Zita Gál

Biographic Data

ID8385434
NAMEZita Gál
GIVEN NAMESZita
FAMILY NAMEGál
SIGNATUREGAL Z
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Szeged
ORCID0000-0001-9676-3114
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR5
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Adolescents’ Perceptions of School Life and Social Problem-Solving in Association with School Burnout

    Open AccessLászló Kasik, Márió Tibor Nagy et al.ARTICLEEducation Sciences2026

    The aim of the study was to explore the characteristics of social problem-solving, school burnout, and school life of sixth-grade (12-year-old, n = 181) and eighth-grade (14-year-old, n = 196) Hungarian students, as well as the relationship between these fields, exploring profiles based on connections between measured areas. Three questionnaires were used in the study: Social Problem-Solving Inventory–Revised; School Burnout Inventory and School …

  • The Relationship Between Friendships and Social Problem-Solving in Adolescence

    Open AccessLászló Kasik, Zita Gál et al.ARTICLEEducation Sciences2026

    The aim of the study was to examine the relationship between friendship functions and social problem-solving among adolescents in same- and opposite-sex friendships at ages 12 and 16 (N = 304). Social problem-solving was assessed using the Social Problem-Solving Inventory–Revised, while friendship functions were measured using the McGill Friendship Questionnaire. Both instruments demonstrated satisfactory psychometric properties in all age subsam…

  • The effect of a communication-focused drama-based intervention on the social problem-solving of 10–11-year-olds

    Open AccessAnett Balogh-Pécsi, Edit Tóth et al.ARTICLEEuropean Journal of Psychology of…2026

    A communication-focused drama-based program was delivered over a period of 1 year to 10- to 11-year-olds in Hungary. The aim of the program was to develop participants’ social problem-solving, coping strategies, and assertive communication. Outcomes were measured by the Assertiveness Questionnaire (Gaumer Erickson et al., 2016), the Social Problem-Solving Inventory–Revised (D’Zurilla et al., 2002), and the Ways of Coping Questionnaire (Folkman & …

  • Preschool Children's Social Problem‐Solving in Hungary and Vojvodina Based on Parents' and Teachers' Opinions

    Open AccessSzitás Teodóra, Zita Gál et al.ARTICLEEuropean Journal of Education2025

    The aim of the study was to explore parents' and teachers' opinions about preschoolers' social problem‐solving and the role of parents' educational attainment and family structure in social problem‐solving, comparing these results in Hungary ( n = 162) and Vojvodina ( n = 147). We used Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) and Social Problem‐Solving Parent/Teacher Questionnaire (SPSQ) for the latter drawing on the social problem‐solving …

  • The Relationship Between Social Problem-Solving and Passive-Aggressive Behavior Among Adolescents

    Open AccessZita Gál, Márió Tibor Nagy et al.ARTICLEEuropean Journal of Investigation…2025

    The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between passive-aggressive behavior and social problem-solving among Hungarian adolescents (16- and 18-year-olds, N = 496). The Passive Aggression Scale (PAS) was used to explore the characteristics of criticism, ignoring, and sabotage, and the Social Problem-Solving Inventory–Revised (SPSI–R) was employed to measure negative and positive problem orientations and rational, impulsive, and av…