Sergei Shchebetenko
- Professor: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)
Student Term / Thesis Papers
- Bachelor
L. Stepanishcheva, Exploring Autonomy and Competence as Possible Factors in Variating Frustration in Gaming Activity. Faculty of Social Sciences, 2020
- Master
E. Moskovchenko, Ego-States in Mentoring, Playing, and Expert Situations. Faculty of Social Sciences, 2020
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; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
Psychology (Bachelor’s programme; Graduate School of Business; field of study "38.03.02. Менеджмент", field of study "38.03.02. Менеджмент", field of study "38.03.05. Бизнес-информатика"; 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
- Past Courses
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; field of study "38.03.01. Экономика", field of study "38.03.01. Экономика"; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Psychology (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Communications, Media, and Design; 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 Communications, Media, and Design; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Psychology (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Communications, Media, and Design; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Psychology (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Psychology (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
Psychology (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; field of study "38.03.01. Экономика", field of study "38.03.01. Экономика"; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Psychology (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Psychology (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 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
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. Y., Mishkevich A. M., 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
20141
20111
20072
- Book Shchebetenko S., Dorfman L. Y. I Processi Creativi, Artistici e Leterrari. Milan : FrancoAngeli, 2007.
- Chapter Shchebetenko S., Dorfman L. Y. Space referents of readers and folktale characters interactions: Between merging and detachment, in: I Processi Creativi, Artistici e Leterrari. Milan : FrancoAngeli, 2007. P. 29-38.
Conferences
- 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
2020: Member of the Editorial Board, Психология. Журнал Высшей школы экономики (Psychology. Journal of the Higher School of Economics).
Grants
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: 2019-20 (6)
European Journal of Personality: 2020
Personality and Individual Differences: 2020
PLOS ONE: 2018
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.