<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Anastasia Kitiashvili</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">DROPOUT DYNAMICS AND POST-DROPOUT TRAJECTORIES IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING: ROLE OF ATTITUDES, SOCIAL IDENTITY AND WELL-BEING</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Problems of Psychology in the 21st Century</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">dropout from VET</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">educational barriers</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">social identity</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">students' attitudes</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Vocational Education and Training (VET)</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">well-being</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2024</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">December/2024</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">https://oaji.net/articles/2023/444-1735655626.pdf</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">18</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Continuous</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">This study explores the dynamics of dropout and post-dropout trajectories of young people in vocational education and training (VET), focusing on attitudes, social identity, and well-being. It studied whether students were pushed away from the educational institution because of school-related issues, pulled due to other commitments, or disengaged. Besides, it explored students' post-dropout paths, such as pursuing higher qualifications (upward dropout), changing their educational program (horizontal dropout), or leaving the education system altogether (downward dropout). The methodology involved survey research with 300 former VET students selected through convenience sampling and nine focus groups. The average dropout duration was 5.4 months, with lower socioeconomic status linked to shorter dropout periods. Institutional factors were the primary drivers of dropping-out over which students had limited influence. Students often made uninformed decisions about dropout. &quot;Downward dropout&quot; was prominent, especially among socioeconomically disadvantaged students, often leading them to unemployment or low-skilled employment. Many young people expressed interest in continuing VET programs, while some opted for higher education or employment. Less than 1/5th had no plans, increasing the risk of becoming NEETs (Not in Education, Employment, or Training) who need support. Social identity and attitudes towards VET and Higher Education (HE)were significant predictors of an upward post-dropout trajectory. The most positive attitudes and the highest well-being rates were observed in the group that continued their studies in VET. These findings underscore the importance of developing evidence-based interventions to assist young people in navigating vocational education pathways.</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">26-41</style></section></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Anastasia Kitiashvili</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Tamar Abashidze</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Irine Zhvania</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">TO BE YOUNG, ALIENATED AND UNEMPLOYED: SOCIAL IDENTITY, ATTITUDES AND WELL-BEING OF GEORGIA’S NEET YOUTH</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Problems of Psychology in the 21st Century</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">attitudes towards education</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">attitudes towards employment</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">NEET youth</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">social identity</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">well-being</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2022</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">June/2022</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">https://oaji.net/articles/2022/444-1657475382.pdf</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">16</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Continuous</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Education and employment are essential factors for social inclusion of young people in society, so it is important to study young people who are neither in education or in employment (called NEETs) to determine how they deal with their social status and their mechanisms to integrate into society.
This study examines how negatively or positively NEET young people perceive their social status, how NEET status affects young people's attitudes, social identity, or well-being, and whether young people try to escape from the status of NEET. The survey was conducted with 380 young people and in-depth interviews with 12 people.
Research shows that the social status of NEET is neither desirable nor appreciated.  NEETs are associated with diminished well-being mainly because of their lower life satisfaction. NEET youth scores lower than the general population in life satisfaction, although they have similar level of self-esteem. Research has shown that NEET youth use psychological mechanisms, such as identifying with a positively assessed group, to help young people maintain high self-esteem or use strategies to escape from the NEETs group, get a job, or continue their education. The following factors positively contribute to the desire to leave the NEET group: self-esteem is the most important motivator, followed by social identity, attitudes towards education and employment, and family economic status.
 The high NEET rate in Georgia suggests that NEETs youth should be a particular target group for interventions to enable their ‘activation’ to integrate into society. 
</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">20-35</style></section></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Anastasia Kitiashvili</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Tamar Makharadze</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">FINANCIAL AND SOCIAL CHALLENGES FACING PENSIONERS LIVING ALONE BELOW THE POVERTY LINE DURING THE COVID-19 PERIOD: THE CASE OF GEORGIA</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Problems of Psychology in the 21st Century</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Covid-19</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">pensioners living alone</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">social isolation</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">under poverty line</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2021</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">December/2021</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">https://oaji.net/articles/2021/444-1640853768.pdf</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">15</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Continuous</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Restrictions, physical distancing and lockdown imposed during Covid-19 are associated with many challenges such as financial shortages and lack of social relationships, which have been particularly damaging for vulnerable groups dependent on others. 
This research aims to study financial and social challenges faced by one of the vulnerable social groups-pensioners living alone below the poverty line during the covid-19 period in four Georgia municipalities (Bolnisi, Dmanisi, Tianeti and Kaspi) in July-August 2020. The survey was conducted with 475 respondents (confidence level 95, interval 4), but 11 questionnaires were discarded due to technical deficiencies. 
The analysis was performed on 464 data. The study used available sampling where gender (strata) representation was maintained.  78.6% were female and 21.14% male. 
Overall, the elderly is a fairly vulnerable group in municipalities and across the country. The biggest problem during the pandemic period was a lack of financial resources. The study participants' primary income source is social assistance and various pensions; Thus, the elderly people are financially dependent on state aid. 
The elderly have limited social relationships; They rarely interact with neighbors, much less with relatives, and even less with friends. The elderly rarely go to the city or village center either. Limited social networking and activities affect the mental health of the elderly. Such a situation is especially noteworthy in a pandemic. There is a positive correlation between limited access to technologies and lack of financial resources that plays a vital role in social relationships among the elderly; Those elderly who cannot afford access to computer/internet and telephone reported higher isolation levels.
</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">61-72</style></section></record></records></xml>