Žan Lep
Biographic Data
| ID | 766766 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Žan Lep |
| GIVEN NAMES | Žan |
| FAMILY NAME | Lep |
| SIGNATURE | LEP Ž |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Ljubljana |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0130-4543 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 28 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
How Norms Depend on the Presence and Status of Observers: The Relational Contingency of Everyday Behaviors in 90 Societies
Norms are fundamental to social life, but basic questions about how they are affected by social context remain. Specifically, how do normative constraints depend on the presence and status of observers, and how do such relational contingencies vary across cultures? Using data from more than 25,000 individuals across 90 societies, we test several hypotheses linking normative constraints on everyday behaviors (like arguing, laughing, cursing, kissi…
Aspects of individuation in relation to parents, dark triad and problematic internet use in emerging adults
The prevalence of the internet in modern society poses challenges, such as addiction and problematic internet use. Several authors suggest that the internet contributes to rising mental health issues among youth. Despite family dysfunction being a well-documented risk factor for problematic internet use, there is limited research on individuation—an intrapsychic process focused on attaining autonomy while maintaining connectedness with parents. A…
Financial Identity Scale: Testing the International Validity of Its Variable-Centered and Person-Centered Models
A robust body of research provides evidence of a strong connection between identity development and age-related functioning. A sense of financial identity may be an important precursor of adult self-sufficiency. For this reason, the study of financial identity (i.e., the answer to the question “Who am I from a financial point of view?”) as a domain-specific component of identity development during the transition to adulthood is a timely and impor…
Parental financial support and family emotional support to young adults during Covid‐19: A help or a hindrance
The present study focuses on the role of family support to young adult children during COVID‐19 in ameliorating the negative financial impact of the pandemic. Guided by the Conservation of Resources (COR) Theory of stress and coping, we conceptualize the negative financial impact due to COVID‐19 as a source of financial stress that would be associated with lower levels of both financial wellbeing and positive outlook of young adults. We rely on d…
Pre-pandemic lifestyle patterns and mental health outcomes among people reporting post-acute sequelae of Covid-19: Evidence from a Slovenian population-based sample
These findings highlight the enduring burden of PASC and its dual impact on distress and well-being, underscoring the need for integrated, system-level planning that links primary care, rehabilitation, and mental health services to mitigate long-term consequences and support recovery
Helping the Planet for a More Sustainable Future: Spill-Overs among Young Adults’ Prosocial and Pro-Environmental Attitudes and Behavior
This study explores how prosocial engagement may enable young people to become committed to environmental protection. Using serial mediation analysis, we examine the data from 530 undergraduate business students in Southeast Europe to depict the psychological pathways connecting prosocial attitudes and behaviors with a propensity for environmental engagement. Statistical analysis is performed using the PROCESS macro Model 6. Although limited by s…
Opportunities for Acquiring Different Dimensions of Global Competencies in Higher Education in Slovenia: Insights of Students
One (Financial Well-Being) Model Fits All? Testing the Multidimensional Subjective Financial Well-Being Scale Across Nine Countries
A multidimensional model of emerging adults’ subjective financial well-being was proposed (Sorgente and Lanz, Int Journal of Behavioral Development, 43(5), 466–478 2019). The authors also developed a 5-factor scale (the Multidimensional Subjective Financial Well-being Scale, MSFWBS) intending to measure this construct in the European context. To date, data using this instrument have been collected in nine countries: Austria, Canada, Finland, Indi…
Profiles of emerging adults’ resilience facing the negative impact of Covid-19 across six countries
Although emerging adults (i.e., individuals aged 18–29 years old) may be at a lesser risk of COVID-19 severe illness and mortality, studies have found that the negative impact of COVID-19 on mental health and well-being is higher among emerging adults when compared to other age groups. The current study aimed to identify profile(s) based on resilience resources, which could help emerging adults in managing the disruptions to their lives following…
Employment Disruption and Wellbeing Among Young Adults: A Cross-National Study of Perceived Impact of the Covid-19 Lockdown
Intergenerational Model of Financial Satisfaction and Parent-Child Financial Relationship
The study examined an intergenerational model of financial socialization and its outcomes that connects parents' and their children's self-perceived financial learning outcomes to satisfaction with financial management and parent-child financial relationships. The conceptual model was based on models of financial socialization processes contributing to healthy financial development of emerging adult students (Shim et al., 2010; Sirsch et al., 202…
Saving of Freshmen and Their Parents in Slovenia: Saving Motives and Links to Parental Financial Socialization
Four Types of Individuation: Further Evidence From Two Central-European Countries
This study employed the Individuation Test for Emerging Adults-Short (ITEA-S) to identify groups of emerging adults sharing similar individuation profiles (types) in relation to mother and father separately. Two-step clustering procedures of self-report data of Slovenian and Austrian participants suggested four internally replicable types of individuation across parents and countries: dependent, anxious, individuated-related, and individuated-ind…
The globalizability of temporal discounting
Economic inequality is associated with preferences for smaller, immediate gains over larger, delayed ones. Such temporal discounting may feed into rising global inequality, yet it is unclear whether it is a function of choice preferences or norms, or rather the absence of sufficient resources for immediate needs. It is also not clear whether these reflect true differences in choice patterns between income groups. We tested temporal discounting an…
A Cross-National Study of Covid-19 Impact and Future Possibilities Among Emerging Adults: The Mediating Role of Intolerance of Uncertainty
The present research examined the association of perceived impact of COVID-19 on emerging adults’ perceptions of their future and the potential mediating role of intolerance of uncertainty on these associations. Specifically, we investigated the associations of perceived financial impact, needed resource impact, and psychological impact on perceptions of future life and financial future. Using online survey data from emerging adults ( N = 1768) l…
Money transfers within caring dyads: Some open research questions
By its definition, care is not (financially) reimbursed. However, care recipients often provide material and/or financial support to their carers, which may be related to a range of psychological and social outcomes, such as the financial fragility of care recipients, changes in the quality of relationships and care, or psychological burden. In this article, I provide a brief overview of the extant knowledge on the topic and discuss some of the r…
Political orientation in youth beyond the left-right divide: Testing a three-factor model of political orientation and its relatedness to personal values
The utility of the left-right dimension of political orientation, including among youth, has been questioned recently. Moreover, a sizeable share of young voters in Slovenia has a hard time describing their political orientation. In present research we thus explored whether a multi-dimensional model of social, economic and international dimension, could be better suited for describing young people's political orientations. In addition, as values …
The general fault in our fault lines
The general fault in our fault lines
The globalizability of temporal discounting
Economic inequality is associated with preferences for smaller, immediate gains over larger, delayed ones. Such temporal discounting may feed into rising global inequality, yet it is unclear whether it is a function of choice preferences or norms, or rather the absence of sufficient resources for immediate needs. It is also not clear whether these reflect true differences in choice patterns between income groups. We tested temporal discounting an…
Intergenerational Model of Financial Satisfaction and Parent-Child Financial Relationship
The study examined an intergenerational model of financial socialization and its outcomes that connects parents' and their children's self-perceived financial learning outcomes to satisfaction with financial management and parent-child financial relationships. The conceptual model was based on models of financial socialization processes contributing to healthy financial development of emerging adult students (Shim et al., 2010; Sirsch et al., 202…
A Cross-National Study of Covid-19 Impact and Future Possibilities Among Emerging Adults: The Mediating Role of Intolerance of Uncertainty
The present research examined the association of perceived impact of COVID-19 on emerging adults’ perceptions of their future and the potential mediating role of intolerance of uncertainty on these associations. Specifically, we investigated the associations of perceived financial impact, needed resource impact, and psychological impact on perceptions of future life and financial future. Using online survey data from emerging adults ( N = 1768) l…
Money transfers within caring dyads: Some open research questions
By its definition, care is not (financially) reimbursed. However, care recipients often provide material and/or financial support to their carers, which may be related to a range of psychological and social outcomes, such as the financial fragility of care recipients, changes in the quality of relationships and care, or psychological burden. In this article, I provide a brief overview of the extant knowledge on the topic and discuss some of the r…
Political orientation in youth beyond the left-right divide: Testing a three-factor model of political orientation and its relatedness to personal values
The utility of the left-right dimension of political orientation, including among youth, has been questioned recently. Moreover, a sizeable share of young voters in Slovenia has a hard time describing their political orientation. In present research we thus explored whether a multi-dimensional model of social, economic and international dimension, could be better suited for describing young people's political orientations. In addition, as values …
The general fault in our fault lines
Saving of Freshmen and Their Parents in Slovenia: Saving Motives and Links to Parental Financial Socialization
Four Types of Individuation: Further Evidence From Two Central-European Countries
This study employed the Individuation Test for Emerging Adults-Short (ITEA-S) to identify groups of emerging adults sharing similar individuation profiles (types) in relation to mother and father separately. Two-step clustering procedures of self-report data of Slovenian and Austrian participants suggested four internally replicable types of individuation across parents and countries: dependent, anxious, individuated-related, and individuated-ind…
The globalizability of temporal discounting
Economic inequality is associated with preferences for smaller, immediate gains over larger, delayed ones. Such temporal discounting may feed into rising global inequality, yet it is unclear whether it is a function of choice preferences or norms, or rather the absence of sufficient resources for immediate needs. It is also not clear whether these reflect true differences in choice patterns between income groups. We tested temporal discounting an…
Employment Disruption and Wellbeing Among Young Adults: A Cross-National Study of Perceived Impact of the Covid-19 Lockdown
Intergenerational Model of Financial Satisfaction and Parent-Child Financial Relationship
The study examined an intergenerational model of financial socialization and its outcomes that connects parents' and their children's self-perceived financial learning outcomes to satisfaction with financial management and parent-child financial relationships. The conceptual model was based on models of financial socialization processes contributing to healthy financial development of emerging adult students (Shim et al., 2010; Sirsch et al., 202…
One (Financial Well-Being) Model Fits All? Testing the Multidimensional Subjective Financial Well-Being Scale Across Nine Countries
A multidimensional model of emerging adults’ subjective financial well-being was proposed (Sorgente and Lanz, Int Journal of Behavioral Development, 43(5), 466–478 2019). The authors also developed a 5-factor scale (the Multidimensional Subjective Financial Well-being Scale, MSFWBS) intending to measure this construct in the European context. To date, data using this instrument have been collected in nine countries: Austria, Canada, Finland, Indi…
Profiles of emerging adults’ resilience facing the negative impact of Covid-19 across six countries
Although emerging adults (i.e., individuals aged 18–29 years old) may be at a lesser risk of COVID-19 severe illness and mortality, studies have found that the negative impact of COVID-19 on mental health and well-being is higher among emerging adults when compared to other age groups. The current study aimed to identify profile(s) based on resilience resources, which could help emerging adults in managing the disruptions to their lives following…
Financial Identity Scale: Testing the International Validity of Its Variable-Centered and Person-Centered Models
A robust body of research provides evidence of a strong connection between identity development and age-related functioning. A sense of financial identity may be an important precursor of adult self-sufficiency. For this reason, the study of financial identity (i.e., the answer to the question “Who am I from a financial point of view?”) as a domain-specific component of identity development during the transition to adulthood is a timely and impor…
Parental financial support and family emotional support to young adults during Covid‐19: A help or a hindrance
The present study focuses on the role of family support to young adult children during COVID‐19 in ameliorating the negative financial impact of the pandemic. Guided by the Conservation of Resources (COR) Theory of stress and coping, we conceptualize the negative financial impact due to COVID‐19 as a source of financial stress that would be associated with lower levels of both financial wellbeing and positive outlook of young adults. We rely on d…
Pre-pandemic lifestyle patterns and mental health outcomes among people reporting post-acute sequelae of Covid-19: Evidence from a Slovenian population-based sample
These findings highlight the enduring burden of PASC and its dual impact on distress and well-being, underscoring the need for integrated, system-level planning that links primary care, rehabilitation, and mental health services to mitigate long-term consequences and support recovery
Helping the Planet for a More Sustainable Future: Spill-Overs among Young Adults’ Prosocial and Pro-Environmental Attitudes and Behavior
This study explores how prosocial engagement may enable young people to become committed to environmental protection. Using serial mediation analysis, we examine the data from 530 undergraduate business students in Southeast Europe to depict the psychological pathways connecting prosocial attitudes and behaviors with a propensity for environmental engagement. Statistical analysis is performed using the PROCESS macro Model 6. Although limited by s…
Opportunities for Acquiring Different Dimensions of Global Competencies in Higher Education in Slovenia: Insights of Students
How Norms Depend on the Presence and Status of Observers: The Relational Contingency of Everyday Behaviors in 90 Societies
Norms are fundamental to social life, but basic questions about how they are affected by social context remain. Specifically, how do normative constraints depend on the presence and status of observers, and how do such relational contingencies vary across cultures? Using data from more than 25,000 individuals across 90 societies, we test several hypotheses linking normative constraints on everyday behaviors (like arguing, laughing, cursing, kissi…
Aspects of individuation in relation to parents, dark triad and problematic internet use in emerging adults
The prevalence of the internet in modern society poses challenges, such as addiction and problematic internet use. Several authors suggest that the internet contributes to rising mental health issues among youth. Despite family dysfunction being a well-documented risk factor for problematic internet use, there is limited research on individuation—an intrapsychic process focused on attaining autonomy while maintaining connectedness with parents. A…
Psychology (14 works) · Social Psychology (9 works) · Developmental psychology (6 works) · Economics (6 works) · Finance (6 works) · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (6 works) · COVID-19 and Mental Health (4 works) · Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Political science (4 works)