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Papers by Florin Vancea

Science Progress, 2021

The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused dramatic changes in the daily lives of Romani... more The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused dramatic changes in the daily lives of Romanians, affecting their mental health. The COVID-19 pandemic has evolved at three significant peaks, which sequentially occurred on: April 29, 2020; September 18, 2020; and the third wave registered the highest severity on November 27, 2020. Little is known about the mental health changes during this phase of this pandemic. This study evaluated mental health levels in Romania at the end of the first wave of the pandemic and amidst the third and most severe wave. We administered a two-phase internet-based survey among 543 and 583 participants, respectively, recruited through snowball sampling at a 6-month interval. The IPAT Anxiety Scale measured anxiety, the Beck’s Depression Inventory measured depression, and the Dissociative Experiences Scale measured dissociation. We observed no statistically significant differences in the number of participants with clinically relevant scores at either ...

An integrative approach to the concept of emotional fusion: A cross-sectional study based on the ... more An integrative approach to the concept of emotional fusion: A cross-sectional study based on the measurement of subjective perceptions and experiences

Introduction: It has been recently proven in repeated studies and publications that emotional int... more Introduction: It has been recently proven in repeated studies and publications that emotional intelligence is responsible for the successes and achievements in different existential dimensions, especially through the qualitative increase of interpersonal relationships. Also, several hypotheses were issued regarding the fact that the level of emotional intelligence may be increased through various creative activities and educational-therapeutic programs. Objectives: The present study aimes to investigate the dynamics of emotional intelligence in relation to the participation in a unifying personal development program through dance and movement. To this end, we covered two major stages and objectives at the same time: 1 – building up and implementing a unifying personal development program through dance and movement (UPDDM) and 2 – conducting a statistically quantitative study in order to capture the effects of the program on emotional intelligence, as well as the correlation between ...

This paper aims to study the connection between the identity construction and psychic maturity as... more This paper aims to study the connection between the identity construction and psychic maturity as fundamental elements of personality. In addition to the clarification and description of some important terms like “identity”, “maturity”, “Self”, “Ego”, the paper demonstrates the relations between the statuses of identity and the obtained levels of maturity, by means of scientific research. The identity and the psychic maturity describe in their correlation the archetypal phenomena: “Who am I?” and “The Great Journey”. “The Great Journey” (individuation, self-becoming, actualization, Self-accomplishment) is still present among human beings, just as it was in ancient times. The research demonstrated the essential connection between the identity construction process and the psychic maturation process. The psychic maturity level reached by an individual depends on the way in which he succeeds in accepting and going through identity crises, eventually assuming a clear, precise and authent...

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2013

This paper aims to present the first part of a study on body intelligence, a relatively new conce... more This paper aims to present the first part of a study on body intelligence, a relatively new concept that comes together with the most consecrated terms in the field such as cognitive intelligence, emotional intelligence, or spiritual intelligence. The theoretical framework of the paper is based on well known approaches such as Gardner's multiple intelligence theory, but also on more recent neurological and psychological studies on the human body. This is a form of knowledge that, although it is the first one to emerge in human ontogenesis, has not been much studied and promoted and opposes rational or iconic knowledge. In the research part, there is presented a first version of a questionnaire that measures the level of body intelligence. This first variation of the questionnaire was based on the testing of a group of 52 adult subjects. The item analysis revealed a good internal consistency given by an alpha coefficient of 0.805. The paper is a good starting point for continuing...

At the end of the twentieth century and beginning of the twenty-first century, the new current in... more At the end of the twentieth century and beginning of the twenty-first century, the new current in terms of studying the shapes of human intelligence, risen from the transpersonal psychology area, brought to the world the third type of intelligence that tends to become acknowledged (after its antecessors: cognitive intelligence and emotional intelligence): „spiritual intelligence”. Spiritual intelligence, as defined by researchers, is strongly connected to the fulfillment of a human being’s profound need – to feel that everything has a meaning, a purpose. It is the intelligence that makes us whole and renders our integrity. It is the intelligence of the soul, the profound self-intelligence. It is the intelligence that makes us ask ourselves fundamental, existential questions and overcome the boundaries we were used to. The psychologists that discovered this type of intelligence say that its development guarantees the psychic health. The main challenges, which occurred once we accepte...

Science Progress, 2021

The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused dramatic changes in the daily lives of Romani... more The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused dramatic changes in the daily lives of Romanians, affecting their mental health. The COVID-19 pandemic has evolved at three significant peaks, which sequentially occurred on: April 29, 2020; September 18, 2020; and the third wave registered the highest severity on November 27, 2020. Little is known about the mental health changes during this phase of this pandemic. This study evaluated mental health levels in Romania at the end of the first wave of the pandemic and amidst the third and most severe wave. We administered a two-phase internet-based survey among 543 and 583 participants, respectively, recruited through snowball sampling at a 6-month interval. The IPAT Anxiety Scale measured anxiety, the Beck's Depression Inventory measured depression, and the Dissociative Experiences Scale measured dissociation. We observed no statistically significant differences in the number of participants with clinically relevant scores at eit...

Journal of Education in Black Sea Region

This paper aims at presenting a study on bodily intelligence, a relatively new term that joins th... more This paper aims at presenting a study on bodily intelligence, a relatively new term that joins the most established ones such as cognitive intelligence, emotional intelligence or spiritual intelligence. The theoretical basis is supported by Gardner's theory of multiple intelligence as well as more recent neurological and psychological studies on the human body. A form of knowledge is highlighted which, although it is the first to appear in human ontogenesis, has not been much studied and promoted and which opposes rational or iconic knowledge. The present study aims at finding a tool for measuring bodily intelligence and at investigating the dynamics of this intelligence in relation to participating in a unifying personal development program through dance and movement. In this sense we went through two major stages and objectives at the same time: 1 - conducting a unifying personal development program through dance and 2 - conducting a quantitative statistical study to capture t...

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN THE AIR FORCE, Jul 31, 2017

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN THE AIR FORCE, Jul 31, 2017

2015 38th International Conference on Telecommunications and Signal Processing (TSP), 2015

2015 38th International Conference on Telecommunications and Signal Processing (TSP), 2015

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN THE AIR FORCE, Jul 31, 2017

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN THE AIR FORCE, Jul 31, 2017

2015 38th International Conference on Telecommunications and Signal Processing (TSP), 2015

2015 38th International Conference on Telecommunications and Signal Processing (TSP), 2015

Science Progress, 2021

The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused dramatic changes in the daily lives of Romani... more The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused dramatic changes in the daily lives of Romanians, affecting their mental health. The COVID-19 pandemic has evolved at three significant peaks, which sequentially occurred on: April 29, 2020; September 18, 2020; and the third wave registered the highest severity on November 27, 2020. Little is known about the mental health changes during this phase of this pandemic. This study evaluated mental health levels in Romania at the end of the first wave of the pandemic and amidst the third and most severe wave. We administered a two-phase internet-based survey among 543 and 583 participants, respectively, recruited through snowball sampling at a 6-month interval. The IPAT Anxiety Scale measured anxiety, the Beck’s Depression Inventory measured depression, and the Dissociative Experiences Scale measured dissociation. We observed no statistically significant differences in the number of participants with clinically relevant scores at either ...

An integrative approach to the concept of emotional fusion: A cross-sectional study based on the ... more An integrative approach to the concept of emotional fusion: A cross-sectional study based on the measurement of subjective perceptions and experiences

Introduction: It has been recently proven in repeated studies and publications that emotional int... more Introduction: It has been recently proven in repeated studies and publications that emotional intelligence is responsible for the successes and achievements in different existential dimensions, especially through the qualitative increase of interpersonal relationships. Also, several hypotheses were issued regarding the fact that the level of emotional intelligence may be increased through various creative activities and educational-therapeutic programs. Objectives: The present study aimes to investigate the dynamics of emotional intelligence in relation to the participation in a unifying personal development program through dance and movement. To this end, we covered two major stages and objectives at the same time: 1 – building up and implementing a unifying personal development program through dance and movement (UPDDM) and 2 – conducting a statistically quantitative study in order to capture the effects of the program on emotional intelligence, as well as the correlation between ...

This paper aims to study the connection between the identity construction and psychic maturity as... more This paper aims to study the connection between the identity construction and psychic maturity as fundamental elements of personality. In addition to the clarification and description of some important terms like “identity”, “maturity”, “Self”, “Ego”, the paper demonstrates the relations between the statuses of identity and the obtained levels of maturity, by means of scientific research. The identity and the psychic maturity describe in their correlation the archetypal phenomena: “Who am I?” and “The Great Journey”. “The Great Journey” (individuation, self-becoming, actualization, Self-accomplishment) is still present among human beings, just as it was in ancient times. The research demonstrated the essential connection between the identity construction process and the psychic maturation process. The psychic maturity level reached by an individual depends on the way in which he succeeds in accepting and going through identity crises, eventually assuming a clear, precise and authent...

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2013

This paper aims to present the first part of a study on body intelligence, a relatively new conce... more This paper aims to present the first part of a study on body intelligence, a relatively new concept that comes together with the most consecrated terms in the field such as cognitive intelligence, emotional intelligence, or spiritual intelligence. The theoretical framework of the paper is based on well known approaches such as Gardner's multiple intelligence theory, but also on more recent neurological and psychological studies on the human body. This is a form of knowledge that, although it is the first one to emerge in human ontogenesis, has not been much studied and promoted and opposes rational or iconic knowledge. In the research part, there is presented a first version of a questionnaire that measures the level of body intelligence. This first variation of the questionnaire was based on the testing of a group of 52 adult subjects. The item analysis revealed a good internal consistency given by an alpha coefficient of 0.805. The paper is a good starting point for continuing...

At the end of the twentieth century and beginning of the twenty-first century, the new current in... more At the end of the twentieth century and beginning of the twenty-first century, the new current in terms of studying the shapes of human intelligence, risen from the transpersonal psychology area, brought to the world the third type of intelligence that tends to become acknowledged (after its antecessors: cognitive intelligence and emotional intelligence): „spiritual intelligence”. Spiritual intelligence, as defined by researchers, is strongly connected to the fulfillment of a human being’s profound need – to feel that everything has a meaning, a purpose. It is the intelligence that makes us whole and renders our integrity. It is the intelligence of the soul, the profound self-intelligence. It is the intelligence that makes us ask ourselves fundamental, existential questions and overcome the boundaries we were used to. The psychologists that discovered this type of intelligence say that its development guarantees the psychic health. The main challenges, which occurred once we accepte...

Science Progress, 2021

The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused dramatic changes in the daily lives of Romani... more The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused dramatic changes in the daily lives of Romanians, affecting their mental health. The COVID-19 pandemic has evolved at three significant peaks, which sequentially occurred on: April 29, 2020; September 18, 2020; and the third wave registered the highest severity on November 27, 2020. Little is known about the mental health changes during this phase of this pandemic. This study evaluated mental health levels in Romania at the end of the first wave of the pandemic and amidst the third and most severe wave. We administered a two-phase internet-based survey among 543 and 583 participants, respectively, recruited through snowball sampling at a 6-month interval. The IPAT Anxiety Scale measured anxiety, the Beck's Depression Inventory measured depression, and the Dissociative Experiences Scale measured dissociation. We observed no statistically significant differences in the number of participants with clinically relevant scores at eit...

Journal of Education in Black Sea Region

This paper aims at presenting a study on bodily intelligence, a relatively new term that joins th... more This paper aims at presenting a study on bodily intelligence, a relatively new term that joins the most established ones such as cognitive intelligence, emotional intelligence or spiritual intelligence. The theoretical basis is supported by Gardner's theory of multiple intelligence as well as more recent neurological and psychological studies on the human body. A form of knowledge is highlighted which, although it is the first to appear in human ontogenesis, has not been much studied and promoted and which opposes rational or iconic knowledge. The present study aims at finding a tool for measuring bodily intelligence and at investigating the dynamics of this intelligence in relation to participating in a unifying personal development program through dance and movement. In this sense we went through two major stages and objectives at the same time: 1 - conducting a unifying personal development program through dance and 2 - conducting a quantitative statistical study to capture t...

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN THE AIR FORCE, Jul 31, 2017

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN THE AIR FORCE, Jul 31, 2017

2015 38th International Conference on Telecommunications and Signal Processing (TSP), 2015

2015 38th International Conference on Telecommunications and Signal Processing (TSP), 2015

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN THE AIR FORCE, Jul 31, 2017

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN THE AIR FORCE, Jul 31, 2017

2015 38th International Conference on Telecommunications and Signal Processing (TSP), 2015

2015 38th International Conference on Telecommunications and Signal Processing (TSP), 2015