DOI: 10.7256/2454-0722.2017.4.24091

Abstract: Analysis of factors and conditions of teamwork have always been important for psychology. At the modern stage of psychology development researchers focus on difficulties that arise in the process of interacting with individuals who have manipulative tendencies, first of all, building mutual understanding with teammates. However, there are very few researches that describe the nature of communication with manipulators and mutual understanding indicators as well as styles of thinking that influence the process of mutual activity. All the abovementioned created grounds for empirical research aimed at analysing particular features of understanding oneself and his or her partner in the process of multitask solution by individuals with different manipulative tendencies. The research involved 98 psychology students and individuals of different professions oriented at mutual interaction. Respondents aged 18 - 36 years old. The test methods included Machiavellianism Personality Inventory, Mutual Understanding Importance Inventory, and Style of Thinking Test. To process data received as a result, the author used Spearman Rank Correlation Coefficient, Friedman Test, and variance analysis. Obtained results demonstrate that intensitiy of manipulative tendencies is in direct ratio to the management style of thinking and in verse ratio to practical style of hinking. Noteworthy that the growth of manipulative tendencies intensity relates to the growth of understanding one's own desires. The inverse connection of this indicator relates to the importance of understanding one's partner in general and his or her desires and communication goals as well as importance of undrstanding of feelings, desires and communication goals by the partner himself or herself. Thus, manipulative tendencies distort the process of interaction in the process of multitask solution because it makes the process one-sided which is bound to be reflected both on the process and result of mutual activity. 

DOI: 10.7256/2409-7144.2016.8.20056

Abstract: Wide spread of the Internet encouraged the emergence of new social relations, as well as changes in the usual perception of communication. The newly appeared virtual reality lead to complicated relationship between the real and virtual worlds, their fusion, and at times replacement, and thus the need for examination of virtual communication in the context of information-psychological safety. Special place in the Internet communication belongs to the multiuser online role-playing games (RPG). In Russia, the study of RPG is based on the personal qualities of the gamers, while the structure and content of the fame also can affect the occurrence of addiction to it. The author conducted the qualitative and quantitative analysis of the messages between the participants of the multiuser online role-playing game (1,766 messages and 68 gamers were subjected to the analysis). The results demonstrated that in virtual world the group processes develop similarly to the real world. Dramatic situations, struggle for power, change of the leaders can also take place in the online world. At the same time, team online interaction provides opportunity for a quick transition from one group to another in avoiding the conflict situation. Thus, the engagement into online games can be considered as an “escape” from the problems of the real world. The conducted research poses new tasks before the psychology of communication, as well as the scholars who study the problems of information and psychological safety.

DOI: 10.7256/2454-0668.2014.5.12235

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