This study examines the effectiveness of a predictive model for risky driving behavior among young adults, focusing on psychological factors such as self-deceptive enhancement, impression management, emotional regulation difficulties, and perceived behavioral control. Additionally, it explores the mediating effect of mindfulness on the relationship between self-deceptive enhancement and risky driving behavior, with an emphasis on sustainable driving practices. Using a nonexperimental, cross-sectional design, the study investigates risky driving behavior among young Romanian drivers through a quantitative methodology. Data were collected from 436 participants using a pretested and adapted set of questionnaires (CR, PDS, ICI, DERS, MAAS). The analysis was conducted with SPSS (version 20) and Hayes’s PROCESS tool. The findings indicate that impression management strongly predicts risky driving behavior. The model’s efficiency differs by gender: for drivers who are men, impression management and perceived behavioral control are crucial predictors, whereas for drivers who are women, impression management and self-deceptive enhancement are more significant. Moreover, the study identifies a significant indirect effect of self-deceptive enhancement on risky driving behavior through mindfulness. Specifically, lower levels of self-deceptive enhancement indirectly reduce risky driving behaviors by fostering mindfulness, which promotes adaptive and sustainable driving styles and consequently encourages safer driving practices.

The aim of this study was to assess the psycho-emotional impact and the adjustment degree of Romanian general practitioners (GPs) in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic context. With a cross-sectional design, the study included 677 GPs to whom a validated questionnaire based on different items targeting three factors was sent: burden of prevention, presence of stress symptoms, and adjustment to pandemic. The burden of prevention and the adjustment effort to the pandemic were felt significantly more by female doctors and by GPs working in associated offices. The case definition quality, the support received, the professional life changes, and the stress symptoms proved to be the main predictors for the adjustment to pandemic. The adjustment measurement questionnaire can be used in further studies to identify the most supportive public health practices in difficult epidemiological contexts.

Community pharmacy has evolved a lot in recent years in terms of pharmaceutical services and marketing policies applied in Romania. This study aimed to evaluate the degree of patient satisfaction in community pharmacies in Iași, Romania correlated with the frequency of returning to the pharmacy, level of education, gender, and stress level at the time when the pharmacist dispenses the medication. A total of 30 community pharmacies were involved, and in a period of three months, they issued questionnaires to patients. 722 patients responded, and to verify the first research hypothesis, the Pearson correlation was applied. Statistical analysis revealed that there is a negative, medium-level, and significant correlation between the level of satisfaction with pharmaceutical services and the frequency of visits to the pharmacy, r = −0.342, p < 0.0001. There is also a significant, negative correlation of low intensity between the level of satisfaction with pharmaceutical services and patient status, r = −0.202, p < 0.0001. The degree of patient satisfaction is influenced by the quality of the basic pharmaceutical service offered, by the frequency of visits to the pharmacy, by the level of stress, and by social class.

Background: Experiencing guilt may adversely affect employee well-being. Objectives: This study examined whether guilt proneness and both directions of work-family conflict are associated with domain-specific guilt. Methods: Sociodemographic, family-related, and professional data were collected, along with five psychological measures: the Work-Family Conflict Scale, the Five-Item Guilt Proneness Scale, the Work-Family Guilt Scale, the Job Satisfaction Survey, and the Satisfaction with Life Scale. Data were analyzed using SPSS Statistics for Windows, version 29. Results: High levels of guilt associated with work-to-family conflict were significantly correlated with lower life satisfaction and higher levels of professional responsibility (time demands, tension, and behaviors) interfering with family life. Family-to-work conflict showed a moderate-to-strong positive correlation with family-work guilt (r = 0.547, p < 0.001), and work-to-family conflict showed a moderate-to-strong positive correlation with work-family guilt (r = 0.556, p < 0.001). In addition, work-to-family conflict was weakly and negatively associated with life satisfaction (r = −0.234, p = 0.012). Conclusions: The findings of this cross-sectional study suggest that, among the health professionals surveyed, the degree of work-to-family conflict is influenced by factors such as seniority, work schedule type, and the partner’s involvement in child-rearing.

Background: Divorce and separation represent major life transitions involving substantial changes in family organization, interpersonal relationships, and individual functioning. Despite the end of the romantic relationship, parents often remain connected through ongoing coparenting responsibilities, making post-separation adjustment a continuing relational process. The aim of the study was to examine the associations between coparenting dimensions, psychological distress, and life satisfaction among Romanian parents who were divorced, separated, or in the process of separation. Methods: A convenience sample of 206 divorced or separated parents (83.5% women; Mage = 43.39) completed a self-report questionnaire collecting sociodemographic data and identifying scores for coparenting quality of relationship (Coparenting Relationship Scale), psychological distress (Depression Anxiety Stress Scale - DASS-21), and life satisfaction (Satisfaction with Life Scale -SWLS). Results indicated that positive coparenting dimensions were positively associated with life satisfaction, whereas conflictual dimensions and psychological distress were negatively associated with well-being indicators. Psychological distress was strongly negatively associated with life satisfaction. In the regression model, only higher coparenting closeness and lower psychological distress emerged as significant predictors of greater life satisfaction. Conclusions: These findings indicate that, when considered simultaneously, the emotional quality of coparenting—particularly closeness—and individual psychological distress are the most relevant predictors of life satisfaction in post-separation parents. The results highlight the importance of strengthening coparenting relationships and addressing psychological distress in interventions targeting separated or divorced parents.