Andreea Butucescu

Based on a posttest-only control group design, we analyzed the efficiency of three group-level interventions (i.e., cognitive reframing, mood induction, and instrumental interventions) on the fairness perceptions of 198 participants in an assessment context. Each intervention was derived from a conceptual framework (Gilliland’s theory, Cognitive-Be...

This study investigates the vulnerability/protection effects of the Big Five personality traits (extraversion, openness, agreeability, conscientiousness, neuroticism) on the relationship between bullying and turnover intention. Specifically, based on the assumption of Vulnerability-Stress Model we propose that bullying will predict turnover intenti...

Given the fact that most of the dark personality measures are developed based on data collected in low-stake settings, the present study addresses the appropriateness of their use in high-stake contexts. Specifically, we examined item- and scale-level differential functioning of the Short Dark Triad (SD3; Paulhus & Jones, 2011 ) measure across test...

The current study examines the perceived fairness of an educational assessment process, considering the influence of positive and negative affect. The first objective was to determine if a person’s evaluation of fairness fluctuates depending on the incidental affect (pre-evaluation affect). The second objective was studying the connection between e...

By building on the motivational process proposed by the Job Demands-Resources model, we explore the roles of job crafting and strengths use on contextual performance, with conscientiousness and openness as important determinants. A sample of medical staff with a diverse range of jobs (e.g., dentistry, psychiatry) was used to test the hypothesized m...

This study tested the Selection Procedural Justice Scale (SPJS) in an educational setting. The sample consisted of 617 students. Four different confirmatory models were tested, followed by an IRT analysis to test the scale structure at the item level in the two different contexts (selection vs. academic exams). Results indicated that the 11‐factor...

Mediation in labor disputes was introduced for the first time into the Romanian legal system in 1999. A few years later, because of a stringent need to align Romanian practices with EU legislation, mediation as a profession was officially regulated in 2006. The current law of Social Dialog is seriously criticized by a significant part of Romanian s...

This study examined the relationship between the perceived fairness of the assessment process and the intention of participants to appeal the process, while taking into consideration the influence of two personality traits. Specifically, two of the Big Five traits, neuroticism and agreeableness, were included in the model, based on their special im...

The present paper tackles a problem in the candidate reactions literature: the replicability of results that emerge when using in vivo and in vitro designs. The current study was designed to provide a conceptual replication of a dynamic model of change in fairness perceptions during the hiring process, using a different research design, different m...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the validity of the circumplex model of emotions and its relatedness with work attitudes (i.e., work engagement, job satisfaction, burnout, and workaholism). Positive affects relate to specific attitudes that enhance individuals' wellbeing (i.e., work engagement and job satisfaction) while negative emoti...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the construct validity of the IWP Multi-Affect Indicator scale. A questionnaire was administered to an occupationally heterogeneous sample of 341 employees. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to determine the factor validity of the questionnaire. We employed network analysis as a novel approach...

A psychological test should be developed to accurately estimate the measured construct, being insensitive to extraneous factors that could affect it. The way in which the various external factors jeopardize the item responses is known as test bias and minimizing these influences is a primary concern for test developers. A relatively recent category...

Problem Statement: Positive organizational research shows that through job crafting employees can proactively make their work more engaging and thus increase their overall well-being and performance. The aim of the current research is to examine how exactly does personality influence the performance through job crafting. Sample & Procedure: 131 med...

The primary objective of this study was t o explore the socio - economic and demographic characteristics of the Romanian employee, and see whether these traits might also favor workaholism. In order to do that, a validation of a workaholism assessment tool was necessary. For the purpose of the prese nt study, DUWAS (Dutch Work Addiction Scale) was...

After developing Consciousness Quotient Inventory - CQI (Brazdau, 2009), research showed the need for improvement. The purpose of the current studies was to adapt and improve the CQI by revealing how demographically heterogeneous participant group (N=12) cognitively evaluate the life situations described by the CQI items. The CQI was revised two ti...

Quality of life and well-being are key ingredients of mental health. There are several conceptual models and derivative measures of well-being. Subjective well-being is, perhaps, the most prominent perspective on well-being, with the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) constructed in line with this perspective. Regrettably, the SWLS has not been ad...

The endeavor of this paper is to give an account of the specificity of the modern research in psychotherapy, being thus focused on the methodological aspects as well as on the delimitation and describing of the two different approaches to research in psychotherapy: the common factors paradigm and empirically supported treatments paradigm(medical mo...

Since its inception, the Center of Epidemiologic Depression Scale (CES-D; Radloff, 1977) has been a widely used instrument for screening depressive symptoms in the general population, as well as in clinical settings. The CES-D has also been the focus of empirical investigation, translation, and adaptation across the globe, and was shown to have goo...

Updating cross-cultural research of the past decade on the relationship between life aspirations and wellbeing, we compared Romanian (N=69) and US (N=64) undergraduates on the contribution of the importance and likelihood of attaining intrinsic and extrinsic aspirations to psychological maladjustment and life satisfaction, and on the qualitative me...