The Status of Positive Psychology Strengths within the Romanian School in the Digital Society
<p>The aim of this study is to identify the possible correlations between the strengths that are taught in school and those which are necessary for reaching personal success. In order to test the extent to which these strengths correlate, we applied a psychological-assessment tool composed of...
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doaj-a23c6511fcdb4694aa7ab0c5d0b91e422020-11-24T23:13:07ZengEduSoft publishingBrain: Broad Research in Artificial Intelligence and Neuroscience2068-04732067-39572017-01-0174522488The Status of Positive Psychology Strengths within the Romanian School in the Digital SocietyGeorgeta Pânişoară0Ion Ovidiu Pânişoară1Cristina Sandu2Ruxandra Chirca (Neacşu)3University of BucharestUniversity of BucharestUniversity of BucharestUniversity of Bucharest<p>The aim of this study is to identify the possible correlations between the strengths that are taught in school and those which are necessary for reaching personal success. In order to test the extent to which these strengths correlate, we applied a psychological-assessment tool composed of 24 strengths with a Likert-type response scale. The subjects selected for this research were 100 teachers from Romania, both male and female. The results were processed in SPSS Statistics, where we also calculated Pearson's correlation coefficient. After analyzing the descriptive statistics and the correlation coefficient we noticed that the "Vitality" strength showed a statistically significant negative correlation between the two groups, therefore it is not taught in school but it is considered important for achieving personal success. The "Citizenship" strength showed a statistically significant positive correlation, being concurrently promoted in school and important in achieving success.</p><p>The neuro-linguistic reprogramming of a young individual will need a considerable effort, first of all as regards being aware of the values which render his well-being, and secondly as regards his orientation towards these values, which as it seems he was not at all oriented to. The new student profile of today’s society, also known as the digital native, needs to assimilate a full set of positive psychology values in order to create a complete model of success for nowadays’ world.</p>http://www.edusoft.ro/brain/index.php/brain/article/view/648school, strengths, success, positive psychology, neuropsychology, neuro-linguistic programming, digital native |
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Georgeta Pânişoară Ion Ovidiu Pânişoară Cristina Sandu Ruxandra Chirca (Neacşu) The Status of Positive Psychology Strengths within the Romanian School in the Digital Society Brain: Broad Research in Artificial Intelligence and Neuroscience school, strengths, success, positive psychology, neuropsychology, neuro-linguistic programming, digital native |
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Georgeta Pânişoară Ion Ovidiu Pânişoară Cristina Sandu Ruxandra Chirca (Neacşu) |
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The Status of Positive Psychology Strengths within the Romanian School in the Digital Society |
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The Status of Positive Psychology Strengths within the Romanian School in the Digital Society |
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The Status of Positive Psychology Strengths within the Romanian School in the Digital Society |
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The Status of Positive Psychology Strengths within the Romanian School in the Digital Society |
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The Status of Positive Psychology Strengths within the Romanian School in the Digital Society |
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status of positive psychology strengths within the romanian school in the digital society |
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Brain: Broad Research in Artificial Intelligence and Neuroscience |
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2068-0473 2067-3957 |
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<p>The aim of this study is to identify the possible correlations between the strengths that are taught in school and those which are necessary for reaching personal success. In order to test the extent to which these strengths correlate, we applied a psychological-assessment tool composed of 24 strengths with a Likert-type response scale. The subjects selected for this research were 100 teachers from Romania, both male and female. The results were processed in SPSS Statistics, where we also calculated Pearson's correlation coefficient. After analyzing the descriptive statistics and the correlation coefficient we noticed that the "Vitality" strength showed a statistically significant negative correlation between the two groups, therefore it is not taught in school but it is considered important for achieving personal success. The "Citizenship" strength showed a statistically significant positive correlation, being concurrently promoted in school and important in achieving success.</p><p>The neuro-linguistic reprogramming of a young individual will need a considerable effort, first of all as regards being aware of the values which render his well-being, and secondly as regards his orientation towards these values, which as it seems he was not at all oriented to. The new student profile of today’s society, also known as the digital native, needs to assimilate a full set of positive psychology values in order to create a complete model of success for nowadays’ world.</p> |
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school, strengths, success, positive psychology, neuropsychology, neuro-linguistic programming, digital native |
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