Petar Valkov- PhD
- Professor (Assistant) at Trakia University
Petar Valkov
- PhD
- Professor (Assistant) at Trakia University
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February 2011 - January 2015
Education
February 2011 - January 2015
October 2006 - July 2009
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Publications (12)
Абстракт: Преподаването в университета не се смята вече за "безстресова професия", тъй като е твърде обширна и натоварена с множество дейности в университета и извън него. Източниците на стрес при университетските преподаватели могат да бъдат външни (свързани със средата) или вътрешни (личност, характер). Редица изследвания показват, че демографски...
Purpose: The main purpose of the study was to assess the levels of perceived stress among university teachers and to investigate whether a statistically significant relationship exists between perceived stress scores and age, sex, marital status, workload, financial status, years of teaching and physical
activity of university teachers.
Method: The...
In this paper attention is drawn to the phenomenon of early school leaving, which is regarded through the prism of the stratification mechanisms in the field of secondary school education in Bulgaria. A special emphasis is placed on educational segregation, related to a widening of the gap between different types of Bulgarian schools. The authors p...
School dropout is an important social and economic problem that affects society as a whole and is strongly tied to family psychopathology, individual characteristics and school related factors. Studies show that conflicting teacher-student and student-student relationships are closely related to students' decision to drop out of school. The aim of...
Abstract: Substance use disorders are a growing contemporary problem with devastating consequences for the person’s emotional and physical health. This report focuses on the role of birth order in substance use disorders. The analysis of several studies shows an existing relationship between birth order and substance use disorders. The aim of this...
Rationale: Virtues are an important component in counselling and psychotherapy. Faith and optimism are often viewed as crucial for coping with stress and critical life events. Generally, optimism is considered as interchangeable with faith. However, certain distinction exists between faith and optimism. Aims and objectives: To examine the nature of...
Preventing school dropout and promoting successful graduation is a national concern in Bulgaria that poses a significant challenge to schools and educational communities working with youth at risk of school failure. Few studies have examined predictors of dropping out of school before students reach high school and their data have been analysed. Re...
Several national studies report that students decide to drop out of school because of various reasons. Furthermore, there are ethnic variations in the causes of early school leaving. In the present study, the relationship between reasons for school dropout and substance use was investigated. A review of different articles was undertaken to determin...
There is a widespread belief that work-related stress among teachers is serious, influencing teachers' health status and performance. This article explores the main stressors in teaching profession. Exploration is made, as well, of the environmental noise in the classrooms and its implications on teacher’s health. The aim of this article is not onl...
Substance addiction is an enormous problem worldwide, affecting millions of families. Religiosity is a subject with growing interest for clinicians and researchers because of its role in prevention, therapy and recovery of addicted people. This article presents some basic spiritual factors related to substance use disorders. Empirical research show...
Addiction treatment providers continue to give different and often controversial explanation of aetiology of substance addictions. While majority seem to hold steadfast to the idea that addiction is a disease, the other theorists maintain to the contrary that addiction is merely a choice. The advocates of brain disease model argue that acceptance o...
Депресивните разстройства често съпътстват зависимостта към психоактивни вещества. Целта на тази статия е да се изследва типът връзка между депресията и зависимостта към вещества. Например някои изследвания сочат, че депресивните разстройства се явяват предиктор за зависимост към вещества и предшестват самата зависимост. Според други изследвания вр...
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Questions (2)
Dear colleagues,
I am planning an empirical research on stress in teachers. The question I face is: how to differentiate the causes of stress in teachers? How to understand, if the high levels of stress anxiety and depression are causes by occupational stress or by other stress factors (family factors, interpersonal or intrapersonal conflicts, developmental crisis, etc.). Should I include all these questions in the questionnaire? Is it possible to separate occupational stress from external influences?
If you would want to extend your research and make it cross-cultural, including respondents from Bulgaria - please let me know. The topic is very interesting and is in the area of my research interests: existential psychology and the role of faith and hope in mental health promotion. I am open to collaborate with you and it will be a great pleasure to invite you at the faculty here to deliver a lecture on the results from your research.
