Psychological Characteristics Research Articles

Analysis of personal psychological characteristics of football coaches as a factor of professional success in sports of higher achievements

The effectiveness of coaching depends on many factors. As is known, a successful coach is a person with a high level of multidisciplinary knowledge, an appropriate personal psychological profile and the ability to perform a wide range of functional responsibilities: from team recruitment to managing the process of sports training and the team. As a result of the rapid commercialization of professional sports in general and football in particular, which has been observed over the past few decades, the structure of football clubs and, accordingly, the role of the head coach have undergone significant changes. Therefore, the subject of analysis in the presented work was the psychological characteristics of the coach in the context of the modern conditions of his professional activity. The basic responsibilities of the coach, which consist of planning, organizing, conducting and monitoring the educational and training process, have been supplemented by functions that are usually attributed to management. Thus, having high-level specialized specialists among his assistants, as well as separate departments responsible for individual areas of ensuring sports training in the team, the coach must be able to effectively use this resource. Formulating adequate goals and objectives, coordinating the work of individual specialists and entire departments, delegating, creating conditions for effective communication of all team members is far from a complete list of tasks facing the head coach of a football team today. Such changes and expansion of the functional responsibilities of the coach have led to the fact that the already considerable importance of the psychological component of the professional profile of the coach has become even greater. In addition to the psychological qualities that ensure the effectiveness of the coach as a teacher, he must possess and successfully demonstrate a number of leadership qualities, which determines the quality of his performance of management functions.

On the issue of typologizing the individual characteristics of school children's learning

Based on an analysis of the diversity of individual psychological characteristics of students, a concept of “individual characteristics of learning” (ICL) has been characterized. A review of various publications revealed a discrepancy between the large amount of empirical data on student ICLs and the lack of a systematic, stable, and theoretically justified typology. The high variability of identified types under different conditions and circumstances makes it difficult to differentiate one type from another and ensures its reproducibility. This raises questions about the feasibility of creating a scientifically sound practice of individualizing and differentiating learning. The aim of this study is to determine the main reasons for the failure of existing typologies and to create a stable typology of ICL. The hypothesis is put forward that the typologization of students’ ICL based on generalization and categorization of the external manifestations of mental activity cannot be consistent without taking into account internal psychological patterns and dynamic interaction of factors that cause these manifestations in certain conditions of learning activity. To test this hypothesis, several well-known typologies were analyzed, their main shortcomings identified, and conclusions drawn. It was concluded that the true typology of ICL should be based not on similarity in their external manifestations but on similarity of internal psychological patterns determining their manifestation and development.

Individual Differences in Psychological Stress Associated with Data Breach Experiences

Data breach incidents are now a regular occurrence, with millions of people affected worldwide. Few studies have examined the psychological aspects of data breach experiences, however, or the individual differences that influence how people react to these events. In this study, we examined the psychological stress associated with a personal experience with a data breach and several individual differences hypothesized to modulate such stress (age, gender, digital security awareness and expertise, trait anxiety, negative emotionality, and propensity to worry). A student sample (N = 166) and a community sample (N = 359) completed an online survey that asked participants to describe their most serious data breach and then complete the Impact of Events Scale—Revised (IES-R) to answer specific questions about the nature of the stress they experienced after the breach. Standard measures of trait anxiety, negative emotionality, and propensity to worry were also completed. A Data Breach Severity Index (DBSI) was created to quantify the invasiveness and consequences of each participant’s data breach. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses were used to identify demographic variables and psychological characteristics predictive of IES-R scores while controlling for DBSI scores. As expected, more invasive and consequential data breaches were associated with higher IES-R scores (greater data-breach-induced stress). Women had higher IES-R scores than men, and this difference persisted after controlling for gender differences in anxiety, negative emotionality, and propensity to worry. Greater daily social media use was associated with higher IES-R scores, whereas higher digital security expertise was associated with lower IES-R scores. The results illuminate several relationships between demographic and psychological characteristics and data-breach-induced stress that should be investigated further.

Differences in parental behaviour, emotions, and cognitions between children's eating profiles

A variety of parent psychological characteristics (e.g., wellbeing) have been related to children's eating behaviour. However, parent-child feeding interactions are reciprocal and complex, including relationships between parental cognitions, emotions, as well as the influence of children's varying appetitive traits. Using a person-centred approach, children's appetitive traits can be clustered into meaningful eating profiles. To date, no research has examined whether parental behaviours, emotions, and cognitions differ depending on a child's eating profile. Hence, this study recruited parents/primary caregivers from the APPETItE project, whose child had previously been identified as having an avoidant, typical, happy, or avid eating profile. Parents/primary caregivers of children (3–6 years; N = 632) completed online questionnaires examining broader parenting behaviour (parenting styles), parental emotions (stress, wellbeing), and parental cognitions (goals, self-efficacy, time and energy for meal planning and preparation, and perceptions about children's body size). Findings showed significant differences in parent responses to the questionnaires based on children's eating profiles. Parents of children with a happy eating profile reported better psychological wellbeing and greater parenting time and energy for meal planning and preparation, as well as being less likely to report goals of avoiding mealtime stress and conflict. In contrast, parents of children with an avoidant eating profile reported poorer psychological wellbeing. Children with an avid eating profile were perceived by parents as having a higher body weight, whereas children with an avoidant eating profile were perceived as having a lower body weight. Overall, these findings demonstrate that differences in parental characteristics and perceptions exist between children's eating profiles and thus should be considered in the development of tailored interventions to support children's healthy eating.

Correlation between psychological traits and the use of smart medical services in young and middle-aged adults: An observational study

BACKGROUND Psychological problems affect economic development. However, there is a huge gap between mental health service resources and mental health service needs. Existing mental health service technology and platforms cannot meet all the diverse mental health needs of people. Smart medicine is a new medical system based online that can effectively improve the quality and efficiency of medical services and make mental health services accessible. AIM To explore the level of intelligent medical use among young and middle-aged people and its correlation with psychological factors. METHODS Convenience sampling was used to select 200 young and middle-aged patients with medical experience at the Third People's Hospital of Chengdu between January 2022 and January 2023 as the research subjects. The general condition Questionnaire, Eysenck Personality Questionnaire, Symptom Checklist-90, General Health Questionnaire, and Smart Medical Service Use Intention Questionnaire were used to collect data. Pearson’s correlation was used to analyze the correlation between the participants’ willingness to use smart medical services and their personality characteristics, psychological symptoms, and mental health. RESULTS The results revealed that the mental health of young and middle-aged people was poor, and some had psychological problems such as anxiety, depression, and physical discomfort. Familiarity, acceptance, and usage of smart healthcare in this population are at a medium level, and these levels correlate with psychological characteristics. Acceptance was positively correlated with E, and negatively correlated with P, anxiety, fear, anxiety/insomnia, and social dysfunction. The degree of use was negatively correlated with P, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, depression, anxiety, hostility, paranoia, and somatic symptoms. CONCLUSION The familiarity, acceptance, and usage of smart medical services among the middle-aged and young groups are related to various psychological characteristics.

Psychological Characteristics of Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder as a Cause of Their Stigmatization and Victimization in Society

The psychological characteristics of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are a significant barrier to their adaptation to society and the realization of their personal potential. There is a shortage of literature reviews on this topic, taking into account research over the past few years on. The basis for the literature review material was 51 foreign sources (of which 100% of the sources were in the last four years from 2020 to 2024, with 21 (41%) sources in 2024). Methods of comparative analysis and synthesis were used in writing the literature review. Modern literature indicates the presence of a complex of psychological characteristics in children with ADHD, which are based on disorders in the cognitive, emotional-volitional and behavioral spheres. In the cognitive sphere of children with ADHD, there are impairments in spatial abilities, decreased working memory, attention deficit and low speed of information processing, which are the cause of specific learning disabilities in more than half of children with ADHD. The most common emotional disturbances in children with ADHD are abnormal symptoms of anxiety, stress, low mood, motivation, and depression. Common behavioral symptoms of ADHD include impulsivity, irritability, suicidal behavior, and deliberate attempts at non-suicidal self-harm. All of these cognitive, emotional and behavioral characteristics of children with ADHD can act as predictors of external stigma, most often expressed by school bullying (victimization), as well as internal stigmatization (low self-esteem). Horse riding, music therapy, group psychodrama, training in magic tricks, etc. are cited as the main modern non-pharmacological means of correcting the symptoms of ADHD.

Analysis of the Impact of Luxury Marketing Methods on Customer Consumption Psychology

Our research object is Herms, a world-renowned luxury brand, especially its brand strategy, distribution and purchase system, and the psychological characteristics of brand consumers. We use a variety of research methods for analysis, including an in-depth study of Herms' brand history, product lines, and marketing strategies through literature. Using the 4P marketing theory model of product, price, location and promotion, it makes a comprehensive analysis of Hermes' marketing strategy. Finally, a questionnaire about Hermes consumers was used to conduct detailed data analysis and interpretation. It is found that the success of Hermes is largely due to its unique brand strategy and marketing strategy. Although the distribution system is controversial, for Herms, its existence is exactly in line with its brand positioning, and it has successfully attracted some wealthy consumers who are willing to pay for luxury experiences.

Акцентуации характера у пациенток эстетической медицины как факторы восприятия своей внешности и основания для выбора стратегии взаимодействия при оказании услуг

<p><strong>Introduction</strong>. Perceptual processing of one's own face plays a role in reducing self-identity and sense of self. Despite extensive research into the ability to recognize other people's faces, self-face perception remains an understudied area. In this perceptual processing, our faces are influenced by the medical and psychophysiological conditions of the individual. For example, accentuation of character can affect the perception of one’s own face. Understanding these processes is important for developing a patient-centered approach, personalized strategies for supporting and treating patients with different characterological characteristics who seek aesthetic medicine services. <strong>Objective</strong>. The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between character accentuations and perception of one’s own face. <strong>Methods.</strong> The study involved 86 women aged from 20 to 65 years (mean age 39±13 years). Oculomotor activity was recorded using a Gazepoint HD 150 Hz eye tracker. To measure personality accentuations, a questionnaire developed by K. Leonhard and G. Shmishek in 1970 was used. <strong>Results.</strong> When examining one's own face, the characteristics of eye movements reflect the patients' attitude towards themselves, associated with certain psychological characteristics of the individual. Thus, women with dysthymic personality traits tend to scrutinize their appearance, while women with excitable personality traits tend to focus on the positive aspects of visual information. Pedantry correlates with the number of returns and fixations on attractive features, which may reflect a desire to maintain a positive sense of self. Exaltation is associated with the length of the scanning path, the number of saccades on attractive features, which also reflects a positive self-perception. The personal profiles of the study participants are characterized by accentuated traits, among which the hyperthymic and exalted type of character accentuation predominates.The patients were divided into subgroups depending on which areas of the face they looked at more often and for longer - attractive or problem areas of the face. The study showed that, depending on their predominant personality traits, patients either looked primarily at attractive features or focused on facial flaws. <strong>Conclusion</strong>. Based on the data presented, it was concluded that it is advisable to carry out express diagnostics of the psychological characteristics of patients at the initial appointment in a cosmetology clinic. An initial psychological examination of the patient provides important information about the characterological characteristics of the individual and the perception of attractive features and flaws of his face, which will allow the doctor to predict difficulties that may arise during further medical interventions, as well as improve the level of mutual understanding and communication between patients and the doctor.</p>

Risk Factors for the Development of Eating Disorders in Adolescents with Early-Onset Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.

Individuals with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) have an increased risk of developing psychiatric comorbidities, including eating disorders (EDs). We aimed to investigate the potential association between key disease characteristics, including psychological features, and the development of EDs in a clinical sample of adolescents with IBDs. We enrolled 52 adolescents with IBDs, 83% of whom were in clinical remission, and systematically collected additional information on disease duration, the total number of relapses, the use of steroids, and the number of hospital admissions. All participants completed a validated psychometric battery assessing psychological symptoms (Symptom Checklist-90-Revised, SCL-90-R), alexithymia (Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20, TAS-20), and ED symptomatology (Eating Disorders Inventory-3rd edition, EDI-3). About one in ten patients (9.6%) reported Eating Disorder Risk scores higher than the cut-off on the EDI-3 subscale, specifically addressing the risk of developing EDs. According to the EDI-3 scores, the risk of developing EDs directly correlated with the number of total relapses of IBDs (p < 0.05). The TAS-total scores also correlated with the number of total relapses (p < 0.01), as well as with the number of steroid cycles (p < 0.05), the number of hospital admissions (p < 0.05), and overall disease duration (p < 0.05). Our findings suggest that disease relapses increase the risk of developing both EDs and alexithymia in adolescents with IBDs. The recurrence of disease relapses should be identified and screened early on to prevent the onset of psychiatric disorders, including EDs. Research should be conducted on larger samples with different IBD phenotypes to further investigate the characteristics of patients with IBDs at risk of developing EDs.

Predicting home attachment through its psychological costs and benefits: Restoration, space, and social relationships

The home represents the most psychologically, emotionally, and behaviorally important place in most people's lives. Although previous research has found that people are most strongly attached to their home, relative to other geographic scales (e.g., neighborhood), there is little research investigating the predictors of this emotional bond. This paper reports the results of a pair of studies that sought to identify the psychological factors most strongly associated with home attachment. In Study 1, participants (n = 285) provided written descriptions of the psychological benefits and costs they experience in their home. Content analysis revealed a number of common themes in these responses. Of these, home attachment was predicted positively by descriptions of the home's restorative properties and negatively by descriptions of social conflict and a lack of adequate space. In Study 2, a new sample of participants (n = 375) evaluated their home on Likert scale items modeled on the key themes of Study 1, which were then used to predict both home and neighborhood attachment. Here, restorative emotional experiences, positive social interactions, and an adequate amount of physical space were all uniquely predictive of home attachment. This pair of studies provide convergent evidence for the psychological features of the home most predictive of attachment.

Livelihood Enhancement of Scheduled Caste Farmers through Integrated Farming System in Kolar District, India

The study was conducted in purposively selected Kolar district, a total sample of 353 respondents were purposively selected for the study. Data was collected by using pretested structured interview schedule and analyzed by using appropriate statistical tools. The results revealed that a majority of the respondents belonged to low category of mass media exposure, medium category of education, livestock possession, cosmopoliteness, extension participation, social participation, scientific orientation, risk orientation, training undergone followed by high category of cropping pattern, innovativeness, management orientation, level of aspiration, participation in the developmental programmes, willingness towards IFS, access to extension personnel and access to resources. Livelihood Security of respondents in ‘highly satisfied category’ increased to 37.96 per cent from 28.33 per cent out of seven dimensions, maximum increase was noticed in economic efficiency (52.71%). The personal, socio-economic and psychological characteristics such as cropping pattern, livestock possession, risk orientation, training undergone, access to extension personnel and access to resources had positive and significant relationship with livelihood security. The multiple regression value indicated that all the 18 independent variables had contributed to the tune of 23.20 per cent of variation in livelihood security of the respondents. The results pertaining to economic analysis indicated that BC ratio has been increased to 2.98 from 1.93 in crop component and with respect livestock component BC ratio was found to be enhanced to 3.18 from 1.93 after the implementation of the project. Hence, the concerned development departments should organize the demonstrations, trainings, field days, exposure visits etc., to educate the farmers about IFS. The positive and significantly related characteristics need to be considered while selecting the farmers for the extension educational programmes to enhance their livelihood security.

Differences in Thinness- and Muscularity-Oriented Eating and Body Image Disturbances and Psychosocial Well-Being in Chinese Sexual Minority Men Reporting Top, Bottom, and Versatile Sexual Self-Labels.

In addition to describing sexual partner preferences, sexual self-labels in gay and bisexual (henceforth, sexual minority) men, such as top, bottom, and versatile, are associated with psychological characteristics (e.g., gendered personality traits). No research has explored the association between sexual self-labels and eating and body image disturbances in sexual minority men. Research in sexual minority men from China is particularly valuable and needed due to recent rises in rates of eating and body image disturbances and unique, minority-specific stressors experienced by Chinese sexual minority populations. We adopted an online, cross-sectional study in a sample of sexual minority men from China (N = 403; tops, n = 256, bottoms, n = 95, versatiles, n = 52). Bottoms reported higher thinness internalization, lower muscularity internalization, higher body fat dissatisfaction, and higher psychological distress than tops. Bottoms' weight bias internalization was higher than tops' and versatiles' reports and, compared to versatiles, bottoms also reported higher psychosocial impairment related to eating disorder psychopathology. Compared to versatiles, tops reported higher drive for muscularity and muscularity-oriented disordered eating. Adjusting for age, psychological distress, and psychosocial impairment, tops reported higher muscularity internalization than bottoms and higher drive for muscularity and muscularity-oriented disordered eating than both bottoms and versatiles. Findings suggested unique relations between sexual self-labels and eating and body image disturbances in Chinese sexual minority men. Replication and validation of the temporal order between sexual self-labels and eating and body image disturbances is needed, including assessment of social factors (e.g., femmephobia, minority stress) that may help explain the links between sexual self-labels and eating pathology.

Psychological Characteristics of Internet Addiction in Students in Problem Life Situations (COVID, War)

The relevance of this research lies in the fact that the number of Internet addicts in the world is constantly growing (the premise of which we consider the possibilities of Internet content that open up to a person in the virtual space), and the situation can turn into a public health problem. The purpose of the article is to carry out a theoretical analysis of the phenomenon of Internet addiction and, based on it, conduct an empirical study of Internet addiction of students, its connection with their personal traits and their satisfaction with life in difficult life situations: during the COVID-19 pandemic (n=88) and war (n=87). The research used the following methods: Internet Addiction Test (K. Young), CIAS, Chen-Internet-Addiction-Scale (S.-H. Cnen), Techniques for diagnosing predisposition to 13 types of addictions (G.V. Lozova), Test T. Leary, Questionnaire “Life Satisfaction Index” (B. Neugarten, R. Havighurst, Sh. Tobin), Oxford Happiness Inventory, OHI. Mathematical processing of research results was carried out using statistical package SPSS 17.0. The analysis of approaches to the understanding of Internet addiction by scientists leads to the conclusion that it is a behavioral deviation that manifests itself in a person’s excessive spending of time in the Internet space due to reluctance to return to real life; this is exactly information addiction. The main symptoms of Internet addiction: the tendency of an individual to choose being on the Internet before any other types of his activity; a change in his/her state of consciousness, a gradual increase in the time spent on the Internet, the lack of an objective assessment of the negative consequences of Internet addiction. As a result of the study, it was found that: Internet addiction can be combined with other types of addiction, Internet addicts are characterized by certain types of attitude towards others and a lack of feeling of satisfaction with life; Respondents who are less dependent on the Internet tend to positively evaluate themselves, be consistent in achieving their goals, fall into other addictions less often, and activate situationally necessary types of attitude towards others.

Group Violence in Crime: Analyzing Crime Severity, Group Size, and Juvenile Involvement Through Police Statistics and Newspaper Articles in Japan

This study investigated the social psychological characteristics of group violence in crime using Japanese data. Two main hypotheses were examined: (1) crimes committed by groups, particularly larger groups, are more violent than those committed by individuals and (2) juvenile violent crimes are more likely to involve groups than adult violent crimes. Study 1 analyzed police agency crime statistical data and found that group crimes were more violent than individual crimes, with the level of violence increasing with group size. Additionally, juvenile crimes involved larger group sizes on average than adult crimes. Study 2 involved a quantitative text analysis of Japanese newspaper articles and revealed that articles containing group-related words frequently included terms associated with death and brutality, indicating a higher likelihood of fatal outcomes from group violence. Furthermore, co-occurrence analysis indicated a correlation between juvenile delinquency and group crimes. These findings support both hypotheses, providing evidence from non-Western data for research on group violence that predominantly relies on Western data.

ПЕДАГОГИКАЛЫК КОЛЛЕДЖДИН БОЛОЧОК БАШТАЛГЫЧ КЛАССТАРДЫН МУГАЛИМДЕРИНЕ МАТЕМАТИКАНЫ ОКУТУУДА ТААНЫП-БИЛҮҮ МАСЕЛЕЛЕРИН КОЛДОНУУ

The article deals with the development of cognitive abilities in teaching mathematics to students of a pedagogical college specializing in teaching in elementary grades. Cognitive abilities were considered in the article as individual psychological features of the processes of attention, perception, memory, and thinking. To solve the problem of developing the cognitive abilities of primary school students, along with teaching mathematics based on the cognitive-visual method, the tasks of analyzing educational programs, generalizing pedagogical experience, pedagogical observation, forming logical operations and converting empirical material into a mathematical problem are set. The main goal of cognitive training issues, considered in the specialty of teaching in primary classes, is focused on the formation of students' logical operations and includes the development of intellectual qualities of educational and cognitive activity. Cognition is a process of active, purposeful reflection of reality in the mind of a person.

Two Perspectives on the Music of Fryderyk Chopin from the 1920s: Lucien Bourguès and Alexandre Denéréaz (1921) and Leonid L. Sabaneev (1925–1927)

This article explores two different perspectives on Chopin’s music from the 1920s – those of Lucien Bourguès and Alexandre Denéréaz, on one hand, and Leonid Sabaneev, on the other. The former approach displays a psychological character, so it is descriptive and focusses on such aspects as the expression and symbolic content of a work, while the latter studies the work primarily as a system of proportions, thereby constituting a form of mathematical poetics. Ostensibly confrontational, these scholarly standpoints actually represent elements in a bigger, all-embracing system of phenomenological thought which characterised that period in cultural history.

“Today I Die like Jesus Christ”: An Analysis of Ressentiment in Perceptions, Motivations and Justifications of Violent Extremist Manifestos

ABSTRACT Far-right extremists distribute digital manifestos alongside their violent attacks as a method of sensationalizing their acts, dispersing their ideology, and garnering followers. This study sheds light on the psychological characteristics of the perceptions, motivations, and justifications evident in their manifestos. We analyze their self-perceptions as martyrs, warriors, or saviors, their perceptions of world injustice, their motivations of grievance, humiliation, seeking revenge and defense and their justifications founded on absolutist thinking, moral disengagement and us vs. them divisions—mapping out how they deliver their message through the emotional mechanism of ressentiment. We show the complexity of the manifestos content, particularly in reference to the way extremists present themselves as martyrs, warriors, or saviors, the pervasive reference of grievances and frustrations, the shallow social bonds and outgroup dehumanization, their strong motivations to seek revenge and defend, and the morally disengaged justifications of their intentions and actions. This project addresses an important gap in extant literature and offers valuable insights to academics and practitioners on the discourses that promote mobilization and engagement with political violence.

Association between frailty and cognitive status among ambulating Korean elderly: An observational study.

We aimed to determine the association between frailty and cognitive status of the elderly population in Korea. We examined data from 9920 elders who participated in the 2020 Survey of Living Conditions and Welfare Needs of Korean Older Persons. Frailty was assessed using the Korean version of the Fatigue, Resistance, Ambulation, Illnesses, and Weight Loss scale. The Korean mini-mental status examination was used to test cognitive function. Several logistic regression analysis was performed, with correction for several confounding variables (socioeconomic, health behavior, psychological characteristics, and functional status), to evaluate the relationship between frailty and cognitive state. Of the elderly population in Korea, 1451 (14.6%) were frail and 5977 (60.3%) were pre-frail. Compared to the non-frail group (20.3%), cognitive impairment was considerably higher in the pre-frail (33.1%) and frail (39.8%) groups. When compared to the non-frail group, cognitive impairment was substantially linked to a higher risk of frailty after adjustment (pre-frail odds ratio [OR]: 1.66, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.47-1.88; frail OR: 2.00, 95% CI: 1.68-2.37). When cognitive impairment and frailty subcomponents were present, there was a higher likelihood of severe resistance (OR: 1.89; 95% CI: 1.70-2.11) and ambulation (OR: 1.46, 95% CI: 1.32-1.63) issues. Frailty is associated with cognitive impairment.

Psychological predictors of online fraud victimhood in China: a machine learning approach

ABSTRACT Understanding why some individuals are more susceptible to becoming victims of fraud is crucial for developing effective anti-fraud strategies. This study employs a machine learning approach to explore the impact of individual psychological and socio-demographic characteristics on susceptibility to fraud. The random forest (RF) models reveal that psychological factors are more influential in determining an individual's vulnerability to fraud than demographic factors. Within the RF models, feature importance analyses highlight that subdimensions of critical thinking – such as truth-seeking, open-mindedness, and cognitive maturity – along with susceptibility to persuasion, perceived benefits on risk, and self-control, are pivotal in influencing an individual’s susceptibility to fraud. These insights are critical for informing targeted interventions and enhancing the effectiveness of anti-fraud measures.

Empowering small farmers for sustainable agriculture: a human resource approach to SDG-driven training and innovation

PurposeAmid the growing global emphasis on sustainable agriculture, organizations and governments face a pressing need to equip farmers with the knowledge and tools necessary for the adoption of sustainable farming practices, aligning with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, understanding the complex relationship between training programs and the adoption of sustainable practices among small-scale farmers remains a critical challenge. Taking a human resource approach, this paper attempts to understand the interrelationships between training effectiveness, farmers’ psychological and demographic characteristics in explaining the adoption of sustainable farming practices.Design/methodology/approachWe employed a multi-stage random sampling method and administered a structured questionnaire to collect data from 331 small farmers who were part of a government-led, large-scale intervention aimed at training them in sustainable farming practices.FindingsOur research findings not only emphasize the critical role of HR approach through training but also underscore its importance in the broader mission of aligning with the SDGs. Specifically, we demonstrate that sustained exposure to training, intrinsic motivation to acquire knowledge, and the innovative capacity of farmers collectively enhance the effectiveness of training programs, thereby contributing significantly to the widespread adoption of sustainable farming practices in line with SDGs.Originality/valueDrawing from self-determination theory, training effectiveness literature, and the call for improved alignment with the SDGs, this study presents a model that explains how psychological characteristics, combined with the quality and quantity of training influence the adoption of sustainable farming practices among small-scale farmers.