MSK = 46.2, SDSK = 16.6, 48.7% men) completed a survey assessing their health and well-being. Several confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) models of the BRS were compared to find the best fit. Cronbach's alpha and McDonald's omega coefficients of reliability were evaluated. Convergent validity was assessed by correlating resilience (BRS), physical and mental well-being (SF-8) and psychopathology symptoms (BSI-53). Differences in gender and age groups were appraised. Results: A single-factor model with method effects on the reverse items was evaluated to best fit the data in both the Czech and Slovak samples (χ2CZ(6) = 39.0, p < 0.001, CFICZ = 0.998, TLICZ = 0.995, RMSEACZ = 0.055, SRMRCZ = 0.024; χ2SK(6) = 23.9, p < 0.001, CFISK = 0.998, TLISK = 0.995, RMSEASK = 0.054, SRMRSK = 0.009). The reliability was high in both samples (αCZ = 0.80, ωCZ = 0.85; αSK = 0.86, ωSK = 0.91). The BRS was positively associated with physical and mental well-being and negatively associated with somatization, depression and anxiety. In both countries, a lower BRS score was associated with higher age. Czech men reported significantly higher BRS scores than women. No significant difference was found in the mean BRS scores between the two countries. Conclusion: This study provides evidence of good psychometric properties, reliability and validity of the Czech and Slovak adaptations of the BRS. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2022
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8. Societal emotional environments and cross-cultural differences in life satisfaction: A forty-nine country study

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Krys, Kuba, Yeung, June Chun, Capaldi, Colin A., Lun, Vivian Miu-Chi, Torres, Claudio, van Tilburg, Wijnand A. P., Bond, Michael Harris, Zelenski, John M., Haas, Brian W., Park, Joonha, Maricchiolo, Fridanna, Vauclair, Christin-Melanie, Kosiarczyk, Aleksandra, Kocimska-Zych, Agata, Kwiatkowska, Anna, Adamović, Mladen, Pavlopoulos, Vassilis, Fulop, Marta, Sirlopu, David, Okvitawanli, Ayu, Boer, Diana, Teyssier, Julien, Malyonova, Arina, Gavreliuc, Alin, Uchida, Yukiko, Serdarevich, Ursula, Akotia, Charity, Appoh, Lily, Arevalo, Mira D. M., Baltin, Arno, Denoux, Patrick, Dominguez-Espinosa, Alejandra, Esteves, Carla Sofia, Gamsakhurdia, Vladimer, Gardarsdottir, Ragna B., Igbokwe, David O., Igou, Eric R., Isik, Idil, Kascakova, Natalia, Kluzova-Kracmarova, Lucie, Kronberger, Nicole, Lee, J. Hannah, Liu, Xinhui, Barrientos, Pablo Eduardo, Mohorić, Tamara, Mustaffa, Nur Fariza, Mosca, Oriana, Nader, Martin, Nadi, Azar, van Osch, Yvette, Pavlović, Zoran, Polackova Solcova, Iva, Rizwan, Muhammad, Romashov, Vladyslav, Roysamb, Espen, Sargautyte, Ruta, Schwarz, Beate, Selecka, Lenka, Selim, Heyla A., Stogianni, Maria, Sun, Chien-Ru, Xing, Cai, Vignoles, Vivian L., Krys, Kuba, Yeung, June Chun, Capaldi, Colin A., Lun, Vivian Miu-Chi, Torres, Claudio, van Tilburg, Wijnand A. P., Bond, Michael Harris, Zelenski, John M., Haas, Brian W., Park, Joonha, Maricchiolo, Fridanna, Vauclair, Christin-Melanie, Kosiarczyk, Aleksandra, Kocimska-Zych, Agata, Kwiatkowska, Anna, Adamović, Mladen, Pavlopoulos, Vassilis, Fulop, Marta, Sirlopu, David, Okvitawanli, Ayu, Boer, Diana, Teyssier, Julien, Malyonova, Arina, Gavreliuc, Alin, Uchida, Yukiko, Serdarevich, Ursula, Akotia, Charity, Appoh, Lily, Arevalo, Mira D. M., Baltin, Arno, Denoux, Patrick, Dominguez-Espinosa, Alejandra, Esteves, Carla Sofia, Gamsakhurdia, Vladimer, Gardarsdottir, Ragna B., Igbokwe, David O., Igou, Eric R., Isik, Idil, Kascakova, Natalia, Kluzova-Kracmarova, Lucie, Kronberger, Nicole, Lee, J. Hannah, Liu, Xinhui, Barrientos, Pablo Eduardo, Mohorić, Tamara, Mustaffa, Nur Fariza, Mosca, Oriana, Nader, Martin, Nadi, Azar, van Osch, Yvette, Pavlović, Zoran, Polackova Solcova, Iva, Rizwan, Muhammad, Romashov, Vladyslav, Roysamb, Espen, Sargautyte, Ruta, Schwarz, Beate, Selecka, Lenka, Selim, Heyla A., Stogianni, Maria, Sun, Chien-Ru, Xing, Cai, and Vignoles, Vivian L.

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In this paper, we introduce the concept of 'societal emotional environment': the emotional climate of a society (operationalized as the degree to which positive and negative emotions are expressed in a society). Using data collected from 12,888 participants across 49 countries, we show how societal emotional environments vary across countries and cultural clusters, and we consider the potential importance of these differences for well-being. Multilevel analyses supported a 'double-edged sword' model of negative emotion expression, where expression of negative emotions predicted higher life satisfaction for the expresser but lower life satisfaction for society. In contrast, partial support was found for higher societal life satisfaction in positive societal emotional environments. Our study highlights the potential utility and importance of distinguishing between positive and negative emotion expression, and adopting both individual and societal perspectives in well-being research. Individual pathways to happiness may not necessarily promote the happiness of others.

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2021

9. Personal Life Satisfaction as a Measure of Societal Happiness is an Individualistic Presumption: Evidence from Fifty Countries

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Krys, Kuba, Park, Joonha, Kocimska-Zych, Agata, Kosiarczyk, Aleksandra, Selim, Heyla A., Wojtczuk-Turek, Agnieszka, Haas, Brian W., Uchida, Yukiko, Torres, Claudio, Capaldi, Colin A., Bond, Michael Harris, Zelenski, John M., Lun, Vivian Miu-Chi, Maricchiolo, Fridanna, Vauclair, Christin-Melanie, Polackova Solcova, Iva, Sirlopu, David, Xing, Cai, Vignoles, Vivian L., van Tilburg, Wijnand A. P., Teyssier, Julien, Sun, Chien-Ru, Stoyanova, Stanislava, Serdarevich, Ursula, Schwarz, Beate, Sargautyte, Ruta, Roysamb, Espen, Romashov, Vladyslav, Rizwan, Muhammad, Pavlović, Zoran, Pavlopoulos, Vassilis, van Osch, Yvette, Okvitawanli, Ayu, Nadi, Azar, Nader, Martin, Nur Fariza, Mustaffa, Mosca, Oriana, Mohorić, Tamara, Barrientos, Pablo Eduardo, Malyonova, Arina, Liu, Xinhui, Lee, J. Hannah, Kwiatkowska, Anna, Kronberger, Nicole, Kluzova-Kracmarova, Lucie, Kascakova, Natalia, Isik, Idil, Igou, Eric R., Igbokwe, David O., Hanke-Boer, Diana, Gavreliuc, Alin, Gardarsdottir, Ragna B., Fulop, Marta, Gamsakhurdia, Vladimer, Esteves, Carla Sofia, Dominguez-Espinosa, Alejandra, Denoux, Patrick, Charkviani, Salome, Baltin, Arno, Arevalo, Mira D. M., Appoh, Lily, Albert, Isabelle, Akotia, Charity, Adamović, Mladen, Krys, Kuba, Park, Joonha, Kocimska-Zych, Agata, Kosiarczyk, Aleksandra, Selim, Heyla A., Wojtczuk-Turek, Agnieszka, Haas, Brian W., Uchida, Yukiko, Torres, Claudio, Capaldi, Colin A., Bond, Michael Harris, Zelenski, John M., Lun, Vivian Miu-Chi, Maricchiolo, Fridanna, Vauclair, Christin-Melanie, Polackova Solcova, Iva, Sirlopu, David, Xing, Cai, Vignoles, Vivian L., van Tilburg, Wijnand A. P., Teyssier, Julien, Sun, Chien-Ru, Stoyanova, Stanislava, Serdarevich, Ursula, Schwarz, Beate, Sargautyte, Ruta, Roysamb, Espen, Romashov, Vladyslav, Rizwan, Muhammad, Pavlović, Zoran, Pavlopoulos, Vassilis, van Osch, Yvette, Okvitawanli, Ayu, Nadi, Azar, Nader, Martin, Nur Fariza, Mustaffa, Mosca, Oriana, Mohorić, Tamara, Barrientos, Pablo Eduardo, Malyonova, Arina, Liu, Xinhui, Lee, J. Hannah, Kwiatkowska, Anna, Kronberger, Nicole, Kluzova-Kracmarova, Lucie, Kascakova, Natalia, Isik, Idil, Igou, Eric R., Igbokwe, David O., Hanke-Boer, Diana, Gavreliuc, Alin, Gardarsdottir, Ragna B., Fulop, Marta, Gamsakhurdia, Vladimer, Esteves, Carla Sofia, Dominguez-Espinosa, Alejandra, Denoux, Patrick, Charkviani, Salome, Baltin, Arno, Arevalo, Mira D. M., Appoh, Lily, Albert, Isabelle, Akotia, Charity, and Adamović, Mladen

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Numerous studies document that societal happiness is correlated with individualism, but the nature of this phenomenon remains understudied. In the current paper, we address this gap and test the reasoning that individualism correlates with societal happiness because the most common measure of societal happiness (i.e., country-level aggregates of personal life satisfaction) is individualism-themed. With the data collected from 13,009 participants across fifty countries, we compare associations of four types of happiness (out of which three are more collectivism-themed than personal life satisfaction) with two different measures of individualism. We replicated previous findings by demonstrating that societal happiness measured as country-level aggregate of personal life satisfaction is correlated with individualism. Importantly though, we also found that the country-level aggregates of the collectivism-themed measures of happiness do not tend to be significantly correlated with individualism. Implications for happiness studies and for policy makers are signaled.

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2021

13. Czech Version of the Spiritual Well-Being Scale: Evaluation and Psychometric Properties.

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Tavel, Peter, Sandora, Jan, Furstova, Jana, Lacev, Alek, Husek, Vit, Puzova, Zuzana, Polackova Solcova, Iva, and Malinakova, Klara

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PSYCHOMETRICS, DIVORCED people, CONFIRMATORY factor analysis, WELL-being, OLDER people
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Spirituality and spiritual well-being are connected with many areas of human life. Thus, especially in secular countries, there is a need for reliable validated instruments for measuring spirituality. The Spiritual Well-Being Scale is among the world's most often used tools; therefore, the aim of this study was its psychometrical evaluation in the secular environment of the Czech Republic on a nationally representative sample (n = 1797, mean age: 45.9 ± 17.67; 48.6% men). A non-parametric comparison of different sociodemographic groups showed a higher disposition for experiencing spirituality among women, older people, and divorced persons. Based on confirmatory factor analysis, negatively worded items were excluded using a polychoric correlation matrix. The new version of the scale consisting of 11 items had good internal consistency (Cronbach's α = 0.85; McDonald's ωt = 0.91). The two-factor model of this shortened version, with factors corresponding to the Religious and the Existential subscales of the Spiritual Well-Being Scale, shows a satisfactory fit with the data, where the loadings of all items ranged from medium to high. Thus, this study offered a new version of the tool, convenient for measuring spiritual well-being in secular conditions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2021
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14. Understanding Factors Affecting Well-Being of Marginalized Populations in Different Cultural Contexts : Ethnic and National Identity of Roma Minority Youth in Europe

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Dimitrova, Radosveta, Musso, Pasquale, Polackova Solcova, Iva, Stefenel, Delia, Uka, Fitim, Zahaj, Skerdi, Tavel, Peter, Jordanov, Venzislav, Jordanov, Evgeni, Dimitrova, Radosveta, Musso, Pasquale, Polackova Solcova, Iva, Stefenel, Delia, Uka, Fitim, Zahaj, Skerdi, Tavel, Peter, Jordanov, Venzislav, and Jordanov, Evgeni

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This chapter focuses on the intersection of the third, fourth and tenth Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), referring together to key pillars for improving social inclusion of vulnerable disadvantaged youth. Based on both Positive Youth Development approach and mutual intercultural relations perspective, it sets out to investigate developmental assets (such as ethnic and national identities), optimal outcomes (self-esteem), and their relations among Roma youth in six European countries (Albania, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Italy, Kosovo, and Romania). Among these countries, the Czech Republic was initially recognized as the more favorable context facilitating potential alignment of Roma young people’s ecology with their identity resources, and therefore, promoting well-being. Results supported that in the Czech Republic youth experienced more stable integration of both Roma ethnic and national identities in terms of similar mean levels as well as positive associations of both identities with self-esteem. Results for the other countries were quite fragmented depending on the specific contextual conditions. The findings are discussed in light of the SDGs, the theoretical frameworks, research contexts and limitations, and implications.

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2018
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15. Multiple Social Identities in Relation to Self-Esteem of Adolescents in Post-communist Albania, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Kosovo, and Romania

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Dimitrova, Radosveta, Musso, Pasquale, Polackova Solcova, Iva, Stefenel, Delia, Uka, Fitim, Zahaj, Skerdi, Tavel, Peter, Jordanov, Venzislav, Jordanov, Evgeni, Dimitrova, Radosveta, Musso, Pasquale, Polackova Solcova, Iva, Stefenel, Delia, Uka, Fitim, Zahaj, Skerdi, Tavel, Peter, Jordanov, Venzislav, and Jordanov, Evgeni

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We test a model linking ethnic, familial, and religious identity to self-esteem among youth in Albania, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Kosovo, and Romania. All countries are post-communist nations in Europe, offering novel and underexplored settings to study identity. Participants were 880 adolescents (mean age, 15.93 years; SD, 1.40) with Albanian (n = 209), Bulgarian (n = 146), Czech (n = 306), Kosovan (n = 116), and Romanian (n = 103) background who filled in an Ethnic Identity Scale (Dimitrova et al., 2016), familial and religious identity scales adapted from the Utrecht Management of Identity Commitment Scales [U-MICS; Crocetti et al. Child and Youth Care Forum, 40, 7–23 (2011); Crocetti et al. Assessment, 1, 2–16 (2015)], and the Rosenberg’s Self-Esteem Scale [Rosenberg, Conceiving the self. Basic Books, New York (1979)]. A multigroup path model showed that ethnic, familial, and religious identities were significantly positively related to a single underlying construct of social identities. In all countries, youth with a stronger multiple identities reported higher self-esteem. These results are particularly valuable in addressing the scope of the proposed book by providing new knowledge on multiple social identities among under investigated samples from post-communist countries in Europe faced with dynamic societal changes. They also mirror increasing attention on multiple, inclusive, and intersectional identities as psychological assets for young generations.

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2018
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