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Dimitrić G, Maksimović N, Tabakova E, Jakšić M, Orlić D, Sadiković S, Karaba-Jakovljević D, Zenić N, Drid P. Personality Dimensions of Serbian Lifeguards. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph182412927. [PMID: 34948537 PMCID: PMC8702172 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182412927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2021] [Revised: 12/02/2021] [Accepted: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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According to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) global drowning report (2017), drowning is the third leading cause of unintentional injury death worldwide. Drowning can occur anywhere there is water: oceans, seas, lakes, pools, bathtubs, rivers or water collection on the side of the road, etc. In many countries, there are drowning prevention programs for children and adults. The two most commonly used strategiesagainst drowning are the presence of lifeguards in public places and the use of protected areas that could prevent most of the drownings. The main aim of the present study is to examine the individual differences in a Big Five plus Two (BF+2) personality traits in lifeguards and non-lifeguards (including students). The subsample of lifeguards represented 122 male respondents who were, at the time of the survey, licensed as lifeguards (60.9%) or were in training for lifeguards—candidates (39.1%). The subsample of students represented 138 male respondents who were studying at the University of Novi Sad. The results indicate that lifeguards in comparison to students are more extraverted, open to experience, and conscientious, less neurotic, and aggressive. Both positive and negative valence are higher in student subsample. All of the above traits are desirable traits for people working as lifeguards.
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- Goran Dimitrić
- Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia; (G.D.); (N.M.); (M.J.); (D.O.)
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- Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia; (G.D.); (N.M.); (M.J.); (D.O.)
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- Institute of Sport and Physical Education, Russian State University of Physical Education, Sports, Youth and Tourism, 105122 Moscow, Russia;
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- Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia; (G.D.); (N.M.); (M.J.); (D.O.)
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- Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia; (G.D.); (N.M.); (M.J.); (D.O.)
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- Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia;
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- Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Split, 21000 Split, Croatia;
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- Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia; (G.D.); (N.M.); (M.J.); (D.O.)
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Vukmirovic M, Rajovic N, Pavlovic V, Masic S, Mirkovic M, Tasic R, Randjelovic S, Mostic D, Velickovic I, Nestorovic E, Milcanovic P, Stanisavljevic D, Milic N. The Burnout Syndrome in Medical Academia: Psychometric Properties of the Serbian Version of the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Educators Survey. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:E5658. [PMID: 32764447 PMCID: PMC7460250 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17165658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2020] [Revised: 07/29/2020] [Accepted: 08/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The aim of this study was to assess the psychometric properties of the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Educators Survey (MBI-ES). The presence of burnout syndrome, its relationship with personality traits, intention to change career and work abroad were assessed in a cross-sectional multi-center trial conducted among educators at three medical faculties in the Western Balkans during 2019. Translation and cultural adaptation were made based on internationally accepted principles. Personality traits were assessed by the Big Five Plus Two questionnaire. In total, 246 medical faculty members, predominantly females (61%), were enrolled. The three-factor structure of the MBI-ES questionnaire (exhaustion, cynicism, and professional efficacy) was validated. Analysis of internal consistency yielded a Cronbach's alpha of 0.785, indicating scale reliability. The majority of respondents (85.6%) reported moderate level of burnout. Aggressiveness, neuroticism, and negative valence were associated with emotional exhaustion and depersonalization, while extraversion, conscientiousness, openness, and positive valence correlated with personal accomplishment. Emotional exhaustion and depersonalization in a multivariate regression model were significantly associated with intentions to change career and work abroad (p < 0.05). The present study provided evidence for the appropriate metric properties of the Serbian version of MBI-ES. Presence of burnout syndrome, which was identified as a common problem in medical academia, and directly linked to personality traits, affected intention to career change and work abroad.
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- Marijana Vukmirovic
- Center for Informatics and Biostatistics, Belgrade Public Health Institute, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia;
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- Institute for Medical Statistics and Informatics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (N.R.); (V.P.); (P.M.); (D.S.)
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- Institute for Medical Statistics and Informatics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (N.R.); (V.P.); (P.M.); (D.S.)
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- Department for Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of East Sarajevo, 73300 East Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina;
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- Institute of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Pristina, 38220 Kosovska Mitrovica, Serbia;
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- Medical School, Academy of Vocational Studies Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (R.T.); (I.V.)
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- Clinical Center of Serbia, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (S.R.); (D.M.); (E.N.)
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- Clinical Center of Serbia, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (S.R.); (D.M.); (E.N.)
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- Medical School, Academy of Vocational Studies Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (R.T.); (I.V.)
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- Clinical Center of Serbia, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (S.R.); (D.M.); (E.N.)
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- Institute for Medical Statistics and Informatics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (N.R.); (V.P.); (P.M.); (D.S.)
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- Institute for Medical Statistics and Informatics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (N.R.); (V.P.); (P.M.); (D.S.)
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- Institute for Medical Statistics and Informatics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (N.R.); (V.P.); (P.M.); (D.S.)
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55902, USA
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Jovanović V, Lazić M, Gavrilov-Jerković V, Molenaar D. The Scale of Positive and Negative Experience (SPANE). EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT 2020. [DOI: 10.1027/1015-5759/a000540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Abstract. The Scale of Positive and Negative Experience (SPANE) is a self-report questionnaire designed to assess positive and negative emotions. In Study 1 ( N = 4,250, 61.95% females, Mage = 28.56 years), we evaluated measurement invariance of the SPANE across gender and age using moderated factor analysis. In Study 2 ( N = 200, 52.5% females, Mage = 21.82 years), we investigated the convergent and discriminant validity of the SPANE by examining its associations with measures of well-being and religiosity. In Study 3 ( N = 160, 87.5% females, Mage = 20.38 years), we used a prospective design to examine associations of the SPANE with the Big Five personality traits. The results provided general support for the measurement invariance of the SPANE across age and gender, but some non-invariant items were detected as well. The analyses of latent mean differences across gender revealed that women reported higher levels of both positive and negative emotions than men, but the effect size for positive emotions was very small. Older participants reported lower levels of positive emotions and higher levels of negative emotions than younger participants. Both convergent and discriminant validity of the SPANE were supported.
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- Veljko Jovanović
- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Department of Psychology, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Međedović J, Čolović P, Dinić BM, Smederevac S. The HEXACO Personality Inventory: Validation and Psychometric Properties in the Serbian Language. J Pers Assess 2017; 101:25-31. [PMID: 28980831 DOI: 10.1080/00223891.2017.1370426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The aim of this research is to validate the HEXACO model of personality in the Serbian language through psychometric validation of the 100-item version of the HEXACO-PI-R. The research was conducted on 2 independent samples, the first comprising 1,217 participants from a community sample (55.5% females; average age = 31.77 years), and the second 345 undergraduate students (65% females; average age = 21 years). Besides the HEXACO-PI-R, 2 questionnaires were applied for the purposes of convergent validation: the Big Five Plus Two (BF+2), measuring 7 lexical personality dimensions (applied in Sample 1), and the Big Five Inventory (BFI; applied in Sample 2). Factor structure of the HEXACO-PI-R is in line with model assumptions. Convergent validity is good, whereby Extraversion, Openness to Experience, and Conscientiousness are highly correlated to their BFI and BF+2 counterparts. Honesty-Humility is most closely related to Negative Valence (BF+2), Emotionality to BFI Neuroticism, and Agreeableness to BF+2 Aggressiveness and BFI Agreeableness. The results point to the satisfactory validity of the HEXACO model and its measure in the Serbian language.
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- Janko Međedović
- a Department of Applied Psychology , Faculty of Media and Communications, Singidunum University , Belgrade , Serbia.,b Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research , Belgrade , Serbia
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- c Department of Psychology , Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad , Serbia
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- c Department of Psychology , Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad , Serbia
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- c Department of Psychology , Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad , Serbia
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