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This paper describes the socio-psychological approach to the study of personal infantilism. The author confirms the relevance of applying the methods of social constructionism in the research focused on this issue and offers to interpret personal infantilism as a pole of the binary social construct "personal maturity — personal infantilism", which helps to evaluate the conformity or discrepancy between the achieved level of personal development and the standards of a "mature personality". It is shown that the consistent application of the socio-psychological approach to the study of personal infantilism can largely expand the field of research of this phenomenon and, in particular, help to explore its content and determinants at various levels of analysis: social, interpersonal and intrapersonal. The theoretical assumptions are illustrated by the empirical research findings that reveal the contents of the construct "personal maturity — personal infantilism", the phenomenology of personal infantilism at different stages of life, specific to each stage of life infantilizing practices, the role of self-assessment in the continuum "mature personality — infantile personality" in the human regulation of one's own social behaviour. The author describes the limitations of the socio-psychological approach to the study of personal infantilism and the ways to overcome them.

"Intractable Conflict and Peacemaking from a Socio-Psychological Approach" published on by Oxford University Press.

"In diesem Beitrag wird ein sozialpsychologischer Ansatz zur empirischen Erforschung zivilgesellschaftlicher Kontexte und deren Einfluss auf das Handeln wirtschaftlicher Akteure vorgestellt. Die methodische Herangehensweise beruht dabei auf Sozialtheorien, die explizit die Beziehung zwischen gesellschaftlichen Strukturen und individuellem Handeln berücksichtigen. Es wird die sinnvolle Nutzung eines solchen Ansatzes insbesondere für qualitative Interviewstudien aufgezeigt und anhand eines konkreten Fallbeispiels illustriert: dem Einfluss der christlichen Religion auf die Handlungsentwürfe klein- und mittelständischer Unternehmer." (Autorenreferat)

This paper takes a socio-psychological approach to NPM and its value-based theory in public administration. We develop a model for the study of NPM values based on the idea of Person-Organization Fit (POF) and examine it empirically. Findings, based on a survey of 205 Israeli local governance personnel, revealed that the POF of several core NPM values (that is, responsiveness, transparency, innovativeness, and achievement orientations) was positively related with job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and service climate, as reported by these public personnel. The findings suggest that, beyond modern strategies and effective policies for the public sector, lies an essential quest for NPM value-fit with public personnel. Consequently, the study advocates a better theoretical and practical understanding of the socio-psychological interfaces, such as POF, in public administration. Implications and directions for future studies are discussed, both in the context of public administration research and in the generic field of organizational behaviour theory and practice. The detailed results of the factor analyses are available directly from the authors. Adapted from the source document.

This article argues that interactionist role theory holds much potential for complementing the ontological security literature in the field of International Relations. Concretely, the article argues that an interactionist role theory perspective promises to supplement the ontological security literature in at least two significant respects. First, it allows for a better understanding of how an international actor's (capacity to provide) ontological security is tied to its ability to realize its 'self' in society through the making and playing of roles (and the subsequent casting of others). Second, it emphasizes how reflective intelligence enables an international actor to address destabilizing disconnects between its 'self'-image and societal role-play, and to develop a measure of ontological resilience (a capacity to constructively engage with – and to recover from – ontological security challenges). To illustrate this argument, the article provides a case study, which explores, from an interactionist role theory perspective, how the European Union's ontological security has been strengthened, challenged and restored in its interaction with its Southern and Eastern Neighbourhood.

This article argues that interactionist role theory holds much potential for complementing the ontological security literature in the field of International Relations. Concretely, the article argues that an interactionist role theory perspective promises to supplement the ontological security literature in at least two significant respects. First, it allows for a better understanding of how an international actor's (capacity to provide) ontological security is tied to its ability to realize its 'self' in society through the making and playing of roles (and the subsequent casting of others). Second, it emphasizes how reflective intelligence enables an international actor to address destabilizing disconnects between its 'self'-image and societal role-play, and to develop a measure of ontological resilience (a capacity to constructively engage with – and to recover from – ontological security challenges). To illustrate this argument, the article provides a case study, which explores, from an interactionist role theory perspective, how the European Union's ontological security has been strengthened, challenged and restored in its interaction with its Southern and Eastern Neighbourhood.

Predmet rada su činioci i struktura političke kulture mladih u Srbiji. Politička kultura shvaćena je kao sveukupnost političkih i politički relevantnih orijentacija među pripadnicima jedne političke zajednice koja obuhvata nekoliko tipova orijentacije: kognitivne, afektivne, motivacione, vrednosne i ponašajne. ; The paper explores the factors and structure of youth political culture in Serbia. Political culture is defined as a comprehensive sum of political and politically relevant orientations of the members of a political community and comprises several types of orientations: cognitive, affective, motivational, evaluative and behavioural. Accordingly, five components of youth political culture were distinguished and operationalised by a large number of indicators. The empirical basis for the thesis is a survey conducted in 25 randomly selected secondary schools from the city of Belgrade. The total of 788 students from four different types of secondary school participated in the research: grammar schools (N=202), technical (N=207), economic (N=211) and medical (N=168). The sample was restricted to students of the final year (average age M=18.10, SD=.40). Three-quarters of students (75%) in the sample attend urban secondary schools and one quarter suburban (25%). There were more female participants (58%) than male (42%). Research results indicate that the level of youth political knowledge is low. The majority are not informed about topical social and political issues nor acquainted with certain basic rules regarding the functioning of the Serbian political system, such as the election threshold, government composition or the number of MPs. The prevailing feelings towards numerous analysed political objects are negative. Young people are highly dissatisfied with the current socioeconomic situation. The President, the Government, the Parliament, police, judiciary, the European Union or NATO, are not much trusted. Political cynicism is dominant, while for the majority politics is not the field of interest nor is considered important in life. Most students believe that they cannot influence political affairs (however, surprisingly, they are ready to vote in the following elections) while their opinions on social activism are divided. The attitude towards pro-system values is often ambiguous and vague. The attitude towards democracy is predominantly positive. However, the majority of students do not perceive favourably the newly established mechanisms and institutions of market economy and are hence more inclined towards the socialist than (pro-)market orientation. It can be said that they do not support the freedom of speech, multi-party system and rule of law.

The development of civil society in Ukraine requires an active political position on the part of all subjects of public relations; active creative and positive orientation of actions. The basis of this process is political activity and political participation. The problem of studying the political activity of young people - from 18 to 35 years old - is especially relevant. In this regard, it is important to highlight the socio-psychological factors of active political activity, and especially the individual psychological characteristics and psychological characteristics of the microenvironment. As an object of the article, the realities of the political and socio-cultural life of the West in the 1960s and 1970s, when these factors were manifested against the background of the general activity of the youth of the West, were summarized. It is the political activity and participation of young people in various movements and associations that have determined the configuration of political and social processes. Then came the end of the Cold War, the collapse of the USSR, and this story became a general activity of the world's youth, including the youth of Ukraine. Retrospection and historiography make it possible to assess the place of psychology, political psychology in the study of these processes. Psychological science has been enriched with such achievements that they can be used as an example of solving broader problems - as a study of the phenomenon of political and socio-cultural participation of young people in solving urgent everyday problems, especially in modern crises and challenges. Keywords: psychology, political psychology, political activity and political participation, the West in the 1960s and 1970s. ; Розбудова громадянського суспільства в Україні вимагає активної політичної позиції з боку всіх суб'єктів суспільних відносин; активної творчої та позитивної спрямованості дій. Основою цього процесу є політична активність та політична участь. Особливо актуальною є проблема вивчення політичної активності молоді – з 18 до 35 років. У цьому зв'язку є важливим виділення соціально–психологічних чинників активної політичної діяльності, а, особливо, індивідуально-психологічних характеристик й психологічних особливостей мікросередовища. В якості об`єкту статті тезисно проаналізовано реалії політичного та соціокультурного життя Заходу, в 1960-70-і рр., коли ці чинники були проявлені на фоні загальної активності молоді Заходу. Саме політична активність та участь молоді в різного роду рухах, об'єднаннях зумовили конфігурацію політичних та соціальних процесів. Далі постало закінчення «холодної війни», стався розпад СРСР, й ця історія набула характеру загальної активності молоді світу, включаючи молодь України. Ретроспекція та історіографія дають змогу оцінити місце психології, політичної психології у вивченні цих процесів. Психологічна наука збагатилася такими надбаннями, що їх можна використати в якості прикладу вирішення більш широких проблем – як дослідження феномену політичної та соціокультурної участі молоді в вирішенні нагальних питань повсякдення, особливо під час сучасних криз та викликів. Ключові слова: психологія, політична психологія, політична активність та політична участь, Захід у 1960-1970-і рр.

This article reveals the relevance of researching the issue of personal safety, as well as examines the essence of the socio-psychological approach to its understanding. It analyzes external and internal threats to personal security. These include natural, man-made, epidemiological, social, economic and other hazards. Furthermore, the article analyzes the practice of overcoming these threats in order to ensure personal safety. Without this, it is impossible to speak about the effective provision of personal safety. The theory and practice of ensuring personal safety is an integral part of social safety psychology. There is still a lot to do both in theoretical and applied terms for its complete design. Currently, there is an urgent need to develop professional competence in various safety areas, not only among professionals, but also among various groups of the population.

This article reveals the relevance of the problem associated with the development of social psychology of education and science as a branch. The article examines the essence of the socio-psychological approach to understanding social psychology of education and science. It analyzes the results of the reforms, as well as the difficulties that occur in the reconstruction of the history of formation, definition of the concept, subject, structure, and functions of social psychology of education and science. Therefore, it is not a coincidence that the most important task is to create a full-fledged theory of social psychology of education and science. Social psychology of science is an integral part of social psychology of education and science. There is still a lot to be done, both in theoretical and applied terms, to fully formalize social psychology of education and science as a branch.