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Pokazalo se da je oprost važan preduvjet za rješavanje bračnih sukoba i općenito za kvalitetno bračno funkcioniranje. S obzirom na tako važnu ulogu oprosta, istraživači su se bavili ispitivanjem mehanizma koji stoji u podlozi spremnosti na opraštanje prema supružniku. Rezultati dosadašnjih istraživanja upućuju na to da oprost ima medijacijsku ulogu između atribucija negativnog partnerova ponašanja i različitih bračnih ishoda. U istraživanjima su najčešće korištene kompozitne mjere atribucija, pa doprinos pojedinih dimenzija atribucija nije dovoljno istražen, kao ni razlike s obzirom na spol. Stoga, cilj ovog istraživanja bio je detaljnije istražiti odnos između kauzalnih atribucija, atribucija odgovornosti, spremnosti na opraštanje i uspješnosti rješavanja sukoba u braku, kao i spolne razlike u navedenim konstruktima. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 116 muškaraca i 116 žena koji su u trenutku ispitivanja bili u braku, pri čemu nisu nužno sudjelovala oba supružnika. Sudionici su ispunjavali online upitnik koji je sadržavao Skalu neučinkovitog sukobljavanja (Ineffective Arguing Inventory, Kurdek, 1994), Skalu oprosta za specifičnu uvredu u braku (Marital Offence-Specific Forgiveness Scale, Paleari i sur., 2009), Upitnik atribucija u vezi (Relationship Attribution Measure, Fincham i Bradbury, 1992), kratku procjenu zadovoljstva brakom i opće sociodemografske podatke. Rezultati upućuju na to da žene procjenjuju uzroke partnerova negativnog ponašanja globalnijima i pripisuju im više krivnje za negativna ponašanja u usporedbi s muškarcima. Žene također daju više procjene čestine negativnih ponašanja partnera u odnosu na muškarce. Također se pokazalo da su više iskazane neadaptivne tendencije atribuiranja (tendencije atribuiranja negativnog ponašanja partnera internalnim, stabilnim i globalnim uzrocima i više procjene intencionalnosti, sebične motiviranosti i krivnje partnera) povezane s nižom spremnosti na opraštanje i višom percipiranom neučinkovitosti sukobljavanja. Utvrđeno je da obje dimenzije oprosta (dobronamjernost i izbjegavanje/ozlojeđenost) imaju ulogu medijatora u vezi između procjena stabilnosti, odnosno sebične motiviranosti partnerova ponašanja i percipirane neučinkovitosti sukobljavanja. Forgiveness has shown to be an important prerequisite for resolving marital conflicts and in general, for quality marital functioning. Considering such an important role of forgiveness, the researchers studied the mechanism underlying the willingness to forgive one's spouse. The results of previous research indicate that forgiveness plays a mediating role between attributions of a partner's negative behavior and different marital outcomes. Composite measures of attributions are commonly used in research, so the contribution of individual dimensions of attributions is not examined sufficiently, nor are the gender differences. Therefore, this research aimed to investigate in more detail the relationship between causal attributions, attributions of responsibility, willingness to forgive and efficacy in marital conflict resolution, as well as the gender differences in the mentioned constructs. 116 men and 116 women who were married at the time of the study participated in the research, although it wasn't necessary for both spouses to participate. The participants filled out an online questionnaire that contained the Ineffective Arguing Inventory (Kurdek, 1994), the Marital Offense-Specific Forgiveness Scale (Paleari et al., 2009), the Relationship Attribution Measure (Fincham & Bradbury, 1992), one-item measure of marital satisfaction and general sociodemographic data. The results indicate that women evaluate the causes of their partners' negative behavior more globally and attribute more blame for negative behavior compared to men. Women also give higher ratings of the frequency of negative partner behaviors compared to men. It was also shown that higher expressed maladaptive attribution tendencies (tendencies to attribute the partner's negative behavior to internal, stable and global causes and higher ratings of the partner's intentionality, selfish motivation and guilt) are associated with a lower willingness to forgive and a higher perceived arguing ineffectiveness. Both dimensions of forgiveness (benevolence and avoidance/resentment) were found to play a mediating role in the relationship between appraisals of stability/selfish motivation of partner's behavior and perceived arguing ineffectiveness.

Fenomen prevaranta ili sindrom prijetvornosti učestao je psihološki obrazac koji ima implikacije na različite domene ljudskog života. Riječ je o psihološkom obrascu čije su karakteristike sumnja u vlastite vještine, talente ili postignuća i trajni internalizirani strah od otkrivanja “prave istine“ od strane okoline. Pojedinci koji se osjećaju kao prevaranti, unatoč vanjskim dokazima o vlastitoj sposobnosti, smatraju se nekompetentnima te su skloni svoja postignuća atribuirati sreći ili uspješnom zavaravanju drugih (Langford i Clance, 1993). Nadalje, pojedinci koji se osjećaju prijetvorno duboko su uvjereni u ispravnost predožbe koju imaju o sebi te su skloni, ukoliko se vanjsko ponašanje (uspjeh) i osjećaji (sumnja u sposobnosti) ne podudaraju, osjećati se kao prevaranti (Harvey i Katz, 1985). Novija istraživanja pokazuju da se žene češće i intenzivnije od muškaraca osjećaju kao prevaranti, da je takav osjećaj najizraženiji pri ulasku u novo okruženje i negativno povezan sa samopoštovanjem. Cilj ovog istraživanja bio je ispitati razliku u izraženosti osjećaja prijetvornosti ovisno o spolu i godini studija, te utvrditi povezanost između osjećaja prijetvornosti i samopoštovanja kod studenata. Pretpostavka je bila da će osjećaj prijetvornosti biti izraženiji u žena u odnosu na muškarce, da će osjećaj prijetvornosti biti izraženiji kod studenata prve godine studija u odnosu na studente viših godina studija te da će osjećaj prijetvornosti biti negativno povezan sa samopoštovanjem. Istraživanje je provedeno na prigodnom uzorku studenta različitih godina studija sa sveučilišta širom Republike Hrvatske (174 muškog i 291 ženskog spola). Sudionici su popunili online upitnik koji se sastojao od upitnika općih podataka, Rosenbergove skale samopoštovanja (RSES; Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, 1965) i Learyjeve skale impostorizma (LIS; Leary Impostorism Scale, 2000). Analiza podataka pokazala je da je osjećaj prijetvornosti izraženiji u ženskih sudionika u odnosu na muške sudionike. Nadalje, nije bilo razlike u izraženosti osjećaja prijetvornosti između studenata prve godine preddiplomskog i ostalih studenata preddiplomskog i diplomskog studija. Konačno, utvrđena je negativna povezanost između osjećaja prijetvornosti i samopoštovanja. The impostor phenomenon or fraud syndrome is a common psychological pattern that has implications for different domains of human life. It is a psychological pattern whose characteristics are doubt in one's own skills, talents or achievements and permanent internalized fear of discovering the "real truth" by others. Individuals who feel like impostors, despite external evidence of their own ability, consider themselves incompetent and tend to attribute their achievements to luck or successfully deceiving others (Langford i Clance, 1993). Furthermore, individuals who feel like impostors are deeply convinced of the correctness of their own self-concept and tend to feel like fraud if external behavior (success) and feelings (doubt in competence) do not match (Harvey and Katz, 1985). Recent research shows that women feel like fraud more often and more intensely than men, that such a feeling is most pronounced when entering a new environment and negatively associated with self-esteem. The aim of this study was to examine the difference in the expressiveness of the impostor phenomenon regard to gender and academic year, and to determine the relationship between the impostor phenomenon and self-esteem on students. The assumption was that the feeling of pretense will be more pronounced in women compared to men, that the feeling of pretense will be more pronounced in first academic year students compared to students of other academic years, and that the feeling of pretense will be negatively related to self-esteem. The research was conducted on a convenient sample of students of different year of study from different universities the Republic of Croatia (174 males and 291 females). Participants completed an online questionnaire consisting of a general data questionnaire, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES; Rosenberg, 1965) and the Leary Impostorism Scale (LIS; Leary et al., 2000). Analysis of the data showed that the sense of being a fraud is more pronounced in female participants compared to male participants. Furthermore, there was no difference in the feeling of fraudulence between the first-year undergraduates and other undergraduate and graduate students. Finally, a negative association was found between the feeling of fraudulence and self-esteem.

Potreba za dramom definirana je kao složena osobina ličnosti pojedinaca koji impulzivno manipuliraju drugima iz pozicije žrtve. Neformalni razgovor tijekom kojega se dijele osobne informacije o nekome koji nije sudionik razgovora jest ogovaranje. Glavni cilj ovog istraživanja bio je ispitati odnos između potrebe za dramom i stavova prema ogovaranju, uključujući prediktorski doprinos komponenti potrebe za dramom objašnjenju varijance stavova prema ogovaranju. Osim toga, ispitane su njihove relacije sa spolom i dobi sudionika. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 299 osoba (223 žene i 76 muškaraca) u dobi od 18 do 65 godina (M = 33.00, SD = 11.23), koji su ispunili online upitnik. Mjerni instrumenti korišteni u ovom istraživanju su Skala potrebe za dramom te Skala stavova prema ogovaranju. Dobiveni rezultati pokazuju da je potreba za dramom pozitivno povezana sa stavovima prema ogovaranju, uključujući socijalno i moralno vrjednovanje ogovaranja. Interpersonalna manipulacija je jedina komponenta potrebe za dramom koja korelira s obje dimenzije stava prema ogovaranju i jedini značajni prediktor stava prema ogovaranju i njegovih dviju dimenzija. Komponenta izigravanja žrtve nije se pokazala povezanom sa stavom prema ogovaranju, a za komponentu impulzivne direktnosti dobivena je značajna ali niska korelacija s dimenzijom socijalnog vrjednovanja ogovaranja. Također, utvrđena je značajna negativna povezanost dobi i stavova prema ogovaranju, prvenstveno s dimenzijom njegovog socijalnog vrjednovanja. Značajne spolne razlike utvrđene su na mjerama interpersonalne manipulacije i stava prema ogovaranju (posebice dimenzije njegovog moralnog vrednovanja), pri čemu muški sudionici imaju, u prosjeku, veći rezultat od ženskih sudionika. Need for drama is defined as a compound personality trait in which individuals impulsively manipulate others from a position of perceived victimization. Informally sharing news about someone’s personal affairs while the person is not a participant of the conversation is considered gossiping. The main aim of this study was to examine the relationship of the need for drama with the attitudes towards gossip, including the contribution of the need for drama components as predictors explaining the variance in attitudes towards gossip. In addition, their relations with participants’ sex and age were assessed. Participants in the study were 299 (223 females and 76 males) persons aged between 18 and 65 years (M = 33.00, SD = 11.23), who filled out an online questionnaire. The instruments used in this study include the Need for Drama Scale and the Attitudes Towards Gossip Scale. The results indicate a positive relationship of the need for drama and the attitudes towards gossip, including both social and moral value of gossip. Interpersonal manipulation was the only component of the need for drama that correlated positively with both dimensions of the attitude towards gossip and the only significant predictor of the overall attitude and its two dimensions. The persistent perceived victimhood component was not found to covary with attitude towards gossip, whereas the component of impulsive outspokenness was found to correlate significantly albeit weakly with the social value dimension of the attitude towards gossip. Also, significant negative association was found between age and attitudes towards gossip, in particular with its social value dimension. A significant sex difference was observed for measures of interpersonal manipulation and attitudes towards gossip (in particular, its moral value dimension), with male participants scoring higher than female participants.