Department of Methodology for Psychosocial and Political Psychology Research

Staff:

Valeria Zhovtianska, Doctor of Sciences (Dr. Hab.) in Psychology, Senior Researcher, Head of the Department.

The author of 75 publications, and among them: 2 individual monographs, 1 monograph with co-author, 4 chapters of collective monographs.

Main contributions: the theory of the formation, functioning and development of representations of reality (the theory of sense transformations); the concepts of games, metaphors and the ridiculous; the psychological mechanisms of the formation of traditional norms; the concept of the formation of European Christian culture; the prognostic concept of social development; the socio-psychological determinants of totalitarianism; the psychological approach to social forecasting, and the methodology of forecasting medium-term social development.

Research interests: cognitive psychology (mental representations, social cognitions), psychology of history, psychology of social development.

e-mail: vzhovtianska@gmail.com

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7992-6943

Academia.edu: https://ispp.academia.edu/ValeriaZhovtianska

 

Oleksandr Malkhazov, Doctor of Sciences (Dr. Hab.) in Psychology, Professor, Chief Researcher of the Department.

 

The author of more than 180 scientific publications, including three individual monographs and chapters in nine collective monographs, four practical manuals, one of which is stamped by the Ministry of Education and Science, two copyright certificates, thirteen methodological recommendations.

Main contributions: the theory of psychophysiological mechanisms of motor activity control, the concept of development of emotional stability of persons experiencing the consequences of traumatic events, the methodology of one-time targeted forecasting of probable scenarios of economic behavior, the typology of models of socio-economic behavior of Ukrainians, the model of forecasting the dynamics of value preferences in a crisis society, methods of diagnostics of the degree of formation of the sensorimotor field of an individual, diagnostics of myokinetic abilities, calculation of the rhythm and rhythmic structure of motor activity, assessment of the quality of implementation of biomechanical characteristics of complex motor actions of the upper extremities, calculation of the minimum time thresholds for activation of correctional processes in the management of motor activity, differentiation of time series of motor activity, modified tepping test for the diagnosis of psychophysiological features of the organization, construction and management of cyclic movements, diagnostic research complex for professional selection of personnel “DIC 01.01.”

Research interests: integrative psychophysiology; methodology of special psychophysiological research; forecasting in social psychology.

e-mail: Alexander.malkhazov@gmail.com

ORCID ID: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7312-5830

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=q7l3x_EAAAAJ&hl=ru&oi=ao

 

Tetiana Danylova, PhD in Philosophy, Associate Professor, Senior Researcher of the Department.

The author and co-author of more than 300 publications, and among them 20 articles in the journals indexed in Web of Science, 16 articles in the journals indexed in Scopus, 8 monographs (one individual monograph), 7 textbooks recommended by the Ministry of Education and Science/The Academic Council of the University, 22 manuals.

Main contributions: the concept of a transdisciplinary approach to social forecasting, the factors influencing mental health and well-being, trends in the cultural and civilizational development of humanity, the concept of perception of death in the context of the phenomenon of human freedom.

Research interests: philosophy and mental health, intercultural communication, gender and women’s studies, the phenomenon of beauty.

 

e-mail: danilova_tv@ukr.net

ORCID ID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0297-9473

ResearcherID: C – 9215 -2016

Scopus Author ID: 57202866572

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=RNJH1BgAAAAJ&hl=en

Academia.edu: https://iupsys.academia.edu/TatianaDanilova

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Tatiana-Danilova?ev=hdr_xprf

 

Kukharuk Olha, PhD in Psychology, Senior Research of the Department.

Author of 40 publications, including one textbook, one co-authored monograph, and three chapters in collective monographs.

Main contributions: socio-psychological model of conflict interaction between veterans and the civilian population in the context of hybrid war; model for predicting social cohesion in the identity-based approach; methodological developments and training programs on trauma-informed and conflict-sensitive communication; virtual reality based mental health support program for war affected people.

Research interests: social identity theory, intergroup interaction and cohesion, experience of war and traumainformed approach, digital technologies in psychology.

e-mail: kuharuk.o@gmail.com
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1193-0249
Academia.edu: https://iupsys.academia.edu/OlgaKukharuk

 

Volodymyr Stadnyk, PhD in Psychology, Associate Professor, Senior Researcher of the Department.

Author of 25 scientific works, including 3 chapters of collective monographs.

Main contributions: the program of psychocorrection of emotional tension of highly qualified athletes, the analytical professiogram of activity of athletes of high qualification, socio-psychological approach to predicting the adaptability of the population of Ukraine to stressful factors of the war.

 

Research interests: behavioral psychology, management psychology, sports psychology, art therapy.

e-mail: stadnykvol@gmail.com

https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5077-2993

Academia.edu: https://ispp.academia.edu/VladimirStadnyk

About department:

The Laboratory of Methodology for Psychosocial and Political-Psychological Studies of the Institute of Social and Political Psychology of the National Academy of Medical Science of Ukraine was established in 1998.

From 1998 to 2000, her staff worked on the topic “Theoretical and methodological and cultural-historical principles of psychological research of social phenomena” under the direction of Doctor of Psychological Sciences V. Tatenka.

During 2001-2003, the laboratory, headed by the Director of the Institute of Social and Political Psychology Slyusarevsky MM, developed the topic “Theoretical and Methodological and Organizational Foundations of the Development of Social and Political Psychology in Ukraine”; during 2004-2007 – the theme “Problems of development of the conceptual system of social psychology in the context of social and educational reforms”.

From 2008 to 2012, the staff of the laboratory worked on the theme of the research work “Historiogenesis and methodological space for the construction of socio-psychological theories” (2008-2012). During 2013 -2016 – on the theme of research work “Features of the formation and development of forms of social and psychological thinking”.

In 2017, the Laboratory began work on the topic of NDI “Nation-building and Conflict Potential of Social Psychological Thinking Forms”.

In different years in the laboratory worked: Academician of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine V. Romniece, Doctors of Psychology. Sciences Blinova O. Ye., Vasyutinsky VO, Gornostay PP, Donchenko O. A., Orban-Lembryk LE, Starovoitenko O.Ye.

 

Link to department page:

http://methodology.ucoz.net/