"Slovaks belong to nations that have long-term negative attitudes towards migrants (e.g. Bozogá?ová, Piterová, 2020). We are interested in whether national identity is related to intergroup anxiety (contact with a person of another ethnicity). Intergroup anxiety can be broadly defined as the arousal that occurs as a result of individuals’ negative expectations of rejection or discrimination during cross-group interactions or fears that the interaction partner or they themselves may behave in an incompetent or offensive manner (Stephan & Stephan, 1985, Turner, Hewstone, Voci & Vonofakou, 2008). The aim of the paper is to determine the relationship between national (Slovak) identity and intergroup anxiety and further determine whether there are differences in these constructs in the context of sex and age. The research sample consisted of 1001 respondents (49% men) aged 17 to 75 (M = 44.81; SD = 14.92). The data were collected online in the form of a panel collection in Slovakia with the ambition to obtain a representative sample of respondents (based on sex, age, region, and education). Intergroup anxiety was measured by the Stephan and Stephan (1985) scale (Cronbach ? = .866). Slovak national identity was measured by 8 items from ISP 2013 - National Identity III (Cronbach ? = .801). It was found that there is a weak positive relationship between national identities and intergroup anxiety. Multivariate analysis of variance was conducted to compare national identity and intergroup anxiety. Using Pillai’s trace, there was a significant effect of sex, age, and there was a significant effect of interaction sex x age. Results showed that older respondents (53 and above) scored higher than younger age groups in terms of national identity. Intergroup anxiety was higher in men. It appears that national identity is higher for women with increasing age, while for men its value decreases. The limit of the study is its exploratory and cross-sectional character. However, we consider it a steppingstone, when examining the mentioned constructs in the given context."

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The aim of the study was the comparison of intellectually gifted secondary grammar school students with students from the average population of secondary grammar school students, in the level of overexcitability and prediction of intellectual giftedness through the various types of overexcitability. The research sample consisted of 88 secondary grammar school students aged 16-17 years. The target group, who were identified as intellectually gifted students, consisted of 44 students, whereas the control group consisted of 44 students from an average population of secondary grammar school students. We used tests of intellectual ability, Raven's Advanced Progressive Matrices Test, Intelligence Structure Analysis, and Urban's Figural Test of Creative Thinking to identify intellectually gifted secondary grammar school students. Types of overexcitability were assessed by means of the Overexcitability Questionnaire. Statistical analysis showed significant differences in the level of overexcitabilities between intellectually gifted secondary grammar school students and students from the average population of secondary grammar school students. Significant predictive power of intellectual and emotional overexcitability was found in relation to intellectual giftedness.

"Professions with increased demands on personal qualities include teachers and managers. The aim of the contribution was to explore professional and gender differences in personality among managers and students of teaching disciplines. The sample consisted of 585 participants (34.9% of men; Mage=20,07, SD=1.848). Students of the University of Presov participated in the research in spring 2020; 27.5% students of teaching disciplines and 72.5% students of management. Personal qualities were explored by Dark Triad Questionnaire (Jones, Paulhus, 2014), which consists of three factors - Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy. Multivariate analysis of variance (gender, field of study, gender x field of study) was conducted to compare the factors of personality qualities. Using Pillai’s trace, there was significant effect of gender, V = .060, (F(3, 579) = 12.344, p < .001); field of study, V = .045, (F(3, 579) = 9.048, p < .001). There was no significant effect of interaction of gender x field of study V = .007, (F(3, 579) = 1.360, p = .254). The higher level of Machiavellianism, narcissism and psychopathy were found among men and among managers. The results point to the need to develop students' personality in professions where there are demands in terms of interpersonal relationships, as well as the need to include psychological tests in the entrance exams."