STRATEGIC APPROACHES TO ENHANCING THE SOCIAL REPRESENTATION OF FAMILY STRUCTURES IN THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

The goal of this study was to identify the content of adolescents’ social representation of the family, highlighting the central core and peripheral elements, as well as the conditions for modification at the cognitive level. The main objectives included assessing the potential for positively influ...

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Main Author: CAZACU Daniela
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association of Psychologists Practitioners, Moldova 2024-12-01
Series:Psihologie
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.46728/pspj.2024.v45.i2.p71-84
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description The goal of this study was to identify the content of adolescents’ social representation of the family, highlighting the central core and peripheral elements, as well as the conditions for modification at the cognitive level. The main objectives included assessing the potential for positively influencing the peripheral elements of social representation through changing social practices, developing a psychological intervention program, and testing its effectiveness. The program, which was structured into two modules and conducted over 12 sessions, incorporated cognitive-behavioral and rational-emotive therapeutic approaches. Post-intervention results demonstrated that adolescents in the experimental group exhibited significant changes in the peripheral elements of the family’s social representation, replacing negative terms with more positive concepts such as „value” and „understanding.” In contrast, no such changes were observed in the control group, thus validating the effectiveness of the intervention. Additionally, the intervention included simulations and meetings with successful families to support positive changes in adolescents’ perceptions.
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spelling doaj-art-1ce4a2bdbcd44768a61da738cb3bf7f62025-08-20T02:36:22ZengAssociation of Psychologists Practitioners, MoldovaPsihologie1857-25022537-62762024-12-01452718410.46728/pspj.2024.v45.i2.p71-84STRATEGIC APPROACHES TO ENHANCING THE SOCIAL REPRESENTATION OF FAMILY STRUCTURES IN THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVACAZACU Daniela 0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4828-5135Universitatea de Stat „Alecu Russo”, Bălți, MoldovaThe goal of this study was to identify the content of adolescents’ social representation of the family, highlighting the central core and peripheral elements, as well as the conditions for modification at the cognitive level. The main objectives included assessing the potential for positively influencing the peripheral elements of social representation through changing social practices, developing a psychological intervention program, and testing its effectiveness. The program, which was structured into two modules and conducted over 12 sessions, incorporated cognitive-behavioral and rational-emotive therapeutic approaches. Post-intervention results demonstrated that adolescents in the experimental group exhibited significant changes in the peripheral elements of the family’s social representation, replacing negative terms with more positive concepts such as „value” and „understanding.” In contrast, no such changes were observed in the control group, thus validating the effectiveness of the intervention. Additionally, the intervention included simulations and meetings with successful families to support positive changes in adolescents’ perceptions.https://doi.org/10.46728/pspj.2024.v45.i2.p71-84familysocial representationadolescentspsychological interventionsocial practices
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STRATEGIC APPROACHES TO ENHANCING THE SOCIAL REPRESENTATION OF FAMILY STRUCTURES IN THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA
Psihologie
family
social representation
adolescents
psychological intervention
social practices
title STRATEGIC APPROACHES TO ENHANCING THE SOCIAL REPRESENTATION OF FAMILY STRUCTURES IN THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA
title_full STRATEGIC APPROACHES TO ENHANCING THE SOCIAL REPRESENTATION OF FAMILY STRUCTURES IN THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA
title_fullStr STRATEGIC APPROACHES TO ENHANCING THE SOCIAL REPRESENTATION OF FAMILY STRUCTURES IN THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA
title_full_unstemmed STRATEGIC APPROACHES TO ENHANCING THE SOCIAL REPRESENTATION OF FAMILY STRUCTURES IN THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA
title_short STRATEGIC APPROACHES TO ENHANCING THE SOCIAL REPRESENTATION OF FAMILY STRUCTURES IN THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA
title_sort strategic approaches to enhancing the social representation of family structures in the republic of moldova
topic family
social representation
adolescents
psychological intervention
social practices
url https://doi.org/10.46728/pspj.2024.v45.i2.p71-84
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