Romas Prakapas
Biographic Data
| ID | 4071996 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Romas Prakapas |
| GIVEN NAMES | Romas |
| FAMILY NAME | Prakapas |
| SIGNATURE | PRAKAPAS R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Mykolas Romeris University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4811-6681 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The profile of a student’s sense of (un)safety at school
This study explores the profiles of students who feel safe versus unsafe at school, examining how social, emotional, and academic factors are associated with students’ perceptions of safety. Drawing on data from the OECD PISA 2022 international assessment of 613,744 fifteen-year-old students across 80 countries, the analysis employs K-means clustering to identify groups of students based on their responses to four safety-related items. Students w…
Coping strategies and psychological well-being among teachers experiencing victimization
Introduction Teacher victimization is an important occupational stressor that can undermine educators' psychological functioning and professional sustainability. Guided by stress–coping theory, this study examined the relationships among multiple forms of victimization, coping strategies, and psychological well-being. Methods A nationwide sample of Lithuanian teachers ( N = 1,044) completed validated measures assessing exposure to victimization, …
Manifestations of Victimisation Among Lithuanian Teachers and Their Experiences in Educational Institutions
Aim. The aim of this study is to reveal the victimisation of Lithuanian teachers in educational institutions. In order to achieve the aim of the study, the following hypotheses were put forward: traumatic experiences as a student are related to experiences of bullying and violence as a teacher; different forms of violence are interrelated; and teachers who have experienced one form of violence are more likely to experience others. Methods. A quan…
Teachers’ perception of the relationship as a moderator between victimization and life satisfaction
Introduction Although teacher victimization has been associated with reduced well-being, little is known about how teachers’ perceptions of their relationships within the school environment is linked to this association. This study examined whether perceived relationship quality moderates the link between different forms of victimization and teachers’ life satisfaction. Methods A structural equation model was tested using data from a Lithuanian t…
Teacher Victimization by Students, Their Parents, and School Staff
The links between different forms of teacher victimization and teachers’ life satisfaction are still under-researched. To highlight teacher victimization by various parties within the school environment and its associations with teachers’ life satisfaction, the Satisfaction with Life Scale, the Multidimensional Teacher Victimization Scale, and some additional measures were applied. The findings based on a Lithuanian sample (n = 1146) revealed tha…
Methodological Approaches to Assessing the Quality of an Organisation’s Performance
Ensuring the quality of the various processes is essential to the effective functioning of an organisation. One way to achieve this is to assess the quality of the organisation’s performance. This process involves both self-assessment and external evaluation, which are carried out using different methodological approaches to evaluation. It should be stressed that the outcome of the quality assessment also depends on the choice of a methodological…
Methodological Approaches to Measuring Intercultural Competence
The article analysed methodological scales for measuring intercultural competence. Taking into account the ones presented in scientific literature, SAGE’s scientific publications database was selected as the data collection source. Methodologically validated scales were evaluated from the perspective of management science in order to select the most used ones oriented to management research. Therefore, four most popular measurement scales that ha…
Energy Efficiency in the Long-Run in the Selected European Countries
In the presented paper assumption is being raised that ceteris paribus forecasted energy efficiency until the year 2050 reveals competitive potential, which could be reached if technological progress is ongoing and no radical changes in the energy consumption culture are observed. The research methodology is as follows. In order to clarify what trends of energy efficiency change are preconditioned by the structure of the economy, technological po…
Influence of Social Media on National Security
The articles analyses the penetration of social media through personal use into daily life and the relation of this phenomenon to national security. A survey of Lithuanian higher-school students aged 18-29 was conducted according to quantitative research methodology. Young people actively use social networks for various purposes (personal, learning, work, recreation). Statistically, each individual, aged 18-29, has personal profiles on four socia…
Influence of Social Media on National Security
The articles analyses the penetration of social media through personal use into daily life and the relation of this phenomenon to national security. A survey of Lithuanian higher-school students aged 18-29 was conducted according to quantitative research methodology. Young people actively use social networks for various purposes (personal, learning, work, recreation). Statistically, each individual, aged 18-29, has personal profiles on four socia…
Energy Efficiency in the Long-Run in the Selected European Countries
In the presented paper assumption is being raised that ceteris paribus forecasted energy efficiency until the year 2050 reveals competitive potential, which could be reached if technological progress is ongoing and no radical changes in the energy consumption culture are observed. The research methodology is as follows. In order to clarify what trends of energy efficiency change are preconditioned by the structure of the economy, technological po…
Influence of Social Media on National Security
The articles analyses the penetration of social media through personal use into daily life and the relation of this phenomenon to national security. A survey of Lithuanian higher-school students aged 18-29 was conducted according to quantitative research methodology. Young people actively use social networks for various purposes (personal, learning, work, recreation). Statistically, each individual, aged 18-29, has personal profiles on four socia…
Methodological Approaches to Measuring Intercultural Competence
The article analysed methodological scales for measuring intercultural competence. Taking into account the ones presented in scientific literature, SAGE’s scientific publications database was selected as the data collection source. Methodologically validated scales were evaluated from the perspective of management science in order to select the most used ones oriented to management research. Therefore, four most popular measurement scales that ha…
Methodological Approaches to Assessing the Quality of an Organisation’s Performance
Ensuring the quality of the various processes is essential to the effective functioning of an organisation. One way to achieve this is to assess the quality of the organisation’s performance. This process involves both self-assessment and external evaluation, which are carried out using different methodological approaches to evaluation. It should be stressed that the outcome of the quality assessment also depends on the choice of a methodological…
Teacher Victimization by Students, Their Parents, and School Staff
The links between different forms of teacher victimization and teachers’ life satisfaction are still under-researched. To highlight teacher victimization by various parties within the school environment and its associations with teachers’ life satisfaction, the Satisfaction with Life Scale, the Multidimensional Teacher Victimization Scale, and some additional measures were applied. The findings based on a Lithuanian sample (n = 1146) revealed tha…
Teachers’ perception of the relationship as a moderator between victimization and life satisfaction
Introduction Although teacher victimization has been associated with reduced well-being, little is known about how teachers’ perceptions of their relationships within the school environment is linked to this association. This study examined whether perceived relationship quality moderates the link between different forms of victimization and teachers’ life satisfaction. Methods A structural equation model was tested using data from a Lithuanian t…
The profile of a student’s sense of (un)safety at school
This study explores the profiles of students who feel safe versus unsafe at school, examining how social, emotional, and academic factors are associated with students’ perceptions of safety. Drawing on data from the OECD PISA 2022 international assessment of 613,744 fifteen-year-old students across 80 countries, the analysis employs K-means clustering to identify groups of students based on their responses to four safety-related items. Students w…
Coping strategies and psychological well-being among teachers experiencing victimization
Introduction Teacher victimization is an important occupational stressor that can undermine educators' psychological functioning and professional sustainability. Guided by stress–coping theory, this study examined the relationships among multiple forms of victimization, coping strategies, and psychological well-being. Methods A nationwide sample of Lithuanian teachers ( N = 1,044) completed validated measures assessing exposure to victimization, …
Manifestations of Victimisation Among Lithuanian Teachers and Their Experiences in Educational Institutions
Aim. The aim of this study is to reveal the victimisation of Lithuanian teachers in educational institutions. In order to achieve the aim of the study, the following hypotheses were put forward: traumatic experiences as a student are related to experiences of bullying and violence as a teacher; different forms of violence are interrelated; and teachers who have experienced one form of violence are more likely to experience others. Methods. A quan…
Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression (5 works) · Workplace Violence and Bullying (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Lithuanian (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Perception (2 works) · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies (2 works) · Structural equation modeling (2 works)