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Relationship between Music Education and Attentional Control: Evidence from an Eye Tracking Study in Primary School Children
The present longitudinal quasi-experimental study examined the extent to which music education is related to the development of attentional control. Control of visual attention was examined with the use of an antisaccade task in an eye tracking study. Fifty primary school children (6–7 years old), 25 from music school matched on fluid intelligence with their peers from non-music primary school, performed the antisaccade task three times, at the beginning of school education, after 12 and 24 months. Their eye movements were recorded each time. Over time, attentional control increased in both groups. Music school children performed significantly better than general school children in antisaccadic trials. In line with the prediction, all students’ correct responses in the antisaccade task were faster over the time of education, supporting growth in their ability of attentional control. Yet this growth was significantly greater in music school children. Only music school children significantly decrease the latency of saccades toward the target in the correct antisaccade trials. No such trend was significant for children without music education. Finally, fluid intelligence increased over time in both groups. The present study demonstrated a relationship between systematic music education for the development of children’s attentional control.Pozostałe osiągnięcia naukoweArtykuły (zamknięty dostęp)Journal article - 2025-09
Love beyond east and west: How cultural models of selfhood predict frequency of being in love
Okvitawanli, AyuGajewska, OlgaJoshanloo, MohsenVignoles, Vivian L.Wai Lan Yeung, VictoriaGórski, Maciej R.Haas, Brian W.Hussain, M. AzharPark, JoonhaAkaliyski, PlamenGuemaz, FaridaBoussena, MahmoudSánchez-Rodríguez, ÁngelIter, NuhaVlasenko, OlhaBond, Michael HarrisMiu-Chi Lun, VivianMan Wai Li, LimanAmali Aminnuddin, NurIşık, İdilNgom-Dieng, LainaFülöp, MártaIgbokwe, DavidAdamovic, MladenGarðarsdóttir, Ragna BenediktaSoboleva, NataliaTeyssier, JulienGlückstad, Fumiko KanoAkello, GraceAkotia, CharityAlbert, IsabelleAlmakaeva, AnnaAppoh, LilyArévalo Mira, Douglas MarlonBakyono-Nabaloum, RasmataBaltin, ArnoBarrientos Marroquin, Pablo EduardoBoer, DianaDenoux, PatrickDomínguez Espinosa, AlejandraEspinosa, AgustinEsteves, Carla SofiaGamsakhurdia, VladimerGavreliuc, AlinHasanov, RafailRaymond Igou, EricIqbal, NavedKascakova, NataliaKlůzová Kračmárová, LucieKocimska-Bortnowska, AgataKosiarczyk, AleksandraKostoula, OlgaKronberger, NicoleKwiatkowska, AnnaLee, HannahMalyonov, AlexanderMalyonova, ArinaMaricchiolo, FridannaMohammed, LindaMohorić, TamaraMosanya, MagdalenaMosca, OrianaMurdock, ElkeMustaffa, Nur FarizaMyślińska-Szarek, KatarzynaNader, MartinNadi, AzarOchoa, DanielleOlechowski, MateuszPalikot, EwaPavlopoulos, VassilisPavlović, ZoranPoláčková Šolcová, IvaReza-A-Rabby, Md.Rizwan, MuhammadRocha, Ana MariaRomashov, VladyslavRøysamb, EspenSamekin, AdilSchwarz, BeateSelim, HeylaSerdarevich, UrsulaSirlopú, DavidSobhie, RositaSokolov, BorisStogianni, MariaStoyanova, StanislavaSun, Chien-RuTorres, ClaudioUchida, Yukikovan Osch, Yvettevan Tilburg, WijnandVauclair, Christin-MelanieWasiel, ArkadiuszXing, CaiYeung, June ChunZelenski, JohnKrys, KubaThe purpose of this paper is to understand the implications of different dimensions of cultural models of selfhood for the frequency of being in love across cultures. This is achieved by analyzing large cross-cultural datasets encompassing 49 and 70 countries. In doing so, this paper extends the current discussion regarding the impact of cultural contexts and individual mindsets on the experience of being in love by correlating eight dimensions of independent and interdependent selves (Vignoles et al., 2016). Across eight different self-construal dimensions, we found that the strongest correlate of being in love was the self-expression (vs. harmony) dimension, where a higher frequency of feeling in love, measured by Likert scale from never to all the time, was associated with greater self-expression, both at the country and at the individual levels. Our results refine the discussion on the impact of Individualism/Collectivism on love experiences by demonstrating that it is specifically the self-expression aspect of individualistic/modernized countries that contributes to a higher frequency of being in love.Pozostałe osiągnięcia naukoweArtykuły (zamknięty dostęp)Journal article - 2026
The Spider in Hitler’s South African Web: Luitpold Werz’s Attempts to Create a Fifth Column in South Africa and Topple Jan Smuts’ Government – and His Astonishing Career in Post-War Germany
Based on extensive archival research and some records that have not been available or examined by researchers until now, this article examines the career of Luitpold Werz, a German diplomat who served as the central figure in Nazi espionage operations in South Africa during World War II. The article challenges the conventional focus on Rudolf Karlowa in some of the existing scholarship and sources. Born in 1907, Werz joined the German Foreign Office in 1933 and was stationed in various diplomatic posts before arriving in Pretoria. After the outbreak of war in 1939, he was evacuated to the German Consulate General in Lourenço Marques, Portuguese East Africa, from where he coordinated extensive intelligence operations targeting the Union of South Africa. The article reveals for the first time how Werz successfully navigated denazification proceedings by portraying himself as a resistance fighter rather than a collaborator and resumed his diplomatic career in the 1950s. He served as ambassador to various countries including Indonesia and Argentina until his mysterious suicide in 1973, which occurred amid investigations involving West German intelligence chief Reinhard Gehlen and suspected East German intelligence interest in his wartime activities.Pozostałe osiągnięcia naukoweArtykuły (zamknięty dostęp)Journal article - 2025-10-22
Emotion (dys)regulation and national narcissism
Emotional struggles have the potential to shape our perceptions of the social world. This research examined how emotion dysregulation—a difficulty in managing one's emotional experiences—relates to national narcissism, an inflated belief in the unparalleled greatness of one's nation, often driven by psychological shortcomings. Across three cross-sectional studies conducted among British (N = 473), American (N = 444), and Polish (N = 633) participants, we found that deficiencies in emotion regulation were consistently linked to higher national narcissism. Importantly, national narcissism partially accounted for the link between emotion dysregulation and conspiracy beliefs. These results extend prior work by illuminating the emotional underpinnings of national narcissism and demonstrating how individual emotional challenges resonate within broader social phenomena.Pozostałe osiągnięcia naukoweArtykuły (zamknięty dostęp)Journal article - 2024-04-01
How Do Bigger and Smaller Cities Manage Migration? Ukrainian War Refugees in Polish Cities
This article presents a comparative study of cities’ migration policies. By comparing four bigger and four smaller Polish cities and their approaches towards Ukrainian war refugees, we show the differences in support offered by bigger and smaller towns. Polish cities wholeheartedly and spontaneously welcomed Ukrainians fleeing their country after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. While bigger cities start from reception and then offer integration activities, smaller ones see the presence of Ukrainians as temporary and identify their needs in terms of immediate humanitarian aid. The extra value of this original research is in documenting the specific moment when those cities have become ethnically diverse. The research includes interviews with the cities’ authorities, panel discussions, and analyzes of documents and press articles.Pozostałe osiągnięcia naukoweArtykuły (zamknięty dostęp)Journal article