Self-concept, Social Physique Anxiety, Social Comparison, Shyness, Sociability and Oral Health in Romanian Undergraduates

Roşu, Sorana; Dumitrescu, Alexandrina L.; Dănilă, I; Zetu, Irina

doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.04.335

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“…Though this measure could be considered an operationalization of the social comparison process, it seems conceptually different than other, more direct operationalizations of the social comparison process, and was thus excluded. Finally, two studies were excluded because they only measured a specific aspect of facial attractiveness: teeth in one study (Roşu et al, 2013), and facial health in the other (Mirams et al, 2016). Similar to the indirect measures of social comparison discussed above, these measures are related to overall facial attractiveness, but also seem conceptually different from overall facial attractiveness, and were thus excluded.…”

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Face-to-Face: An Investigation of Social Comparisons of Facial Attractiveness

Saiphoo

2024

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<p>Exposure to a face triggers a series of judgments about the person to which the face belongs. Some of the most widely studied judgments humans make from faces are evaluative judgments of facial attractiveness. These judgments are made frequently, automatically, and have important implications for judgments of other important social characteristics like trustworthiness and personality. A relatively understudied set of facial attractiveness judgments that are made from faces are comparative judgments, or social comparisons, of facial attractiveness. Based on social comparison theory, and what is known about evaluative judgments of facial attractiveness, it is likely that social comparisons of facial attractiveness are also frequent and have important implications. Despite this, little is known about social comparisons of facial attractiveness. To address this gap in the literature, three multi-method studies were conducted in this dissertation. The first was a systematic review to synthesize the existing research that directly or indirectly addressed social comparisons of facial attractiveness. Studies Two and Three empirically investigated whether or not social comparisons of facial attractiveness have features of automaticity. Study Two used a think aloud methodology to investigate the mandatory nature of social comparisons of facial attractiveness, whereas Study Three experimentally investigated how quickly social comparisons of facial attractiveness can be made. Together, these studies revealed more about how social comparisons of facial attractiveness occur and have theoretical implications for future research on the automaticity of mental processes more broadly.</p>

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Face-to-Face: An Investigation of Social Comparisons of Facial Attractiveness

Saiphoo

2024

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“…Psychologists have confirmed its role in producing success in many aspects of a person's life if he or she possesses a positive self-concept (Fin & & Ishak, 2014;Berk, 2022). If self-concept is positive, there is no psychological impairment, but if self-concept is negative, it endangers individuals' psychological health (Roşu et al, 2013). In personality, psychology has argued that self-concept content has important implications for well-being and mental health.…”

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The Effect of Implicit Attitude on Self-Concept, Emotional Intelligence, Personality Characteristics and Ego Defense Styles

Amirinia,

Aghazadeh,

Baseri

2024

PSYCH

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This study was carried out to assess the effect of other implicit attitudes about one's self-concept on his/her self-concept, emotional intelligence, personality and ego defense mechanisms in bank employees with high emotional intelligence compared with ones with low emotional intelligence. This study involved 153 participants. Subjects were classified into two experimental groups and one control group. The Beck's self-concept inventory, Bar-On emotional intelligence inventory, Defense Styles Questionnaire and NEO Personality Inventory-Revised were applied to assess self-concept, emotional intelligence, ego defense styles and personality characteristics of middle participants of Mellat Bank branches, in Tehran, Iran. The control pre and post-test designs were performed for this study. The research data were analyzed using descriptive analysis, partial correlation, ANCOVA and MANCOVA with a significant level of 0.05. All experimental groups received Beck's self-concept inventory. The analysis showed significant reduction (pre-test to post-test) in low EQ experimental group, enhancing immature defense style and also, partial correlation of Beck self-concept with ego defensive styles, NEO-PI-R, Bar-On EQ-I and its components with controlling of gender and educational level in adult bank employees at the shows that in the result, a very much stronger negative correlation between Beck's self-concept with neuroticism (N) and positive correlation with extraversion (E), conscientiousness (C), Bar-On EQ-I, intrapersonal intelligence, general mood and immature defense style and no significant correlation was observed between openness (O), agreeableness (A), interpersonal intelligence, adaptability, stress management, mature and neurotic defense style.

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“…Thus, the evaluative feedback from dental students enables to improve the education performance. [ 6 ]…”

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New psychometric evidences on the Dental Environment Stress questionnaire among Romanian students

Sfeatcu

Balgiu

Părlătescu

2021

J Edu Health Promot

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BACKGROUND: The academic environment is a challenge for dental students due to the multiple sources of stress they face. For this reason, the present study analyzes the psychometric properties of the Dental Environment Stress (DES) questionnaire. The secondary objective was to identify the specific sources of stress perceived by dental students related to gender and years of study. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted among dental students ( n = 340; M age = 22.45) from the Romanian University of Medicine and Pharmacy in October– December 2019. The factorial structure of the questionnaire was performed by means of the confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and the multi group-CFA. The convergent and divergent validities were measured by associating DES with scales that measure depression, anxiety, and tension/stress (Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21-R), perceived stress (Perceived Stress Scale-14), and life satisfaction (Satisfaction with Life Scale). RESULTS: New measure obtained supported a five-factor and thirty-item structure, which is gender invariant. All the factors within DES have a significant positive correlation with depression, anxiety, tension/stress, and perceived stress and a negative correlation with life satisfaction. The Cronbach's α coefficients are acceptable (range: 0.67–0.89). The female students perceive aspects related to performance, the relations with the faculty, clinical responsibilities, and personal life to be more stressful than males. Senior students perceive more stressed aspects related to personal life, while freshmen have higher scores on stress associated with clinical responsibilities. CONCLUSIONS: The present results show that DES has psychometric properties which are adequate for the assessment of dental stress in the case of Romanian students; nevertheless, it is necessary to extend the use of DES to students attending other universities and to dental practitioners.

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Self-concept, Social Physique Anxiety, Social Comparison, Shyness, Sociability and Oral Health in Romanian Undergraduates

Cited by 5 publications

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Face-to-Face: An Investigation of Social Comparisons of Facial Attractiveness

Face-to-Face: An Investigation of Social Comparisons of Facial Attractiveness

The Effect of Implicit Attitude on Self-Concept, Emotional Intelligence, Personality Characteristics and Ego Defense Styles

New psychometric evidences on the Dental Environment Stress questionnaire among Romanian students

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