Sofya K. Nartova-Bochaver
- Laboratory Head, Chief Research Fellow: Faculty of Social Sciences / School of Psychology / Laboratory for the Psychology of Salutogenic Environment
- Professor: Faculty of Social Sciences / School of Psychology
- Sofya K. Nartova-Bochaver has been at HSE University since 2015.
Education, Degrees and Academic Titles
Institute of Psychology of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Thesis Title: The psychologocal sovereighnty of the person: genesis and phenomena
Institute of Psychology of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Lomonosov Moscow State University
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
General English, Upper-intermediate, 2016 (152 hours),sertificate 2975/3.13.
General English, Pre-Advanced, 2017 (72 hours), sertificate 3579/3.13.
Advanced Emailing: Нow to Be Polite yet Effective, 2020, 24 hours, sertificate #20-0015
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Spanish: basic level A.1.1 - A.2.1, 2022, Servantes Institute, 90 hours, certificate 27938.
Certificate (PDF, 50 Кб)
Spanish: basic level A.2.1, 2023, Servantes Institute, 60 hours, certificate 3130
Сертификат_2 (PDF, 28 Кб)
Spanish: basic level A.2.2, 2023, Servantes Institute, 60 hours, certificate 3271
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Spanish: intermediate level B.1.1, 2024, Servantes Institute, 60 hours, certificate 3386
Artificial intelligence, August-September 2024, 16 hours, certificate 4.8-65/24-01133 Файл
International Associations membership
- EAPP (European Association of Personality Psychology) - a regional advocate in Russia
- ISSBD (International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development),
- ISJR (International Society of Justice Research),
- ESRAD (European Society for Research in Adult Development)
Awards and Accomplishments
Best Teacher — 2023, 2017–2018
Supervisor of the following Doctoral theses
- 1The qualities of a “healthy” office and their correlation to the psychological well-being of employees, 2024
- 2R. Bayramyan Self-attitude of primary school students as a predictor of coping with difficult life situations, 2021
- 3Justice sensitivity as a phenomenon of personality, 2020
- 4A. Khalikova Coping with child-parent relationships trauma as a predictor and effect of authenticity of personality
- 5Personal authenticity and features of romantic relationships in youth
- 6T. Shmarina Dispositional Authenticity as a Factor of Resilience to Posttraumatic Stress
Individual Differences
Personality and individual differences
Scientic seminar (environmental psycjology)
Courses (2024/2025)
- Emerging Adulthood (Mago-Lego; 1, 2 module)Rus
- Psychology of Morality (Mago-Lego; 3 module)Rus
- Psychology of Personality and Individual Differences (Minor)Rus
- Psychology of Personality and Individual Differences (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Past Courses
Courses (2023/2024)
- Emerging Adulthood (Mago-Lego; 1, 2 module)Rus
- Psychology of Morality (Mago-Lego; 3 module)Rus
- Psychology of Personality and Individual Differences (Minor; 3, 4 module)Rus
Courses (2022/2023)
- Emerging Adulthood (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Emerging Adulthood (Mago-Lego; 1, 2 module)Rus
- Psychology of Morality (Mago-Lego; 2 module)Rus
- Psychology of Personality and Individual Differences (Minor; Faculty of Social Sciences; 3, 4 module)Rus
Courses (2021/2022)
- Emerging Adulthood (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Qualification (Postgraduate course; 2 year, 1 semester)Rus
Courses (2020/2021)
- Environmental Psychology (Optional course; 3 module)Rus
- Psychology of Personality and Individual Differences (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Psychology of morality (Mago-Lego; 4 module)Rus
- Qualification (Postgraduate course; 2 year, 1 semester)Rus
Editorial board membership
Guest editor
Psychology. Journal of Higher School of Economics. Special theme of the Issue: Theoretical and Applied Issues of Research into Human Environments. Together with Marketta Kyttä https://psy-journal.hse.ru/data/2019/04/23/1189089861/16-01-2019.%20%D0%9E%D0%9C.pdf
Psychology in Russia. Special issue: 2021. Volume 14. No 3. Subjective well-being: predictors and consequences. Together with Magdalena Żemojtel-Piotrowska (Poland). http://psychologyinrussia.com/volumes/14_3_2021.php
Frontiers in Psychology. Special issue: 2022. Methods and Applications in Personality and Social Psychology: The Person - Environment Interaction: New Instruments and their First Applications. Together with Tjeerd C Andringa (Netherlands) and Elisa Delvecchio (Italy).
https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/27614/methods-and-applications-in-personality-and-social-psychology-the-person---environment-interaction-n
Chelovek (The Human Being). 2023. 5. https://chelovek-journal.ru/specialnyy-nomer-2022.6.html
Chelovek (The Human Being). 2024. 5. https://chelovek.iphras.ru/oobbbbbb
Grants
RFH, 2013, travel grant, Project № 10-06-152003 "Personal sovereignty abd subjective well-being: comparative study and cases" - supervisor
RFH, 2013, Project № a 13-06-00031"Psychological sovereignty as a correlate of personal and social well-being of the individual" - supervisor
RSF, 2014 Project № 14-18-02163 "Home as a living environment: the psychological study" - supervisor http://rscf.ru/prjcard/?rid=14-18-02163
RFH, 2016 Project № 16-06-00239 "Psychological boundaries of the person in the developmental and cultural perspective" - supervisor
RSF, 2017 Project № 14-18-02163 "Home as a living environment: the psychological study" (continuation) - supervisor http://rscf.ru/prjcard/?rid=17-18-00009
RFH, 2017 Project № 17-06-16009/17 " Psychology of the sovereignty: ten years later" - supervisor https://www.rfbr.ru/rffi/ru/popular_science_articles/o_2076608
RFBR, 2019 Project 19-013-00216 "Connectedness to natuire as a resource for person's positive functioning" - supervisor
RFBR, 2019-2021, Project 19-013-00216 "Self-attitude of younger students as a predictor of coping with difficult life situations" - supervisor
RFBR, 2020, Expansion, Project 19-113-50118 "Interaction with the plant world as a source of positive human functioning" - supervisor
RSF, 2020 Project № 20-18-00262 "Authenticity of the person: premises, phenomena, applications" - supervisor
https://social.hse.ru/psy/authenticity/
RFBR, 2020, Project № 20-513-05014 "Subjective well-being of students during emerging adulthood" - supervisor
RSF, 2023 Project № 20-18-00262 "Authenticity of the person: premises, phenomena, applications" - continuation, supervisor
Conferences
- 2021
ESRAD ONLINE CONFERENCE, 2021 (Jönköping). Presentation: Home attachment, homesickness, and psychological well-being among the first-year students
- 2019
3RD WORLD CONFERENCE ON PERSONALITY (Ханой). Presentation: HOW DOES ENVIRONMENTAL IDENTITY CONTRIBUTE TO EMPATHY WITH PEOPLE AND NATURE?
3RD WORLD CONFERENCE ON PERSONALITY (Ханой). Presentation: BIRTH ORDER AND DISPOSITIONAL SOVEREIGNTY IN RUSSIAN YOUTH
ICEP 2019 International Conference on Environmental Psychology (Плимут). Presentation: Environmental Identity and Moral Motives in the Russian Youth
XVI European Congress of Psychology (ECP 2019) (Москва). Presentation: HUMAN'S POSITIVE ATTITUDES TO THE PLANT WORLD AND MORAL MOTIVES
XVI European Congress of Psychology (ECP 2019) (Москва). Presentation: Dispositional sovereignty, birth order, and sex: case of Russian youth
- 2018
Conference of Society for Research in Adult Development (Лондон). Presentation: How home environment and dormitory help first-year students in adapting to university
Conference of Society for Research in Adult Development (Лондон). Presentation: The personal sovereignty in students from Armenia, China, and Russia
19th Conference on Personality (ZADAR). Presentation: Home Environment and Inhabitants’ Forgiveness
19th Conference on Personality (ZADAR). Presentation: The Home Environment as a Resource of Coping Behaviour in Youth
19th Conference on Personality (ZADAR). Presentation: Connection between the Personal Sovereignty and Moral Motives
- 2017
Всероссийская юбилейная научная конференция «Фундаментальные и прикладные исследования современной психологии: результаты и перспективы развития», посвященная 45-летию ИП РАН и 90-летию со дня рождения его создателя и первого директора Б.Ф. Ломова (Москва). Presentation: Образ дома и моральные мотивы обитателей: взаимное влияние
Всероссийская юбилейная научная конференция «Фундаментальные и прикладные исследования современной психологии: результаты и перспективы развития», посвященная 45-летию ИП РАН и 90-летию со дня рождения его создателя и первого директора Б.Ф. Ломова (Москва). Presentation: Диспозициональная суверенность и моральные мотивы в юношеском возрасте
Всероссийская юбилейная научная конференция «Фундаментальные и прикладные исследования современной психологии: результаты и перспективы развития», посвященная 45-летию ИП РАН и 90-летию со дня рождения его создателя и первого директора Б.Ф. Ломова (Москва). Presentation: Гендерные различия использования домашней среды как ресурса совладающего поведения в юношеском возрасте
Ананьевские чтения — 2017 преемственность в психологической науке: В.М. Бехтерев, Б.Г. Ананьев, Б.Ф. Ломов (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Домашняя среда и отношение к справедливости
Ананьевские чтения — 2017 преемственность в психологической науке: В.М. Бехтерев, Б.Г. Ананьев, Б.Ф. Ломов (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Психологическая суверенность в контексте культуры (индивидуализм- коллективизм, жесткость-мягкость)
Арендное жилье для студентов: Российский и зарубежный опыт (Москва). Presentation: Дом и общежитие как экосоциальные ресурсы поддержания психологического здоровья студентов
Форум психологов России (Казань). Presentation: Привязанность к дому и выбор стратегий совладания в юношеском возрасте
XXII Международный симпозиум «Психологические проблемы смысла жизни и акме» (Москва). Presentation: ПРИВЯЗАННОСТЬ К ДОМУ И ФОРМИРОВАНИЕ СМЫСЛА ЖИЗНИ В МОЛОДОМ ВОЗРАСТЕ
14th European conference on Psychological Assessment (Lisbon). Presentation: Home Attachment as a Psychosocial Phenomenon: How to Measure?
14th European conference on Psychological Assessment (Lisbon). Presentation: Development of the Relevance of the Home Environment Questionnaire
18th European Conference on Developmental Psychology (Утрехт). Presentation: Home Environment Impacts on the Students’ Well-being During Their Transition to University
18th European Conference on Developmental Psychology (Утрехт). Presentation: The psychological sovereignty in three cultures during transition from adolescence to youth
3rd International Congress of Clinical and Health Psychology of Children and Adolescents (Севилья). Presentation: THE PSYCHOLOGICAL SOVEREIGNTY IN ADOLESCENTS FROM ARMENIA, CHINA, AND RUSSIA
3rd International Congress of Clinical and Health Psychology of Children and Adolescents (Севилья). Presentation: POSITIVE FUNCTIONING OF ADOLESCENTS FROM DIFFERENT SOCIO-ECONOMIC LIVING CONTEXT: THE HOME FRIENDLINESS STUDY
Актуальные проблемы теоретической и прикладной психологии (Ереван). Presentation: Функциональность домашней среды как ресурс совладающего поведения личности
Актуальные проблемы теоретической и прикладной психологии (Ереван). Presentation: ГЕНДЕРНО-ВОЗРАСТНЫЕ АСПЕКТЫ ПСИХОЛОГИЧЕСКОЙ СУВЕРЕННОСТИ В АРМЕНИИ, КИТАЕ И РОССИИ
ГОД ЭКОЛОГИИ В РОССИИ: ПЕДАГОГИКА И ПСИХОЛОГИЯ В ИНТЕРЕСАХ УСТОЙЧИВОГО РАЗВИТИЯ (Москва). Presentation: Взаимовлияние дома и его обитателей (на примере моральных мотивов)
- 2016
The Second World Conference on Personality (Бузиос). Presentation: Friendly home – moral inhabitants?
The Second World Conference on Personality (Бузиос). Presentation: Impact of psychological sovereignty on mental well-being in Russian youth and adults
Inpact 2016 International Psychological Conference and Trends. Presentation: The contribution of home attachment to mental health
Inpact 2016 International Psychological Conference and Trends. Presentation: Impact of the dwelling functionality on the home attachment
EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR RESEARCH IN ADULT DEVELOPMENT (ESRAD) SYMPOSIUM 2016 (Гаага). Presentation: Home representation among Russian youth and adults
EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR RESEARCH IN ADULT DEVELOPMENT (ESRAD) SYMPOSIUM 2016 (Гаага). Presentation: How the home attachment contributes to the mental well-being in youth and adults
АНАНЬЕВСКИЕ ЧТЕНИЯ - 2016. ПСИХОЛОГИЯ - ВЧЕРА, СЕГОДНЯ, ЗАВТРА (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Домашняя среда и самооценка в студенческом возрасте
Личность и бытие: человек как субъект социокультурной реальности (Сочи). Presentation: СУВЕРЕННОСТЬ ЛИЧНОСТИ КАК ФАКТОР ПОВЕДЕНИЯ СУПРУГОВ В КОНФЛИКТНЫХ СИТУАЦИЯХ
Личность и бытие: человек как субъект социокультурной реальности (Сочи). Presentation: ОБРАЗ ДОМА И УСТОЙЧИВОСТЬ ЛИЧНОСТИ В ЮНОШЕСКОМ ВОЗРАСТЕ
Личность и бытие: человек как субъект социокультурной реальности (Сочи). Presentation: ПРИВЯЗАННОСТЬ К ДОМУ И ГРАФИЧЕСКАЯ СХЕМА ДОМАШНЕГО ПРОСТРАНСТВА
IY Международная научная конференция Психология стресса и совладающего поведения: ресурсы, здоровье, развитие (Кострома). Presentation: ДОМАШНЯЯ СРЕДА И ЛИЧНОСТНАЯ УСТОЙЧИВОСТЬ В ЮНОШЕСКОМ ВОЗРАСТЕ
IY Международная научная конференция Психология стресса и совладающего поведения: ресурсы, здоровье, развитие (Кострома). Presentation: ПСИХОЛОГИЧЕСКАЯ СУВЕРЕННОСТЬ И СОЦИАЛЬНЫЕ ВЕРОВАНИЯ КАК МЕХАНИЗМЫ РЕЗИСТЕНТНОСТИ К СТРЕССАМ
Тринадцатая международная научно-практическая конференция ГУМАНИТАРНЫЕ И ЕСТЕСТВЕННОНАУЧНЫЕ ФАКТОРЫ РЕШЕНИЯ ЭКОЛОГИЧЕСКИХ ПРОБЛЕМ И УСТОЙЧИВОГО РАЗВИТИЯ (Новомосковск). Presentation: СВЯЗЬ ПОЛОЖИТЕЛЬНОГО ОТНОШЕНИЯ К РАСТЕНИЯМ И ПСИХОЛОГИЧЕСКОГО БЛАГОПОЛУЧИЯ
Тринадцатая международная конференция "Психология субъекта: теория и практика" (Новомосковск). Presentation: ПСИХОЛОГИЧЕСКАЯ СУВЕРЕННОСТЬ И ВЕРА В СПРАВЕДЛИВЫЙ МИР КАК СРЕДОВЫЕ ФЕНОМЕНЫ
Тринадцатая международная конференция "Психология субъекта: теория и практика" (Новомосковск). Presentation: ДОМ ИЛИ ОБЩЕЖИТИЕ: ЧТО ПРЕПЯТСТВУЕТ СИМПТОМАТИЧЕСКОЙ ДЕПРЕССИИ СТУДЕНТОВ
- 2015
17th European Conference on Developmental Psychology (Брага). Presentation: PSYCHOLOGICAL SOVEREIGNTY AND MENTAL WELL-BEING IN RUSSIAN YOUTH AND ADULTS
17th European Conference on Developmental Psychology (Брага). Presentation: WHAT DO RUSSIAN ADOLESCENTS EXPECT AND RECEIVE FROM THEIR HOME ENVIRONMENTS ?
17th European Conference on Developmental Psychology (Брага). Presentation: HOME IN EARLY AND LATE ADULTHOOD: PERCEPTION AND FUNCTIONS
Inpact 2015 International Psychological Conference and Trends (Любляна). Presentation: How do home environments contribute to the mental health: case of Russian adolescents
Inpact 2015 International Psychological Conference and Trends (Любляна). Presentation: Home as a personal space and a source of well-being: horizons and description
Inpact 2015 International Psychological Conference and Trends (Любляна). Presentation: DO SOVEREIGN PEOPLE COMMUNICATE MORE EFFICIENTLY?
Двенадцатая международная научно-практическая конференция "ГУМАНИТАРНЫЕ И ЕСТЕСТВЕННОНАУЧНЫЕ ФАКТОРЫ РЕШЕНИЯ ЭКОЛОГИЧЕСКИХ ПРОБЛЕМ И УСТОЙЧИВОГО РАЗВИТИЯ" (Новомосковск). Presentation: РАСТИТЕЛЬНЫЙ МИР КАК ПРЕДМЕТ ЭКОЛОГИЧЕСКОГО СОЗНАНИЯ И РЕСУРС СТИХИЙНОЙ ПСИХОТЕРАПИИ СОВРЕМЕННЫХ РОССИЯН
7-я Российская конференция по экологической психологии (Москва). Presentation: Образ реального и идеального дома как валеологический фактор
7-я Российская конференция по экологической психологии (Москва). Presentation: Рекреационный ресурс школьных помещений
- 2014
15th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Justice Research (Нью-Йорк). Presentation: JUSTICE SENSITIVITY AND SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING IN RUSSIAN ADULTS
15th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Justice Research (Нью-Йорк). Presentation: BELIEF IN A JUST WORLD AMONG VISUALLY IMPAIRED AND SIGHTED RUSSIAN ADULTS
15th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Justice Research (Нью-Йорк). Presentation: Justice Sensitivity and Personal Sovereignty - Two Aspects of Social Regulation
15th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Justice Research (Нью-Йорк). Presentation: COMMUNICATING ANGER AS THE SIGNAL OF POWER: A CROSS-CULTURAL INVESTIGATION OF INDIVIDUALISM AND VICTIM SENSITIVITY
- 2013
Psychology and the Conduct of Everyday Life (Роскильде). Presentation: The personal sovereignty: The way to respect others and to defend oneself
International Society for the Study of Individual Differences (ISSID) Meeting 2013 (Барселона). Presentation: THE PERSONAL SOVEREIGNTY AS A BOUNDARIES PHENOMENON
International Society for the Study of Individual Differences (ISSID) Meeting 2013 (Барселона). Presentation: Personality and dwelling preferences: what kind of home matches the person?
International Society for the Study of Individual Differences (ISSID) Meeting 2013 (Барселона). Presentation: Dominancy, love, optimism and experience of romantic relationships in Russian students
Psychologists from HSE University Discovered How Love for Animals Affects Relationships with People
Researchers from HSE University have identified a connection between attachment to pets and attitudes toward nature and other people. The study found that the more joy people derive from interacting with their pets, the more they want to help others. However, love for animals is not always associated with concern for nature. The findings were published in the Social Psychology and Society journal.
It’s Easier to Forgive When You Are Under Chronic Stress
Russian researchers have studied the correlation between personality authenticity (the ability to be oneself) and the ability to forgive under different levels of stress. They found that people experiencing chronic stress are more inclined to forgive, while people affected by everyday stress are less inclined to do so. The ability to forgive promotes authenticity. The results of the study, which have been published in the journal Clinical Psychology and Special Education, can be used in life coaching programmes.
Climate Change Denial: The Role of Cultural and Personal Individualism / Collectivism (Case Study Nine Countries)
On May 20 Sofia Nartova-Bochaver (Doctor of Psychology, Professor, Leading Research Fellow, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, National Research University Higher School of Economics) took part in the "Culture matters" research seminar with the report "Climate Change Denial: The Role of Cultural and Personal Individualism/Collectivism (Case Study Nine Countries)".
April Conference Session "Environmental Psychology: Pro-environmental Behaviour and Its Determinants" held by Environmental Psychology Research and Study Group
On April 15, 2021, Environmental Psychology Research and Study Group, HSE University, organized the session “Environmental Psychology: Pro-Environmental Behaviour and Its Determinants” in the framework of XXII April International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development.
HSE University Researchers Receive Fifteen Grants from the Russian Science Foundation
The Russian Science Foundation has announced the winners of four 2020 competitions. Some of the winners are from HSE University. They have received grants of 12 to 24 million roubles, for a term of two to four years.
Defending Personal Boundaries
How Birth Order Affects Children’s Psychological Sovereignty
Symposium Highlights Issues of Childhood and Adolescence
On November 15-16, an international symposium dedicated to childhood and adolescence will take place in Moscow in honour of the 120th anniversary of Lev Vygotsky’s birth. Building on the traditions established by the renowned Soviet psychologist, who made a number of contributions to psychology, pedagogy and defectology, the symposium will seek to promote analysis and discussion of the notions of childhood and reflection on how concepts of cultural-historical theory are used in contemporary studies of childhood and maturation.
HSE Student at European Society for Research in Adult Development Symposium
From May 26 – 27, 2016, the European Society for Research in Adult Development 2016 Symposium took place in The Hague, the Netherlands.