Wojciech Napora

• PhD in Psychology
• PhD at University of Humanities and Natural Sciences of Jan Dlugosz in Czestochowa

Magic is unique among the performing arts. Here, we considered whether certain personality traits differentiate champion magicians from the general population. We explored the relationship between Big Five personality traits and curiosity and exploration in a group of world champion magicians (n = 50), using the International Personality Item Pool-...

The sense of quality of life is a subjective attitude towards the assessment of satisfaction with one’s own life. They can be divided into four spheres: psychophysical, psychosocial, subjective, and metaphysical. 210 people participated in the study – 53 illusionists, 52 theater actors, and 105 people who did not engage in activities related to pub...

Self-esteem and emotional reactivity may be important personality determinants of human functioning in situations of social exposure. In this study, we compared the levels of these personality variables in a group of professional theater actors and a group of professional illusionists with a control group of participants who were neither actors nor...

Background The sense of the quality of life is an important variable, especially in the context of the profession; therefore it seems essen-tial to capture the variables that predict this construct. The aim of the article was to show how self-esteem, emotional in-telligence and social competences explain the sense of quality of life in a group of i...

CelCelem badania było sprawdzenie, jak cechy osobowości modelu Wielkiej Piątki wiążą się z poziomem uważności u Mistrzów Świata Sztuki Iluzji FISM. MetodaUczestnikami byli laureaci FISM (N = 50) z 20 krajów. Do pomiaru cech osobowości i uważności, odpowiednio, użyto International Personality Item Pool Big Five Markers 50 (IPIP-BFM-50) oraz Skali Uw...

Aim The study aimed to check how the Big Five personality traits relate to mindfulness levels in FISM World Champions of Magic. Method The participants were champions of magic (N = 50) from 20 countries. International Personality Item Pool Big Five Markers 50 (IPIP-BFM-50) and the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) were used to measure person...

Being a theatre actor requires specific abilities, such as the ability to function in situations of social exposure, to feel and express different emotions in a short time, and feel exactly like the character they play. This profession is perceived as unique and prestigious. The aim of this research was to establish the predictors of the sense of q...

Performing as an illusionist requires having adequate internal and personality resources. They determine the success of stage performance and have an impact on how an individual perceives self, and influence to self-esteem. The aim of the article is to determine how ego-resiliency, self-efficacy and optimism influence self-esteem. A group of 50 top...

Emotional intelligence is a set of abilities responsible for recognizing emotions, their control, ability to understand emotions and empathy. Social com-petences are related to effective functioning in situations requiring assertiveness, intimacy and in situations of social exposure. The aim of the research was to check how a group of theater actor...

The aim of the study was to determine the relationship between emotional intelligence, coping with stress and job satisfaction in a group of temporary employment agency employees (N = 31). Researches, in which were used the Job Satisfaction Scale, Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire (INTE) and Stress Management Questionnaire (CISS) showed signific...

Motywacja osiągnięć oraz radzenie sobie ze stresem są zagadnieniami często poruszanymi na gruncie psychologii. Pierwsze z nich odnosi się do wewnętrznych motywów i cech osobowości, które stanowią o chęci do osiągania kolejnych celów, zdobywania nowych umiejętności i kompetencji. Radzenie sobie ze stresem, to konstrukt teoretyczny związany z podejmo...

Celem pracy było wykazanie różnic pod względem stylów radzenia sobie ze stresem oraz spostrzegania życiowych sytuacji, z wykorzystaniem oceny poznawczej u artystów występujących publicznie (wokalistów). Do realizacji celu użyto testu Radzenia Sobie w Sytuacjach Stresowych (CISS) Endlera i Parkera w polskiej adaptacji Strelaua, Szczepaniaka, Wrześni...