{"title":"Activity-Based Approach to the Teaching and Psychology of Insightful Problem Solving: Scientific Concepts as a Form of Constructive Criticism","authors":"Alexander N. Romashchuk","doi":"10.11621/pir.2023.0302","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11621/pir.2023.0302","url":null,"abstract":"Background. This article is dedicated to the 100-year anniversary of the birth of N.F. Talyzina and contains an assessment of the prospects for developing ways to master a scientific concept, in theories of learning according to the activity approach. The assessment takes into account achievements following the approach of L.S. Vygotsky, the “conceptual changes” approach, and theories of the psychology of insightful problem solving. Objective. To demonstrate the necessity and productivity of the activity approach to scientific concepts that students learn as forms of constructive criticism. Method. A comparative analysis of the theories of the activity approach to learning, the approach of L.S. Vygotsky, the “conceptual changes” approach, and theories of the psychology of insightful problem solving, from the standpoint of identifying the most effective way of mastering scientific concepts. Results. The main substantiated thesis of the article is that mastery of a scientific concept is most effective when it is presented as a form of constructive criticism of another concept. Conclusion. Taking into account the conceptual forms of constructive criticism allows us to outline the actual paths of development of the activity approach to learning. These forms were developed, on the one hand, through the methodology of science, and on the other, in a less developed way, through the psychology of insightful problem solving, with reliance on certain forms of “critical” action. In particular, when using a special kind of obstacle to teach a task, it is proposed to use the analysis of “full insight” to reveal a special type of reason for an erroneous action.","PeriodicalId":44621,"journal":{"name":"Psychology in Russia-State of the Art","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135312354","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yulia Solovieva, Luis Quintanar, Valeriya A. Plotnikova
{"title":"Playing Online as Preparation for Mathematics: The Cultural-Historical Approach as an Alternative to Constructivism","authors":"Yulia Solovieva, Luis Quintanar, Valeriya A. Plotnikova","doi":"10.11621/pir.2023.0305","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11621/pir.2023.0305","url":null,"abstract":"Background. While the traditional method of teaching consists of repetition and memorization, the constructivist theory proposes independent discovery and free play. The cultural-historical approach, on the other hand, does not insist on the early introduction of formal mathematics as implicit or explicit knowledge. According to this outlook, important psychological developmental is necessary for the child before he/she can learn mathematics in primary school. Objective. To present a methodology for organizing the play activity of children of preschool age by introducing symbolic means on the materialized and perceptual levels as an essential aspect of preparation for learning mathematical concepts in primary school. Design. The experiment consisted in pedagogical work in the online modality by the authors at a private college in the city of Puebla, Mexico. Eighteen children from three levels of preschool education (from three to six years old) participated in 45-minute sessions three times per week. There were six children from each preschool level. Results. It was shown that playing with roles online allows children at least partially to include different symbolic means in their activity. This allows the children not only to satisfy their curiosity and be positively engaged in the topic of the play, but also to develop symbolic functions as preparation for intellectual actions with numerical content in primary school. Conclusion. The article shows a feasible way to organize preschool play with roles online and thus to scaffold the formation of children’s imagination and ability to use symbolic means, which is important for future learning. The cultural-historical approach offers useful guidelines here, although more research is needed to support the development of children’s symbolic function within math-specific activity, based on activity theory applied to learning.","PeriodicalId":44621,"journal":{"name":"Psychology in Russia-State of the Art","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135311627","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marina S. Sheveleva, Tatiana M. Permyakova, Dmitriy S. Kornienko
{"title":"Perfectionism, the Impostor Phenomenon, Self-Esteem, and Personality Traits among Russian College Students","authors":"Marina S. Sheveleva, Tatiana M. Permyakova, Dmitriy S. Kornienko","doi":"10.11621/pir.2023.0310","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11621/pir.2023.0310","url":null,"abstract":"Background. Perfectionism and the Impostor Phenomenon (IP) have mainly been studied in American samples, as have the associations of Perfectionism and the Impostor Phenomenon with Self-Esteem and the Big Five personality traits. However, previous studies showed that results might depend on cultural background. There is a critical lack of such research in the Russian context which might limit generalization of the previous findings to a narrow range of cultures. Objective. In this study, the authors investigated how Perfectionism and the Impostor Phenomenon are related to the 5-factor model of personality, and examined the mediating role of Self-esteem between the dimensions of Perfectionism and the Impostor Phenomenon, using a Russian sample. Design. The study sample comprised 372 undergraduate students age 18 - 23 (M = 19.07, SD = 1.05). The Impostor Phenomenon, Personality Traits, and Self-Esteem were measured by relevant questionnaires. Results. The results indicated that Adaptive Perfectionism had a strong positive correlation with Extraversion, Conscientiousness, and Openness. Maladaptive Perfectionism had a strong relation to Conscientiousness and Neuroticism. Neuroticism demonstrated a strong positive correlation with impostor tendencies and was the main predictor. Self-esteem partially mediated the link between Maladaptive Perfectionism and the Impostor Phenomenon, intensifying negative feelings and Impostorism. Conclusion. These results generally replicated the pattern from previous studies of the relationship between Perfectionism, the Big Five personality traits, Self-esteem, and the Impostor Phenomenon. Thus, it could be possible to conclude that the studied relationships might be regarded as universal for the Russian students in terms of culture.","PeriodicalId":44621,"journal":{"name":"Psychology in Russia-State of the Art","volume":"133 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135311655","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Post-traumatic Stress Symptoms, Distress, and Optimism in Mexican Colorectal Cancer Patients.","authors":"Jessica Noemí Acevedo-Ibarra, Dehisy Marisol Juárez-García, Absalón Espinoza-Velazco, Sergio Buenaventura-Cisneros, Arnoldo Téllez","doi":"10.11621/pir.2022.0408","DOIUrl":"10.11621/pir.2022.0408","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The diagnosis and treatment of colorectal cancer are considered highly stressful and potentially traumatic events that can generate post-traumatic stress symptoms and distress among patients.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study assessed levels of post-traumatic stress symptoms, distress, and optimism, as well as differences between these conditions relative to sociodemographic and medical variables, in Mexican patients with colorectal cancer.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>A cross-sectional descriptive study design was employed, in which 192 colorectal cancer patients over the age of 18 years participated. They filled out the following questionnaires in person: a sociodemographic and medical data questionnaire; the Event Impact Scale-Revised (EIE-R); the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS); and the Life Orientation Test (LOT-R).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The results showed that 32.3% of the patients reported post-traumatic stress symptomatology, and 21.4% reported distress. Post-traumatic stress symptoms and distress varied according to age and monthly income. Significant differences between the sexes were also observed in the levels of post-traumatic stress symptoms and distress. Post-traumatic stress was positively and significantly related to distress, and negatively and significantly to optimism.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Based on these data, we concluded that a significant percentage of colorectal cancer patients present high levels of post-traumatic stress symptoms as well as distress, and that these levels may vary according to sociodemographic and medical characteristics.</p>","PeriodicalId":44621,"journal":{"name":"Psychology in Russia-State of the Art","volume":"15 4","pages":"127-139"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2022-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9903238/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9256917","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anna G Samokhvalova, Mariia V Saporovskaia, Svetlana A Khazova, Elena V Tikhomirova, Natalia S Shipova
{"title":"Coping with the Forced Separation of Close Relationships during the COVID-19 Pandemic.","authors":"Anna G Samokhvalova, Mariia V Saporovskaia, Svetlana A Khazova, Elena V Tikhomirova, Natalia S Shipova","doi":"10.11621/pir.2022.0305","DOIUrl":"10.11621/pir.2022.0305","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Issues regarding close relations became especially prevalent within the context of the pandemic, due to the forced separation of these relationships. This is now seen as a significant stressor that influences emotions and subjective perceptions of the relationship.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>The current study aims to investigate the specifics of coping with the forced separation of partners with varying types of closeness.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>The study was carried out with quantitative and qualitative methods. The sample included 43 women and 42 men (aged 21-47); all were involuntarily separated from their partners by impacts of the pandemic.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Three scenarios of romantic relationships were identified based on a balance of love components (intimacy, passion, commitment) and prevalent feelings (closeness or distance). The authors concluded that certain coping strategies (positive reassessment, acceptance, distraction) can help the individual to cope with the separation, but do not contribute to the closeness of the partners and the strengthening of the relationship. Coping primarily through active support was typical for partners with intense and balanced feelings based on closeness (Scenario 3). Ambivalent feelings toward a partner (Scenario 1) were associated with passive coping, which increased the risk of detachment. The moderate manifestation of balanced love components and closeness (Scenario 2) focused on acceptance of the situation, positive reassessing, and distraction, all of which reduce the stress of separation, but cause anxiety regarding the future of the relationship.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The type of close relationship has been found to correlate to the coping strategy adopted by the couple following forced separation during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, further studies are required to investigate separation in various social contexts, not only in isolation due to the pandemic, as well as its connection to psychological well-being.</p>","PeriodicalId":44621,"journal":{"name":"Psychology in Russia-State of the Art","volume":"15 3","pages":"75-90"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2022-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9833616/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10677199","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anastasia Y Klimochkina, Elena V Nekhorosheva, Daria A Kasatkina
{"title":"Existential Well-being, Mental Health, and COVID-19: Reconsidering the Impact of Lockdown Stressors in Moscow.","authors":"Anastasia Y Klimochkina, Elena V Nekhorosheva, Daria A Kasatkina","doi":"10.11621/pir.2022.0202","DOIUrl":"10.11621/pir.2022.0202","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Initial psychological papers on COVID-19, mental health and wellbeing mostly focus on the aftermath lockdown-related stress and stress related to the disease itself. Still, we presume that personal well-being can be resistant to stressors depending on the way the person is settled in their life.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>We seek to reconsider the contribution of lockdown-related stressors to existential well-being, to assess existential well-being during the outbreak and to compare the contribution of living conditions and COVID-19-related factors on well-being.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>An online survey was conducted during the peak of the outbreak in Moscow (April-May 2020) (N=880). The data was obtained using the \"Test of Existential Motivations\" questionnaire and a series of questions addressing (1) living conditions - mental and physical health, employment, and social distancing; (2) COVID-19-related stressors - non-chronic illness, financial losses, and unavailability of goods or services; (3) sociodemographic indicators - age, gender, and income. Data analysis included hierarchical multiple regression, one-sample t-test, and analysis of variance.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Surprisingly, the existential well-being of Moscow citizens during the research period was moderate. Each of the three groups of factors predicted a similar proportion of the variance of well-being (3-3,9%). The strongest predictors of well-being were long-term mental health status and financial stability. The effect of COVID-19-related stressors was most pronounced when they co-occur.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The negative association between lockdown-related stressors and poor well-being is not universal. It is necessary to study the effect of COVID-19-related stressors in combination with individual living conditions and region-specific factors and to focus on the prevention of the occurrence of stressors.</p>","PeriodicalId":44621,"journal":{"name":"Psychology in Russia-State of the Art","volume":"15 2","pages":"14-31"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9833610/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10615290","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alexander Sh Tkhostov, Alexander M Rikel, Margarita Ye Vialkova
{"title":"Fake News through the Eyes of Three Generations of Russians: Differences and Similarities in Social Representations.","authors":"Alexander Sh Tkhostov, Alexander M Rikel, Margarita Ye Vialkova","doi":"10.11621/pir.2022.0106","DOIUrl":"10.11621/pir.2022.0106","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The problem of fake news becomes especially prominent during periods of social exacerbation, such as the coronavirus pandemic, wherein the events have a significant impact on many lives. Generational differences are considered as a factor affecting perceptions of the reliability of news.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>The aim of this study was to reveal and compare the social representations of information reliability and news verification criteria among people belonging to the Generation of Reforms (born 1968-1981), the Millennial Generation (1982-2000) and Generation Z (2001 and later) in Russia.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>The study involved 431 participants and was comprised of two stages: focus groups and a survey. The data analysis methods employed were thematic analysis, qualitative and quantitative content analysis, coefficient of positive answers (according to J. Abric), Kruskal-Wallis H test, Pearson's chi-square test, Spearman's rank correlation coefficient, and Kendall's t-rank correlation coefficient.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We have found significant differences between the Generation of Reforms (CPA: 80,5; p = 0,000) and Generation Z (CPA: 90,2; p = 0,000), and similarities between the Millennial Generation (CPA: 90,3; p = 0,000) and Generation Z, in the structure and content of social representations regarding \"fakes\". Notably, Generation Z favors a fact-checking strategy to identify news reliability, while \"Reformists\" rely on offline contacts.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Generations in Russia differ with respect to their tolerance of \"fakes\" and their strategies for news verification. The results advance our understanding of \"fakes\" as purely social constructs. The attribution of media incompetence to older and younger cohorts by each other was discussed as the generational conflict.</p>","PeriodicalId":44621,"journal":{"name":"Psychology in Russia-State of the Art","volume":"15 1","pages":"83-102"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9845006/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9191168","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Burnout Concept as a Theoretical Framework for Investigating the Caregiving Impact of Relatives of Patients withAddictive Disorders.","authors":"Alexandra M Shishkova, Victor V Bocharov","doi":"10.11621/pir.2022.0307","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11621/pir.2022.0307","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Relatives of patients withaddictive disorders often face significant difficulties in their daily lives. Although the burnout concept is currently considered a significant and promising theoretical framework for studying family members who care for chronically ill patients, its application has encountered considerable difficulties in the area of addiction treatment.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This article explores the methodology for studying the psychological issues arising in families affected by addictive disorders. We analyzed the social, economic, and cultural conditions of the different study models developed in this field, and identified the difficulties hindering the acceptance of the burnout concept as a theoretical construct for investigation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There are several main obstacles to the burnout concept's application to studying the psychology of addictive patients' families. These obstacles are: 1) a stigmatizing attitude toward the relatives, labelling them as dysfunctional/codependent, or merely passive recipients adjusting to stressful and challenging circumstances; 2) a sole focus on the destructive elements of the \"informal caregiver - addicted patient\" relationship dynamics; 3) underestimation of relatives' willingness, experience, and knowledge in the care of their addicted family member and failure to recognize their right to participate in treatment decision-making; and 4) lack of specialized tools for assessing burnout and its opposite pole - the engagement of addicts' relatives during the patients' care.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Application of the burnout concept as a theoretical framework allows us to reformulate many psychopathological phenomena described in the family members of addicts, and expands the perspective of psychotherapy by providing the opportunity to conduct interventions to improve relatives' functioning as caregivers. This, in turn, will contribute to the effectiveness of treatment outcomes for bothaddicts and their families.</p>","PeriodicalId":44621,"journal":{"name":"Psychology in Russia-State of the Art","volume":"15 3","pages":"111-132"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9833605/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10622757","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Varvara I Morosanova, Irina N Bondarenko, Tatiana G Fomina
{"title":"Conscious Self-regulation, Motivational Factors, and Personality Traits as Predictors of Students' Academic Performance: A Linear Empirical Model.","authors":"Varvara I Morosanova, Irina N Bondarenko, Tatiana G Fomina","doi":"10.11621/pir.2022.0411","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11621/pir.2022.0411","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The theoretical basis of this study was the resource approach (Morosanova 2014, 2017), in which the conscious self-regulation of learning activity is understood as a meta-resource for students, allowing them to consciously and independently set learning goals and manage their achievement. This approach made it possible to create models of direct and mediate contributions of self-regulation and school engagement not only to academic performance, but also to other motivational and personal competencies.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>Our study aimed to investigate the impact of conscious self-regulation, school engagement, motivation, and personality on academic achievement, while taking into account the effects of mediation.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>A quantitative research design was applied, using data collected from more than 1524 students from the 5<sup>th</sup> to 11<sup>th</sup> grades in Russian schools and applying Structural Equation Modelling (SEM).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The results allowed us to construct a statistical model of predictors of students' academic achievement. The model was verified on the total sample, as well as samples differing in gender and age. The results show that conscious self-regulation is central to non-cognitive predictors of academic achievement. For the first time, a study has revealed and described the reciprocal relationship between self-regulation, academic motivation, school engagement, and academic performance. The resulting model demonstrates that behavioral and cognitive engagement make a significant contribution to academic performance, while emotional and social engagement do not find significant links with it, although they determine other areas of school life.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our paper investigates the nature and strength of the effects of major non-cognitive predictors of academic achievement. The study results substantiated the resource role of conscious self-regulation not only for students' academic performance, but also for their academic motivation, school engagement, and attitude toward learning. The predictor model of academic achievement we developed will provide a foundation for combining existing heterogeneous concepts into a single integrated model and clarify the contradictions between them.</p>","PeriodicalId":44621,"journal":{"name":"Psychology in Russia-State of the Art","volume":"15 4","pages":"170-187"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9903235/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10689410","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Association Between Family Social Capital and Female Entrepreneurship.","authors":"Anastasia A Raevskaya, Alexander N Tatarko","doi":"10.11621/pir.2022.0301","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11621/pir.2022.0301","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Following the new line of research on Family Social Capital, this work focused on the adaptation and application of the Family Social Capital questionnaire to studying the association between Family Social Capital (FSC) and the intention of Russian females to start a business.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study investigated the relationship between three dimensions of Family Social Capital (Structural, Cognitive, and Bonding) and components of Entrepreneurial Intention (EI) operationalized via Ajzen's Theory of Planned Behavior among females in Russia.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Online survey participants (N=222) were assessed with 1) an adapted version of the FSC questionnaire (Álvarez et al., 2019); and 2) the EI questionnaire previously verified on a large Russian sample within Social Capital research (Tatarko & Schmidt, 2015).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The study confirmed the positive relationship of EI with two dimensions of FSC: Structural FSC (namely, the frequency of time spent with significant family members) and Bonding FSC (namely, family resources that can be activated in various life situations). Both positive relationships are mediated by Perceived Behavioral Control (PBC) - one's feeling of being capable to act upon one's intentions. The third dimension of FSC - Cognitive FSC (namely, family cohesion and intra-family trust) - showed no association with the intention to start a business among Russian females.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Russian women with higher levels of EI demonstrated higher investment in family time with significant family members (Structural FSC) and reported exposure to larger intra-family resources (Bonding FSC). These two factors, even though not strengthened with a supportive and trustworthy family atmosphere (Cognitive FSC), provided the sense of confidence and control, which empowered the women with the courage to take preliminary actions with the intention of starting their own businesses.</p>","PeriodicalId":44621,"journal":{"name":"Psychology in Russia-State of the Art","volume":"15 3","pages":"3-20"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9833614/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10622761","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}