TY  - CONF
AU  - Ninković, Milica
AU  - Knežević, Goran
AU  - Purić, Danka
AU  - Opačić, Goran
AU  - Lazarević, Ljiljana B.
AU  - Petrović, Marija B.
AU  - Teovanović, Predrag
AU  - Stanković, Sanda
AU  - Zupan, Zorana
AU  - Žeželj, Iris Lav
PY  - 2024
UR  - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/6479
AB  - Although it lacks a solid evidence base, people use traditional, complementary, and alternative
medicine (TCAM), and they do so in three distinct ways: 1) for preventive purposes, 2)
complementarily to prescribed therapy, and 3) as an alternative to it. While preventive use of
TCAM is of least concern, these treatments can sometimes have detrimental interactions with
conventional when used as complementary, and especially as an alternative to treatment. Using
TCAM instead of conventional treatments can delay efficient cure and decrease the chance of
recovery. Previous studies have indicated that the use of TCAM is rooted in the “irrational
mindset” (IM) - a composite of irrational beliefs and cognitive biases. However, different ways
of using TCAM may not be equally irrational. Here, we explored whether the IM predicts the
three ways of TCAM use. Participants from a nationally representative Serbian sample (N =
1003) filled in a set of the IM measures: Medical conspiracy theories (ɑ = .83), Superstition (ɑ
= .70), Magical beliefs about health (ɑ = .77), Extrasensory beliefs (ɑ = .77), and Naturalness
bias (single item). They also indicated how they typically used different domains of TCAM
practices (preventively, complementarily, alternatively, or none). We coded their answers “1”
if they indicated that they used a domain in a particular way and with “0” otherwise.
We tested the explanatory power of IM variables for the ways of TCAM use within three binary
logistic regression models, one for each way of use. The irrational mindset was the most
predictive for the alternative use of TCAM (χ2(5) = 40.56, p < .001; Nagelkerke R2 = .07).
Those endorsing medical conspiracy theories (OR = 1.48, p = .001) and extrasensory
perception beliefs (OR = 1.41, p = .009) were more likely to turn to TCAM alternative to the
prescribed therapy. On the other hand, the predictive power of IM was quite weak for
preventive (χ2(5) = 14.39, p = .013; Nagelkerke R2 = .02) and complementary use (χ2(5) =
18.06, p = .003; Nagelkerke R2 = .02) suggesting these behaviors not to be irrational.
Whilst abandoning treatment and turning to TCAM is the rarest scenario (17%), it is the most
dangerous one, particularly in case of life-threatening illnesses. This is why health
communication interventions must cut deeper and also address its underlying irrational beliefs:
endorsing unfounded extrasensory abilities and dismissing official medicine due to so-called
“Big pharma conspiracies”.
PB  - Institute of Psychology & Laboratory for Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade
C3  - Book of Apstacts of the XXX Scientific Conference Empirical Studies in Psychology
T1  - Turning away from conventional medicine to traditional, complementary and alternative medical treatments - an irrational choice
EP  - 94
SP  - 94
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_6479
ER  - 

@conference{
author = "Ninković, Milica and Knežević, Goran and Purić, Danka and Opačić, Goran and Lazarević, Ljiljana B. and Petrović, Marija B. and Teovanović, Predrag and Stanković, Sanda and Zupan, Zorana and Žeželj, Iris Lav",
year = "2024",
abstract = "Although it lacks a solid evidence base, people use traditional, complementary, and alternative
medicine (TCAM), and they do so in three distinct ways: 1) for preventive purposes, 2)
complementarily to prescribed therapy, and 3) as an alternative to it. While preventive use of
TCAM is of least concern, these treatments can sometimes have detrimental interactions with
conventional when used as complementary, and especially as an alternative to treatment. Using
TCAM instead of conventional treatments can delay efficient cure and decrease the chance of
recovery. Previous studies have indicated that the use of TCAM is rooted in the “irrational
mindset” (IM) - a composite of irrational beliefs and cognitive biases. However, different ways
of using TCAM may not be equally irrational. Here, we explored whether the IM predicts the
three ways of TCAM use. Participants from a nationally representative Serbian sample (N =
1003) filled in a set of the IM measures: Medical conspiracy theories (ɑ = .83), Superstition (ɑ
= .70), Magical beliefs about health (ɑ = .77), Extrasensory beliefs (ɑ = .77), and Naturalness
bias (single item). They also indicated how they typically used different domains of TCAM
practices (preventively, complementarily, alternatively, or none). We coded their answers “1”
if they indicated that they used a domain in a particular way and with “0” otherwise.
We tested the explanatory power of IM variables for the ways of TCAM use within three binary
logistic regression models, one for each way of use. The irrational mindset was the most
predictive for the alternative use of TCAM (χ2(5) = 40.56, p < .001; Nagelkerke R2 = .07).
Those endorsing medical conspiracy theories (OR = 1.48, p = .001) and extrasensory
perception beliefs (OR = 1.41, p = .009) were more likely to turn to TCAM alternative to the
prescribed therapy. On the other hand, the predictive power of IM was quite weak for
preventive (χ2(5) = 14.39, p = .013; Nagelkerke R2 = .02) and complementary use (χ2(5) =
18.06, p = .003; Nagelkerke R2 = .02) suggesting these behaviors not to be irrational.
Whilst abandoning treatment and turning to TCAM is the rarest scenario (17%), it is the most
dangerous one, particularly in case of life-threatening illnesses. This is why health
communication interventions must cut deeper and also address its underlying irrational beliefs:
endorsing unfounded extrasensory abilities and dismissing official medicine due to so-called
“Big pharma conspiracies”.",
publisher = "Institute of Psychology & Laboratory for Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade",
journal = "Book of Apstacts of the XXX Scientific Conference Empirical Studies in Psychology",
title = "Turning away from conventional medicine to traditional, complementary and alternative medical treatments - an irrational choice",
pages = "94-94",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_6479"
}

Ninković, M., Knežević, G., Purić, D., Opačić, G., Lazarević, L. B., Petrović, M. B., Teovanović, P., Stanković, S., Zupan, Z.,& Žeželj, I. L.. (2024). Turning away from conventional medicine to traditional, complementary and alternative medical treatments - an irrational choice. in Book of Apstacts of the XXX Scientific Conference Empirical Studies in Psychology
Institute of Psychology & Laboratory for Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade., 94-94.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_6479

Ninković M, Knežević G, Purić D, Opačić G, Lazarević LB, Petrović MB, Teovanović P, Stanković S, Zupan Z, Žeželj IL. Turning away from conventional medicine to traditional, complementary and alternative medical treatments - an irrational choice. in Book of Apstacts of the XXX Scientific Conference Empirical Studies in Psychology. 2024;:94-94.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_6479 .

Ninković, Milica, Knežević, Goran, Purić, Danka, Opačić, Goran, Lazarević, Ljiljana B., Petrović, Marija B., Teovanović, Predrag, Stanković, Sanda, Zupan, Zorana, Žeželj, Iris Lav, "Turning away from conventional medicine to traditional, complementary and alternative medical treatments - an irrational choice" in Book of Apstacts of the XXX Scientific Conference Empirical Studies in Psychology (2024):94-94,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_6479 .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Lazarević, Ljiljana
AU  - Knežević, Goran
AU  - Purić, Danka
AU  - Teovanović, Predrag
AU  - Petrović, Marija
AU  - Ninković, Milica
AU  - Živanović, Marko
AU  - Stanković, Sanda
AU  - Branković, Marija
AU  - Lukić, Petar
AU  - Opačić, Goran
AU  - Žeželj, Iris
PY  - 2023
UR  - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4763
AB  - People resort to various questionable health practices to preserve or regain health - they intentionally do not adhere to medical recommendations (e.g. self-medicate or modify the prescribed therapies; iNAR), or use traditional/complementary/alternative (TCAM) medicine. As retrospective reports overestimate adherence and suffer from recall and desirability bias, we tracked the variations in daily questionable health behaviors and compared them to their retrospectively reported lifetime use. We also preregistered and explored their relations to a wide set of psychological predictors - distal (personality traits and basic thinking dispositions) and proximal (different unfounded beliefs and biases grouped under the term irrational mindset). A community sample (N = 224) tracked daily engagement in iNAR and TCAM use for 14 days, resulting in 3136 data points. We observed a high rate of questionable health practices over the 14 days; daily engagement rates roughly corresponded to lifetime ones. Both iNAR and TCAM were weakly, but robustly positively related. Independent of the assessment method, an irrational mindset was the most important predictor of TCAM use. For iNAR, however, psychological predictors emerged as relevant only when assessed retrospectively. Our study offers insight into questionable health behaviors from both a within and between-person perspective and highlights the importance of their psychological roots.
T2  - Scientific Reports
T1  - Tracking variations in daily questionable health behaviors and their psychological roots: a preregistered experience sampling study
SP  - 14058
VL  - 13
DO  - 10.1038/s41598-023-41243-w
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Lazarević, Ljiljana and Knežević, Goran and Purić, Danka and Teovanović, Predrag and Petrović, Marija and Ninković, Milica and Živanović, Marko and Stanković, Sanda and Branković, Marija and Lukić, Petar and Opačić, Goran and Žeželj, Iris",
year = "2023",
abstract = "People resort to various questionable health practices to preserve or regain health - they intentionally do not adhere to medical recommendations (e.g. self-medicate or modify the prescribed therapies; iNAR), or use traditional/complementary/alternative (TCAM) medicine. As retrospective reports overestimate adherence and suffer from recall and desirability bias, we tracked the variations in daily questionable health behaviors and compared them to their retrospectively reported lifetime use. We also preregistered and explored their relations to a wide set of psychological predictors - distal (personality traits and basic thinking dispositions) and proximal (different unfounded beliefs and biases grouped under the term irrational mindset). A community sample (N = 224) tracked daily engagement in iNAR and TCAM use for 14 days, resulting in 3136 data points. We observed a high rate of questionable health practices over the 14 days; daily engagement rates roughly corresponded to lifetime ones. Both iNAR and TCAM were weakly, but robustly positively related. Independent of the assessment method, an irrational mindset was the most important predictor of TCAM use. For iNAR, however, psychological predictors emerged as relevant only when assessed retrospectively. Our study offers insight into questionable health behaviors from both a within and between-person perspective and highlights the importance of their psychological roots.",
journal = "Scientific Reports",
title = "Tracking variations in daily questionable health behaviors and their psychological roots: a preregistered experience sampling study",
pages = "14058",
volume = "13",
doi = "10.1038/s41598-023-41243-w"
}

Lazarević, L., Knežević, G., Purić, D., Teovanović, P., Petrović, M., Ninković, M., Živanović, M., Stanković, S., Branković, M., Lukić, P., Opačić, G.,& Žeželj, I.. (2023). Tracking variations in daily questionable health behaviors and their psychological roots: a preregistered experience sampling study. in Scientific Reports, 13, 14058.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-41243-w

Lazarević L, Knežević G, Purić D, Teovanović P, Petrović M, Ninković M, Živanović M, Stanković S, Branković M, Lukić P, Opačić G, Žeželj I. Tracking variations in daily questionable health behaviors and their psychological roots: a preregistered experience sampling study. in Scientific Reports. 2023;13:14058.
doi:10.1038/s41598-023-41243-w .

Lazarević, Ljiljana, Knežević, Goran, Purić, Danka, Teovanović, Predrag, Petrović, Marija, Ninković, Milica, Živanović, Marko, Stanković, Sanda, Branković, Marija, Lukić, Petar, Opačić, Goran, Žeželj, Iris, "Tracking variations in daily questionable health behaviors and their psychological roots: a preregistered experience sampling study" in Scientific Reports, 13 (2023):14058,
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-41243-w . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Purić, Danka
AU  - Petrović, Marija
AU  - Živanović, Marko
AU  - Lukić, Petar
AU  - Zupan, Zorana
AU  - Branković, Marija
AU  - Ninković, Milica
AU  - Lazarević, Ljiljana
AU  - Stanković, Sanda
AU  - Žeželj, Iris
PY  - 2023
UR  - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4631
AB  - Objectives We aimed to (1) develop a novel instrument, suitable for the general population, capturing intentional non-adherence (iNAR), consisting of non-adherence to prescribed therapy, self-medication and avoidance of seeking medical treatment; (2) differentiate it from other forms of non-adherence, for example, smoking; and (3) relate iNAR to patient-related factors, such as sociodemographics, health status and endorsement of irrational beliefs (conspiratorial thinking and superstitions) and to healthcare-related beliefs and experiences ((mis)trust and negative experiences with the healthcare system, normalisation of patient passivity).

Design То generate iNAR items, we employed a focus group with medical doctors, supplemented it with a literature search and invited a public health expert to refine it further. We examined the internal structure and predictors of iNAR in an observational study.

Setting Data were collected online using snowball sampling and social networks.

Participants After excluding those who failed one or more out of three attention checks, the final sample size was n=583 adult Serbian citizens, 74.4% female, mean age 39.01 years (SD=12.10).

Primary and secondary outcome measures The primary, planned outcome is the iNAR Questionnaire, while smoking was used for comparison purposes.

Results Factor analysis yielded a one-factor solution, and the final 12-item iNAR Questionnaire had satisfactory internal reliability (alpha=0.72). Health condition and healthcare-related variables accounted for 14% of the variance of iNAR behaviours, whereas sociodemographics and irrational beliefs did not additionally contribute.

Conclusions We constructed a brief yet comprehensive measure of iNAR behaviours and related them to health and sociodemographic variables and irrational beliefs. The findings suggest that public health interventions should attempt to improve patients' experiences with the system and build trust with their healthcare practitioners rather than aim at specific demographic groups or at correcting patients’ unfounded beliefs.
T2  - BMJ Open
T1  - Development of a novel instrument for assessing intentional non-adherence to official medical recommendations (iNAR-12): a sequential mixed-methods study in Serbia
IS  - 6
SP  - e069978
VL  - 13
DO  - 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-069978
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Purić, Danka and Petrović, Marija and Živanović, Marko and Lukić, Petar and Zupan, Zorana and Branković, Marija and Ninković, Milica and Lazarević, Ljiljana and Stanković, Sanda and Žeželj, Iris",
year = "2023",
abstract = "Objectives We aimed to (1) develop a novel instrument, suitable for the general population, capturing intentional non-adherence (iNAR), consisting of non-adherence to prescribed therapy, self-medication and avoidance of seeking medical treatment; (2) differentiate it from other forms of non-adherence, for example, smoking; and (3) relate iNAR to patient-related factors, such as sociodemographics, health status and endorsement of irrational beliefs (conspiratorial thinking and superstitions) and to healthcare-related beliefs and experiences ((mis)trust and negative experiences with the healthcare system, normalisation of patient passivity).

Design То generate iNAR items, we employed a focus group with medical doctors, supplemented it with a literature search and invited a public health expert to refine it further. We examined the internal structure and predictors of iNAR in an observational study.

Setting Data were collected online using snowball sampling and social networks.

Participants After excluding those who failed one or more out of three attention checks, the final sample size was n=583 adult Serbian citizens, 74.4% female, mean age 39.01 years (SD=12.10).

Primary and secondary outcome measures The primary, planned outcome is the iNAR Questionnaire, while smoking was used for comparison purposes.

Results Factor analysis yielded a one-factor solution, and the final 12-item iNAR Questionnaire had satisfactory internal reliability (alpha=0.72). Health condition and healthcare-related variables accounted for 14% of the variance of iNAR behaviours, whereas sociodemographics and irrational beliefs did not additionally contribute.

Conclusions We constructed a brief yet comprehensive measure of iNAR behaviours and related them to health and sociodemographic variables and irrational beliefs. The findings suggest that public health interventions should attempt to improve patients' experiences with the system and build trust with their healthcare practitioners rather than aim at specific demographic groups or at correcting patients’ unfounded beliefs.",
journal = "BMJ Open",
title = "Development of a novel instrument for assessing intentional non-adherence to official medical recommendations (iNAR-12): a sequential mixed-methods study in Serbia",
number = "6",
pages = "e069978",
volume = "13",
doi = "10.1136/bmjopen-2022-069978"
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Purić, D., Petrović, M., Živanović, M., Lukić, P., Zupan, Z., Branković, M., Ninković, M., Lazarević, L., Stanković, S.,& Žeželj, I.. (2023). Development of a novel instrument for assessing intentional non-adherence to official medical recommendations (iNAR-12): a sequential mixed-methods study in Serbia. in BMJ Open, 13(6), e069978.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-069978

Purić D, Petrović M, Živanović M, Lukić P, Zupan Z, Branković M, Ninković M, Lazarević L, Stanković S, Žeželj I. Development of a novel instrument for assessing intentional non-adherence to official medical recommendations (iNAR-12): a sequential mixed-methods study in Serbia. in BMJ Open. 2023;13(6):e069978.
doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2022-069978 .

Purić, Danka, Petrović, Marija, Živanović, Marko, Lukić, Petar, Zupan, Zorana, Branković, Marija, Ninković, Milica, Lazarević, Ljiljana, Stanković, Sanda, Žeželj, Iris, "Development of a novel instrument for assessing intentional non-adherence to official medical recommendations (iNAR-12): a sequential mixed-methods study in Serbia" in BMJ Open, 13, no. 6 (2023):e069978,
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-069978 . .

TY  - CONF
AU  - Purić, Danka
AU  - Opačić, Goran
AU  - Petrović, Marija
AU  - Knežević, Goran
AU  - Stanković, Sanda
AU  - Lazić, Aleksandra
AU  - Lukić, Petar
AU  - Lazarević, Ljiljana B.
AU  - Teovanović, Predrag
AU  - Zupan, Zorana
AU  - Ninković, Milica
AU  - Branković, Marija
AU  - Živanović, Marko
AU  - Žeželj, Iris
PY  - 2023
UR  - http://empirijskaistrazivanja.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/EIP23_proceedings.pdf
UR  - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4927
AB  - To understand the reasons behind the trend of growing use of traditional, complementary and alternative (TCAM) practices this study sought to uncover how people use them - to prevent disease/promote health, to treat medical conditions by complementing official medical treatments, or as an alternative to them. A sample of N = 583 Serbian citizens completed an online questionnaire assessing four TCAM domains: Alternative medical systems (AMS), Natural product-based practices (NP), New Age medicine (NA), and Rituals/Customs (RC). Participants indicated whether they had used a given practice in the past year, and if yes, how they used it. Overall, participants used TCAM preventively in two-thirds of cases, but we also found a significant association between TCAM domain and way of use. AMS was used alternatively more than any other TCAM domain, NP was the most prevalent complementary treatment, while NA and RC were predominantly used preventively. Our results suggest that different domains of TCAM practices may impact people’s health differently, depending on how they are used, which should inform interventions.
PB  - Institut za psihologiju, Filozofski fakultet, Beograd
PB  - Laboratorija za eksperimentalnu psihologiju, Filozofski fakultet, Beograd
C3  - Proceedings - 29th scientific conference Empirical Studies in Psychology
T1  - To prevent or to cure: How people use traditional, complementary and alternative medicine
EP  - 25
SP  - 22
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4927
ER  - 

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author = "Purić, Danka and Opačić, Goran and Petrović, Marija and Knežević, Goran and Stanković, Sanda and Lazić, Aleksandra and Lukić, Petar and Lazarević, Ljiljana B. and Teovanović, Predrag and Zupan, Zorana and Ninković, Milica and Branković, Marija and Živanović, Marko and Žeželj, Iris",
year = "2023",
abstract = "To understand the reasons behind the trend of growing use of traditional, complementary and alternative (TCAM) practices this study sought to uncover how people use them - to prevent disease/promote health, to treat medical conditions by complementing official medical treatments, or as an alternative to them. A sample of N = 583 Serbian citizens completed an online questionnaire assessing four TCAM domains: Alternative medical systems (AMS), Natural product-based practices (NP), New Age medicine (NA), and Rituals/Customs (RC). Participants indicated whether they had used a given practice in the past year, and if yes, how they used it. Overall, participants used TCAM preventively in two-thirds of cases, but we also found a significant association between TCAM domain and way of use. AMS was used alternatively more than any other TCAM domain, NP was the most prevalent complementary treatment, while NA and RC were predominantly used preventively. Our results suggest that different domains of TCAM practices may impact people’s health differently, depending on how they are used, which should inform interventions.",
publisher = "Institut za psihologiju, Filozofski fakultet, Beograd, Laboratorija za eksperimentalnu psihologiju, Filozofski fakultet, Beograd",
journal = "Proceedings - 29th scientific conference Empirical Studies in Psychology",
title = "To prevent or to cure: How people use traditional, complementary and alternative medicine",
pages = "25-22",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4927"
}

Purić, D., Opačić, G., Petrović, M., Knežević, G., Stanković, S., Lazić, A., Lukić, P., Lazarević, L. B., Teovanović, P., Zupan, Z., Ninković, M., Branković, M., Živanović, M.,& Žeželj, I.. (2023). To prevent or to cure: How people use traditional, complementary and alternative medicine. in Proceedings - 29th scientific conference Empirical Studies in Psychology
Institut za psihologiju, Filozofski fakultet, Beograd., 22-25.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4927

Purić D, Opačić G, Petrović M, Knežević G, Stanković S, Lazić A, Lukić P, Lazarević LB, Teovanović P, Zupan Z, Ninković M, Branković M, Živanović M, Žeželj I. To prevent or to cure: How people use traditional, complementary and alternative medicine. in Proceedings - 29th scientific conference Empirical Studies in Psychology. 2023;:22-25.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4927 .

Purić, Danka, Opačić, Goran, Petrović, Marija, Knežević, Goran, Stanković, Sanda, Lazić, Aleksandra, Lukić, Petar, Lazarević, Ljiljana B., Teovanović, Predrag, Zupan, Zorana, Ninković, Milica, Branković, Marija, Živanović, Marko, Žeželj, Iris, "To prevent or to cure: How people use traditional, complementary and alternative medicine" in Proceedings - 29th scientific conference Empirical Studies in Psychology (2023):22-25,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4927 .

TY  - CONF
AU  - Purić, Danka
AU  - Opačić, Goran
AU  - Petrović, Marija
AU  - Stanković, Sanda
AU  - Lazić, Aleksandra
AU  - Lukić, Petar
AU  - Lazarević, Ljiljana B.
AU  - Teovanović, Predrag
AU  - Zupan, Zorana
AU  - Ninković, Milica
AU  - Branković, Marija
AU  - Živanović, Marko
AU  - Žeželj, Iris
PY  - 2023
UR  - http://empirijskaistrazivanja.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/EIP2023_book_of_abstracts.pdf
UR  - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4928
AB  - To understand the reasons behind the trend of growing use of traditional, complementary and alternative (TCAM) practices we should first reflect on how people use them - to prevent disease/promote health, to treat medical conditions by complementing official medical treatments, or as an alternative to them. A total of N = 583 (Mage = 39.01 years, SDage = 12.10; 74.4% females) participants from Serbia completed an online survey including a list of 24 TCAM practices, grouped into four domains: Alternative Medical Systems (e.g., acupuncture, homeopathy), Natural product-based practices (e.g., herbal extracts/supplements), New Age medicine (e.g., yoga, mindfulness) and Rituals/Customs (e.g., visiting monasteries for health). Participants who indicated using a certain practice in the past year were asked to consider their most recent experience with that practice and choose only one option for how they used it: for preventive purposes/advancing health, at the same time with official medicine therapy, instead of official medicine therapy. Participants also provided information on whether a TCAM practitioner was involved in their last use of any of the TCAM practices and how often, in general, they consult TCAM practitioners. Overall, 63%, 95%CI [60, 65] of participants used TCAM practices for preventive purposes, 31% [29, 34] in parallel with, and 6% [5, 8] as an alternative to official treatments. Of the four domains of TCAM use, New Age medicine and Rituals/Customs were most frequently used for prevention, with 78% [74, 83] and 77% [72, 82], respectively, while Natural product-based practices were used for prevention in 57% [54, 60] and Alternative Medical Systems in 41% [33, 49] of the cases. Alternative use of TCAM practices was the most common in the case of Alternative Medical Systems (21% [14, 28]), while it amounted to no more than 7% of participants for any of the other domains. For 24% of participants, a TCAM practitioner was present during their last TCAM use, 10% reported a practitioner previously prescribing the practice, while 66% of participants reported no practitioner involvement. The results suggest the importance of treating different domains of TCAM practices separately, as they may have different impacts on people’s health behavior. We especially point to the importance of monitoring adherence to alternative medical systems, as they may potentially distract patients from official therapies and thus further compromise their health.
C3  - Book of abstracts - XXIX scientific conference Empirical Studies in Psychology
T1  - To prevent or to cure: How people use traditional, complementary and alternative medicine
EP  - 56
SP  - 55
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4928
ER  - 

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author = "Purić, Danka and Opačić, Goran and Petrović, Marija and Stanković, Sanda and Lazić, Aleksandra and Lukić, Petar and Lazarević, Ljiljana B. and Teovanović, Predrag and Zupan, Zorana and Ninković, Milica and Branković, Marija and Živanović, Marko and Žeželj, Iris",
year = "2023",
abstract = "To understand the reasons behind the trend of growing use of traditional, complementary and alternative (TCAM) practices we should first reflect on how people use them - to prevent disease/promote health, to treat medical conditions by complementing official medical treatments, or as an alternative to them. A total of N = 583 (Mage = 39.01 years, SDage = 12.10; 74.4% females) participants from Serbia completed an online survey including a list of 24 TCAM practices, grouped into four domains: Alternative Medical Systems (e.g., acupuncture, homeopathy), Natural product-based practices (e.g., herbal extracts/supplements), New Age medicine (e.g., yoga, mindfulness) and Rituals/Customs (e.g., visiting monasteries for health). Participants who indicated using a certain practice in the past year were asked to consider their most recent experience with that practice and choose only one option for how they used it: for preventive purposes/advancing health, at the same time with official medicine therapy, instead of official medicine therapy. Participants also provided information on whether a TCAM practitioner was involved in their last use of any of the TCAM practices and how often, in general, they consult TCAM practitioners. Overall, 63%, 95%CI [60, 65] of participants used TCAM practices for preventive purposes, 31% [29, 34] in parallel with, and 6% [5, 8] as an alternative to official treatments. Of the four domains of TCAM use, New Age medicine and Rituals/Customs were most frequently used for prevention, with 78% [74, 83] and 77% [72, 82], respectively, while Natural product-based practices were used for prevention in 57% [54, 60] and Alternative Medical Systems in 41% [33, 49] of the cases. Alternative use of TCAM practices was the most common in the case of Alternative Medical Systems (21% [14, 28]), while it amounted to no more than 7% of participants for any of the other domains. For 24% of participants, a TCAM practitioner was present during their last TCAM use, 10% reported a practitioner previously prescribing the practice, while 66% of participants reported no practitioner involvement. The results suggest the importance of treating different domains of TCAM practices separately, as they may have different impacts on people’s health behavior. We especially point to the importance of monitoring adherence to alternative medical systems, as they may potentially distract patients from official therapies and thus further compromise their health.",
journal = "Book of abstracts - XXIX scientific conference Empirical Studies in Psychology",
title = "To prevent or to cure: How people use traditional, complementary and alternative medicine",
pages = "56-55",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4928"
}

Purić, D., Opačić, G., Petrović, M., Stanković, S., Lazić, A., Lukić, P., Lazarević, L. B., Teovanović, P., Zupan, Z., Ninković, M., Branković, M., Živanović, M.,& Žeželj, I.. (2023). To prevent or to cure: How people use traditional, complementary and alternative medicine. in Book of abstracts - XXIX scientific conference Empirical Studies in Psychology, 55-56.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4928

Purić D, Opačić G, Petrović M, Stanković S, Lazić A, Lukić P, Lazarević LB, Teovanović P, Zupan Z, Ninković M, Branković M, Živanović M, Žeželj I. To prevent or to cure: How people use traditional, complementary and alternative medicine. in Book of abstracts - XXIX scientific conference Empirical Studies in Psychology. 2023;:55-56.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4928 .

Purić, Danka, Opačić, Goran, Petrović, Marija, Stanković, Sanda, Lazić, Aleksandra, Lukić, Petar, Lazarević, Ljiljana B., Teovanović, Predrag, Zupan, Zorana, Ninković, Milica, Branković, Marija, Živanović, Marko, Žeželj, Iris, "To prevent or to cure: How people use traditional, complementary and alternative medicine" in Book of abstracts - XXIX scientific conference Empirical Studies in Psychology (2023):55-56,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4928 .

TY  - CONF
AU  - Purić, Danka
AU  - Petrović, Marija
AU  - Teovanović, Predrag
AU  - Živanović, Marko
AU  - Ninković, Milica
AU  - Zupan, Zorana
AU  - Lazarević, Ljiljana B.
AU  - Stanković, Sanda
AU  - Lukić, Petar
AU  - Branković, Marija
AU  - Opačić, Goran
AU  - Lazić, Aleksandra
AU  - Žeželj, Iris
PY  - 2023
UR  - http://empirijskaistrazivanja.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/EIP2023_book_of_abstracts.pdf
UR  - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4925
AB  - Despite unknown efficiency, known risks, and associated adverse effects of certain traditional, complementary, and alternative medicine (TCAM) practices, the number of people using them appears to be on the rise. Existing taxonomies of TCAM practices mostly relied on either conceptual reasons, or they relied on attitudes toward TCAM, rather than its actual use. In this study, we sought to group TCAM practices based on their patterns of use. A sample of N = 583 (Mage = 39.01 years, SDage = 12.10; 74.4% females) participants residing in Serbia completed an online survey including a list of 71 TCAM practices. For each practice, they indicated if and when they used it to promote their own or their children's health (options: never heard about it/never used it/more than a year ago/in the past year/during the past two weeks). To evaluate the lifetime use of TCAM, we binarized all TCAM items to reflect whether participants have ever used a given practice (never using a practice was coded as 0, using it at least once as 1). After excluding items with frequencies below 5%, we performed an exploratory factor analysis on the tetrachoric correlation matrix for the remaining 49 items. Using a minimum residual method of extraction and oblimin rotation, we identified four meaningful factors explaining 42% of total variance: 1) Natural product-based practices (NP) comprising the use of products such as extracts and supplements of herbal and non-herbal origin; 2) Rituals/Customs (RC) which reflected the use of traditional medicine and religious practices, such as visiting monasteries; 3) New age medicine (NA) incorporating mind-body therapies and energy medicine practices; and 4) Alternative medical systems (AMS) such as acupuncture, homeopathy, quantum medicine, and osteopathy/chiropractic. Factor correlations ranged from r = .18, p <.001 for RC and AMS to r = .30, p < .001 for NA and AMS. The latent structure we obtained based on the pattern of TCAM use corresponds closely to existing conceptual typologies, as well as to those based on attitudes toward TCAM. This suggests that consumers are sensitive to common characteristics of certain TCAM treatments and are more likely to resort to similar types of TCAM practices to promote their health. The existence of relatively independent factors of TCAM use opens the possibility of differential patterns of their psychological predictors and health-related outcomes.
C3  - Book of abstracts - XXIX scientific conference Empirical Studies in Psychology
T1  - The latent structure of traditional, complementary, and alternative medicine practices based on patterns of use
EP  - 55
SP  - 54
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4925
ER  - 

@conference{
author = "Purić, Danka and Petrović, Marija and Teovanović, Predrag and Živanović, Marko and Ninković, Milica and Zupan, Zorana and Lazarević, Ljiljana B. and Stanković, Sanda and Lukić, Petar and Branković, Marija and Opačić, Goran and Lazić, Aleksandra and Žeželj, Iris",
year = "2023",
abstract = "Despite unknown efficiency, known risks, and associated adverse effects of certain traditional, complementary, and alternative medicine (TCAM) practices, the number of people using them appears to be on the rise. Existing taxonomies of TCAM practices mostly relied on either conceptual reasons, or they relied on attitudes toward TCAM, rather than its actual use. In this study, we sought to group TCAM practices based on their patterns of use. A sample of N = 583 (Mage = 39.01 years, SDage = 12.10; 74.4% females) participants residing in Serbia completed an online survey including a list of 71 TCAM practices. For each practice, they indicated if and when they used it to promote their own or their children's health (options: never heard about it/never used it/more than a year ago/in the past year/during the past two weeks). To evaluate the lifetime use of TCAM, we binarized all TCAM items to reflect whether participants have ever used a given practice (never using a practice was coded as 0, using it at least once as 1). After excluding items with frequencies below 5%, we performed an exploratory factor analysis on the tetrachoric correlation matrix for the remaining 49 items. Using a minimum residual method of extraction and oblimin rotation, we identified four meaningful factors explaining 42% of total variance: 1) Natural product-based practices (NP) comprising the use of products such as extracts and supplements of herbal and non-herbal origin; 2) Rituals/Customs (RC) which reflected the use of traditional medicine and religious practices, such as visiting monasteries; 3) New age medicine (NA) incorporating mind-body therapies and energy medicine practices; and 4) Alternative medical systems (AMS) such as acupuncture, homeopathy, quantum medicine, and osteopathy/chiropractic. Factor correlations ranged from r = .18, p <.001 for RC and AMS to r = .30, p < .001 for NA and AMS. The latent structure we obtained based on the pattern of TCAM use corresponds closely to existing conceptual typologies, as well as to those based on attitudes toward TCAM. This suggests that consumers are sensitive to common characteristics of certain TCAM treatments and are more likely to resort to similar types of TCAM practices to promote their health. The existence of relatively independent factors of TCAM use opens the possibility of differential patterns of their psychological predictors and health-related outcomes.",
journal = "Book of abstracts - XXIX scientific conference Empirical Studies in Psychology",
title = "The latent structure of traditional, complementary, and alternative medicine practices based on patterns of use",
pages = "55-54",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4925"
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Purić, D., Petrović, M., Teovanović, P., Živanović, M., Ninković, M., Zupan, Z., Lazarević, L. B., Stanković, S., Lukić, P., Branković, M., Opačić, G., Lazić, A.,& Žeželj, I.. (2023). The latent structure of traditional, complementary, and alternative medicine practices based on patterns of use. in Book of abstracts - XXIX scientific conference Empirical Studies in Psychology, 54-55.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4925

Purić D, Petrović M, Teovanović P, Živanović M, Ninković M, Zupan Z, Lazarević LB, Stanković S, Lukić P, Branković M, Opačić G, Lazić A, Žeželj I. The latent structure of traditional, complementary, and alternative medicine practices based on patterns of use. in Book of abstracts - XXIX scientific conference Empirical Studies in Psychology. 2023;:54-55.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4925 .

Purić, Danka, Petrović, Marija, Teovanović, Predrag, Živanović, Marko, Ninković, Milica, Zupan, Zorana, Lazarević, Ljiljana B., Stanković, Sanda, Lukić, Petar, Branković, Marija, Opačić, Goran, Lazić, Aleksandra, Žeželj, Iris, "The latent structure of traditional, complementary, and alternative medicine practices based on patterns of use" in Book of abstracts - XXIX scientific conference Empirical Studies in Psychology (2023):54-55,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4925 .

TY  - CONF
AU  - Zupan, Zorana
AU  - Žeželj, Iris
AU  - Knežević, Goran
AU  - Opačić, Goran
AU  - Lazarević, Ljiljana B.
AU  - Purić, Danka
AU  - Branković, Marija
AU  - Teovanović, Predrag
AU  - Živanović, Marko
AU  - Stanković, Sanda
AU  - Lazić, Aleksandra
AU  - Lukić, Petar
AU  - Ninković, Milica
AU  - Petrović, Marija
PY  - 2022
UR  - http://empirijskaistrazivanja.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/KNJIGA-REZIMEA-2022_FIN-sa-isbn_bez_linija-1.pdf
UR  - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4930
AB  - The main project methodology is planned in five stages that inform one another and cross-validate data from multiple methods. These include: (1) A study documenting online media coverage of TM/CAM practices in Serbia. This study will use a qualitative methodology, and conduct a content analysis of news stories from the five most popular news websites in Serbia, focusing on identifying the types of reported practices and content of the advice (e.g., whether risks are addressed) (2) Development of instruments for assessing familiarity and frequency of two types of health behaviors: engagement with different TM/CAM practices, as well as the frequency of NAR. Instrument development will be based on the results of the qualitative study, literature review, input from medical and CAM practitioners. The instrument will be piloted on a convenience sample (3) A study tracking the prevalence and the pattern of TM/CAM usage and NAR during 3 weeks on a community sample. This study will consist of a development of a mobile app and battery for experience sampling of TM/CAM and NAR behaviors over 21 days and their relations with personality and cognitive styles in a community sample (4) Examining the relations between these two types of health behaviors on a general population. This study will explore the relations between TM/CAM, NAR, personality, and cognitive styles on a representative sample in Serbia. (5) Developing interventions aimed at reducing TM/CAM use and NAR through changing the irrational mindset. This study will be experimental and will examine how inducing or reducing irrational beliefs affects health behaviors, and if certain personality traits and/or thinking styles moderate the outcome of these interventions.
C3  - Book of abstracts - XXVIII scientific conference Empirical Studies in Psychology
T1  - REASON4HEALTH: Methodology
SP  - 27
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4930
ER  - 

@conference{
author = "Zupan, Zorana and Žeželj, Iris and Knežević, Goran and Opačić, Goran and Lazarević, Ljiljana B. and Purić, Danka and Branković, Marija and Teovanović, Predrag and Živanović, Marko and Stanković, Sanda and Lazić, Aleksandra and Lukić, Petar and Ninković, Milica and Petrović, Marija",
year = "2022",
abstract = "The main project methodology is planned in five stages that inform one another and cross-validate data from multiple methods. These include: (1) A study documenting online media coverage of TM/CAM practices in Serbia. This study will use a qualitative methodology, and conduct a content analysis of news stories from the five most popular news websites in Serbia, focusing on identifying the types of reported practices and content of the advice (e.g., whether risks are addressed) (2) Development of instruments for assessing familiarity and frequency of two types of health behaviors: engagement with different TM/CAM practices, as well as the frequency of NAR. Instrument development will be based on the results of the qualitative study, literature review, input from medical and CAM practitioners. The instrument will be piloted on a convenience sample (3) A study tracking the prevalence and the pattern of TM/CAM usage and NAR during 3 weeks on a community sample. This study will consist of a development of a mobile app and battery for experience sampling of TM/CAM and NAR behaviors over 21 days and their relations with personality and cognitive styles in a community sample (4) Examining the relations between these two types of health behaviors on a general population. This study will explore the relations between TM/CAM, NAR, personality, and cognitive styles on a representative sample in Serbia. (5) Developing interventions aimed at reducing TM/CAM use and NAR through changing the irrational mindset. This study will be experimental and will examine how inducing or reducing irrational beliefs affects health behaviors, and if certain personality traits and/or thinking styles moderate the outcome of these interventions.",
journal = "Book of abstracts - XXVIII scientific conference Empirical Studies in Psychology",
title = "REASON4HEALTH: Methodology",
pages = "27",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4930"
}

Zupan, Z., Žeželj, I., Knežević, G., Opačić, G., Lazarević, L. B., Purić, D., Branković, M., Teovanović, P., Živanović, M., Stanković, S., Lazić, A., Lukić, P., Ninković, M.,& Petrović, M.. (2022). REASON4HEALTH: Methodology. in Book of abstracts - XXVIII scientific conference Empirical Studies in Psychology, 27.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4930

Zupan Z, Žeželj I, Knežević G, Opačić G, Lazarević LB, Purić D, Branković M, Teovanović P, Živanović M, Stanković S, Lazić A, Lukić P, Ninković M, Petrović M. REASON4HEALTH: Methodology. in Book of abstracts - XXVIII scientific conference Empirical Studies in Psychology. 2022;:27.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4930 .

Zupan, Zorana, Žeželj, Iris, Knežević, Goran, Opačić, Goran, Lazarević, Ljiljana B., Purić, Danka, Branković, Marija, Teovanović, Predrag, Živanović, Marko, Stanković, Sanda, Lazić, Aleksandra, Lukić, Petar, Ninković, Milica, Petrović, Marija, "REASON4HEALTH: Methodology" in Book of abstracts - XXVIII scientific conference Empirical Studies in Psychology (2022):27,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4930 .

TY  - CONF
AU  - Žeželj, Iris
AU  - Knežević, Goran
AU  - Opačić, Goran
AU  - Lazarević, Ljiljana B.
AU  - Purić, Danka
AU  - Branković, Marija
AU  - Zupan, Zorana
AU  - Teovanović, Predrag
AU  - Živanović, Marko
AU  - Stanković, Sanda
AU  - Lazić, Aleksandra
AU  - Lukić, Petar
AU  - Ninković, Milica
AU  - Petrović, Marija
PY  - 2022
UR  - http://empirijskaistrazivanja.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/KNJIGA-REZIMEA-2022_FIN-sa-isbn_bez_linija-1.pdf
UR  - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4929
AB  - Non-adherence to medical recommendations (NAR) leads to increasing mortality/disease rates and raises the costs of treatments, thus it is a burden on the healthcare system. Typically viewed as harmless, the use of traditional/complementary/alternative medicine (TM/CAM) can lead to adverse health events, but also to avoidance of official treatment or undesirable interaction with it. Thus, there is an increasing call in the medical community to promote evidence-based use of TM/CAM and adherence to official advice; understanding why consumers opt for questionable health practices can contribute to this call. We put forward a comprehensive program to study the psychological roots of these two broad categories of questionable health practices. The program offers a framework for concepts from cognitive, personality, social, and health psychology. We propose that an irrational mindset (a system of irrational thinking and beliefs), rooted in basic psychological dispositions (personality, thinking styles) makes certain consumers susceptible to NAR and TM/CAM practices. We plan to: a. explore the media environment the consumers are exposed to (e.g. predatory practices in advertising TM/CAM), b. identify the large spectrum of NAR and TM/CAM typical for the local cultural context, c. test whether irrational beliefs of very different content really form a mindset (how they are interrelated), d. measure the prevalence of NAR and TM/CAM and relate them to irrational mindset and further to personality traits, and e. test whether the TM/CAM proneness can be affected by manipulating irrational beliefs. The results will be useful to stakeholders in different ways: information on the prevalence of TM/CAM and NAR in Serbia is useful by itself, but identifying their underlying psychological mechanisms will help in understanding the most vulnerable portions of the population. In addition, we will provide useful input for designing interventions that will support consumers in making rational health decisions.
C3  - Book of abstracts - XXVIII scientific conference Empirical Studies in Psychology
T1  - REASON4HEALTH: Rationale and impact
SP  - 26
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4929
ER  - 

@conference{
author = "Žeželj, Iris and Knežević, Goran and Opačić, Goran and Lazarević, Ljiljana B. and Purić, Danka and Branković, Marija and Zupan, Zorana and Teovanović, Predrag and Živanović, Marko and Stanković, Sanda and Lazić, Aleksandra and Lukić, Petar and Ninković, Milica and Petrović, Marija",
year = "2022",
abstract = "Non-adherence to medical recommendations (NAR) leads to increasing mortality/disease rates and raises the costs of treatments, thus it is a burden on the healthcare system. Typically viewed as harmless, the use of traditional/complementary/alternative medicine (TM/CAM) can lead to adverse health events, but also to avoidance of official treatment or undesirable interaction with it. Thus, there is an increasing call in the medical community to promote evidence-based use of TM/CAM and adherence to official advice; understanding why consumers opt for questionable health practices can contribute to this call. We put forward a comprehensive program to study the psychological roots of these two broad categories of questionable health practices. The program offers a framework for concepts from cognitive, personality, social, and health psychology. We propose that an irrational mindset (a system of irrational thinking and beliefs), rooted in basic psychological dispositions (personality, thinking styles) makes certain consumers susceptible to NAR and TM/CAM practices. We plan to: a. explore the media environment the consumers are exposed to (e.g. predatory practices in advertising TM/CAM), b. identify the large spectrum of NAR and TM/CAM typical for the local cultural context, c. test whether irrational beliefs of very different content really form a mindset (how they are interrelated), d. measure the prevalence of NAR and TM/CAM and relate them to irrational mindset and further to personality traits, and e. test whether the TM/CAM proneness can be affected by manipulating irrational beliefs. The results will be useful to stakeholders in different ways: information on the prevalence of TM/CAM and NAR in Serbia is useful by itself, but identifying their underlying psychological mechanisms will help in understanding the most vulnerable portions of the population. In addition, we will provide useful input for designing interventions that will support consumers in making rational health decisions.",
journal = "Book of abstracts - XXVIII scientific conference Empirical Studies in Psychology",
title = "REASON4HEALTH: Rationale and impact",
pages = "26",
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Žeželj, I., Knežević, G., Opačić, G., Lazarević, L. B., Purić, D., Branković, M., Zupan, Z., Teovanović, P., Živanović, M., Stanković, S., Lazić, A., Lukić, P., Ninković, M.,& Petrović, M.. (2022). REASON4HEALTH: Rationale and impact. in Book of abstracts - XXVIII scientific conference Empirical Studies in Psychology, 26.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4929

Žeželj I, Knežević G, Opačić G, Lazarević LB, Purić D, Branković M, Zupan Z, Teovanović P, Živanović M, Stanković S, Lazić A, Lukić P, Ninković M, Petrović M. REASON4HEALTH: Rationale and impact. in Book of abstracts - XXVIII scientific conference Empirical Studies in Psychology. 2022;:26.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4929 .

Žeželj, Iris, Knežević, Goran, Opačić, Goran, Lazarević, Ljiljana B., Purić, Danka, Branković, Marija, Zupan, Zorana, Teovanović, Predrag, Živanović, Marko, Stanković, Sanda, Lazić, Aleksandra, Lukić, Petar, Ninković, Milica, Petrović, Marija, "REASON4HEALTH: Rationale and impact" in Book of abstracts - XXVIII scientific conference Empirical Studies in Psychology (2022):26,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4929 .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Stanković, Sanda
AU  - Lazarević, Ljiljana B.
AU  - Knežević, Goran
PY  - 2022
UR  - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4851
AB  - There is evidence that different types of irrational thinking and beliefs are significant predictors of questionable and maladaptive COVID-19 related health practices. In this study, we investigated the role of two under-researched types of irrational thinking, more typical for a clinical setting: irrational beliefs defined in Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) and attachment anxiety and avoidance. We investigated whether REBT irrational beliefs, attachment dimensions, and conspiracy mentality mediated the relationship between personality traits, on the one side, and COVID-19 health behaviors, on the other. We proposed that HEXACO personality traits, and especially Disintegration (proneness to psychotic-like experiences) predicted irrational thinking and beliefs, which in turn predicted higher susceptibility to questionable health practices. Structural equation modeling on a sample of 287 participants from the general population, showed that Disintegration was related to REBT irrational beliefs, attachment dimensions, and conspiracy mentality, highlighting the important effect of Disintegration on irrational thinking and beliefs. Conspiracy mentality mediated the effects of Disintegration to low adherence to recommended health behaviors – RHB, and greater use of pseudoscientific practices – PSP. Attachment anxiety mediated the relationship between high Disintegration, high Emotionality (E), and low Honesty (H), and lower adherence to RHB. REBT irrational beliefs and attachment avoidance did not mediate the relationship between personality traits and COVID-19 health behaviors.
T2  - Studia Psychologica
T1  - The Role of Personality, Conspiracy Mentality, REBT Irrational Beliefs, and Adult Attachment in COVID-19 Related Health Behaviors
EP  - 44
IS  - 1
SP  - 26
VL  - 64
DO  - 10.31577/sp.2022.01.837
ER  - 

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Stanković, S., Lazarević, L. B.,& Knežević, G.. (2022). The Role of Personality, Conspiracy Mentality, REBT Irrational Beliefs, and Adult Attachment in COVID-19 Related Health Behaviors. in Studia Psychologica, 64(1), 26-44.
https://doi.org/10.31577/sp.2022.01.837

Stanković S, Lazarević LB, Knežević G. The Role of Personality, Conspiracy Mentality, REBT Irrational Beliefs, and Adult Attachment in COVID-19 Related Health Behaviors. in Studia Psychologica. 2022;64(1):26-44.
doi:10.31577/sp.2022.01.837 .

Stanković, Sanda, Lazarević, Ljiljana B., Knežević, Goran, "The Role of Personality, Conspiracy Mentality, REBT Irrational Beliefs, and Adult Attachment in COVID-19 Related Health Behaviors" in Studia Psychologica, 64, no. 1 (2022):26-44,
https://doi.org/10.31577/sp.2022.01.837 . .

TY  - CONF
AU  - Vukosavljević Gvozden, Tatjana
AU  - Stanković, Sanda
AU  - FIlipović, Severina
PY  - 2021
UR  - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/6224
AB  - The aim of this study was to explore the relations of fear of COVID-19 and fear of pandemic consequences, to subjective well-being (SWB), represented by positive affect (PA), negative affect (NA) and life satisfaction (LS). We assumed that both fears are related to SWB in a direct way, and indirectly: fears as a distressing experience activate distress intolerance, which further activates tendency to worry as a cognitive avoidance response, leading to lower SWB. An online survey was conducted among the Serbian general population during the first wave of the pandemic (N=1409; 78.1% female, M=38.82, SD=9.24). Measures used were Fear of COVID-19 Scale (α=.83), Distress Tolerance Scale (α=.91), Penn State Worry Questionnaire (α =.92), 1 - item life satisfaction measure, Scale of Positive and Negative Experience (α=.92 for PA, α=.87 for NA) and a 5-item scale constructed for this study measuring fear of pandemic consequences (α=.72). We did a path analysis of a serial mediation model, using MLE, and BC bootstrapping procedure with 1000 samples to calculate 95% confidence intervals. The findings for fear of pandemic consequences confirmed both hypotheses. Indirect effects were: .06, 95% CI [0.4, 0.8] on NA; -.05, 95% CI [-.06, -.03] on PA; -.02, 95% CI [-.03, -.01] on LS. Direct effects were also significant (p < .001): .20 on NA; -.21 on PA; -.25 on LS. Fear of COVID-19 had indirect effects on all aspects of SWB: .09, 95% CI [0.6, 0.12] on NA, -.08, 95% CI [-.11, -.06] on PA, -.03, 95% CI [-.05, -.02] on LS, but only one direct effect in expected direction - on NA (.20, p < .001). The direct effect on PA was insignificant (p = .413), and the effect on LS was small and positive (.10, p < .001), probably a suppression effect. We found indirect effects through both mediators separately and through serial mediation, with only insignificant pathways through distress tolerance on LS. To conclude, both fears are related to a significant decrease in SWB. Distress intolerance and tendency to worry are accountable for one part of this decrease, with fear of COVID-19 activating stronger distress intolerance. Our findings also indicate that worry is not reducible to distress avoidance function. Finally, fear of pandemic consequences was more detrimental for PA and LS than fear of COVID-19. This is important because we can expect this fear to grow stronger with the ongoing pandemic duration, and it has not been the focus of scientific research so far.
C3  - Proceedings of the XXVII scientific conference Empirical studies in psychology (13th–16th May), Faculty of philosophy, University of Belgrade
T1  - COVID-19 related fears, distress tolerance and tendency to worry in relation to subjective well-being: serial mediation model
SP  - 23
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_6224
ER  - 

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abstract = "The aim of this study was to explore the relations of fear of COVID-19 and fear of pandemic consequences, to subjective well-being (SWB), represented by positive affect (PA), negative affect (NA) and life satisfaction (LS). We assumed that both fears are related to SWB in a direct way, and indirectly: fears as a distressing experience activate distress intolerance, which further activates tendency to worry as a cognitive avoidance response, leading to lower SWB. An online survey was conducted among the Serbian general population during the first wave of the pandemic (N=1409; 78.1% female, M=38.82, SD=9.24). Measures used were Fear of COVID-19 Scale (α=.83), Distress Tolerance Scale (α=.91), Penn State Worry Questionnaire (α =.92), 1 - item life satisfaction measure, Scale of Positive and Negative Experience (α=.92 for PA, α=.87 for NA) and a 5-item scale constructed for this study measuring fear of pandemic consequences (α=.72). We did a path analysis of a serial mediation model, using MLE, and BC bootstrapping procedure with 1000 samples to calculate 95% confidence intervals. The findings for fear of pandemic consequences confirmed both hypotheses. Indirect effects were: .06, 95% CI [0.4, 0.8] on NA; -.05, 95% CI [-.06, -.03] on PA; -.02, 95% CI [-.03, -.01] on LS. Direct effects were also significant (p < .001): .20 on NA; -.21 on PA; -.25 on LS. Fear of COVID-19 had indirect effects on all aspects of SWB: .09, 95% CI [0.6, 0.12] on NA, -.08, 95% CI [-.11, -.06] on PA, -.03, 95% CI [-.05, -.02] on LS, but only one direct effect in expected direction - on NA (.20, p < .001). The direct effect on PA was insignificant (p = .413), and the effect on LS was small and positive (.10, p < .001), probably a suppression effect. We found indirect effects through both mediators separately and through serial mediation, with only insignificant pathways through distress tolerance on LS. To conclude, both fears are related to a significant decrease in SWB. Distress intolerance and tendency to worry are accountable for one part of this decrease, with fear of COVID-19 activating stronger distress intolerance. Our findings also indicate that worry is not reducible to distress avoidance function. Finally, fear of pandemic consequences was more detrimental for PA and LS than fear of COVID-19. This is important because we can expect this fear to grow stronger with the ongoing pandemic duration, and it has not been the focus of scientific research so far.",
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Vukosavljević Gvozden, T., Stanković, S.,& FIlipović, S.. (2021). COVID-19 related fears, distress tolerance and tendency to worry in relation to subjective well-being: serial mediation model. in Proceedings of the XXVII scientific conference Empirical studies in psychology (13th–16th May), Faculty of philosophy, University of Belgrade, 23.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_6224

Vukosavljević Gvozden T, Stanković S, FIlipović S. COVID-19 related fears, distress tolerance and tendency to worry in relation to subjective well-being: serial mediation model. in Proceedings of the XXVII scientific conference Empirical studies in psychology (13th–16th May), Faculty of philosophy, University of Belgrade. 2021;:23.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_6224 .

Vukosavljević Gvozden, Tatjana, Stanković, Sanda, FIlipović, Severina, "COVID-19 related fears, distress tolerance and tendency to worry in relation to subjective well-being: serial mediation model" in Proceedings of the XXVII scientific conference Empirical studies in psychology (13th–16th May), Faculty of philosophy, University of Belgrade (2021):23,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_6224 .

TY  - CONF
AU  - Petrović, Nikola
AU  - Stanković, Sanda
AU  - Bogdanović, Slaven
PY  - 2021
UR  - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5686
AB  - The subject of this research were the ethical beliefs and behaviors of CBT therapists throughout Europe. Previous studies similar to this one, conducted in several countries, showed that many psychotherapists have unusual ethical beliefs that are not in accordance with the ethical codes and that many have broken rules (e.g. Clemente, Espinosa & Urra, 2011; Gius & Coin, 2000; Jing-Bo et al., 2011; Pope, Tabachnik & Keith-Spiegel, 1987, Schwartz-Mette & Shen-Miller, 2018; Sullivan, 2002). This is the first cross-cultural research of this type.
C3  - Annual Congress of the European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies (EABCT)
T1  - Ethical beliefs and behaviors of European cognitive behavioral therapists
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_5686
ER  - 

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year = "2021",
abstract = "The subject of this research were the ethical beliefs and behaviors of CBT therapists throughout Europe. Previous studies similar to this one, conducted in several countries, showed that many psychotherapists have unusual ethical beliefs that are not in accordance with the ethical codes and that many have broken rules (e.g. Clemente, Espinosa & Urra, 2011; Gius & Coin, 2000; Jing-Bo et al., 2011; Pope, Tabachnik & Keith-Spiegel, 1987, Schwartz-Mette & Shen-Miller, 2018; Sullivan, 2002). This is the first cross-cultural research of this type.",
journal = "Annual Congress of the European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies (EABCT)",
title = "Ethical beliefs and behaviors of European cognitive behavioral therapists",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_5686"
}

Petrović, N., Stanković, S.,& Bogdanović, S.. (2021). Ethical beliefs and behaviors of European cognitive behavioral therapists. in Annual Congress of the European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies (EABCT).
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_5686

Petrović N, Stanković S, Bogdanović S. Ethical beliefs and behaviors of European cognitive behavioral therapists. in Annual Congress of the European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies (EABCT). 2021;.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_5686 .

Petrović, Nikola, Stanković, Sanda, Bogdanović, Slaven, "Ethical beliefs and behaviors of European cognitive behavioral therapists" in Annual Congress of the European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies (EABCT) (2021),
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_5686 .

TY  - CONF
AU  - Stanković, Sanda
AU  - Lazarević, Ljiljana B.
AU  - Knežević, Goran
PY  - 2021
UR  - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/6223
AB  - Evidence suggests that low adherence to recommended health behaviors (RHB) and the use of pseudo-scientific practices (PSP) during the COVID-19 pandemic is predicted by various types of irrational thinking and beliefs. This study investigates the role of different irrational beliefs and attitudes (i.e., REBT irrational beliefs and attachment anxiety and avoidance), as mediators of the relationship between seven personality traits (HEXACO and Disintegration) and COVID-19 health behaviors. We included a third mediator - conspiracy mentality, as an already established predictor of both non-adherence to RHB and PSP. We expected mediators to correlate with non-adherence to RHB, and Disintegration to be related to all mediator variables. An online survey was conducted during the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia - between December 2020 and March 2021. The final sample consisted of 287 participants (80.1% female, M (age) = 31.86, SD = 13.79). Used measures: the Brief HEXACO Inventory (BHI), DELTA 9 (Disintegration trait), the short form of Experience in Close Relationships (ECR-RD12) (attachment anxiety and avoidance), The shortened General Attitude and Belief Scale (REBT irrational beliefs), and Conspiracy Mentality Questionnaire. We created questionnaires assessing adherence to RHB (11 items referring to mask-wearing and social distancing), and PSP (8 items referring to alternative and traditional medicine). With two items we measured the behaviors regarding vaccination, i.e., whether the respondent already got the COVID-19 vaccine or is intended to take it, and whether the respondent would recommend the vaccine to a close person. To investigate the relationship between variables we used structural equation modeling. Sociodemographic variables (age, gender, and education) were included in the model. The tested mediation model showed very good fit indices: χ2 (61) =107.23, RMSEA [CI90%]=.051 [.035-.067], CFI=.951, TLI=.919, SRMR=.045. The only independent variable that did not show significant effects on mediator and outcome variables was Conscientiousness. In line with our expectations, our findings show Disintegration is the only personality trait related to all mediating variables, corroborating our
previous results on the importance of Disintegration in the emergence of irrational beliefs. As expected, results show that conspiracy mentality mediates the role of Disintegration in low adherence to RHB, negative vaccination behavior, and greater use of PSP. Additionally, attachment anxiety mediates the relationship between personality traits (high Disintegration, high Emotionality, and low Honesty) and lower adherence to RHB. Higher adherence to RHB predicted positive vaccination behavior, whilst there was no relationship between PSP use and vaccination behavior. REBT irrational beliefs and attachment avoidance were not found to be significant mediators of the relationship between personality traits and COVID-19 health behaviors.
C3  - Book of Abstracts, Current Trends in Psychology 2021, Faculty of Philosophy, Novi Sad, October 28-30.
T1  - The Role of personality, conspiracy Mentality, REBT irrational beliefs, and attachment in COVID-19 health behaviors
EP  - 28
SP  - 27
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_6223
ER  - 

@conference{
author = "Stanković, Sanda and Lazarević, Ljiljana B. and Knežević, Goran",
year = "2021",
abstract = "Evidence suggests that low adherence to recommended health behaviors (RHB) and the use of pseudo-scientific practices (PSP) during the COVID-19 pandemic is predicted by various types of irrational thinking and beliefs. This study investigates the role of different irrational beliefs and attitudes (i.e., REBT irrational beliefs and attachment anxiety and avoidance), as mediators of the relationship between seven personality traits (HEXACO and Disintegration) and COVID-19 health behaviors. We included a third mediator - conspiracy mentality, as an already established predictor of both non-adherence to RHB and PSP. We expected mediators to correlate with non-adherence to RHB, and Disintegration to be related to all mediator variables. An online survey was conducted during the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia - between December 2020 and March 2021. The final sample consisted of 287 participants (80.1% female, M (age) = 31.86, SD = 13.79). Used measures: the Brief HEXACO Inventory (BHI), DELTA 9 (Disintegration trait), the short form of Experience in Close Relationships (ECR-RD12) (attachment anxiety and avoidance), The shortened General Attitude and Belief Scale (REBT irrational beliefs), and Conspiracy Mentality Questionnaire. We created questionnaires assessing adherence to RHB (11 items referring to mask-wearing and social distancing), and PSP (8 items referring to alternative and traditional medicine). With two items we measured the behaviors regarding vaccination, i.e., whether the respondent already got the COVID-19 vaccine or is intended to take it, and whether the respondent would recommend the vaccine to a close person. To investigate the relationship between variables we used structural equation modeling. Sociodemographic variables (age, gender, and education) were included in the model. The tested mediation model showed very good fit indices: χ2 (61) =107.23, RMSEA [CI90%]=.051 [.035-.067], CFI=.951, TLI=.919, SRMR=.045. The only independent variable that did not show significant effects on mediator and outcome variables was Conscientiousness. In line with our expectations, our findings show Disintegration is the only personality trait related to all mediating variables, corroborating our
previous results on the importance of Disintegration in the emergence of irrational beliefs. As expected, results show that conspiracy mentality mediates the role of Disintegration in low adherence to RHB, negative vaccination behavior, and greater use of PSP. Additionally, attachment anxiety mediates the relationship between personality traits (high Disintegration, high Emotionality, and low Honesty) and lower adherence to RHB. Higher adherence to RHB predicted positive vaccination behavior, whilst there was no relationship between PSP use and vaccination behavior. REBT irrational beliefs and attachment avoidance were not found to be significant mediators of the relationship between personality traits and COVID-19 health behaviors.",
journal = "Book of Abstracts, Current Trends in Psychology 2021, Faculty of Philosophy, Novi Sad, October 28-30.",
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Stanković, S., Lazarević, L. B.,& Knežević, G.. (2021). The Role of personality, conspiracy Mentality, REBT irrational beliefs, and attachment in COVID-19 health behaviors. in Book of Abstracts, Current Trends in Psychology 2021, Faculty of Philosophy, Novi Sad, October 28-30., 27-28.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_6223

Stanković S, Lazarević LB, Knežević G. The Role of personality, conspiracy Mentality, REBT irrational beliefs, and attachment in COVID-19 health behaviors. in Book of Abstracts, Current Trends in Psychology 2021, Faculty of Philosophy, Novi Sad, October 28-30.. 2021;:27-28.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_6223 .

Stanković, Sanda, Lazarević, Ljiljana B., Knežević, Goran, "The Role of personality, conspiracy Mentality, REBT irrational beliefs, and attachment in COVID-19 health behaviors" in Book of Abstracts, Current Trends in Psychology 2021, Faculty of Philosophy, Novi Sad, October 28-30. (2021):27-28,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_6223 .

TY  - THES
AU  - Stanković, Sanda
PY  - 2019
UR  - http://nardus.mpn.gov.rs/handle/123456789/11059
UR  - http://eteze.bg.ac.rs/application/showtheses?thesesId=6752
UR  - http://vbs.rs/scripts/cobiss?command=DISPLAY&base=70036&RID=51338511
UR  - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/88
AB  - Raspodela moći je važan aspekt partnerskih odnosa koji do sada nije ispitivan u okviru racionalno-emotivne i kognitivno-bihejvioralne terapije (REBT)...
AB  - Distribution of power is an important aspect of relationships that is neglected in Rational-emotive and cognitive-behavioral therapy (REBT) research...
PB  - Univerzitet u Beogradu, Filozofski fakultet
T1  - Iracionalna uverenja i raspodela moći u heteroseksualnim partnerskim odnosima
T1  - Irrational beliefs and distribution of power in heterosexual relationships
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_nardus_11059
ER  - 

@phdthesis{
author = "Stanković, Sanda",
year = "2019",
abstract = "Raspodela moći je važan aspekt partnerskih odnosa koji do sada nije ispitivan u okviru racionalno-emotivne i kognitivno-bihejvioralne terapije (REBT)..., Distribution of power is an important aspect of relationships that is neglected in Rational-emotive and cognitive-behavioral therapy (REBT) research...",
publisher = "Univerzitet u Beogradu, Filozofski fakultet",
title = "Iracionalna uverenja i raspodela moći u heteroseksualnim partnerskim odnosima, Irrational beliefs and distribution of power in heterosexual relationships",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_nardus_11059"
}

Stanković, S.. (2019). Iracionalna uverenja i raspodela moći u heteroseksualnim partnerskim odnosima. 
Univerzitet u Beogradu, Filozofski fakultet..
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_nardus_11059

Stanković S. Iracionalna uverenja i raspodela moći u heteroseksualnim partnerskim odnosima. 2019;.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_nardus_11059 .

Stanković, Sanda, "Iracionalna uverenja i raspodela moći u heteroseksualnim partnerskim odnosima" (2019),
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_nardus_11059 .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Stanković, Sanda
AU  - Matić, Marija
AU  - Vukosavljević-Gvozden, Tatjana
AU  - Opačić, Goran
PY  - 2015
UR  - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2087
AB  - The aim of the present study was to further clarify the basic mechanism through which maladaptive perfectionism leads to depression, using the rational-emotive behavior therapy (REBT) framework. Previous studies have shown that depression is not associated with high personal standards, but rather with the tendency to evaluate one's self-worth based on the attainment of these standards, i.e. conditional self-acceptance. The goal of this study was to investigate for the first time the mediating role of frustration intolerance beliefs in this relationship, beyond and above the contribution of unconditional self-acceptance (USA) beliefs. The sample consisted of 321 undergraduate students. Consistent with REBT theory, the structural equation modeling showed that both frustration intolerance and USA mediated the relationship between maladaptive perfectionism and dysphoria, with frustration intolerance beliefs being the stronger mediator. There was no evidence that maladaptive perfectionism influenced dysphoria independently of its effect on frustration intolerance and USA.
PB  - Društvo psihologa Srbije, Beograd
T2  - Psihologija
T1  - Frustration intolerance and unconditional self-acceptance as mediators of the relationship between perfectionism and depression
EP  - 117
IS  - 2
SP  - 101
VL  - 48
DO  - 10.2298/psi1502101s
ER  - 

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author = "Stanković, Sanda and Matić, Marija and Vukosavljević-Gvozden, Tatjana and Opačić, Goran",
year = "2015",
abstract = "The aim of the present study was to further clarify the basic mechanism through which maladaptive perfectionism leads to depression, using the rational-emotive behavior therapy (REBT) framework. Previous studies have shown that depression is not associated with high personal standards, but rather with the tendency to evaluate one's self-worth based on the attainment of these standards, i.e. conditional self-acceptance. The goal of this study was to investigate for the first time the mediating role of frustration intolerance beliefs in this relationship, beyond and above the contribution of unconditional self-acceptance (USA) beliefs. The sample consisted of 321 undergraduate students. Consistent with REBT theory, the structural equation modeling showed that both frustration intolerance and USA mediated the relationship between maladaptive perfectionism and dysphoria, with frustration intolerance beliefs being the stronger mediator. There was no evidence that maladaptive perfectionism influenced dysphoria independently of its effect on frustration intolerance and USA.",
publisher = "Društvo psihologa Srbije, Beograd",
journal = "Psihologija",
title = "Frustration intolerance and unconditional self-acceptance as mediators of the relationship between perfectionism and depression",
pages = "117-101",
number = "2",
volume = "48",
doi = "10.2298/psi1502101s"
}

Stanković, S., Matić, M., Vukosavljević-Gvozden, T.,& Opačić, G.. (2015). Frustration intolerance and unconditional self-acceptance as mediators of the relationship between perfectionism and depression. in Psihologija
Društvo psihologa Srbije, Beograd., 48(2), 101-117.
https://doi.org/10.2298/psi1502101s

Stanković S, Matić M, Vukosavljević-Gvozden T, Opačić G. Frustration intolerance and unconditional self-acceptance as mediators of the relationship between perfectionism and depression. in Psihologija. 2015;48(2):101-117.
doi:10.2298/psi1502101s .

Stanković, Sanda, Matić, Marija, Vukosavljević-Gvozden, Tatjana, Opačić, Goran, "Frustration intolerance and unconditional self-acceptance as mediators of the relationship between perfectionism and depression" in Psihologija, 48, no. 2 (2015):101-117,
https://doi.org/10.2298/psi1502101s . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Stanković, Sanda
PY  - 2013
UR  - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1648
PB  - Univerzitet u Beogradu - Fakultet političkih nauka - Centar za studije roda i politike, Beograd i Centar za ženske studije, Beograd
T2  - Genero
T1  - Sve/i smo mi majke - Ana Vilenica (ur.): Postajanje majkom u vreme neoliberalnog kapitalizma, uz)bu))na))), Beograd, 2013
T1  - We are all mothers
EP  - 261
IS  - 17
SP  - 251
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_1648
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Stanković, Sanda",
year = "2013",
publisher = "Univerzitet u Beogradu - Fakultet političkih nauka - Centar za studije roda i politike, Beograd i Centar za ženske studije, Beograd",
journal = "Genero",
title = "Sve/i smo mi majke - Ana Vilenica (ur.): Postajanje majkom u vreme neoliberalnog kapitalizma, uz)bu))na))), Beograd, 2013, We are all mothers",
pages = "261-251",
number = "17",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_1648"
}

Stanković, S.. (2013). Sve/i smo mi majke - Ana Vilenica (ur.): Postajanje majkom u vreme neoliberalnog kapitalizma, uz)bu))na))), Beograd, 2013. in Genero
Univerzitet u Beogradu - Fakultet političkih nauka - Centar za studije roda i politike, Beograd i Centar za ženske studije, Beograd.(17), 251-261.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_1648

Stanković S. Sve/i smo mi majke - Ana Vilenica (ur.): Postajanje majkom u vreme neoliberalnog kapitalizma, uz)bu))na))), Beograd, 2013. in Genero. 2013;(17):251-261.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_1648 .

Stanković, Sanda, "Sve/i smo mi majke - Ana Vilenica (ur.): Postajanje majkom u vreme neoliberalnog kapitalizma, uz)bu))na))), Beograd, 2013" in Genero, no. 17 (2013):251-261,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_1648 .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Stanković, Sanda
AU  - Lalović, Dejan
PY  - 2010
UR  - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1111
AB  - Standardizovani testovi sposobnosti čitanja sa razumevanjem (TČR) obično se sastoje od manjeg broja tekstova praćenih sa po nekoliko pitanja tipa višestrukog izbora jednovremeno dostupnih ispitanicima. Uobičajenu meru sposobnosti čitanja sa razumevanjem predstavlja skor u TČR. Literatura sugeriše da strategije koje ispitanici primenjuju mogu imati uticaja na uspešnost u TČR izraženu skorom, koji pak ne daje informaciju o primenjenoj strategiji. Od poznavanja strategija rešavanja može zavisiti svrha i korist od primene TČR u pedagoško-psihološkoj praksi. U cilju konstrukcije standardnog TČR koji na srpskom jeziku ne postoji, kao početni korak izveli smo eksperimentalni zadatak čitanja sa razumevanjem (EZČR) sačinjen od 27 sukcesivno prikazanih kratkih tekstova i po jednog pitanja višestrukog izbora. Kvalitativnom analizom odgovora u polustrukturisanom posteksperimentalnom intervjuu, identifikovali smo četiri uopštene strategije rešavanja EZČR. Grupe studenata, koje su koristile različite strategije, razlikovale su se u pogledu brzine kojom su čitale tekstove. Međutim, nije bilo razlike u pogledu pitanja prikazanih nakon teksta. Značajnije, grupe se nisu razlikovale u pogledu skora u EZČR. Ovi podaci sugerišu da izbor strategije predstavlja način da se optimalizuje odnos vlastitih potencijala i zahteva EZČR. TČR sačinjen na principima EZČR dopuštao bi relativno fleksibilan izbor strategije, koji se ne bi očitovao na skoru.
AB  - Standardized reading comprehension tests (RCTs) usually consist of a small number of texts each accompanied by several multiple-choice questions, with texts and questions simultaneously presented. The score the common measure of reading comprehension ability in RCTs is the score. Literature review suggests that strategies subjects employ may influence their performance on RCT, however the score itself provides no information on the specific strategy employed. Knowledge of test-taking strategies could have impact on understanding of the actual purpose and benefits of using RCTs in pedagogical and psychological practice. With the ultimate objective of constructing a first standard RCT in Serbian language, the preliminary step we took was to conduct an experimental reading comprehension task (ERCT) consisting of 27 short texts displayed in succession, each followed by a single multiplechoice question. Using qualitative analysis of subjects' responses in semi-structured postexperimental interview, we identified four overall strategies used on ERCT. Our results show that groups of students who used specific strategies differed significantly from one another in text reading time, with no differences found regarding the question reading and answering time. More importantly, there were no significant between-group differences found in terms of ERCT score. These findings suggest that choice of strategy is a way to optimize the relation between one's own potential and ERCT task requirements. RCT based on ERCT principles would allow for a flexible choice of strategy which would not influence the final score.
PB  - Institut za pedagoška istraživanja, Beograd
T2  - Zbornik Instituta za pedagoška istraživanja
T1  - Identifikovanje i sadržaj strategija ispitanika u eksperimentalnom zadatku čitanja sa razumevanjem
T1  - Strategies identification in an experimental reading comprehension task
EP  - 246
IS  - 2
SP  - 232
VL  - 42
DO  - 10.2298/ZIPI1002232S
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Stanković, Sanda and Lalović, Dejan",
year = "2010",
abstract = "Standardizovani testovi sposobnosti čitanja sa razumevanjem (TČR) obično se sastoje od manjeg broja tekstova praćenih sa po nekoliko pitanja tipa višestrukog izbora jednovremeno dostupnih ispitanicima. Uobičajenu meru sposobnosti čitanja sa razumevanjem predstavlja skor u TČR. Literatura sugeriše da strategije koje ispitanici primenjuju mogu imati uticaja na uspešnost u TČR izraženu skorom, koji pak ne daje informaciju o primenjenoj strategiji. Od poznavanja strategija rešavanja može zavisiti svrha i korist od primene TČR u pedagoško-psihološkoj praksi. U cilju konstrukcije standardnog TČR koji na srpskom jeziku ne postoji, kao početni korak izveli smo eksperimentalni zadatak čitanja sa razumevanjem (EZČR) sačinjen od 27 sukcesivno prikazanih kratkih tekstova i po jednog pitanja višestrukog izbora. Kvalitativnom analizom odgovora u polustrukturisanom posteksperimentalnom intervjuu, identifikovali smo četiri uopštene strategije rešavanja EZČR. Grupe studenata, koje su koristile različite strategije, razlikovale su se u pogledu brzine kojom su čitale tekstove. Međutim, nije bilo razlike u pogledu pitanja prikazanih nakon teksta. Značajnije, grupe se nisu razlikovale u pogledu skora u EZČR. Ovi podaci sugerišu da izbor strategije predstavlja način da se optimalizuje odnos vlastitih potencijala i zahteva EZČR. TČR sačinjen na principima EZČR dopuštao bi relativno fleksibilan izbor strategije, koji se ne bi očitovao na skoru., Standardized reading comprehension tests (RCTs) usually consist of a small number of texts each accompanied by several multiple-choice questions, with texts and questions simultaneously presented. The score the common measure of reading comprehension ability in RCTs is the score. Literature review suggests that strategies subjects employ may influence their performance on RCT, however the score itself provides no information on the specific strategy employed. Knowledge of test-taking strategies could have impact on understanding of the actual purpose and benefits of using RCTs in pedagogical and psychological practice. With the ultimate objective of constructing a first standard RCT in Serbian language, the preliminary step we took was to conduct an experimental reading comprehension task (ERCT) consisting of 27 short texts displayed in succession, each followed by a single multiplechoice question. Using qualitative analysis of subjects' responses in semi-structured postexperimental interview, we identified four overall strategies used on ERCT. Our results show that groups of students who used specific strategies differed significantly from one another in text reading time, with no differences found regarding the question reading and answering time. More importantly, there were no significant between-group differences found in terms of ERCT score. These findings suggest that choice of strategy is a way to optimize the relation between one's own potential and ERCT task requirements. RCT based on ERCT principles would allow for a flexible choice of strategy which would not influence the final score.",
publisher = "Institut za pedagoška istraživanja, Beograd",
journal = "Zbornik Instituta za pedagoška istraživanja",
title = "Identifikovanje i sadržaj strategija ispitanika u eksperimentalnom zadatku čitanja sa razumevanjem, Strategies identification in an experimental reading comprehension task",
pages = "246-232",
number = "2",
volume = "42",
doi = "10.2298/ZIPI1002232S"
}

Stanković, S.,& Lalović, D.. (2010). Identifikovanje i sadržaj strategija ispitanika u eksperimentalnom zadatku čitanja sa razumevanjem. in Zbornik Instituta za pedagoška istraživanja
Institut za pedagoška istraživanja, Beograd., 42(2), 232-246.
https://doi.org/10.2298/ZIPI1002232S

Stanković S, Lalović D. Identifikovanje i sadržaj strategija ispitanika u eksperimentalnom zadatku čitanja sa razumevanjem. in Zbornik Instituta za pedagoška istraživanja. 2010;42(2):232-246.
doi:10.2298/ZIPI1002232S .

Stanković, Sanda, Lalović, Dejan, "Identifikovanje i sadržaj strategija ispitanika u eksperimentalnom zadatku čitanja sa razumevanjem" in Zbornik Instituta za pedagoška istraživanja, 42, no. 2 (2010):232-246,
https://doi.org/10.2298/ZIPI1002232S . .

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AB  - Standardized reading comprehension tests (RCTs) are indispensable instruments in language abilities assessment. Nevertheless, we do not have such an instrument in Serbian. In the present paper, we attempted to verify the basic assumptions of the RCT conception we proposed: the reading material consisting of a relatively large selection of short newspaper articles followed by a single multiplechoice question each, displayed in temporal succession, not simultaneously. We argued that RCT consisting of such item form and content, as well as the administration procedure, should be of equal or even better construct validity than well-known RTCs in foreign languages, also possessing some other practical advantages. These assumptions were implemented in a computer-ran experimental reading comprehension task (ERCT), in a student sample. ERCT psychometric properties analyses showed good discriminability and somewhat less than preferable reliability. The structure and strength of ERCT x other intelligence tests correlations suggest ERCT belonging to the core of verbal abilities tests. Different strategies subjects employed showed no impact on major performance measure  number correct answers. Our findings obtained by ERCT implementation support the RCT conception we propose. We therefore suggest possible further research towards the construction of standardized RCT in Serbian.
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year = "2008",
abstract = "Standardizovani testovi sposobnosti čitanja sa razumevanjem (TČR) predstavljaju nezamenljivi instrument za procenu jezičkih sposobnosti. Uprkos tome, mi ne raspolažemo takvim instrumentom na srpskom jeziku. U ovom radu izneli smo i pokušali da proverimo održivost koncepcije TČR za koju se zalažemo. Predlažemo TČR u kojem će se materijal za čitanje sastojati od većeg broja kratkih novinskih tekstova, čija bi se shvaćenost proveravala po jednim pitanjem tipa višestrukog izbora, a tekst i odgovarajuće pitanje bi se izlagali sukcesivno, ne jednovremeno. TČR sačinjen od stavki ovakvog sadržaja i oblika uz predloženi oblik zadavanja trebalo bi da, po našoj proceni, pored određenih praktičnih pogodnosti, poseduje jednaku ili bolju hipotetičku valjanost od dobropoznatih TČR na stranim jezicima. Naše postavke operacionalizovali smo eksperimentalnim zadatkom čitanja sa razumevanjem (EZČR), koji je na uzorku studenata izveden pomoću računara, primenom opisanog materijala i postupka. Rezultati pokazuju da EZČR poseduje dobru diskriminativnost i pouzdanost nešto slabiju od optimalne. Analiza strukture i intenzitet veza skorova u EZČR sa skorovima na ostalim testovima inteligencije ukazuju na to da ovaj zadatak pripada prostoru koji definišu dobropoznati jezički testovi. Različite strategije rešavanja EZČR nisu imale uticaja na glavnu meru učinka, a to je broj tačnih odgovora. Nalazi do kojih smo došli primenom EZČR podržavaju koncepciju TČR koju predlažemo. Stoga smo predložili i moguća dalja istraživanja u pravcu konstrukcije standardnog TČR na srpskom jeziku., Standardized reading comprehension tests (RCTs) are indispensable instruments in language abilities assessment. Nevertheless, we do not have such an instrument in Serbian. In the present paper, we attempted to verify the basic assumptions of the RCT conception we proposed: the reading material consisting of a relatively large selection of short newspaper articles followed by a single multiplechoice question each, displayed in temporal succession, not simultaneously. We argued that RCT consisting of such item form and content, as well as the administration procedure, should be of equal or even better construct validity than well-known RTCs in foreign languages, also possessing some other practical advantages. These assumptions were implemented in a computer-ran experimental reading comprehension task (ERCT), in a student sample. ERCT psychometric properties analyses showed good discriminability and somewhat less than preferable reliability. The structure and strength of ERCT x other intelligence tests correlations suggest ERCT belonging to the core of verbal abilities tests. Different strategies subjects employed showed no impact on major performance measure  number correct answers. Our findings obtained by ERCT implementation support the RCT conception we propose. We therefore suggest possible further research towards the construction of standardized RCT in Serbian.",
publisher = "Društvo psihologa Srbije, Beograd",
journal = "Psihologija",
title = "Pouke jednog eksperimentalnog zadatka čitanja sa razumevanjem, Some implications of an experimental reading comprehension task",
pages = "522-507",
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Lalović, D.,& Stanković, S.. (2008). Pouke jednog eksperimentalnog zadatka čitanja sa razumevanjem. in Psihologija
Društvo psihologa Srbije, Beograd., 41(4), 507-522.
https://doi.org/10.2298/PSI0804507L

Lalović D, Stanković S. Pouke jednog eksperimentalnog zadatka čitanja sa razumevanjem. in Psihologija. 2008;41(4):507-522.
doi:10.2298/PSI0804507L .

Lalović, Dejan, Stanković, Sanda, "Pouke jednog eksperimentalnog zadatka čitanja sa razumevanjem" in Psihologija, 41, no. 4 (2008):507-522,
https://doi.org/10.2298/PSI0804507L . .