About The Project
Partners
Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad
Faculty of Law and Business Studies Dr. Lazar Vrkatić, Novi Sad.
The main goal of the IDIOMATIC project is to investigate the role of basic psychological needs (autonomy, competence, relatedness) and culture in the relationship between identity content and adolescent mental health.
This project aims to introduce and validate a new theoretical model on the relationship between identity content and adolescent mental health, which integrates the tetrapartite model of the self, the basic psychological needs theory, and the person-culture fit hypothesis.
The project includes two studies.
Study 1 is a one-year longitudinal study with three time points, conducted on a large sample of Serbian adolescents. This study will explore the mediating and moderating roles of basic psychological needs in the relationship between identity orientations and dolescent mental health.
Study 2 is a cross-cultural study, involving adolescents from at least eleven countries asross five continents. This study will test the person-culture fit hypothesis, and evaluate the role of basic psychological needs in the relationship between identity orientations and adolescent mental health across cultures.
The main aims of the project are:
Development and cross-cultural validiton of a theoretical model
Development of resources for practitioners, researchers, and the public
- Evidence-based recommendations for mental health experts, school psychologists, and the public
- Workshops, brochures, evidence-based guidelines, popular articles, and educational materials on adolescent well-being
- Cross-cultural network of researchers, open data
Project Timeline
April 2023
Project month 1
Project start
September 2023
Project month 6
Study protocol preprint
October 2023
Project month 7
Time 1 dataset stored
March 2024
Project month 12
The establishment of a cross-cultural network of researchers
April 2024
Project month 13
Time 2 dataset stored. Cross-cultural dataset stored
October 2024
Project month 19
Time 3 dataset stored
January 2025
Project month 22
Evidence-based guidelines for creating prevention and promotion programs. Brochure for mental health professionals and the public
February 2025
Project month 23
Monograph prepared
March 2025
Project month 24
The creation of an open-access international database of findings obtained from a cross-cultural study. Project the end