Psychology
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The Psychology community showcases scholarly publications and research outputs authored by faculty and researchers in the Faculty of Psychology. This collection includes journal articles, working papers, conference proceedings, and other academic works that contribute to the understanding of theory, policy, and practice. It aims to promote open access to high-quality economic research conducted within the institution.
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Item Dealing with the Past Intergroup Violence(AAB College, 2025-07-10) Voca, Shpend; Kamberi, MimozaIn intergroup conflicts, dealing with the past is essential for reconciliation. Peoples’ tendencies to blame each other for the past ingroup suffering by outgroup can cause a considerable challenge for reconciliation. Alternatively, if people show forgiving attitudes toward outgroups for inflicting ingroup suffering, intergroup relations can improve. This study analyzed how rival group members react when discussing past intergroup violence. The study is based on structured dialogue meetings with Albanian and Serbian participants in Kosovo. Using Braun and Clarke’s guide for data analysis, the results showed that rival group members emphasize mainly the events when the ingroup have suffered while neglecting the events when the outgroup have suffered. The study found that people use various strategies to deny or justify past ingroup violence toward the outgroup. Forgiveness, apology, blaming the other, collective responsibility and ingroup shame, are themes that have emerged when rival groups discussed past intergroup violence. We discuss the implications of these themes for intergroup relations in Kosovo.Item Emotional intelligence as a protective factor against mental health problems of health workers(AAB College, 2025-07-10) Kamberi, MimozaEmotional intelligence is regarded as a protective factor among many different groups in the face of adversities, among these has been the COVID-19 pandemic. This study, conducted in 2021 in Kosovo, aims to explore the protective role of emotional intelligence against mental health problems, at the workplace among health and nonhealth workers, and those not working at all. In total, 408 active students in their third year of studying at the AAB College in Prishtina, Kosova were participants of this study. The population consisted of health workers, non-health workers and unemployed individuals. The Adult Self-Report was used to assess internalization and externalization problems. It was found that those working in the health sector have reported statistically higher means (mean=5.14, SD=0.80) of emotional intelligence compared to non-health workers and those not working at all (mean=4.38, SD=0.69). In addition, in both subscales, internalizing and externalizing problems, health workers have shown statistically significant lower means differences compared to non-health workers and those not working at all [F(2; 405)=15.17, p<0.001]. A direct negative association has been found between scores of emotional intelligences and internalizing and externalizing problems. Health workers experience the highest level of job stress and show highest scores in emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence serves as a protective factor against psychological problems including internalizing and externalizing.Item Anxiety predictors among college students in Kosovo(AAB College, 2025-07-10) Kamberi, MimozaThis cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the prevalence and anxiety predictors among college students in Kosovo. Participants were 676 randomly sampled college students (M = 21.54, SD = 4.44), selected from three universities (two private) in the 2015/2016 academic year. Pearson chi-square, t-Test, ANOVA, linear and multiple regressions were used. The prevalence of anxiety was 33.6%. The symptoms were significantly related to gender (p = .00), study year (p = .00), family income (p = .00), group age (p = .00) and father’s employment (p = .00). Female students, students living in extended family, first-year students, students whose mothers did not work, showed statistically higher levels of anxiety. Anxiety was predicted by gender, study year, previous study academic achievement and family income. Study findings stress the importance of understanding the relationship of psychosocial factors and anxiety, for the purpose of determining the necessary and adequate interventions and programs.Item The types of intrinsic motivation as predictors of academic achievement: the mediating role of deep learning strategy(AAB College, 2025-07-10) Kamberi, MimozaThe purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between types of intrinsic motivation and academic achievement through a deep learning strategy. Specifically, the study focused on the intrinsic motivation to know, the intrinsic motivation to experience stimulation, and the intrinsic motivation toward accomplishment. Participants were 310 randomly sampled university students. The descriptive, correlational, and mediation analyses were applied to the data. Results show that the intrinsic motivation to know was positively and directly related to academic achievement. However, the intrinsic motivation to experience stimulation and the intrinsic motivation toward accomplishment were not directly related to academic achievement. Regarding mediation effects, the deep strategy of learning mediated the relationship between the intrinsic motivation to know and academic achievement, as well as between the intrinsic motivation to experience stimulation and academic achievement. These results show that intrinsic motivation to know was positively and directly related to academic achievement, while the link between intrinsic motivation to experience stimulation and academic achievement was significant only indirectly via deep learning strategy. This study emphasizes awareness-raising interventions for the academic community about the effects that types of intrinsic motivation may have in relation to learning strategies in academic achievements.