“…The period between 20 and 26 years seems to be the most appropriate for the implementation of support programs to prevent the consequences of poor perception of self-efficacy. Self-efficacy is also related to self-personal coherence (Stomff and Vasiliu, 2017). According to the Big Five model, decreasing early maladaptive schemas can improve personality factors (e.g., Sava, 2009;Thimm, 2010;Lungu and Stomff, 2017).…”
The article presents the research results on the effects of a program for optimizing emerging adults’ behavior in Romania. Behavior optimization was achieved by improving maladaptive mental schemas through group cognitive-behavioral interventions. The research was conducted in two stages. The research's initial stage consisted of an investigation of a group of 212 young people (19-30 years old) belonging to the NEET category (Not in Education, Employment, or Training). The psychological tools assessed the personality, the level of manifestation of cognitive and emotional maladaptive schemas, Personal Autonomy, and Self Efficacy. The second stage of the research involved 48 NEET young people who participated in a personal development program to optimize behavior for a period of 18 months. Participants experienced improvements in dysfunctional mental schemas, reported increases in personal autonomy and flexibility, and adaptive changes in personality structure. This research is a first in Romania and joins the efforts to improve the psycho-social condition of young NEETs in Romania (currently at 16.8%).
“…The period between 20 and 26 years seems to be the most appropriate for the implementation of support programs to prevent the consequences of poor perception of self-efficacy. Self-efficacy is also related to self-personal coherence (Stomff and Vasiliu, 2017). According to the Big Five model, decreasing early maladaptive schemas can improve personality factors (e.g., Sava, 2009;Thimm, 2010;Lungu and Stomff, 2017).…”
The article presents the research results on the effects of a program for optimizing emerging adults’ behavior in Romania. Behavior optimization was achieved by improving maladaptive mental schemas through group cognitive-behavioral interventions. The research was conducted in two stages. The research's initial stage consisted of an investigation of a group of 212 young people (19-30 years old) belonging to the NEET category (Not in Education, Employment, or Training). The psychological tools assessed the personality, the level of manifestation of cognitive and emotional maladaptive schemas, Personal Autonomy, and Self Efficacy. The second stage of the research involved 48 NEET young people who participated in a personal development program to optimize behavior for a period of 18 months. Participants experienced improvements in dysfunctional mental schemas, reported increases in personal autonomy and flexibility, and adaptive changes in personality structure. This research is a first in Romania and joins the efforts to improve the psycho-social condition of young NEETs in Romania (currently at 16.8%).
“…We have proceeded to grouping the participants, based on age, based on the constatation regarding self-efficacy model (Stomff & Vasiliu, 2017). Previous research has shown that self-efficacy is the best predictor of academic performance (Karademas & Kalantzy, 2004;Van Der Westhuizen, De Beer, & Bekwa, 2011;Di Benedetto & Bembenutty, 2013;Di Giunta et al, 2013;Sadri, 2011;Bin Hasan, Bin Hossain, & Islam, 2014;Lane, Lane, & Kyprianou, 2004;Afari, Ward, & Khine, 2012).…”
The purpose of the research was the highlighting of the emerging-adults student's academic performances, regardless of the age. There are researches which offer solutions regarding the way in which academic performance can be increased, thus preventing the unfavourable consequences of failure. The model gives indications regarding when is supportive intervention which can sustain academic performance, necessary. The research took place in the 2017-2018 time period, on 299 students from different specializations of the Hyperion University of Bucharest. The results determined the existence of an academic performance out of which: between 19 and 26 years old, the level is very low, around 27 years old it grows significantly and holds an acceptable level between 28 and 30 years old. The model remains regardless of the specialization/faculty and it is independent of the participant's gender. The model can be explained taking into account the characteristics of the development stage-emerging adult and on account of the theories that define elements which contribute to obtaining the performances and processes that determine its level.
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