Research Articles


Recent Publications (2024)


Cërmjani, B., & Kelmendi, K. (2024). Exploring Resilience and Post-traumatic Growth Among Bereaved Adults in Kosovo. OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/00302228241265391


Kadriu, E., Agani-Destani, N., Bytyqi, B., & Sopi, V. (2024). European Journal of Educational Research. European Journal of Educational Research, 13(4), 1761-1773

 

Hamiti, E., Kelmendi, K., Retkoceri, S., & Hamby, S. (2024). Resilience in the Kosovo Context: A Qualitative Study of Young Adults. Emerging Adulthood, 21676968241261086.

 

Bërxulli, D., Kelmendi, K., Aliaj, S., & Beqiri, R. (2024). Agency and communion among youth in Kosovo and Albania: An exploratory study. International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 29(1), 2356237.


Isufi, A., & Haskuka, M. (2024). Parenting styles and teacher interaction on self-regulated learning and academic performance. International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 29(1), 2365881. 


Jemini-Gashi, L., & Hoxha, N. (2024). Role of Social Support in the Relationship Between Career Self-Efficacy and Psychological Distress Among Young People During the COVID-19 Pandemic. SAGE Open, 14(2), 21582440241243172. 

Recent Publications (2023)

Uka, F., Gashi, A., & Studenica, A. (2023). Internal cohesion psychotherapy: The nature, principles and application. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research. https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.12632.

Kelmendi, K., & Konjufca, J. (2023). A Latent Class Analysis of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Experiences in Kosovo. Journal of Family Violence, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-023-00540-8.

Kelmendi, K., Arënliu, A., Benbenishty, R., Astor, R. A., Hyseni Duraku, Z., & Konjufca, J. (2023). An Exploratory Study of Secondary School Student Victimization in Kosovo and Its Correlates. Journal of School Violence, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/15388220.2023.2214736

Uka, F., Konjufca, J., Ramadani, F., Arënliu, A., Bërxulli, D., Jovanović, N., & Russo, M. (2023). The relations between socio-demographic information and negative symptoms, mental health, and quality of life: a latent profile analysis with psychotic patients in Kosovo. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 14. 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1135385 

Hyseni Duraku, Z., Konjufca, J., Hoxha, L., Blakaj, A., Bytyqi, B., Mjekiqi, E., & Bajgora, S. (2023). Reducing STEM test anxiety through classroom mindfulness training for lower secondary school children: a pilot study. International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 28(1), 2242478. https://doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2023.2242478

Hyseni Duraku, Z., Hoxha, L., Konjufca, J., Blakaj, A., Bytyqi, B., Mjekiqi, E., & Bajgora, S. (2023). Test anxiety's influence on attitudes, confidence and efficacy in STEM courses: a pilot study. Journal of Research in Innovative Teaching & Learning. https://doi.org/10.1108/JRIT-06-2023-0077 

Duraku, Z. H., Jahiu, G., & Geci, D. (2023). Intergenerational trauma and war-induced PTSD in Kosovo: insights from the Albanian ethnic group. Frontiers in Psychology, 14. 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1195649.


Hyseni Duraku, Z., & Nagavci, M. (2023). Benefits of Academic Tutoring and Socio-Emotional Support for Children With Disabilities: Lessons Learned During the COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Educational Reform, 10567879231202486.

Duraku, Z. H., Davis, H., & Hamiti, E. (2023). Mental health, study skills, social support, and barriers to seeking psychological help among university students: a call for mental health support in higher education. Frontiers in Public Health, 11. 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1220614

Zimmermann, R., Konjufca, J., Kilonzo, M., Quevedo, Y., Blum, K., Biba, E., ... & Arenliu, A. (2023). Mental Health Information Reporting Assistant (MHIRA)-an open-source software facilitating evidence-based assessment for clinical services. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2551093/v1

Jemini Gashi, L., Bërxulli, D., Konjufca, J., & Cakolli, L. (2023). Effectiveness of career guidance workshops on the career self-efficacy, outcome expectations, and career goals of adolescents: an intervention study. International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 28(1), 2281421. https://doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2023.2281421

Recent Publications (2022)

Duraku, Z. H., Blakaj, V., Likaj, E. S., Boci, L., & Shtylla, H. (2022). Professional training improves early education teachers’ knowledge, skills, motivation, and self-efficacy. 10.3389/feduc.2022.980254

Paoletti, P., Di Giuseppe, T., Lillo, C., Ben-Soussan, T. D., Bozkurt, A., Tabibnia, G., ... & Perasso, G. F. (2022). What can we learn from the COVID-19 pandemic? Resilience for the future and neuropsychopedagogical insights. Frontiers in Psychology, 5403. 

Arenliu Qosaj, F., Merrill Weine, S., Sejdiu, P., Hasani, F., Statovci, S., Behluli, V., & Arenliu, A. (2022). Stress, anxiety, and depression among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Kosovo: Fatime Arenliu Qosaj. European Journal of Public Health, 32(Supplement_3), ckac131-494. 

Ribic, E., Sikira, H., Dzubur Kulenovic, A., Pemovska, T., Russo, M., Jovanovic, N., . . . Savic, B. (2022). Perceived sustainability of psychosocial treatment in low- and middle-income countries in South-Eastern Europe. BJPsych Open, 8(5), E156. doi:10.1192/bjo.2022.539.

Feng, Y., Roukas, C., Russo, M., Repišti, S., Džubur Kulenović, A., Injac Stevović, L., . . . Jovanović, N. (2022). Cost-effectiveness of implementing a digital psychosocial intervention for patients with psychotic spectrum disorders in low- and middle-income countries in Southeast Europe: Economic evaluation alongside a cluster randomised trial. European Psychiatry, 65(1), E56. doi:10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.2310

Cottin, M., Blum, K., Konjufca, J. et al. Digital use of standardised assessment tools for children and adolescents: can available paper-based questionnaires be used free of charge in electronic format?. BMC Psychiatry 22, 379 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-04023-w 

Hyseni Duraku, Z., Jahiu, G., & Geci, D. (2022). The Interplay of Individual and Organizational Factors With Early Childhood Teachers’ Level of Work Motivation, job Satisfaction, and Burnout. International Journal of Educational Reform, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/10567879221114891 

Jemini-Gashi, L., Kelmendi, K. Differences in career decision-making and related factors between adolescent migrant returnees and adolescents without migration experience. Curr Psychol (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-022-03596-9 

Jovanović, N., Russo, M., Pemovska, T., Francis, J. J., Arenliu, A., Bajraktarov, S., ... & Marić, N. P. (2022). Improving treatment of patients with psychosis in low-and-middle-income countries in Southeast Europe: Results from a hybrid effectiveness-implementation, pragmatic, cluster-randomized clinical trial (IMPULSE). European Psychiatry, 65(1), e50. 

Kelmendi, K., Hamby, Sh., (2022). Resilience After Trauma in Kosovo and Southeastern Europe: A Scoping Review. Trauma,  Violence & Abuse. Sage. https://doi.org/10.1177/15248380221093693

Hässler, T., Ullrich, J., Sebben, S., Shnabel, N., Bernardino, M., Valdenegro, D., ... & Pistella, J. (2022). Need satisfaction in intergroup contact: A multinational study of pathways toward social change. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 122(4), 634. 

Russo, M., Jovanovic, N., Uka, F., Konjufca, J., Berxulli, D., & Arenliu, A. (2022). Women with schizophrenia have worse clinical presentation compared to their men counterpart in Kosovo: a cross-sectional study. GLOBAL PSYCHIATRY ARCHIVES, In Press. 10.52095/gp.2022.4548.1043

Russo, M., Repisti, S., Stoilkovska, B. B., Jerotic, S., Ristic, I., Smajic, E. M., ... & Jovanovic, N. (2022). Corrigendum: Structure of Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia: An Unresolved Issue. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13.

Arënliu, A., Benbenishty, R., Kelmendi, K., Duraku, Z. H., Konjufca, J., & Astor, R. A. (2022). Prevalence and predictors of staff victimization of students in Kosovo. School Psychology International, 01430343221081994.

Jemini-Gashi, L., & Kadriu, E. (2022). Exploring the Career Decision-Making Process During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Opportunities and Challenges for Young People. SAGE Open, 12(1), 21582440221078856.

Publications (2021) 

Bosson, J. K., Jurek, P., Vandello, J. A., Kosakowska-Berezecka, N., Olech, M., Besta, T., ... & Van Laar, C. (2021). Psychometric properties and correlates of precarious manhood beliefs in 62 nations. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 52(3), 231-258. 

Kelmendi, Kaltrina, Aliriza Arënliu, and Teuta Halimi. "Child Discipline Practices in Kosovo: Attitudes and Sociodemographic Correlates." Journal of Family Violence (2021): 1-14.

Zhang, Z. S., Hoxha, L., Aljughaiman, A., Arënliu, A., Gomez‐Arizaga, M. P., Gucyeter, S., ... & Ziegler, A. (2021). Social environmental factors and personal motivational factors associated with creative achievement: A cross‐cultural perspective. The Journal of Creative Behavior, 55(2), 410-432.

Weine, S. M., Arënliu, A., Görmez, V., Lagenecker, S., & Demirtas, H. (2021). Conducting research on building psychosocial support for Syrian refugee families in a humanitarian emergency. Conflict and Health, 15(1), 1-7.

Hunter, J., McCabe, R., Francis, J. J., Pemovska, T., Ribić, E., Smajić Mešević, E., ... & Jovanović, N. (2021). Implementing a mental health intervention in low-and-middle-income countries in Europe: is it all about resources?. Global Psychiatry, 4(1), 31-54.

Arenliu, A., Krasniqi, B., Kelmendi, K., & Statovci, S. (2021). Exploring Factor Validity of 20-Item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) in Albanian Clinical and Nonclinical Samples. SAGE Open, 11(1), 2158244020988726.

Arënliu, A., Bërxulli, D., Perolli-Shehu, B., Krasniqi, B., Gola, A., & Hyseni, F. (2021). Anxiety and depression among Kosovar university students during the initial phase of outbreak and lockdown of COVID-19 pandemic. Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, 9(1), 239-250.

Arënliu, A., Kelmendi, K., & Bërxulli, D. (2021). Socio-demographic associates of tolerant attitudes toward intimate partner violence against women in Kosovo. The Social Science Journal, 58(1), 91-105.

Pemovska, T., Jovanović, N., Radojičić, T., Arënliu, A., Džubur-Kulenović, A., Novotni, A., ... & Francis, J. J. (2021). Protocol for a process evaluation of a cluster randomised controlled trial to improve psychosocial treatment of patients with psychotic spectrum disorders: the IMPULSE trial. GLOBAL PSYCHIATRY, 4(1), 20-30.

Pemovska, T., Arënliu, A., Konjufca, J., Uka, F., Hunter, J., Bajraktarov, S., ... & Jovanović, N. (2021). Implementing a digital mental health intervention for individuals with psychosis-a multi-country qualitative study. BMC psychiatry, 21(1), 1-13.

Russo Manuela, Repisti Selman, Blazhevska Stoilkovska Biljana, Jerotic Stefan, Ristic Ivan, Mesevic Smajic Eldina, Uka Fitim, Arenliu Aliriza, Bajraktarov Stojan, Dzubur Kulenovic Alma, Injac Stevovic Lidija, Priebe Stefan, Jovanovic Nikolina (2021). Structure of Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia: An Unresolved Issue. Frontiers in Psychiatry.    

Fernandes, D., Pivec, T., Dost-Gözkan, A., Uka, F., Gaspar de Matos, M. & Wiium, N. (2021). Global Overview of Youth Development: Comparison of the 5 Cs and Developmental Assets Across Six Countries.Frontiers in Psychology. 12:685316. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.685316

Stupar-Rutenfrans, S., Verdouw, P. C. D., van Boven, J., Ryzhkina, O. A., Batkhina, A., Aksoz-Efe, I., Hamzallari, O., Papageorgopoulou, P., Uka, F., Petrović, N., Statovci, A., Rutenfrans-Stupar, M., Praničević, D. G., Zahaj, S., & Mijts, E. (2021). Ethnic outgroup aggression: A pilot study on the importance of emotion regulation, nationalism and susceptibility to persuasion. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 84, 79-85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijintrel.2021.07.004

Hyseni Duraku, Z., & Hoxha, L. (2021). Effects of School Climate and Parent Support on Academic Performance: Implications for School Reform. International Journal of Educational Reform, 10567879211015946. https://doi.org/10.1177/10567879211015946

Duraku, Z. H., & Hoxha, L. (2021). Impact of transformational and transactional attributes of school principal leadership on teachers' motivation for work. In Frontiers in Education (Vol. 6, p. 195). Frontiers. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2021.659919

Hyseni Duraku, Z., Uka, F., Cërmjani, D., Ramadani, F., & Bajgora, S. (2021). An early assessment of presence of probable post-traumatic stress disorder and its associated risk factors in a cohort of survivors of the 2019 Albania earthquake. Current Psychology, 1-11. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12144-021-02024-8

Hyseni Duraku, Z., Jahiu, G., Likaj Shllaku, E., Boci, L., & Shtylla, H. (2021, May). Albanian preschool personnel’s perceived obstacles to implementing effective inclusive education. In Frontiers in Education (Vol. 6, p. 136). Frontiers.  https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2021.645254

Publications (2020)

Kosakowska‐Berezecka, N., Besta, T., Bosson, J. K., Jurek, P., Vandello, J. A., Best, D. L., ... & Žukauskienė, R. (2020). Country‐level and individual‐level predictors of men's support for gender equality in 42 countries. European Journal of Social Psychology, 50(6), 1276-1291. 

Hässler, T., Ullrich, J., Bernardino, M., Shnabel, N., Laar, C. V., Valdenegro, D., ... & Ugarte, L. M. (2020). A large-scale test of the link between intergroup contact and support for social change. Nature Human Behaviour, 4(4), 380-386. 

Hyseni Duraku, Z., Jemini-Gashi, L., & Toçi, E. (2020). Perceptions of Early Marriage, Educational Aspirations, and Career Goals among Kosovar Adolescents. Marriage & Family Review, 1-22.

Arënliu, A., Strohmeier, D., Konjufca, J., Yanagida, T., & Burger, C. (2020). Empowering the peer group to prevent school bullying in Kosovo: Effectiveness of a short and ultra-short version of the ViSC social competence program. International Journal of Bullying Prevention, 2(1), 65-78.

Kelmendi, K., & Baumgartner, F. (2020). Exploring violence socialization and approval of intimate partner violence among university students in Kosovo. Journal of interpersonal violence, 35(5-6), 1081-1107.

Publications (2019)

Kelmendi, K., Duraku, Z. H., & Jemini-Gashi, L. (2019). Coexistence of intimate partner violence and child maltreatment among adolescents in Kosovo. Journal of family violence, 34(5), 411-421.

Jemini-Gashi, L., Duraku, Z. H., & Kelmendi, K. (2019). Associations between social support, career self-efficacy, and career indecision among youth. Current Psychology, 1-7.

Arënliu, A., Bertelsen, N., Saad, R., Abdulaziz, H., & Weine, S. M. (2019). War and displacement stressors and coping mechanisms of Syrian urban refugee families living in Istanbul. Journal of Family Psychology.

Jovanovic, N., Francis, J., Maric, N. P., Arenliu, A., Barjaktarov, S., Kulenovic, A. D., ... & Novotni, A. (2019). Implementing a psychosocial intervention DIALOG+ for patients with psychotic disorders in low and middle income countries in South Eastern Europe: protocol for a hybrid effectiveness-implementation cluster randomized clinical trial (IMPULSE). Global Psychiatry.

Arënliu, A., Kelmendi, K., & Bërxulli, D. (2019). Socio-demographic associates of tolerant attitudes toward intimate partner violence against women in Kosovo. The Social Science Journal.

Kelmendi, K. (2019). Exploring masculine gender role stress and intimate partner violence among male students in Kosovo. Psychology of Men & Masculinities. https://doi.org/10.1037/men0000229

Selimos, Erwin, Kadriu, Ereblir, Balyeat Janet. (2019).  Kosovar Youth Doing Tikkun: Insights from a Research-Based Action Project for Social Justice and Reconciliation. TIKKUN BEYOND BORDERS: CONNECTING YOUTH VOICES - Yvette Daniel (ed) - Faculty of Education, University of Windsor.

Uka, F., Gunzenhauser, C., Larsen, R. A., & Suchodoletz, A. v. (2019). Exploring a bidirectional model of executive functions and fluid intelligence across early development. Intelligence, 75, 111-121. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intell.2019.05.002

Suchodoletz, A. v., Rojas, N. M., Nadyukova, I., Larsen, R. A. A., & Uka, F. (2019). Exploring diurnal cortisol rhythms of kindergarten teachers in Kosovo and Ukraine. American Journal of Community Psychology, 0, 1-12.

Publications (2018)

Hyseni Duraku, Z., & Hoxha, L. (2018). Self-esteem, study skills, self-concept, social support, psychological distress, and coping mechanism effects on test anxiety and academic performance. Health psychology open, 5(2).

Hyseni Duraku, Z., Kelmendi, K., & Jemini-Gashi, L. (2018). Associations of psychological distress, sleep, and self-esteem among Kosovar adolescents. International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 1-9.

Weine, S. M., Langenecker, S., & Arenliu, A. (2018). Global mental health and the National Institute of Mental Health Research Domain Criteria. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 64(5), 436-442.

Arënliu, A., Hoxha, L., Gashi, L. J., & Weine, S. M. (2018). Depressive symptoms and school outcomes among children left behind by migrant fathers in Kosovo. Do parental styles of caretakers back at home mediate the outcomes? . International Journal of Education and Psychology in the Community, 8(1/2), 62-85  

SHQIPE BAJCINCA - BRESTOVCI, LIRIDONA JEMINI - GASHI*, MELIHA BRESTOVCI, LIRIE LOKAJ (2018). Health and wellbeing status among students of the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports: gender differences and marital status. International Journal of Teaching and Education, Vol. VI(2), pp. 75-86., 10.20472/TE.2018.6.2.005

Publications (2017)

Haskuka, M., Arënliu, A., & Kelmendi, K. (2017). The relationship between substance use and suicidal behaviour among adolescents in selected European countries: A test of normalisation theory. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy , 19.

Arënliu, A., Shala-Kastrati, F., Berisha Avdiu, V., & Landsman, M. (2019). Posttraumatic growth among family members with missing persons from war in Kosovo: association with social support and community involvement. OMEGA-Journal of Death and Dying, 80(1), 35-48 

Kelmendi, K., & Baumgartner, F. (2017). A mixed-method evidence of intimate partner violence victimization among female students in Kosovo and its correlates. Psychology of violence, 7(3), 440.

Dimitrova, R., Buzea, C., Taušová, J., Uka, F., Zakaj, S., & Crocetti, E. (2017). Relationships between identity domains and life satisfaction in minority and majority youth in Albania, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Kosovo, and Romania. European Journal of Developmental Psychology. doi:10.1080/17405629.2017.1336997 

Dimitrova, R., van de Vijver, F. J. R., Taušová, J., Chasiotis, A., Bender, M., Buzea, C., Uka, F., & Tair, E. (2017). Ethnic, familial and religious identity and their relations to well-being of Roma in Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Kosovo, and Romania. Child Development, 88, 3, 693–709. 

Dimitrova, R., Musso, P., Naudé, L., Zahaj, S., Polackova Solcova, I., Stefenel, D., Uka, F., Jordanov, V., Jordanov, E., & Tavel, P. (2017) National collective identity in transitional societies: Salience and relations to life satisfaction for youth in South Africa, Albania, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Kosovo and Romania, Journal of Psychology in Africa, 27:2, 150-158.

LIRIDONA JEMINI-GASHI, DASHAMIR BËRXULLI (2017). Personality Types, Career Choice and Career Certainty among High School Students. International Journal of Teaching and Education, Vol. V(1), pp. 25-35., 10.20472/TE.2017.5.1.003

Publications (2016)

Arënliu, A., & Weine, S. (2016). Re integrating Returned Migrants to Kosovo. Psychological Research 19 (1), 61 73.

Arënliu, A., Kelmendi, K., & Berxulli, D. (2016). Gender Differences in Depression Symptoms: Findings From a Population Survey in Kosovo A Country in Transition. Psychological Thought 9 (2), 2 36 247.

Uka, F. & von Suchodoletz, A. (2016). Associations between Preschooler’s Behavior Regulation and Emerging Academic Skills in Kosovo. International Psychology Bulletin, 20, 12-17.