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The current study examines whether intelligent adolescents are liked more by their peers, does this likeability assessment remains constant over time, and do intelligent adolescents like certain people or everyone? For this purpose, we recruited seven classes of adolescents at the beginning of the first school year. We administered an intelligence test and gathered peer-reported information regarding the liking relations. To examine the dynamics of such associations, we repeated the measurement three months and one year later. The results of the Temporal Exponential Random Graph Model revealed that intelligent adolescents are liked more. However, these highly intelligent adolescents did not reciprocate such relations, as they liked fewer people than those who were less intelligent. This finding was stable both across short- and long-term and could be explained by the fact that those who are intelligent, tend to only like other intelligent peers, representing a fewer number of individuals. Our results suggest that intelligence is important in the explanation of the relation of liking.
Maria Flakus; Barnaba Danieluk; Lidia Baran; Katarzyna Kwiatkowska; Radosław Rogoza; Julie Aitken Schermer. Are intelligent peers liked more? Assessing peer-reported liking through the network analysis. Personality and Individual Differences 2021, 177, 110844 .
AMA StyleMaria Flakus, Barnaba Danieluk, Lidia Baran, Katarzyna Kwiatkowska, Radosław Rogoza, Julie Aitken Schermer. Are intelligent peers liked more? Assessing peer-reported liking through the network analysis. Personality and Individual Differences. 2021; 177 ():110844.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMaria Flakus; Barnaba Danieluk; Lidia Baran; Katarzyna Kwiatkowska; Radosław Rogoza; Julie Aitken Schermer. 2021. "Are intelligent peers liked more? Assessing peer-reported liking through the network analysis." Personality and Individual Differences 177, no. : 110844.
PurposeJob search behavior is an important factor of an individual's career. In this study, proactive individuals' search for career opportunities during the transition from unemployment to employment is investigated. This investigation concentrates on the “in-between jobs” phase to better understand career transition. Proactive coping is a particularly important aspect of the transition from unemployment to work.Design/methodology/approachUsing the career self-management model and proactive coping theory, this paper establishes a conceptual model and adopts path analysis to examine the model with a sample of 208 unemployed workers from Poland.FindingsThe results indicate both direct and indirect effects for proactive coping on job-seeking behavior. Unemployed job seekers, with greater proactive coping, intensify their job search behavior and increase their chances for re-employment.Practical implicationsProactive coping is an important factor in career development. The findings of this study are a promising starting point for career self-development training for unemployed workers in transition.Originality/valueMost of the training for the unemployed prepares them to react and adapt to ongoing circumstances. Our findings show the importance of being proactive during active coping with unemployment.
Katarzyna Ślebarska; Maria Flakus. Career self-management of unemployed workers: the role of proactive coping in job-to-job transition. Baltic Journal of Management 2020, 16, 135 -153.
AMA StyleKatarzyna Ślebarska, Maria Flakus. Career self-management of unemployed workers: the role of proactive coping in job-to-job transition. Baltic Journal of Management. 2020; 16 (1):135-153.
Chicago/Turabian StyleKatarzyna Ślebarska; Maria Flakus. 2020. "Career self-management of unemployed workers: the role of proactive coping in job-to-job transition." Baltic Journal of Management 16, no. 1: 135-153.
Nowadays, taking into account the multidimensionality of the external environment and necessity of the sustainable development of human resources, organizations are obliged to take more care of the psychological resources of their employees, e.g., positive orientation, ego resilience, and emotional stability. Such resources affect how we cope with stress and a sense of threat. The authors of this paper focus on people employed in the aviation sector, who work in the hard-to-cope environment of full automation, demanding working conditions and numerous stressors. The presented study fills a gap in the research on the psychological characteristics of the aviation sector. Moreover, a sense of stress/threat is described in the context of the high specificity of employees representing the 4.0 sector. Therefore, it provides additional insights into the psychological functioning of the employees in the aviation sector. The results show that both positive orientation and ego resilience might be seen as protective factors against a sense of threat and stress, while a type D personality is a risk factor of a higher level of those psychological states. The novelty of the presented research concerns a better understanding of the sense of stress/threat experienced by the employees in this sector, as well as verifying the relationships between psychological variables described in the literature as personal resources.
Małgorzata Dobrowolska; Maria Flakus; Magdalena Ślazyk-Sobol; Adam Wawoczny. Strengthening Professional Efficacy Due to Sustainable Development of Social and Individual Competences—Empirical Research Study among Polish and Slovak Employees of the Aviation Sector. Sustainability 2020, 12, 6843 .
AMA StyleMałgorzata Dobrowolska, Maria Flakus, Magdalena Ślazyk-Sobol, Adam Wawoczny. Strengthening Professional Efficacy Due to Sustainable Development of Social and Individual Competences—Empirical Research Study among Polish and Slovak Employees of the Aviation Sector. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (17):6843.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMałgorzata Dobrowolska; Maria Flakus; Magdalena Ślazyk-Sobol; Adam Wawoczny. 2020. "Strengthening Professional Efficacy Due to Sustainable Development of Social and Individual Competences—Empirical Research Study among Polish and Slovak Employees of the Aviation Sector." Sustainability 12, no. 17: 6843.
Growing interest in the exploration of the dark side of personality recently led to the questions concerning the number, distinctiveness, and structural organization of its components. The main goal of the current study (N = 1012) is to explore the structure of the Dark Triad traits using the network approach. The results showed that all of the traits formed a single network forming two dimensions. However, agentic facets of narcissism were least related to Machiavellianism and psychopathy, which suggests the partial distinctiveness of the trait. Also, the antagonistic facet of narcissism mediated the relations between most of the agentic facets of narcissism and Machiavellianism and psychopathy. Finally, Machiavellianism and psychopathy were located in close proximity, which reflects their core status in the Dark Triad. The interpretation of the results and limitations of the study are further discussed.
Cassidy Trahair; Lidia Baran; Maria Flakus; Christopher Marcin Kowalski; Radosław Rogoza. The structure of the Dark Triad traits: A network analysis. Personality and Individual Differences 2020, 167, 110265 .
AMA StyleCassidy Trahair, Lidia Baran, Maria Flakus, Christopher Marcin Kowalski, Radosław Rogoza. The structure of the Dark Triad traits: A network analysis. Personality and Individual Differences. 2020; 167 ():110265.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCassidy Trahair; Lidia Baran; Maria Flakus; Christopher Marcin Kowalski; Radosław Rogoza. 2020. "The structure of the Dark Triad traits: A network analysis." Personality and Individual Differences 167, no. : 110265.
The climate of the workplace, as well as the issues of relations and ties in the professional environment have long aroused considerable interest among psychologists and management practitioners. The organizational climate, which is defined as a set of beliefs about the organization, its relations, the atmosphere of the workplace, circulation of communication, development opportunities, etc., has often been associated with well-being and job satisfaction. Performing work related to numerous stress factors and difficult situations may significantly affect how both the professional environment and employees’ well-being are perceived. Many empirical studies concerning work psychology and organization, including the works of Rosenstiel and Boegel, Gonzales-Roma, Peiro, Schneider and Earhart underline the importance of the organization climate in the construction of efficient and effectively functioning organizations. One of its important aspects is the level of social relationships and cooperation within an organization. Ties in the workplace are defined as the quality and depth of relations between members of an organization. Studies presented in this paper are of an exploratory nature due to the sector specificity, i.e., aviation and provision of services related to ground control operations. The aim of the empirical research presented herein is to verify the assumption about mutual relations between such variables as the perceived climate of the workplace and interpersonal bonds, as well as experiencing negative emotional states, such as the sense of danger and stress. The psychological literature suggests that low evaluation of the organizational climate parameters should be related to worse, more negative evaluation of the workplace and that the dissatisfaction within the scope of ties and relations with employees affects the perception of stress and threat. In the course of the study, 326 persons working at Pyrzowice and Szymany (Poland) and Kosice (Slovakia) have been examined. Polish employees dominated in this group (250 persons). The remaining group was constituted of individuals working at the Kosice (Slovakia) airport. The respondents represent a specific professional group. The authors tried to learn the specificity of the stress and threat experiencing process due to organizational variables—such as aspects related to evaluation of the workplace and the feeling of ties. To achieve this goal, in the course of statistical analyses, models were built to predict the sense of danger and stress among the surveyed population. A hierarchical regression analysis was carried out in order to determine which of the variables allow predicting the sense of danger and stress in the examined occupational group. The results showed that the higher sense of threat was predicted by the less positive views about the workload, the social support and by the higher ratings of ties in the workplace. In this model, the statistically significant predictors of the sense of threat were the perception of workload (β = − 0.184; s.e. = 0.29; t = −3.297; p < 0.001), the social support (β = − 0.272; s.e. = 0.52; t = −3.916; p < 0.001) and ties in the workplace (β = 0.115; s.e. = 0.51; t = 2.162; p = 0.031). Additionally, the higher level of sense of stress was predicted by the less positive views about the workload, fair play and by the higher sense of threat. The final model explained 12% of all variability regarding the sense of stress (R2 = 0.115; F [8, 317] = 5.122; p < 0.001). In this model, the statistically significant predictors of the sense of stress were the workload (β = − 0.120; s.e. = 0.11; t = −2.079; p = 0.038), sense of justice (β = 0.160; s.e. = 0.20; t = 1.965; p < 0.001) and the sense of threat (β = 0.219; s.e. = 0.02; t = 3.859; p < 0.001). The interest in employees from the aviation sector stems from the lack of empirical data on how people working in this industry function psychologically. This branch of industry is currently developing extremely dynamically and is expected to evolve even more in the wake of the industrial revolution 4.0. Work in the field of modern industry 4.0 forces the employees to acquire many important competencies related to managing new, automated working conditions. As suggested by some authors (Popkova, 2019; Neufeind, 2018), in the light of the 4.0 revolution, one must assume that both the requirements of the work environment and reactions and behavior of employees will differ from the more typical and stable organizational conditions. Meanwhile, in the light of automation and specificity of the industry in question, not much attention is paid to human resources, who—while cooperating in various teams (organic and inorganic)—experience various challenges, as well as difficulties resulting from their professional work.
Małgorzata Dobrowolska; Magdalena Ślazyk-Sobol; Maria Flakus; Agnieszka Deja. Climate and Ties in Workplace versus Sense of Danger and Stress, Based on Empirical Research in the Aviation Industry. Sustainability 2020, 12, 5302 .
AMA StyleMałgorzata Dobrowolska, Magdalena Ślazyk-Sobol, Maria Flakus, Agnieszka Deja. Climate and Ties in Workplace versus Sense of Danger and Stress, Based on Empirical Research in the Aviation Industry. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (13):5302.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMałgorzata Dobrowolska; Magdalena Ślazyk-Sobol; Maria Flakus; Agnieszka Deja. 2020. "Climate and Ties in Workplace versus Sense of Danger and Stress, Based on Empirical Research in the Aviation Industry." Sustainability 12, no. 13: 5302.
The following paper presents the existing body of research on personality traits (within the framework of personality trait theory and Marvin Zuckerman's sensation seeking theory) of individuals engaging in high-risk sports, especially mountaineering and alpinism. In the review, two perspectives of theoretical analysis were taken into consideration: a psychological (concerning reflections on non-pathological personality characteristics of mountaineers) and a psychopathological one (concerning research on hypothetically pathological dimensions of the following traits). In both psychological and psychopathological perspective, the importance of sensation/stimulation seeking (understood as one of the personality dimensions) and deficiency of trait anxiety were analyzed. Both determinants can be linked with type T personality. In addition, numerous studies suggest that traits such as neuroticism, extraversion and conscientiousness may play important role in personality regulation of mountaineers. The presented reflection was supplemented by early reports referring to possible psychopathological traits, which may hypothetically indicate some personality disorders. The authors highlight the limitations of previous studies and point out possible directions of future research, in particular - necessity of including motivational factors, associated with engaging in high-risk sport activities.
Mariusz Sołtysik; Maria Flakus; Robert Pudlo. Personality characteristics of mountaineers - review of the literature. Psychiatria Polska 2019, 53, 1397 -1411.
AMA StyleMariusz Sołtysik, Maria Flakus, Robert Pudlo. Personality characteristics of mountaineers - review of the literature. Psychiatria Polska. 2019; 53 (6):1397-1411.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMariusz Sołtysik; Maria Flakus; Robert Pudlo. 2019. "Personality characteristics of mountaineers - review of the literature." Psychiatria Polska 53, no. 6: 1397-1411.
Mariusz Sołtysik; Śląski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach Oddział Kliniczny Psychiatrii w Tarnowskich Górach; Maria Flakus; Bogumiła Lubecka; Robert Pudlo; Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach Zakład Psychologii Ogólnej. Current state of knowledge regarding mental disorders in mountaineers. Psychiatria i Psychologia Kliniczna 2018, 18, 200 -207.
AMA StyleMariusz Sołtysik, Śląski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach Oddział Kliniczny Psychiatrii w Tarnowskich Górach, Maria Flakus, Bogumiła Lubecka, Robert Pudlo, Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach Zakład Psychologii Ogólnej. Current state of knowledge regarding mental disorders in mountaineers. Psychiatria i Psychologia Kliniczna. 2018; 18 (2):200-207.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMariusz Sołtysik; Śląski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach Oddział Kliniczny Psychiatrii w Tarnowskich Górach; Maria Flakus; Bogumiła Lubecka; Robert Pudlo; Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach Zakład Psychologii Ogólnej. 2018. "Current state of knowledge regarding mental disorders in mountaineers." Psychiatria i Psychologia Kliniczna 18, no. 2: 200-207.
Maria Flakus. Znaczenie postaw wobec badań naukowych i statystyki w procesie kształcenia akademickiego psychologów. Przegląd literatury. EDUKACJA 2017, 143, 1 .
AMA StyleMaria Flakus. Znaczenie postaw wobec badań naukowych i statystyki w procesie kształcenia akademickiego psychologów. Przegląd literatury. EDUKACJA. 2017; 143 (4):1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMaria Flakus. 2017. "Znaczenie postaw wobec badań naukowych i statystyki w procesie kształcenia akademickiego psychologów. Przegląd literatury." EDUKACJA 143, no. 4: 1.
Świadomość metodologiczna jest jedną z form świadomości społecznej. Traktowana jest ona jako jeden z podstawowych regulatorów czynności naukowo-badawczych. Choć w literaturze nie brak teoretycznej refl eksji nad strukturą świadomości metodologicznej, to niewielką uwagę zwraca się na indywidualne cechy badaczy, wśród których poszukiwać można korelatów świadomości metodologicznej. Jednym z potencjalnych obszarów do prowadzenia takich poszukiwań są zmienne poznawcze ujmowane w kategoriach typów umysłów, opisujących ludzkie preferencje poznawcze za pomocą dwóch wymiarów – percepcja-intuicja i uczucia-myślenia. Innym obszarem, w którym poszukiwać można korelatów świadomości metodologicznej jest osobowość, uważana za podstawowy regulator aktywności człowieka. Autorka przedstawia wyniki badań, w trakcie których poszukiwała hipotetycznych korelatów świadomości metodologicznej.
Maria Flakus. Związki świadomości metodologicznej i zmiennych osobowościowo-poznawczych. Ogrody Nauk i Sztuk 2014, 4, 277 -286.
AMA StyleMaria Flakus. Związki świadomości metodologicznej i zmiennych osobowościowo-poznawczych. Ogrody Nauk i Sztuk. 2014; 4 (4):277-286.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMaria Flakus. 2014. "Związki świadomości metodologicznej i zmiennych osobowościowo-poznawczych." Ogrody Nauk i Sztuk 4, no. 4: 277-286.