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Research interests:
- meaning in life, hope and quality of life and
mental health,
- personality factors in optimal human functioning
and decision making
- psychology of religion - psychological aspects of
religious conversion, personality and religiosity
- attachment in adulthood
- psychometrics and theory of psychological
assessment
Articles in peer reviewed journals
Žitný, P., Halama, P. (2011)
Self-esteem, locus of control, and personality traits
as predictors of sensitivity to
injustice . Studia
Psychologica, 53, 1, 27-40.
Halama, P. (2010)
Hope a
s a mediator between personality traits and life
satisfaction
. Studia
Psychologica, 52, 4, 309-314.
Halama, P., Martos, T., Adamovová, L. (2010)
Religiosity
and well-being in Slovak and Hungarian students samples. The role of personality
traits. Studia Psychologica, 52,
2, 101-115.
Halama. P., Bakošová, K. (2009)
Meaning in life as a moderator of the relationship between
perceived stress and coping. Studia Psychologica, 51, 2-3,
143-148.
Halama P. (2009)
The PIL test in a Slovak sample: internal consistency and
factor structure. The International Forum for Logotherapy,
2009, 32, 84-88.
Halama, P. (2008)
Confirmatory factor analysis of Rosenberg Self-Esteem
Scale in a sample of Slovak high school and university students.
Studia Psychologica, 50, 3, 255-266.
Halama, P., Dědová, M (2007)
Meaning in life and hope as predictors of positive mental
health: Do they explain residual variance not predicted by personality traits?
Studia Psychologica, 49, 3, 191-200.
Halama, P. (2005)
Relationship between meaning in life and the big five personality traits in
young adults and the elderly. Studia Psychologica, 47, 3,
167-178.
Halama, P., Halamová, J. (2005),
Process of religious conversion in the Catholic
charismatic movement. Archive for the Psychology
of Religion, 26, 69-91.
Halama, P.,
Stríženec, M. (2004) Spiritual,
existential or both? Theoretical consideration on the nature of “higher”
intelligences. Studia Psychologica, 43, 3, 239-253.
Halama, P. (2003) Meaning and hope –
two factors of positive psychological functioning in
late adulthood. Studia Psychologica, 45, 2, 103-110.
Halama, P. (2003) On the relationship
between religiosity and life meaningfulness. Archive
for the Psychology of Religion, 24, 218-233.
Halama, P. (2002) From establishing
beliefs through pursuing goals to experiencing
fulfilment: Examining the three-component model of
personal meaning in life. Studia Psychologica, 44,
2, 143-154.
Halama, P. (2000) Dimensions of life
meaning as factors of coping. Studia Psychologica,
42,4, 339-350
Halama, P. (1999) Snyder's Hope Scale.
Studia Psychologica, 41, 4, 329-332.
Book chapter:
Halama, P. (2009) Research instruments for
investigating meaning of life and other
logotherapeutic constructs. In: Batthyany, A.,
Levinson, J. (Eds.) Existential psychotherapy of
meaning. Handbook of logotherapy and existential
analysis (pp. 415-444). Phoenix, Zeig, Tucker &
Theisen, Inc.
Conference
presentations:
Halama, P., Bieščad, M.: Comparison of
sensitivity of CTT and IRT Approaches in measurement of psychotherapy Change. Poster at The
12th European Congress of Psychology. Istanbul, July
04-08, 2011.
Halama, P., Špajdel, M.: Outcomes of
Bologna Process Implementation in Slovakia:
Reflection of University Teachers at Psychology Departments.
Poster at 12th European Congress of
Psychology. Istanbul, July 04-08, 2011.
Halama, P., Bakošová, K.,
Lesayová, L.: Perceived Stress and Meaning in Life in Young
Adults and the Elderly: Moderating Role of Personality traits.
Paper at 15th European Conference on Personality. Brno, Czech
Republic, July, 20-24, 2010.
Halama, P., Bieščad, M. Item response theory
analysis of the CORE-OM. Poster presented at 11th
European Congress of Psychology ECP09. Oslo, Norway
7 – 10 July 2009.
Halama, P. Empirical approach to
typology of religious conversion. Poster at the
International Association for the Psychology of
Religion Congress 2009. 23-27 August, Vienna,
Austria.
Halama, P, Sabo, M.: Attachment and
Religious Conversion: Does Attachment Style Shape
the Process of Becoming Religious? Poster presented
at the 14th European Conference on Psychology of
Personality, Tartu, Estonia, July 16th – 20th, 2008.
Halama, P., Adamovová, L., Stríženec,
M.: Factor structure of the Expressions of
Spirituality Inventory in a Slovak sample. Poster at
the International conference on spirituality. Prague,
September 21-23, 2007.
Halama, P., Ruisel, I.: Patterns in
big five personality structure: Are three classic
personality prototypes replicable in Slovak NEO-FFI
sample? Poster at 10th European Congress of
Psychology, Prague, 3-6 July, 2007.
Halama, P., Lačná, M.: Personality
change following religious conversion as perceived
by converts and their close persons. Paper presented
at the International Association for the Psychology
of Religion Conference 2006, Leuven, Belgium, August
27-31, 2006.
Halama, P: Confirmatory factor
analysis of Rosenberg’s Self-Esteem Scale in a
Slovak sample. Poster presented at the 13th European
Conference on Psychology of Personality, Athens,
Greece, July 22nd - 26th, 2006.
Halama, P., Timuľák, L.:
Descriptive-interpretative research on development
of life meaning of clients treated for addiction in
community aftercare facility. Poster presented at
the Joint Meeting of the Society for Psychotherapy
Research, March 2-5, 2005, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Halama, P.: Which personality traits
are related to sense of meaningfulness of life?
Poster presented at the 12th European Conference on
Psychology of Personality, Groningen, Netherlands,
July 18th - 22nd, 2004.
Halama, P., Halamová, J.: Process of
religious conversion in Catholic Pentecostal
Movement: A qualitative analysis. Paper presented at
The Psychology of Religion Conference, Glasgow,
28-31.8.2003.
Halama, P.: Meaning and hope – two
determinants of positive life functioning. Poster
presented at the First International Positive
psychology Summit, Washington, D.C., October 3-6,
2002.
Halama, P.: On the relationship
between religiosity and life meaningfulness. Paper
presented at the XVIth Conference of the
International Association for the Psychology of
Religion: "Coping with Religion". Soesterberg, The
Netherlands, September 28-30, 2001.
Halama, P.: Meaning of life and
coping with frustration. Poster presented at the
conference "Searching for Meaning in the New
Millenium", Vancouver, Canada, 13-16 July, 2000 |
