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

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