Diskuze v psychologii, 2023 (vol. 5), issue 1

Editorial

Michal Bártek

Diskuze v psychologii 2023, 5(1)

Psychometric analysis of the activism and radicalism intention scales (ARIS)

Jarmila Zsírosová, Robert Tomšik

Diskuze v psychologii 2023, 5(1):1-8 | DOI: 10.5507/dvp.2023.013  

The aim of the study is to verify the psychometric properties of the ARIS scales - The Activism and Radicalism Intention Scales. The scale consists of eight items that saturate 2 factors: Activism Intention AIS and Radicalism Intention RIS. The scale was administered to students (n = 946) aged between 14 to 21 years. Of the total number of respondents, 74.0% were women. In order to verify the tool, a confirmatory factor analysis CFA, using the ML method, was used, with assessment of fit indices. The reliability of the tool was verified using Cronbach's α and McDonald's ω coefficients. Based on statistical analyses, it was found that the data...

Interdisciplinary cooperation in early intervention as the basis for high-quality and complex support: The results of the research were conducted in the Czech Republic and Finland

Anna Strnadová

Diskuze v psychologii 2023, 5(1):9-16 | DOI: 10.5507/dvp.2023.010  

As a form of support for a family of a child with a disability at an early age, early intervention is key for the life of the family and the child. The state of the individual with a disability is complicated - the more complicated it is, the more it generally requires an interdisciplinary, or rather transdisciplinary approach - the intervention of professionals from many fields (medicine, psychology, special education, social services, and others). This text presents the results of the research dealing with the functioning of early intervention in the Czech Republic and Finland and its comparison, specifically on the topic of interdisciplinary cooperation....

What is important to women during childbirth?

Soňa Ondrušová

Diskuze v psychologii 2023, 5(1):17-27 | DOI: 10.5507/dvp.2023.009  

The aim of the study was to find out which factors influence women´s birth experience. A mixed design research was performed using two questionnaires; first questionnaire was filled out by women during pregnancy and the second one by the same women 3-8 weeks postpartum. The qualitative part of the research consisted of one open-ended question about the birth experience. We found that the number of birth interventions (r_s = -0.498, p < 0.000), and the amount of obstetric violence (r_s = -0.298, p < 0.000) negatively influenced birth satisfaction and skin-to-skin contact after birth positively influenced birth satisfaction...

Attitudes towards nanotechnology: Are we developing a double-edged weapon?

Mária Šuľová^*, Miroslav Popper

Diskuze v psychologii 2023, 5(1):28-39 | DOI: 10.5507/dvp.2023.011  

The aim of the study was to map attitudes towards nanotechnology. We were interested in how different factors interfere in shaping attitudes, focusing on the impact of the level of awareness and trust in information by experts. We explored gender differences in perceptions of the risks and benefits of nanotechnology, and the role played by religiosity. We collected data through a questionnaire and focus groups. 189 participants took part in the quantitative part of the research and 18 participants took part in the qualitative part. The results of the research confirmed the association between trust towards information from experts and attitudes towards...

Parental assessment of specific behaviour in two-year-old girls and boys in developmental screening S-PMV11

Lucia Ráczová^*, Erika Jurišová, Marta Popelková, Tomáš Sollár

Diskuze v psychologii 2023, 5(1):40-47 | DOI: 10.5507/dvp.2023.012  

Despite the increasing prevalence of neurodevelopmental disorders in young children, potential intersex differences in children's precursors of neurodevelopmental disorders and behavioral difficulties are ambiguous. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between gender and the manifestations of specific behaviour in two-year-old children. The study population consisted of 1853 2-year-old children whose parent (caregiver) completed the Method for Monitoring Development of Psychomotor Function and Screening for Developmental Difficulties for the 11th Preventive Examination in Primary Care, S-PMV11. Findings showed a trend of significantly...