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1085.7 Why do we recall personal photographs? A new method of access to the critical points
of personal history, Veronika Nourkova, Moscow State University named after M.V.Lomonosov,
Russian Federation
Because the main purpose of our study was to investigate personal photographs as internal cues to
the hidden moments of personal history, it is important to note that in our research we concentrate
not on photographs themselves, but on memories about photographs. 31 adults took part in the
study. We found two equally well-established types of mental photographs. Episodic mental
photographs provide access to concrete episodes of personal past while essential photographs were
likely to provide an access to life period that people do not like to recollect consciously. They
support the feeling of personal continuity across the life span.
1085.8 A sudy on the development of defense mechanisms in children, Carina Coulacoglou 1 ,
Anastasia Atsarou 2 , 1 Child psychologist/test developer, Greece; 2 Mental Health Center of
Peristeri, Greece
A number of defense mechanisms as they appear in children responses to a projective test have
been systematicall studied. The Fairy Tale Test is a projective personality for children aged 7-12
years. Children's responses to the FTT can be interpreted both quantitavely and qualitatively. The
qualitative analysis of responses, among other things, provides information about a large nuber of
defense mechanisms such as Undoind, Negation, Denial, Projection, Introjection, Projective
Identification, Repression, Rationalization, Reaction Formation and Splitting. The sample of the
study consists of 800 Greek children 6-12 years. In this study the developmental pattern of the
above responses is analyzed.
1086 ORAL
Social psychology
Chair: Amy Ai, USA
1086.1 Job satisfaction amongst hospital nurses in South Africa, Karl Anthony Heslop 1 , Betta
Marapo 2 , 1 University of the Western Cape, South Africa; 2 Pelonomi Hospital, South Africa
South African nurses are increasing leaving the profession seeking alternative employment or
emigrating. The aim of the study was to identify determinants of job satisfaction amongst 312
non-supervisory full and part-time nurses representing diverse clinical areas and employed in four
large hospitals in South Africa. The questionnaire elicited data on status variables, overall work
satisfaction, perception of rewards and work values. Autonomous, meaningful and interesting
tasks, supervisory assistance and salary emerged as significant predictors of job satisfaction
amongst hospital nurses. While nurse’s levels of satisfaction were not extremely low, moderate
amounts of dissatisfaction could affect performance.
1086.2 Cultural values and Independent vs. Interdependent self conceptions in two generations,
Shahrenaz Mortazavi, University of Shahid Beheshti- Iran, Tehran, Iran
An earlier cross cultural research showed that the suggestion of a direct relationship between
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