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Examination of the Beliefs About the Role of Psychological Approaches in Economic Growth and National Development

In: Applied Economic Research and Trends

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  • Stavros Kalogiannidis

    (University of Western Macedonia)

  • Christina Patitsa

    (University of West Attica)

  • Dimitrios Syndoukas

    (University of Western Macedonia)

  • Fotios Chatzitheodoridis

    (University of Western Macedonia)

Abstract

Experts in development now recognize that development is more than simply an economic issue. Before it is an issue of economy, politics, culture, or society, development is first and foremost a psychological issue. The rate of change in the attitudes, minds, and behaviors of these civilizations’ citizens determines how quickly societies evolve in a variety of ways. This study assessed the efficacy of psychology in national development. Data were collected from different 379 participants in Greece using an emailed questionnaire. It was established that the different aspects of psychology particularly cognitive, social, and clinical psychology, have an influence on national development. Clinical psychologists’ activities and efforts, for instance, might be perceived as helping patients learn to better adapt to and deal with various life circumstances, even while the social environment may be the source of their poor mental health. The results showed that to see the birth of a contemporary human person, and, subsequently, a modern society, development must occur in both cognitive and behavioral dimensions. In light of this, national expansion, which includes economic, political, cultural, and social as well as security and military development, is ideal and reasonable when a society’s inhabitants are cognitively and behaviorally evolved. In other words, the process of development starts with the growth of the mind, the mind’s psychology, and the mind’s conduct. The first stage of growth is the maturation of the intellect, which moves from simple to complex. Each person’s cognition, which consists of a collection of beliefs, ideas, and higher mental processes such as thoughts, perceptions, thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making, must be qualitatively improved if there is any chance of national growth. Cognitive growth results in behavioral development, which then shapes conduct in the direction of the best and most advantageous acts. The belief in progress among the populace of a society and the rotation of that populace’s conduct in the direction of growth are hence indicators of the development of a nation and society. An analysis of psychological factors and their impact on the growth and underdevelopment of societies has been attempted in this article.

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  • Stavros Kalogiannidis & Christina Patitsa & Dimitrios Syndoukas & Fotios Chatzitheodoridis, 2024. "Examination of the Beliefs About the Role of Psychological Approaches in Economic Growth and National Development," Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics, in: Nicholas Tsounis & Aspasia Vlachvei (ed.), Applied Economic Research and Trends, chapter 0, pages 641-665, Springer.
  • Handle: RePEc:spr:prbchp:978-3-031-49105-4_38
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-49105-4_38
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