Many research organizations conduct studies on occupational status and image but there are only few that research the occupational status and image of the profession of a psychologist. The image and occupational status of the profession of a psychologist are still quite unexplored in the world as well as in the Slovene environment, so we will examine the field in more detail in the master's thesis. We were interested in what differences in the occupational status and image of the profession of a psychologist occurred in 2020, compared to 2016, when the Department of Psychology first analyzed this area. In addition, we were interested in whether there were differences in the assessment of the occupational status and image of the profession of a psychologist between the psychologists themselves and the rest of the participants in the research. We also determined whether the image of the profession of a psychologist differs from the image of the professions of doctors, teachers and managers. Data were collected in the autumn of 2020, using an online questionnaire. On a sample of 722 people, we found out that the image and occupational status has not changed significantly in four years. The occupational status of the profession of a psychologist remained in fifth place among the twelve possible professions, and there were statistically significant differences in the image of the profession of a psychologist only in the dimensions of selfish and patient. We also found out that psychologists evaluate themselves better than other participants. We realized that the image of the profession of a psychologist is different from the image of the professions of doctors, teachers and managers. This is one of the first researches on the occupational status and image of the profession of a psychologist in Slovenia, contributing to a better understanding of this field and providing psychologists and other individuals with an insight into how they are perceived by the general public.
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