Sergei Shchebetenko
- Professor, Leading Research Fellow:Faculty of Social Sciences / School of Psychology
- Sergei Shchebetenko has been at HSE University since 2018.
Education and Degrees
- 2018
Doctor of Sciences* in General psychology, personality psychology
Thesis Title: Personality traits in mind reflection and life outcomes - 2005
Candidate of Sciences* (PhD) in General psychology, personality psychology
Thesis Title: Self-concept, empathy and closeness in relations between readers and folktale characters - 1998
Degree in Psychology
Perm State Pedagogical University, Psychology
According to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) 2011, Candidate of Sciences belongs to ISCED level 8 - "doctoral or equivalent", together with PhD, DPhil, D.Lit, D.Sc, LL.D, Doctorate or similar. Candidate of Sciences allows its holders to reach the level of the Associate Professor.
A post-doctoral degree called Doctor of Sciences is given to reflect second advanced research qualifications or higher doctorates in ISCED 2011.
Continuing education / Professional retraining / Internships / Study abroad experience
2020 - English language proficiency, Level C2 (EF Education First, Moscow, Russia; February 2020);
2019 - General English: Pre-Advanced 2 (Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia; October-December 2019);
2018 - Teach for HSE (Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia; December 2018);
2018 - English language proficiency, Level C1 (EF Education First, Moscow, Russia; September 2018);
2011 - R software and robust statistics for personality and individual differences (European Association for Personality Psychology, International Society for the Study of Individual Differences, University of Bologna Residential Centre; J. Asendorpf, M. Perugini, R. Wilcox, R. Sherman, F. Schönbrodt; Bertinoro, Italy, July 2011);
2010 - SPSS in psychology and social sciences (Saint Petersburg State University, psychology faculty; A. Nasledov; Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 2010);
2008 - Language internship and cultural exchange (St. Anthony's College, University of Oxford; K. Hewitt; Oxford, UK; November - December 2008).
Young Faculty Support Program (Group of Young Academic Professionals)
Category "New Lecturers" (2019)
Courses (2022/2023)
- Personality Traits: Theory and Practice (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
- Psychology of Personality and Individual Differences (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Psychometric Theories and Analysis of Test Items (Postgraduate course’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1 semester)Rus
- Past Courses
Courses (2021/2022)
- Personality Traits: Theory and Research (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- Psychology of Personality and Individual Differences (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Psychometric Theories and Analysis of Test Items (Postgraduate course’s programme; 2 year, 1 semester)Rus
- Qualification (Postgraduate course’s programme; 2 year, 1 semester)Rus
Courses (2020/2021)
- Personality Traits: Theory and Research (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- Psychology (Bachelor’s programme; Graduate School of Business; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Psychology of Personality and Individual Differences (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Psychometric Theories and Analysis of Test Items (Postgraduate course’s programme; 2 year, 1 semester)Rus
- Qualification (Postgraduate course’s programme; 2 year, 1 semester)Rus
- Research Seminar: Organization of Psychological Research (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
Courses (2019/2020)
- General problems in contemporary psychology (Postgraduate course’s programme; 2 year, 1 semester)Rus
- Psychology (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 4 module)Rus
- Psychology (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Psychology (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Psychometric Theories and Analysis of Test Items (Postgraduate course’s programme; 2 year, 1 semester)Rus
Courses (2018/2019)
- General problems in contemporary psychology (Postgraduate course’s programme; 2 year, 1 semester)Rus
- Psychology (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Psychology (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Psychometric Theories and Analysis of Test Items (Postgraduate course’s programme; 2 year, 1 semester)Rus
Dissertation for a degree of Doctor of Science
S. Shchebetenko Черты личности в рефлексии и жизненных проявлениях человека
20225
- Article De Marchis G., Shchebetenko S. A thematic study of creativity research in Spain within the social sciences and psychology // Anales de Psicologia. 2022 (in press)
- Article Zolotareva A., Shchebetenko S., Belousova S., Danilova I., Tseilikman V., Lapshin M., Sarapultseva L., Makhniova S., Sarapultseva M., Komelkova M., Hu D., Luo S., Lisovskaya E., Sarapultsev A. Big Five traits as predictors of a healthy lifestyle during the COVID-19 pandemic: Results of a Russian cross-sectional study // International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022. Vol. 19. No. 17. Article 10716. doi
- Article Shchebetenko S., Mishkevich A. Can exposure to arguments pro and contra extraversion affect self-reports of the trait and the attitude toward it? // Journal of Personality. 2022. Vol. 90. No. 4. P. 513-526. doi
- Article De Marchis G., Shchebetenko S. Creativity studies within the European Union: A bibliometric analysis // Creativity Research Journal. 2022 doi (in press)
- Article Shchebetenko S., De Marchis G., Lozhnikova A. Is self-esteem increasing during emerging adulthood? A two-wave case from Russia // Personality and Individual Differences. 2022. Vol. 194. No. 5. Article 111657. doi
20202
- Article Sirotina U., Shchebetenko S. Loving-kindness meditation and compassion meditation: Do they affect emotions in a different way? // Mindfulness. 2020. No. 11. P. 2519-2530. doi
- Article Shchebetenko S., Kalugin A., Mishkevich A., Soto C. J., John O. P. Measurement invariance and sex and age differences of the Big Five Inventory–2: Evidence from the Russian version // Assessment. 2020. Vol. 27. No. 3. P. 472-486. doi
20192
- Article Shchebetenko S. Do personality characteristics explain the associations between self-esteem and online social networking behaviour? // Computers in Human Behavior. 2019. Vol. 91. P. 17-23. doi
- Preprint Shchebetenko S. Three-Dimensional Trait System: Binding together the main sources of diversity in personality traits / The Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science. Series психология "PsyArXiv". 2019. doi
20172
- Article Shchebetenko S. Reflexive characteristic adaptations explain sex differences in the Big Five: But not in neuroticism // Personality and Individual Differences. 2017. Vol. 111. P. 153-156. doi
- Article Shchebetenko S. Thinking about personality: Comment on Hogan and Foster (2016) // International Journal of Personality Psychology. 2017. Vol. 3. No. 1. P. 9-12.
20162
- Article Shchebetenko S. Reflexive characteristic adaptations within the five-factor theory: Between basic tendencies and external outcomes // Personality and Individual Differences. 2016. Vol. 101. P. 35-41. doi
- Article Shchebetenko S., Bergfeld A. Y. The relationship between extraversion and physical attractiveness of online network users assessed by personnel recruiters // Australian Journal of Psychology. 2016. Vol. 68. P. 301-311. doi
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Conferences
- 2021
Psy-Вышка: конференция молодых ученых (Москва). Presentation: Изменчивость и стабильность черт личности: современное состояние проблемы
Psy-Вышка: конференция молодых ученых (Москва). Presentation: Изменчивость и стабильность черт личности: современное состояние проблемы
- 2019
3rd World Conference on Personality (Ханой). Presentation: Self-argumentation in favor or against extraversion: Does it change the trait and the attitudes toward it?
- 2018
19th European Conference on Personality (Задар). Presentation: Changing attitudes toward personality traits: An experimental evidence
- 2017
The Biennial Association for Research in Personality Conference (Сакраменто). Presentation: Are attitudes toward traits and values the same?
- 2016
The Second World Conference on Personality (Бузиос). Presentation: The links between traits and evaluations of painting genres: Do attitudes toward traits matter?
The Second World Conference on Personality (Бузиос). Presentation: Reflexive characteristic adaptations produced incremental effects on sample attrition as compared to personality traits
The Second World Conference on Personality (Бузиос). Presentation: Reflexive characteristic adaptations
- 2013
The 1st World Conference on Personality. (Stellenbosch). Presentation: Attitudes toward big five traits: A correlational study
- 2012European Conference on Personality (ECP) (Trieste). Presentation: How right-wing authoritarianism relates to attitudes toward Islam among Russian Orthodox undergraduates?
- 2008IV Международная конференция РКА "Коммуникация в современной парадигме социального и гуманитарного знания" (Коммуникация-2008) (Москва). Presentation: Вклад когнитивной нагрузки в восприятие иммигрантов
- 2006Всероссийская конференция "Психология индивидуальности" (Москва). Presentation: Пространственное Я и черты личности: гендерные сравнения
- 2005International Congress on Aesthetics, Creativity and Psychology of the Arts (Пермь). Presentation: Merging vs. detachment attitudes of readers toward folktale characters
Editorial board membership
2022: Member of the Editorial Board, Review of Communication Research.
2020: Member of the Editorial Board, Психология. Журнал Высшей школы экономики (Psychology. Journal of the Higher School of Economics).
Grants
2021-23 "Russian taxonomy of personality traits" (Russian Science Foundation: 21-18-00127)
2019-20 “Psychometrics of the Russian version of the Big Five Inventory-2” (National Research University Higher School of Economics, individual grant 19-01-003)
2018 “Attitudes toward traits and change of behaviour: On the example of extraversion (Russian Foundation for Basic Research);
2012-13 “Implicit attitudes toward out-groups members among the Ural region inhabitants” (Russian Humanities Fund (RGNF) grant 120330102500);
2012-13 “Psychodiagnostics of personality traits: Implicit and explicit approaches” (Ministry
of Education and Science of the Russian Federation 120222103404);
2011 The European Association for Personality Psychology scholarship for a summer school participation (Bertinoro, University of Bologna)
2006-07 “The image of immigrants among Russians” (Russian Humanities Fund (RGNF) grant N 06-06-82602 a/U);
2000 Perm region governor scholarship for postgraduates.
Peer-reviews
Computers in Human Behavior: 2019-21 (7)
European Journal of Personality: 2020
Personality and Individual Differences: 2021
PLOS ONE: 2018-22 (2)
Psychology, Health, & Medicine: 2020
Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology: 2019
International Journal of Internet Science: 2017
International Journal of Sociology and Anthropology: 2016
Employment history
2018- National Research University Higher School of Economics, school of psychology (professor);
2012- Perm State University, developmental psychology department (senior researcher, associate professor, professor, 2012-);
2010-11 State University Higher School of Economics (Perm campus), school of management, associate professor;
2001-12 Perm State University, general and clinical psychology department (assistant, senior lecturer, associate professor);
1999-2007 Perm State Institute of Art and Culture, psychology department (instructor, lecturer, senior lecturer).
Settings on personality traits: a parallel world of individual differences
Together with Sergey Shchebetenko we discussed what a person thinks and how he evaluates his personality traits, which we reveal in questionnaires.