Publications by authors named "Kristina Petkova"

University students ( = 758) from Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, and Portugal were given a list of morally relevant behaviors (MRB), the Schwartz Value Survey (PVQ40) and Tangney's TOSCA, measuring empathic guilt, guilt over norm-breaking, and shame. A factor analysis of MRB yielded 4 dimensions: prosocial behaviors, interpersonal transgressions, antisocial behaviors and secret transgressions. Prosocial behaviors were predicted by self-transcendence-self-enhancement (SET) value contrast only while the three transgression categories were associated with both SET and openness to change-conservation (hedonism-conformity) contrast.

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This article explores the factors that influence the volume and structure of science programming by European television broadcasters, focussing on differences among channel patterns. It proposes three factors as relevant to understanding differences in science programming: A) the segmentation/fragmentation of television markets; B) the presence of middle sized commercial channels; C) the dependency of public service TV channels on commercial income (trading/advertising). We identified countries whose channel patterns encourage a varied picture of science - namely Sweden, Finland and Germany.

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Article Synopsis
  • The stereotype content model (SCM) looks at how people think about different groups in society and helps explain these thoughts in different cultures.
  • The study found that in many countries, people often see groups as having either high warmth or high competence, but not both at the same time.
  • It also discovered that in collectivist cultures (like some in East Asia), groups may not be viewed as positively as in individualist cultures (like most of Europe), meaning they judge out-groups more harshly without praising their own groups.
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