Prof. Mariola Łaguna from the Catholic University of Lublin, NCN Council member received the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Polish Social Psychological Society (PSPS).
Prof. Łaguna works at the Faculty of Social Sciences of the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin. Her research is located at the interface of personality psychology and social psychology. It concerns the motivational mechanisms guiding human behavior in various domains, such as work (including entrepreneurship), prosocial activities, and sports. In her analyses, she focuses on intentional human activity and the role of personal resources in the goal achievement process. She also investigates psychological measurement issues and is the author or co-author of psychological tests and their Polish adaptations.
Prof. Mariola Łaguna has been an NCN Council member since December 2022, heading the work of the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Committee.
The PSPS Lifetime Achievement Award is a prestigious recognition of significant achievements in social psychology on an international level. It has been awarded since 2012 and has so far been bestowed upon 12 researchers, including Prof. Małgorzata Kossowska from the Jagiellonian University, President of the NCN Council between 2018 and 2020 and Prof. Mirosław Kofta, member of the first NCN Council between 2010-2012.