Ivana Pikić Jugović
Senior research associate
- Researcher’s unique code: 263886
- Job title: Senior research associate
- Field of interest: psychology of education, psychology of gender
Qualifications, scientific advancement and education
Senior Research Associate in social sciences, the field of psychology
Research Associate in social sciences, the field of psychology
Senior research assistant
Junior research assistant
Completed a four-year training programme in Gestalt Psychotherapy organized by the Gestalt Psychotherapy Training Institute Malta and Intronaut Zagreb
Ph.D. in Psychology at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb. Dissertation “The importance of gender roles and stereotypes in the explanation of academic achievement and vocational choices”
B.Sc. in Psychology at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb. Research thesis “Satisfaction with gender roles”
Research projects
The role of personality, motivation and socio-emotional competences in early-career teachers’ occupational well-being
HAND IN HAND: Empowering teachers across Europe to deal with social, emotional and diversity related career challenges
ESF project: Thematic Network “Lifelong Education Accessible to All” (TEMCO)
Hand in Hand: Social and Emotional Skills for Tolerant and Non-discriminative Societies (A Whole School Approach)
Initial education of subject teachers: Motivation, identities, and social and emotional competencies (ISRZ)
Social stratification in Croatia: structural and subjective aspects (Croatian Science Foundation)
Gender-related challenges in European education systems (European Institute for Gender Equality – EIGE)
Natural sciences are “in” (European Social Fund)
Social identities, higher education access and course choices (Croatian Science Foundation)
International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) – module Family and Changing Gender Roles
Professional development of teachers during initial education – longitudinal perspective
Professional development of teachers during initial education and induction
Youth and alcohol: Research about habits, attitudes and behaviours
Young men as allies in preventing violence and conflict in the Western Balkans – Young men initiative project – Phase II
Expressing love in marriage – gender, age and cultural differences
Perception, experience and the attitudes toward gender discrimination in Croatia
Western Balkan gender-based violence prevention initiative – Young men initiative project
Gender-sensitive textbooks and classroom practice in the Balkan region
Introduction of state examination in Croatian education
Violence against lesbians, gays and bisexuals in Croatia
Selected bibliography
Journal articles
Pikić Jugović, I., Maskalan, A., & Pavin Ivanec, T. (2022). Gender Differences and Motivation for The Teaching Profession: Why Do Men Choose (Not) To Teach?. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 47(9), 1-18.
Pikić Jugović, I. & Baranović, B. (2022). How do Students Choose Their Study Courses? Qualitative Research on Motivational, Gender and Contextual Factors. Sociologija i prostor, 60(3), 573-599. doi:10.5673/sip.60.3.7
Kozina, A., Veldin, M., Rožman, M., & Pikić Jugović, I. (2022). The mediating effect of student teacher relationships for the relationship between empathy and aggression: insights from Slovenia and Croatia. Current psychology, 41(9), 1-12. doi:10.1007/s12144-022-03480-6
Jugović, I., Matković, T., & Jokić, B. (2020). Gender typicality of higher education aspirations in secondary education: Intensification, convergence or stability. Revija za sociologiju, 50(2), 253-284. doi:10.5613/rzs.50.2.5
Müller, F., Denk, A., Lubaway, E., Sälzer, C., Kozina, A., Vršnik Perše, T., Rasmusson, M., Jugović, I., Lund Nielsen, B., Rozman, M., Ojsteršek, A., Jurko, S. (2020). Assessing social, emotional, and intercultural competences of students and school staff: a systematic literature review. Educational Research Review, 29, 1-24. doi: 10.1016/j.edurev.2019.100304
Jugović, I. (2017). Students’ Gender-Related Choices and Achievement in Physics. Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, 7(2), 71-95.
Jugović, I. (2016). Beliefs about the gender division of parental leave and characteristics associated with them. Revija za socijalnu politiku, 23 (3), 359-382.
Marušić, I., Jugović, I. & Lončarić, D. (2016). Approaches to learning of first-year and fifth-year student teachers: Are there any differences? European journal of teacher education. Advance online publication. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02619768.2016.1251898
Huić, A., Jugović, I., & Kamenov, Ž. (2015). Student attitudes toward the rights of homosexual persons. Revija za socijalnu politiku, 22 (2), 219-245.
Baranović, B., Jugović, I. & Puzić, S. (2014). The importance of family origin and gender for mathematics achievement and choice of secondary school. Revija za socijalnu politiku. 21(3), 285-307.
Jugović, I. & Doolan, K. (2013). Is there anything specific about early school leaving in Southeast Europe? A review of research and policy. European Journal of Education, 48 (3), 363-377.
Jugović, I., Marušić, I., Pavin Ivanec, T., & Vizek Vidović, V. (2012). Motivation and Personality of Pre-service Teachers in Croatia. Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 40 (3), 271-287.
Jugović, I., Baranović, B., & Marušić, I. (2012). The role of gender stereotypes and motivation in the explanation of mathematics achievement and anxiety. Suvremena psihologija, 15 (1), 65-79.
Kamenov, Ž., Huić, A., & Jugović, I. (2011). The effect of gender discrimination within family of origin on the perception of gender inequality, attitudes towards gender roles and the tendency to discriminate based on gender. Revija za socijalnu politiku, 18 (2), 195-215.
Marušić, I., Jugović, I., & Pavin Ivanec, T. (2011). Expectancy-value theory of motivation and the choice of teaching as a career. Psihologijske teme, 20 (2), 299-318.
Baranović, B., Doolan, K. i Jugović, I. (2010). Are Croatian primary school literature textbooks gender sensitive? Sociologija i prostor, 187 (2), 349-374.
Jugović, I. (2010). The role of motivation and gender stereotypes in explanation of the intention of a study choice in stereotypically male domain. Sociologija i prostor, 186 (1), 77-98.
Jugović, I. (2010). What is measured under the concept of gender roles? The review and evaluation of gender role scales and attitudes toward gender roles scales. Suvremena psihologija, 13 (1), 113-135.
Jugović, I. i Kamenov, Ž. (2008). The development of an instrument for measuring gender roles in adolescence. Suvremena psihologija, 11 (1), 93-106.
Book chapters
Jugović, I., Puzić, S., & Mornar, M. (2020). Developing the social, emotional and intercultural learning programme for students. In A. Kozina (Ed.) Social, emotional and intercultural competencies for inclusive school environments across Europe: Relationships matter (pp. 59-82). Hamburg: Verlag Dr. Kovač.
Jugović, I. & Bezinović, P. (2020). Victimisation experiences in school and perceived teacher support of same-sex-attracted high school students. In J. I. Kjaran & H. Sauntson (Eds.) Schools as Queer Transformative Spaces (pp. 103-122). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781351028820-7
Jugović, I. (2019). Gender aspects of motivation to learn. In: V. Vizek Vidović & I. Marušić (Eds.) Kompetencija učiti kako učiti: teorijske osnove i istraživanja u hrvatskom kontekstu (pp. 169-199). Zagreb: Institut za društvena istraživanja u Zagrebu.
Jugović, I. (2019). Psychology of gender. In S. Bojanić i B. Miloš (Eds.) Uvod u studije roda: od teorije do angažmana (pp. 137-157). Rijeka: Filozofski fakultet, Sveučilište u Rijeci.
Jugović, I. (2019). Gender perspective – Students’ ambitions, plans and attitudes related to transition from secondary to higher education. In Z. Ristić Dedić i B. Jokić (Eds.) Što nakon srednje? Želje, planovi i stavovi hrvatskih srednjoškolaca (pp. 64-83). Zagreb: Agencija za znanost i visoko obrazovanje.
Marušić, I., Jugović, I. & Pavin Ivanec, T. (2017). How personality dimensions and motivation to teach shape the learning achievement goals of Croatian future teachers. In H. M. G. Watt, P. W. Richardson, & K. Smith (Eds.) Global Perspectives on teacher motivation (pp. 189-219). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Jugović, I. (2015). The theoretical and empirical review of explanations of gender differences in educational choices and achievement. In: B. Baranović (Ed.) Koji srednjoškolci namjeravaju studirati? Pristup visokom obrazovanju i odabir studija (pp. 71-103). Zagreb : Institute for Social Research in Zagreb.
Jugović, I. (2015). Gender dimension of higher education course choice. In: B. Baranović (Ed.) Koji srednjoškolci namjeravaju studirati? Pristup visokom obrazovanju i odabir studija (pp. 165-185). Zagreb : Institute for Social Research in Zagreb.
Kamenov, Ž., Huić, A., & Jugović, I. (2014). Partner relationships in the context of gender and gender roles. In: Brajša-Žganec, A., Lopižić, J., & Penezić, Zvjezdan (Eds.). Psihološki aspekti suvremene obitelji, braka i partnerstva (pp. 239-274). Jastrebarsko: Naklada Slap i Hrvatsko psihološko društvo.
Jugović, I. & Ančić, B. (2013). Effects of religiosity and spirituality on gender roles and homonegativity in Croatia and Slovenia. In N. Furlan Štante & M. Harcet (Eds.) Spirituality of Balkan Women Breaking Boundaries: the Voices of Women of ex-Yugoslavia. (pp. 93-118). Ljubljana: University of Primorska, Science and Research Centre, Annales University Press.
Jugović, I. & Kamenov, Ž. (2011). Gender (in)equality and discrimination in family relations. In: Ž. Kamenov & B. Galić (Eds.) Rodna ravnopravnost i diskriminacija u Hrvatskoj: Istraživanje „Percepcija, iskustva i stavovi o rodnoj diskriminaciji u Republici Hrvatskoj“ (pp. 28-37). Zagreb: Office for Gender Equality of the Government of the Republic of Croatia.
Kamenov, Ž. & Jugović, I. (2011). Perception, experience and the attitudes toward gender (in)equality in the family. In: Ž. Kamenov & B. Galić (Eds.) Rodna ravnopravnost i diskriminacija u Hrvatskoj: Istraživanje „Percepcija, iskustva i stavovi o rodnoj diskriminaciji u Republici Hrvatskoj“ (pp. 120-142). Zagreb: Office for Gender Equality of the Government of the Republic of Croatia.
Baranović, B. & Jugović, I. (2011). Perception, experience and the attitudes toward gender (in)equality in education. In: Ž. Kamenov & B. Galić (Eds.) Rodna ravnopravnost i diskriminacija u Hrvatskoj: Istraživanje „Percepcija, iskustva i stavovi o rodnoj diskriminaciji u Republici Hrvatskoj“ (pp. 143-164). Zagreb: Office for Gender Equality of the Government of the Republic of Croatia.
Jugović, I., Pikić, A., & Bokan, N. (2006). Lesbians, gays and bisexuals in Croatia: How the stigma shapes lives? In R. Kuhar, and J. Takacs (Eds.) Beyond the pink curtain: Everyday life of LGBT people in Eastern Europe. (pp. 345-363). Ljubljana: Peace Institute (Politike Symposion).