SOCIOLOGY

AND
PSYCHOLOGY

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 PSYCHOLOGY STUDY
AND RESEARCH CENTER
from Timisoara (CSCPT)

Director: Prof. Florin Alin SAVA, Ph.D

CSCPT is focused on contributing to: (a) the development

of relations and cooperation with similar institutions and
laboratories (national and international) by involvement
in exchange programs, joint research and professional
development programs, (b) attracting, developing
and promoting young researchers by sustaining their
research programs; (c) supporting members research
through the CSCPT infrastructure.

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AND PERSONALITY ASESSMENT OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH
(SOCPERS) GROUP (OOHP)

PSYCHOLOGY STUDY
Group Leader: Group Leader:
AND RESEARCH CENTER prof. Florin Alin SAVA, Ph.D conf. Petru Coralia SULEA, Ph.D
FROM TIMISOARA (CSCPT)
IS ORGANIZED IN: Research Topics: Research Topics:
implicit social cognition Employee well-being
personality Interpersonal mistreatment at work
cognitive biases Counterproductive work behaviors
experimental psychopathology Job insecurity

4 RESEARCH GROUPS
having

20 RESEARCHERS THE ENVIRONMENTAL

PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH GROUP
THE INDEPENDENT RESEARCHERS
GROUP (INDEPEND)
5 PHD STUDENTS
(ENVIRON)

Group Leaders: Group Leader:

conf. Corina ILIN, Ph.D ?
conf. Adina DUMITRU, Ph.D
Research Topics:
Research Topics: values
energy consumption internet-delivered treatments
pro-environmental behavior health behavior
pro-environmental attitudes driving behavior
empowerment

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Biopac
Experimental design software:
Inquisit Web, Media Lab, DirectRT
Statistical software:
Stata, Coprehesive Meta-Analysis, HLM, EQS, jMetric, Xcalibre
Psychological tests
Over 50 psychological tests

RECENT RESULTS:
International well-connected teams
Indirect ways to assess personality (e.g. SMP)
Implicit tools to stimulate the desired
behavior (e.g. Evaluative conditioning )
Evidence-based psychotherapeutic
interventions delivered online
Identified strategies to improve employees
health
Pro-environmental attitudes and behaviors
improved
SCIENTIFIC EVENT
The XVIII-th European Conference on
personality: http://ecp18.psihologietm.ro/
International Workshop Changing attitudes
through evaluative conditioning: challenges
and promises, WE PN-II-ID-WE-2012-4-077,
Chairs: Florin A. Sava, Marco Perugini
SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL
RJAP - Romanian Journal of Applied
Psychology (http://rjap.psihologietm.ro)
publishes refereed original papers that
address the present as well as the future of
parallel and distributed computing
electronic journal with free access
four issues/year
RESEARCH PROJECTS
IDEI PN-II-ID_PCE-2008, Implicit measures
of personality, PI Florin Alin Sava, Ian 2009
Dec 2011 (total amount 113636 EUR)
IDEI - PN-II-ID-PCE-2012-4-0621, Casual
mechanism for attitude formation and
attitudes change based on evaluative
conditioning, PI Keith Payne, Oct 2013
Sept 2016 (total amount: 251937 EUR)
TE PN-II-RU-TE-2011-3-0230, Changing
implicit cognitions: an evidence based
approach, PI Florin A. Sava, Jan 2012 Sept
2014 (total amount: 156250 EUR)
PD PN-II-RU-PD-2012-3-0161, Investigation
of strategies for enhancing predictive
validity in personality assessment, PI
Laurentiu Maricutoiu, May 2013 Sept 2015
(total amount: 66921 EUR)
PN-II-RU-TE-2014-4-0398, Applications of
the theories of self-control in reducing
occupational burnout, October 2015 -
September 2017, PI Laureniu Maricuoiu
(total amount: 123889 EUR)
LABS MISSION STRATEGIC PARTNERS
Researchers in the field of personality Social Cognition Lab B. Keith Payne
and social psychology talked about University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
two simultaneous, but different ways of USA
processing information: a deliberative way Psychometrics of Social Cognition and
(which is based on logic and rationality), Personality Marco Perugini University of
and an automatic - associative way (which is Milan Bicocca, Italia
based on temporal contiguity / repetition /
intensity / similarity between stimuli).
Most of the research conducted in our lab
is directed toward studying the implicitness
(the unintended, the unconscious part
of ourselves). Other directions such as
assessing the explicit part of our personality
is also encouraged

www.socpers.psihologietm.ro

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AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH GROUP
Resources:
40 PDAs
Statistical software: HLM
15 desktop computers
gy.wordpress.com
www.occupationalhealthpsycholo
SCIENTIFIC EVENT
International OHP workshop: Psychosocial
health in organizations: research and
interventions (15-17th of December 2011)
(UEFISCDI, Program IDEI, WE_PN-II-ID-
WE-2011-054, 31/15.12.2011. (coordinator:
Coralia Sulea)
SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL
PRU Psihologia Resurselor Umane
(Psychology of Human Resources Journal)
http://pru.apio.ro/index.php/prujournal/
index
Publishes peer-reviewed papers that
advance the knowledge in I/O & OHP
psychology
Two issues/year
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SELECTED RECENT PROJECTS
PD 96/27.10.2011 Workplace
Mistreatment: Implications for employees
well-being and performance (2011-2013)
Principal investigator dr. Coralia Sulea
STRATEGIC PARTNERS
University of Leuven, Belgium prof. dr. Hans
de Witte
University of Bucharest, Romania prof. dr.
Dragos Iliescu
University of Bergen, Norway prof. dr. Guy
Notelaers
University of Castellon, Spain assoc. dr. Eva
Cifre Gallego
RESEARCH ARTICLES (ISI)
Sulea, C.,Van Beek, I., Virga, D., Sarbescu, P., & Schaufeli, W. (2015).Engagement, boredom, and burnout
among students: Basic need satisfaction matters more than personality traits.Learning and Individual
Differences, 45,132-138. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2015.08.018
Macsinga, I., Sulea, C., Sarbescu, P., Fischmann, G., & Dumitru, C. (2015). Engaged, committed
and helpful employees: the role of psychological empowerment. The Journal of Psychology:
Interdisciplinary and Applied, 149, 263-276. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00223980.2013.874323
Iliescu, D., Ispas, D.,Sulea, C.,& Ilie, A.(2015).Vocationalfit and counterproductive work behaviors:
A self-regulation perspective.Journal of Applied Psychology, 100, 21-39.http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/
a0036652.
Virga, D., Horga, A., Iliescu, D. (2015). The moderating role of work-life imbalance between resources
and work engagement. Journal of Personnel Psychology, 14, 80-90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/1866-
5888/a000135
Van den Broeck, A., Sulea, C., Vander Elst, T., Fischmann, G., Iliescu, D., & De Witte, H. (2014). The
mediating role of psychological needs in the relation between qualitative job insecurity and
counterproductive work behavior. Career Development International, 19, 526-547. http://dx.doi.
org/10.1108/CDI-05-2013-0063
Ispas, D., Iliescu, D., Ilie, A., Sulea, C., Askew, K., Rohlfs, J.T., & Whalen, K. (2014). Revisiting the
relationship between impression management and job performance. Journal of Research in
Personality, 51, 47-53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2014.04.010
De Cuyper, N., Sulea, C., Phillippaers, K., Fischmann, G., Iliescu, D., & De Witte, H. (2014). Perceived
external employability and performance: moderation by felt job insecurity. Personnel Review,
43, 536-552. DOI 10.1108/PR-03-2013-0050
Sulea, C., Fine, S., Fischmann, G., Sava, F.A., & Dumitru, C. (2013). Abusive supervision and
counterproductive work behaviors: The moderating effects of personality. Journal of Personnel
Psychology, 12, 196-200. DOI: 10.1027/1866-5888/a000097.
Sulea, C., Virga, D., Maricutoiu, L. P., Schaufeli, W., Dumitru, C., & Sava, F. A. (2012). Work engagement
as mediator between job characteristics and positive and negative extra-role behaviors.Career
Development International,17, 188-207. DOI: 10.1108/13620431211241054.
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(room 1, Str. Paris, nr. 1, Timisoara)

Statistical software:

Atlas

www.psihologietm.ro

SCIENTIFIC EVENT RESEARCH PROJECTS STRATEGIC PARTNERS

IAPS
SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL
RJAP - Romanian Journal of Applied
Psychology (www.rjap.psihologietm.ro)
FP7 SSH 2013 613420 (Jan, 2014 Dec, 2016) University a Coruna, Espania - Prof. Ricardo
Green Lifestyles, Alternative Models and Up Garcia Mira
scaling Regional Sustainability (GLAMURS) University Sapienta, Rome, Italy - Prof.
WUT Coordinator Adina Dumitru; www. Marino Bonaiuto
glamurs.eu University of Surrey, UK - Prof. David Uzzell
ENV.F.3/ETU/2014/0037- (Oct, 2014 Nov,
2015) Public Perception of Environmental
Risks WUT Coordinator Corina Ilin;
FP7 ENV 265155 (Jan, 2011 Dec, 2013)
Low Carbon at Work: Modelling agents and
organizations to achieve transition to a low
carbon Europe (LOCAW) WUT Coordinator
Corina Ilin;
www.locaw-fp7.com
JM A3022 agr. n.20033477/001001CEN
CENRE (July 2003 August 2004) A Young
Researchers view of Romanian Steps
towards EU Integration: Analyzing Pro-
Environmental and Anti-Corruption Policies
WUT Coordinator Corina Ilin

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 INDEPEND INFRASTRUCTURE
(room 3, Str. Paris, nr. 1, Timisoara)
Software for internet-delivered psychosocial
interventions:
iSophie (international collaboration)
E-psychotherapy (undergoing, national)
RESEARCH PROJECTS (SINCE 2011?)
3 UEFISCDI research projects
PN-II-PT-PCCA-2013-4-2015 Un nou program
transdiagnostic de interventie pentru
reducerea tulburarilor anxioase si afective
livrat online (iTAD) PI Bogdan Tudor Tulbure
PD Grant cercetare postdoctorala (Nov, 2011
Oct, 2013) Strategii de reglare emoional[ ;I
sanatate mintala la locul de munca, PI Oana
Gavita-David
PN-II-RU-TE-2014-4-2968 (Oct 2015
Sep 2017) Exploring the automatic
underpinnings of driving behavior, PI Paul
Srbescu
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SELECTED PAPERS
Tulbure B. T., Szentagotai A., David O., tefan
S., Mnsson KNT, David D. & Andersson,
G. (2015) Internet-Delivered Cognitive-
Behavioral Therapy for Social Anxiety
Disorder in Romania: A Randomized
Controlled Trial. PLoS ONE 10(5): e0123997.
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0123997
Srbescu, P., Stanojevi, P., & Jovanovi, D.
(2014). A cross-cultural analysis of aggressive
driving: Evidence from Serbia and Romania.
Transportation Research Part F: Traffic
Psychology and Behaviour, 24, 210-217.
CONTACT:
Prof. Florin Alin SAVA, Ph.D
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
West University of Timisoara
blvd. Vasile Prvan, no. 4, 300223
Timisoara, Romania
email: florin.sava@e-uvt.ro
www.uvt.ro
www.psihologietm.ro
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 Centre for Researches
BASED ON CHILD-PARENT
INTERCATIONS (CICOP)

Director: Prof. Ana MUNTEAN, Ph.D

CICOP is certificated since 2005, by the Romanian

Ministry of Education as a research center within a cross-
disciplinary domain of social and human sciences. The
activity developed by the center is made up of research
projects aimed to better understand and support child
and family welfare in Romania (i.e. childs adoption,
childrens rights promotion, child abuse and neglect
prevention, juvenile delinquency, cultural aspects in child
welfare, feminist topics). CICOP has as major objective
to promote valid information among the parents,
professionals, students, academics, researchers.

www.tctp.cicop.ro

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 RESEARCH PROJECTS
EACH PROJECT IS CARRIED ON BY ITS OWN
RESEARCH TEAM. IN THIS WAY THE NUMBER
OF RESEARCHERS IS FLUCTUANT.
THERE ARE
3 PHD STUDENTS.
AREAS OF THE ORGANIZATIONS
RESEARCH INTERESTS
child-adult interaction
child and family
preventing violence and trauma among
children and families
promoting the resilience of the child;
developmental psychology; attachment
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2015-2018: LUDI Play for Children with
Disabilities project-aimed to promote and
support the play for the sake of play among
disabled children; COST program, involving
14 states in the world, coordinated by Prof.
Serenella Bessio, Vale dAosta University,
Italy;
2015-2016: Participation, Experience and
Empowerment of Roma Youth (PEER); Action
Grant, coordinated by Prof. Maria Roth, PhD,
Babes-Bolyai University in Cluj.
2014-2016: Childrens Rights Behind Bars.
Human rights of children deprived of
liberty: improving monitoring mechanisms,
JUST/2013/JPEN/AG/4581 with the European
Commission;
2015: National Administration of
Penitentiaries project founded by
Norwegian funds; aimed to develop an
assessment tool for delinquent children
deprived of liberty, in Romania;
2011-2013: Cross-generation bridges in
Nadrag (PIN) project; Implemented in
partnership with Hochschule Munchen,
Germany;
2012: Strengthening the capacity of
the Ministry of Labor, Family and Social
Protection to coordinate the process of
implementation of UNO Convention for
childrens rights in Romania project, cod
SMIS 22894;
2010-2013: The reconstruction of womans
statute: from discrimination to professional
development and equal opportunities
project coordinated by Prof. Nicoleta Turliuc,
PhD, Iasi University.
2010-2012: Epidemiological Study on Child
Abuse and Neglect In Balkans area (BECAN),
regional project coordinated in Romania
by Prof. Maria Roth, PhD, Babes-Bolyai
University, in Cluj
2008-2011: The factors which support
successful children adoption in Romania,
project CNCSIS, IDEI, funded by the Ministry
of Education in Romania; coordinated by
Prof. Ana Muntean, PhD
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 SCIENTIFIC EVENTS 2014 - 2015
2007- Organizer of the Second International
Forum on Resilience
2015- Providing in Timisoara 4 conferences
for parents and professionals in child welfare;
2014-2015- Providing 4 workshops for
parents with new born babies and toddlers;
2014-2015- training for professionals in child
welfare in Brasov (www.leaganulvietii.ro,
www.site-ul)
2014- Public conference and launching
Kari Killens book: Early interventions in
kindergartens. Interactions and attachment.
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STRATEGIC PARTNERS
CICOP is member of International Childhood
and Youth Research network (ICYR-net)
http://www.icyrnet.net.
CICOP is part of the Attachment,
Adoption, Adolescence Research Network
(AAARNetwork) http://sites.google.com/site/
aaarnetwork/
Since 2014, CICOP was included in a larger
non-governmental organization: Center for
Social Work and research on child parent
interaction (CAS-CICOP)
Universities in Romania, Europe and USA and
Canada
Governmental partners on the national and
countys level
Different NGO-s in Romania
SCIENTIFIC EVENT
CICOP is the main organizer of the
International on adoption, June 2, 2016. The
title of the conference is: Young Romanians
adopted around the world (LIFE). The
conference is aimed at all those interested
or involved in adoptions: adopted youth
and children, adoptive parents or approved
for adoption, professionals, researchers and
academics as well as students concerned
with the domain of child adoption. The
conference will be the framework for a
unique research aimed to better understand
the impact of adoption on the life of young
adults who were adopted as a child.
SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL
The permanent project of CICOP is the
journal TCTP Todays Children Tomorrows
Parents (http://www.tctp.cicop.ro)
The Journal is included in different
international database such as: EBSCO,
INDEX COPERNICUS, ERIH.
electronic journal with free access
two-three issues/year, having specific topic
and different Editors from the international
academic world.
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RECENT PUBLICATIONS (SINCE 2012)
Muntean, A., Barneanu, A. (2015) Two strat-
egies for the protection of early abandoned
children: foster care and adoption in Roma-
nia. Similarities and differences focused on
attachment representation. Todays Chil-
dren-Tomorrows Parents, nr. 42
Groza, V., Muntean, A. (2015). A Description
of Attachment in Adoptive Parents and
Adoptees in Romania During Early Adoles-
cence, Child and Adolescent Social Work
Journal, DOI10.1007/s10560-015-0408-2
Muntean, A. (2014). Editorial in Todays Chil-
dren - Tomorrows Parents, nr. 39
Muntean, A., Ungureanu, R. (2014). The
Resilience of Adopted Children in Romania,
in Todays Children - Tomorrows Parents, nr.
37-38, pp. 8-14;
Muntean, A. (2014). Posibiliti de funcion-
are rezilient a romnilor n perioada co-
munismului, Revista de Psihologie, vol.60, nr.
2, pp. 151-166;
Muntean, A., Tomi, M.A., Ungureanu, R.
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CICOP INFRASTRUCTURE
(2013). The Role of the Community Nurse
in Promoting Health and Human Dignity, in
Iranian Journal of Public Health, vol. 42, nr.
10, pp. 1077-1084;
Muntean, A. (2013). The Adoption As An
Alternative of Special Protective Measure for
Abandoned Children, in Todays Children -
Tomorrows Parents, nr. 36, pp. 15-25;
Roth, M., Voicu, C., David-Kacso, A., Antal, I.,
Muntean, A., Bumbulu, S., Baciu, C. (2013).
Asking for Parental Consent in Research on
Exposure of Children to Violence. Revista de
Cercetare si Interventie Sociala, 42, 85-100;
Roskam, I., Stievenart, M., Tessier, R., Munte-
an, A., Escobar, M.J., Santelices, M.P., Juffer,
F., VanIjzendoorn, M.H., Pierrehumbert,
B. (2013). Another way of thinking about
ADHD: the predictive role of early attach-
ment deprivation in adolescents level of
symptoms in Social Psychiatry and Psychiat-
ric Epidemiology;
Muntean, A. (2013).Tcerea care spune
Room 315, 302, Calea Bogdanestilor, Timisoara, www.tctp.cicop.ro
The centre got the infrastructure for well functioning. The available facilities are an adequate
room, electronic equipment, library with about 2000 volumes, furniture and internet
connection.
mai mult dect vorbele: Un caz de mutism
elective, Revista de Neurologie i Psihiatrie a
Copilului i Adolescentului din Romnia, Vol.
XVI, nr. 3.
Muntean, A. (2012). Editorial, in Todays Chil-
dren-Tomorrows Parents, nr. 32, pp. 2-4;
Groza, V., Muntean, A., Ungureanu, R. (2012).
The Adoptive Family within the Romanian
Cultural Context: An Exploratory Study,
Adoption Quarterly, 15:1, pp. 1-17, DOI
10.1080/10926755.2012.661327
CONTACT:
Muntean, A. (2012). Some aspects regarding
religions influences on adoption in Romania:
a case study, in Romanian Journal of Psychol- Prof. Ana MUNTEAN, Ph.D
ogy, Volume 02, Number 01, pp. 01 08; DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
Stievenart, M., Casonato, M., Muntean, A., DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK
Van de Schoot, R. (2012). The Friends and West University of Timisoara
Family Interview: Measurement invariance blvd. Vasile Prvan, no. 4, 300223
across Belgium and Romania, European Timisoara, Romania
Journal of Developmental Psychology, DOI:
www.asistenta-sociala.uvt.ro/cascicop/
10.1080/17405629.2012.689822
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 Centre for
SOCIAL DIAGNOSIS
(CDS)

Director: Prof. Alin GAVRELIUC, Ph.D

CDS represents an advanced research center focused

on societal, organizational and individual diagnosis.
CDS provides expertise in the area of Social Psychology,
Cross-Cultural Psychology, Ethno-Psychology and
Political Psychology. Encouraging also interdisciplinarity,
CDS has assumed to become a reflection center
interested in theoretical reframing of several topics like
identity dynamics, cultural determination upon social
identities, intergenerational transfer of values and
attitudes in post-communist Romania.

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THE CENTRE CROSS-CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY/ ORGANIZATIONAL/SOCIETAL
FOR SOCIAL DIAGNOSIS (CDS) ETHNOPSYCHOLOGY AREAS OF TOPICS
IS ORGANIZED IN: STUDY

Group Leader: Group Leader:

prof. Alin GAVRELIUC, Ph.D
MULTIPLE RESEARCH GROUPS
having Research Topics:
Self-construal in cross-cultural
contexts
Cultural basis of individual happiness
Social beliefs and cultural dimensions
prof. Alin GAVRELIUC, Ph.D
Research Topics:
Social diagnosis at organizational or/
and structural level
Cultural dimensions in Romanian
educational organizations

7 RESEARCHERS
in the different organizational
environments
Assessment of the inter-ethnic and
inter-regional relationships

3
Time perspective and social axioms
PHD STUDENTS Intergenerational transfers of values
and attitudes in contemporary
Romania

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3 diagnosis-research projects on educational

environment
3 research projects for local and regional
authorities
5 scientific articles, ISI Web of Knowledge
2 conference-debates

CURRENT PROJECTS

Cultural Changes and Psychology:

Generational Differences in Psychology
and Social Behaviors in the U.S. and Eastern
Europe - partners: University of California,
Santa Barbara, West University of Timisoara,
A. I. Cuza University from Iassy and Kobe
University, Japan, 2013-2016.
Consumer Culture Values, Identity Processes,
Mindfulness, and Well-being. Project co-
supervised by Dr. Helga Dittmar and Dr.
Vivian Vignoles (University of Sussex) under
the auspices of theCulture and Identity
Research Network, 2014-2017.

CURRENT DIAGNOSIS

The image of Spain/Spanish in Romania

research coordinated by CDS for Spanish
Consulate in Romania (2016).

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Scientific articles, volumes and conferences

(see bellow)
Research reports for local and regional
administrations on:
Impact factor: 2.515
total quality management (TQM) in
Gavreliuc, D, & Gavreliuc, A. (2014). Symbolic
academic environment;
capital and cultural dimensions in Romanian
cultural changes, generational differences
educational organizations. Procedia Social
and social behaviors in the U.S. and Eastern
and Behavioral Sciences, 127, 392-395. DOI:
Europe;
10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.03.277
consumer culture values, identity processes,
Gavreliuc, A., & Gavreliuc, D. (2014).
mindfulness and well-being;
Communitarian resilience confronting
Timioara European Capital of Culture 2021
with personal and social historical
psycho-sociological report;
ruptures. Procedia Social and Behavioral
pshychological-sociological study as the
Sciences, 127, 396-400. DOI: 10.1016/j.
bases for the local urbanistic plan of Ndlac
sbspro.2014.03.278
town, Arad county;
pshychological-sociological study of local
community of Sebi town, Arad county. STRATEGIC PARTNERS

RECENT PUBLICATIONS (SELECTION) CIRN - Culture and Identity Research Network

(CIRN) from International Association for
Cross-Cultural Psychology:
Becker, M., Vignoles, V. L.,, Gavreliuc, A. et
https://sites.google.com/site/
al. (2012). Culture and the Distinctiveness
identitymotives/CIRN
Motive: Constructing Identity in
University of California, Santa Barbara, USA:
Individualistic and Collectivistic Contexts,
https://labs.psych.ucsb.edu/kim/heejung/
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology,
University of Sussex, UK
102(4), 833-855. DOI: 10.1037/a0026853
Alexandru Ioan Cuza University from Iassy,
Impact factor = 5.510
Romania.
Owe, E., Vignoles, V. L.,, Gavreliuc, A. et al.
(2013). Contextualism as an Important Facet
of Individualism-Collectivism: Personhood
Beliefs across 37 National Groups, Journal
of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 44(1), 24-45.
DOI:10.1177/0022022111430255
Impact factor = 1.418
Gavreliuc, A., & Gavreliuc, D. (2014).
Cartography of the Banatian Identity
Dynamics in the Last Decade: the Registers
of Social Attitudes and Social Capital. Review
of Research and Social Intervention, 44 (1),
212-228.
Impact factor = 1.354 CONTACT:
Becker, M., Vignoles, V.,, Gavreliuc, A. et
al. (2014). Cultural Bases for Self-Evaluation:
Seeing Oneself Positively in Different Prof. Alin GAVRELIUC, Ph.D
Cultural Contexts. Personality and Social
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
Psychology Bulletin, 40, 657-675. DOI:
10.1177/0146167214522836
West University of Timisoara
blvd. Vasile Prvan, no. 4, 300223
Timisoara, Romania
email: alin.gavreliuc@e-uvt.ro
www.cds.uvt.ro

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 ADVANCED COMMUNICATION
Research Centre (@dCom)

Director: Conf. Bogdan NADOLU, Ph.D

@dCom represent a project of the Department of

Sociology and has the advice of the Council of the
Faculty of Sociology and Psychology. This center
intending to initiate advanced application and basic
research projects into the domain of communication,
understood as a sine-qua-non process for the human
being existence and development. The @dCom center
want to be an open structure that can involve by
temporary projects other teachers and researchers
from WUT or from other universities. A special attention
is dedicated to the students that are interested into
the field of the communication. Also, the Advanced
Communication Research Center is intending to
participate at main national and international profesional
network

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THE ADVANCED COMMUNICATION
RESEARCH CENTER (@dCom)
IS ORGANIZED IN:
MULTIPLE RESEARCH GROUPS
having
5 RESEARCHERS
10
MA / PHD STUDENTS
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ADVANCED COMMUNICATION
RESEARCH CENTER (@dCom)
Group Leader:
prof. Bogdan NADOLU, Ph.D
Research Topics:
Computer Mediated Communication,
Virtual Social Structure,
Group communication
Social Media and radicalization
The effects of digitalization on the
human being
Social Networks
Virtual Social Interactions
Homo Videns
The Sociology of the Internet
Mobile Internet
WEB 3.0
CM Social Resources
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Desktop DualCore PC, Laptops,

multifunctional, acces Internet
500 volume de specialitate
cabinet 333

301 STUDENTS JOURNAL

301 http://issuu.com/3sute1
Sociology Student Magazine

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Compter Mediated Security Threaths into

the Web 2.0 Society, Delia Nadolu, Bogdan
Nadolu 2016 BRAIN: Broad Research in
Artificial Intelligence and Neuroscience, no7,
ISSN 2067-3957
The Socialisation between virtual and
effective patterns Delia Nadolu, Bogdan
Nadolu (cohautor) 9th International
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and Translation Studies, Timioara 2015
If Facebook Were a Country. A Sociological
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Media in Academia Research and Trening,
International Conference Timisoara, Romania
Realitatea sociologic a satului global
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Peripatetica, Oravia
Is There Life After Facebook? - Bogdan
NADOLU - Sociological Perspectives on
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Communication in Patricia Runcan, Georgeta
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