Conference programme entails the presentation of scientific and professional papers from all areas of psychology, related and other fields on the theme Coping with Crisis – Pathways Towards Resilience.

Possible forms of participations are:

• Oral presentation
• Poster presentation
• Symposium
• Workshop
• Round Table

Oral presentation
Oral presentation of an individual paper in the allocated duration of 10 minutes, followed by a 5-minute discussion. Abstract submissions for oral presentations must include the name and the institution(s) of the author(s), title, the description of research problems and methodology, main results, and conclusion (up to 300 words excluding the title, name and institution of the author(s)).

Poster presentation
Presentation of an individual paper in the form of a poster in B1 size (100 cm height x 70 cm width). Paper submissions must include name of the institution(s) and the author(s), title, description of research problems and methodology, main results, and conclusion (up to 300 words excluding title, name, and author(s)’s institution).

Symposium
An integrated set of individual paper presentations by different authors gathered around a common topic and moderated by the symposium organiser. The symposium should cover at least 4 individual paper presentations with a final expert overview of the discussant of choice, or 5 individual paper presentations without the final overview. Each paper should be presented in a 15-minute time frame, and at least 15 minutes should be allocated for a general discussion with overall duration of the symposium up to 120 minutes. The discussant’s name and central idea of the symposium should be explained in the abstract submitted by the symposium organiser (up to 300 words). Abstracts of individual papers should also be submitted by the symposium organiser and should follow the rules for regular paper presentations. The registration process, however, should be completed individually by all symposium participants.

Workshop
Application of practical activities with the aim of increasing knowledge and skills of registered participants, organised by one or more workshop leaders with overall duration of 90 minutes. Workshop abstract submission must include a short description of the thematic framework, purpose, objective, and outcomes of the workshop (up to 300 words) and state the workshop title, expected duration, target group and, if necessary the maximum number of participants.

Round Table
Discussion on relevant professional and/or research topics whose primary purpose is the exchange of theoretical, technical, and methodological ideas, knowledge, and opinions. Organised and led by a registered moderator responsible for preparing debate questions with a minimum of 4 participants of own choice. The overall duration of the round table discussion should be not exceed 90 minutes with a 60-minute time cap for general discussion with additional 30 minutes for audience questions. Round Table abstract submissions must include a short description of topic relevance with 3-5 central debate questions (up to 300 words). The participants’ names, institutions, and e-mail addresses should also be stated in the submission.

Proposal submission – general guidelines

The Program Committee invites you to submit your scientific and professional papers from all areas of psychology, psychology-related, and other sciences under the theme Coping with Crisis – Pathways Towards Resilience between 15 May and 22 October 2023. You can submit your abstracts through the online submission form. Abstracts submitted by any other means or after the submission deadline, as well as the applications that do not follow these instructions, will not be considered.

Since the conference has an international character, we encourage all participants to submit their abstracts in English so that our guests from other language-speaking areas can participate in all conference activities. You can submit your abstracts in either English or Croatian. The Programme Committee will not consider abstracts that in any shape or form deviate from the standards of the chosen language. Participants whose applications are accepted are required to register for the conference in a timely manner in order for their activity to be included in the Conference Programme and Book of Abstracts.
Decisions regarding acceptance will be sent to the corresponding author by 25 October 2023.
The Book of Abstracts will be published as a downloadable .pdf document before the opening of the conference.

The programme of the 4th International Scientific Conference of the Department of Psychology will primarily include original scientific and professional presentations and other activities (e.g., symposia, workshops, round tables) that contribute to coping with crisis and building resilience. However, activities outside the central theme framework which deal with other topics also relevant for mental health of children and adults and various crisis situations in different periods of life can be submitted as well.

Choosing the appropriate form of participation while applying through the online submission form is obligatory. Available forms of participation are described in more detail here.
Regardless of the chosen form of participation, authors should also consider the following:

• The application must include the abstract title, the author/authors, the affiliated institutions of both the corresponding and presenting author, the abstract and the keywords.
• The title of the paper contain up to 150 characters with spaces. The abstract can contain up to 300 words. Along the abstract, 3 to 5 keywords also need to be included.
• The abstract should contain the most important information structured with the following sections: introduction, objective, method, results and conclusion. Referencing should be avoided, unless absolutely necessary. If abbreviations are used, the full phrase should be given the first time it is mentioned. It is recommended to state as few statistical indicators as possible, and to state more descriptively the results.
• Authors are responsible for the accuracy of all the information in the submitted abstract. Corrections after the submission will not be possible.
• Before applying, authors should be aware that both data collection and data analysis procedures need to be fully completed. In addition, the authors need to make sure that the same results are not presented or published elsewhere. Otherwise, the application will not be considered by the Program Committee.
• If the authors, whose submission is accepted and included in the programme, are unable to attend the conference, it is expected that they inform the Programme Committee in good time. If that person was also supposed to present the submitted paper, Programme Committee should be informed of who from the submitted co-author list of the paper is going to present it. Other presenter replacements and subsequent changes to submitted activities are not possible.