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  1. Article ; Online: The role of higher education and civic involvement in converting young adults' social responsibility to prosocial behavior.

    Alfirević, Nikša / Arslanagić-Kalajdžić, Maja / Lep, Žan

    Scientific reports

    2023  Volume 13, Issue 1, Page(s) 2559

    Abstract: This study investigates the indirect mechanisms relevant to converting young adults' prosocial attitudes and individual responsibility into their prosocial behavior. Our results are based on a sample of 530 young adults studying at three public regional ... ...

    Abstract This study investigates the indirect mechanisms relevant to converting young adults' prosocial attitudes and individual responsibility into their prosocial behavior. Our results are based on a sample of 530 young adults studying at three public regional business schools in South East Europe. They show a significant favorable influence on young adults' civic and political involvement, mediating the relationship between individual responsibility attitudes and prosocial behavior. However, this would not have been expected based on previous research. Another indirect path between the same variables is modeled using a hypothesized moderated mediation effect. The institutional influence of higher education proves to be a significant mediator of the proposed relationship, moderated by the amount of educational content in the fields of ethics, social and environmental responsibility. At mid-and-high levels of exposure to relevant educational content, this indirect path significantly influences the developing young adults' pro-environmental behaviors. The study results are discussed from the viewpoint of peripheral regions with a history of dysfunctional social capital mechanisms.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Young Adult ; Altruism ; Social Responsibility ; Social Behavior ; Europe
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-13
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2615211-3
    ISSN 2045-2322 ; 2045-2322
    ISSN (online) 2045-2322
    ISSN 2045-2322
    DOI 10.1038/s41598-023-29562-4
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  2. Article: Value Orientations and Institutional Trust as Contributors to the Adoption of Online Services in Youth: A Cross-Country Comparison.

    Lep, Žan / Trunk, Aleš / Babnik, Katarina

    Frontiers in psychology

    2022  Volume 13, Page(s) 887587

    Abstract: Internet usage data from around the globe show that adolescents are the most frequent Internet users, but mostly for leisure activities and maintaining social contacts. In the present study, we focused on Internet use for e-services, which could improve ... ...

    Abstract Internet usage data from around the globe show that adolescents are the most frequent Internet users, but mostly for leisure activities and maintaining social contacts. In the present study, we focused on Internet use for e-services, which could improve youth efficiency in the financial domain (responsible consumer behaviour) and bridge the online divide in youth. Specifically, we explored how societal constructs (namely, institutional trust and personal values) influence the use of the Internet for online shopping, e-banking and communication with providers of goods and services online. We used a representative sample of adolescents (
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-05-16
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2563826-9
    ISSN 1664-1078
    ISSN 1664-1078
    DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.887587
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  3. Article: Saving of Freshmen and Their Parents in Slovenia: Saving Motives and Links to Parental Financial Socialization.

    Lep, Žan / Zupančič, Maja / Poredoš, Mojca

    Journal of family and economic issues

    2021  Volume 43, Issue 4, Page(s) 756–773

    Abstract: Spending money within the budget, financial planning, and saving represent important positive financial behaviors that contribute to financial satisfaction of emerging adults, which in turn predicts their satisfaction with life. In a mixed method study ... ...

    Abstract Spending money within the budget, financial planning, and saving represent important positive financial behaviors that contribute to financial satisfaction of emerging adults, which in turn predicts their satisfaction with life. In a mixed method study of Slovenian first-year university students (
    Supplementary information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10834-021-09789-x.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-08-09
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2016887-1
    ISSN 1573-3475 ; 1058-0476
    ISSN (online) 1573-3475
    ISSN 1058-0476
    DOI 10.1007/s10834-021-09789-x
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  4. Article: Emotional Responses and Self-Protective Behavior Within Days of the COVID-19 Outbreak: The Promoting Role of Information Credibility.

    Lep, Žan / Babnik, Katarina / Hacin Beyazoglu, Kaja

    Frontiers in psychology

    2020  Volume 11, Page(s) 1846

    Abstract: Due to changes in the information environment since the last global epidemic, high WHO officials have spoken about the need to fight not only the current COVID-19 pandemic but also the related infodemic. We thus explored how people search for information, ...

    Abstract Due to changes in the information environment since the last global epidemic, high WHO officials have spoken about the need to fight not only the current COVID-19 pandemic but also the related infodemic. We thus explored how people search for information, how they perceive its credibility, and how all this relates to their engagement in self-protective behaviors in the crucial period right after the onset of COVID-19 epidemic. The online questionnaire was circulated within 48 h after the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Slovenia. We gathered information on participants' demographics, perception of the situation, their emotional and behavioral responses to the situation (i.e., self-protective behavior), perceived subjective knowledge, perceived credibility of different sources of information, and their level of trust. We looked into the relationships between perceived credibility and trust, and self-protective behavior of 1,718 participants and found that mass media, social media, and officials received relatively low levels of trust. Conversely, medical professionals and scientists were deemed the most credible. The perceived credibility of received information was linked not only with lower levels of negative emotional responses but also with higher adherence to much needed self-protective measures, which aim to contain the spread of the disease. While results might vary between societies with different levels of trust in relevant governmental and professional institutions, and while variances in self-protective behavior scores explained by our model are modest, even a small increase in self-protective behavior could go a long way in viral epidemics like the one we are facing today.
    Keywords covid19
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-07-31
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2563826-9
    ISSN 1664-1078
    ISSN 1664-1078
    DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01846
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  5. Article ; Online: Self-blame predicts anxiety and depression in infertile couples who opt for in vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment.

    Guštin, Katja / Globevnik Velikonja, Vislava / Vrtačnik-Bokal, Eda / Lep, Žan / Svetina, Matija

    Psychology, health & medicine

    2022  Volume 28, Issue 6, Page(s) 1562–1571

    Abstract: The study examined the use of maladaptive coping strategies such as conflict, avoidance and self-blame in predicting anxiety and depression in couples undergoing IVF procedure. The target group consisted of 80 couples who started the IVF treatment at the ...

    Abstract The study examined the use of maladaptive coping strategies such as conflict, avoidance and self-blame in predicting anxiety and depression in couples undergoing IVF procedure. The target group consisted of 80 couples who started the IVF treatment at the Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ljubljana's University Medical Centre in Slovenia. The participants completed three scales: S/T Anxiety Inventory, CES Depression Scale, and Marital Coping Inventory. The results showed increased rates of depression compared to the normative population; 18% of women and 14% of men reported mild to moderate depression or the possibility of major depression. Women showed higher anxiety scores than men. Coping strategies predicted both depression and anxiety, with self-blame being the most toxic one. The study showed that self-blame is a coping strategy that should be properly addressed in the couples at the very outset of IVF treatment, to decrease emotional disorders and increase the likability of a succesful IVF medical procedures.
    MeSH term(s) Male ; Pregnancy ; Humans ; Female ; Depression/epidemiology ; Depression/psychology ; Infertility/therapy ; Infertility/psychology ; Anxiety/psychology ; Fertilization in Vitro/psychology ; Adaptation, Psychological
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-11-05
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1477841-5
    ISSN 1465-3966 ; 1354-8506
    ISSN (online) 1465-3966
    ISSN 1354-8506
    DOI 10.1080/13548506.2022.2143541
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  6. Article: One Hundred and Sixty-One Days in the Life of the Homopandemicus in Serbia: The Contribution of Information Credibility and Alertness in Predicting Engagement in Protective Behaviors.

    Lep, Žan / Ilić, Sandra / Teovanović, Predrag / Hacin Beyazoglu, Kaja / Damnjanović, Kaja

    Frontiers in psychology

    2021  Volume 12, Page(s) 631791

    Abstract: COVID-19 pandemic is a long-lasting process associated with dynamic changes within society and in individual psychological responses. Effective communication of measures by credible sources throughout the epidemic is one of the crucial factors for the ... ...

    Abstract COVID-19 pandemic is a long-lasting process associated with dynamic changes within society and in individual psychological responses. Effective communication of measures by credible sources throughout the epidemic is one of the crucial factors for the containment of the disease, and the official communication about pandemics is straightforwardly directed toward changes in behavior via engagement in (self-)protective measures. Calls for the adherence to these measures are aimed at the general population, but people's reactions to these calls vary depending on, for example, their individual differences in cognitive and emotional responses to the situation. The focus of our study was the general narrative about the epidemic as conveyed by both state officials and media outlets in times of decreased social contacts due to the quarantine, in which relying on these sources of information is even more pivotal. Our aim was to explore the stability of the proposed mediational model during the course of the epidemic in Serbia. In the model, we tested the relationship between perceived credibility of information (PCI) and two types of protective behavior-the actual self-protective behavior (ASPB) and the hypothetical protective behavior (HPB), as well as the potential mediating role of alertness in these relationships time-wise. A cross-sectional study (
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-07-05
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2563826-9
    ISSN 1664-1078
    ISSN 1664-1078
    DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.631791
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  7. Article: Emotional Responses and Self-Protective Behavior Within Days of the COVID-19 Outbreak: The Promoting Role of Information Credibility

    Lep, Žan / Babnik, Katarina / Hacin Beyazoglu, Kaja

    Front. Psychol.

    Abstract: Due to changes in the information environment since the last global epidemic, high WHO officials have spoken about the need to fight not only the current COVID-19 pandemic but also the related infodemic. We thus explored how people search for information, ...

    Abstract Due to changes in the information environment since the last global epidemic, high WHO officials have spoken about the need to fight not only the current COVID-19 pandemic but also the related infodemic. We thus explored how people search for information, how they perceive its credibility, and how all this relates to their engagement in self-protective behaviors in the crucial period right after the onset of COVID-19 epidemic. The online questionnaire was circulated within 48 h after the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Slovenia. We gathered information on participants’ demographics, perception of the situation, their emotional and behavioral responses to the situation (i.e., self-protective behavior), perceived subjective knowledge, perceived credibility of different sources of information, and their level of trust. We looked into the relationships between perceived credibility and trust, and self-protective behavior of 1,718 participants and found that mass media, social media, and officials received relatively low levels of trust. Conversely, medical professionals and scientists were deemed the most credible. The perceived credibility of received information was linked not only with lower levels of negative emotional responses but also with higher adherence to much needed self-protective measures, which aim to contain the spread of the disease. While results might vary between societies with different levels of trust in relevant governmental and professional institutions, and while variances in self-protective behavior scores explained by our model are modest, even a small increase in self-protective behavior could go a long way in viral epidemics like the one we are facing today.
    Keywords covid19
    Publisher WHO
    Document type Article
    Note WHO #Covidence: #732844
    Database COVID19

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  8. Article ; Online: Emotional Responses and Self-Protective Behavior Within Days of the COVID-19 Outbreak

    Lep, Žan / Babnik, Katarina / Hacin Beyazoglu, Kaja

    Frontiers in Psychology

    The Promoting Role of Information Credibility

    2020  Volume 11

    Keywords General Psychology ; covid19
    Publisher Frontiers Media SA
    Publishing country ch
    Document type Article ; Online
    ZDB-ID 2563826-9
    ISSN 1664-1078
    ISSN 1664-1078
    DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01846
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  9. Article ; Online: The Role of Information Credibility in Emotional Responses and Engagement in Self-Protective Behaviour within Days of the COVID-19 Outbreak

    Lep, Žan / Babnik, Katarina / Beyazoglu, Kaja Hacin

    SSRN Electronic Journal ; ISSN 1556-5068

    A Cross-Sectional Study

    2020  

    Keywords covid19
    Language English
    Publisher Elsevier BV
    Publishing country us
    Document type Article ; Online
    DOI 10.2139/ssrn.3557986
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  10. Article: Employment Disruption and Wellbeing Among Young Adults: A Cross-National Study of Perceived Impact of the COVID-19 Lockdown.

    Li, Lijun / Serido, Joyce / Vosylis, Rimantas / Sorgente, Angela / Lep, Žan / Zhang, Yue / Fonseca, Gabriela / Crespo, Carla / Relvas, Ana Paula / Zupančič, Maja / Lanz, Margherita

    Journal of happiness studies

    2023  Volume 24, Issue 3, Page(s) 991–1012

    Abstract: Young adulthood (18-30 years old) is a crucial period due to its developmental tasks such as career establishment and financial independence. However, young adults' relative lack of resources makes them vulnerable to employment disruptions (job loss and ... ...

    Abstract Young adulthood (18-30 years old) is a crucial period due to its developmental tasks such as career establishment and financial independence. However, young adults' relative lack of resources makes them vulnerable to employment disruptions (job loss and income loss), which may have both immediate and long-term effects on their financial wellbeing and mental health. The economic impact of COVID-19 restrictions resulted in an increase in unemployment and a decrease in income worldwide, especially for young adults. This study examined to what extent and how job loss and income loss due to the pandemic influenced young adults' perception of their present financial wellbeing, future financial wellbeing, and psychological wellbeing by using cross-sectional survey data collected from six countries (China, Italy, Lithuania, Portugal, Slovenia, and the United States). Results showed that the impact of income loss and job loss on all three types of wellbeing were mediated by young adults' negative perception of the COVID-19 lockdown restriction (i.e., perceived as a misfortune). Cross-country differences existed in the key variables. The association between employment disruptions, young adults' perception of the COVID-19 lockdown restriction, and wellbeing were equivalent across countries except China. Implications for policy and practice are discussed.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-07
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2016901-2
    ISSN 1573-7780 ; 1389-4978
    ISSN (online) 1573-7780
    ISSN 1389-4978
    DOI 10.1007/s10902-023-00629-3
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