Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Reza Pishghadam, Ali Derakhshan, Kiyana Zhaleh, Liqqa Habeb Al-Obaydi
Summary: This study investigated the relationship between students' perceptions of themselves and their instructors and their home culture. The findings showed that Iranian and Iraqi students held similar perceptions of teacher success, credibility, and stroke variables, and these perceptions were positively associated with their willingness to attend classes. These results provide empirical support for the claim that students' home culture significantly influences their belief systems.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Daniel McNeish, Melissa G. Wolf
Summary: Model fit assessment is important for evaluating the validity of psychological assessments. Fixed cutoffs for fit indices have been criticized for lacking generalizability. This study proposes a simulation-based method for adaptive determination of fit index cutoffs, with a web-based software application that automates the process. The study extends the cutoff derivations to include multiple levels of misspecification and addresses the nuances of 1-factor models.
PSYCHOLOGICAL METHODS
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Victor Counted, Kenneth Pargament, Andrea Ortega Bechara, Shaun Joynt, Richard G. Cowden
Summary: A series of studies found that hope and religious coping play a positive role in promoting well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. Hope was positively correlated with well-being, and the relation between hope and well-being was moderated by religious coping.
JOURNAL OF POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Ulrich Orth, Laurenz L. Meier, Janina Larissa Buehler, Laura C. Dapp, Samantha Krauss, Denise Messerli, Richard W. Robins
Summary: This study aims to provide empirical benchmarks for cross-lagged effects and found that the benchmark values for cross-lagged effects in the cross-lagged panel model and the random intercept cross-lagged panel model are 0.03, 0.07, and 0.12. The effect sizes did not differ significantly between different subfields and design characteristics.
PSYCHOLOGICAL METHODS
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Kalee De France, Gregory R. Hancock, Dale M. Stack, Lisa A. Serbin, Tom Hollenstein
Summary: The study shows that adolescent mental health trajectories have been altered due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with anxiety and depression scores significantly higher than expected. The deviations from personal trajectories were associated with perceived lifestyle impact due to the pandemic. Male and female participants were affected differently by financial impacts, lifestyle impacts, and coronavirus fear.
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGIST
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Songbo Yu, Jaffar Abbas, Anca Draghici, Oriana Helena Negulescu, Noor Ul Ain
Summary: This study explores the relationship between COVID-19 knowledge, social distancing, attitudes toward social media use, and the practices of using social media amid the COVID-19 crisis. The findings validate the proposed hypotheses and indicate significant relationships and mediations between these factors, providing valuable insights for the global business community.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Greta Mazzetti, Enrique Robledo, Michela Vignoli, Gabriela Topa, Dina Guglielmi, Wilmar B. Schaufeli
Summary: Although the construct of work engagement has been extensively explored, a systematic meta-analysis based on a consistent categorization of engagement antecedents, outcomes, and well-being correlates is still lacking. The results showed that development resources and personal resources have a stronger influence on work engagement compared to social resources and job resources. Among the outcomes and well-being correlates explored, job satisfaction and commitment had the highest effect size. The study also found that cultural environment, occupational role, and education level can moderate the relationship between various factors and work engagement, with the absorption dimension showing a lower effect compared to vigor and dedication.
PSYCHOLOGICAL REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Jinming Yue, Xueyan Zang, Yunying Le, Yuanyuan An
Summary: This study examined the psychological status of children and their parents during the COVID-19 outbreak in China. The results showed that a certain percentage of children and parents experienced anxiety, depression, and PTSD symptoms, but those in non-severe areas did not suffer major psychological distress. Excessive media exposure was identified as a risk factor for anxiety and PTSD in children, while being a mother and having lower levels of education and income were risk factors for anxiety, depression, and PTSD in parents.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Taoan Ge, Jaffar Abbas, Raza Ullah, Azhar Abbas, Iqra Sadiq, Ruilian Zhang
Summary: Women entrepreneurs play an important role in entrepreneurship and innovation technologies, making significant contributions to household income. Factors such as education level, family size, time allocated to entrepreneurial activities, and firm size have positive and significant effects on entrepreneurial income. The contribution of entrepreneurial income to household income is higher in rural areas compared to urban areas.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Mingli Zhang, Yafei Liu, Yu Wang, Lu Zhao
Summary: Live streaming commerce has become the mainstream of e-commerce, yet a comprehensive model explaining why customers continue to use this new sales format is lacking. Research findings show that trust can be enhanced through live interactivity and technical enablers, influencing users' continuance intention.
COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR
(2022)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Siyun Peng, Adam R. Roth
Summary: This study examined the changes in social isolation, physical isolation, digital isolation, and loneliness among U.S. adults older than 50 during the lockdown. The results showed an increase in physical and social isolation, but no change in digital isolation or loneliness.
JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES B-PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Adela-Maria Isvoranu, Sacha Epskamp
Summary: This study compares the performance of different estimation algorithms for Gaussian and skewed ordered categorical data in various settings through large-scale simulation, and provides guidelines for empirical researchers in choosing estimation methods.
PSYCHOLOGICAL METHODS
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Murat Yildirim, Gokmen Arslan, Paul T. P. Wong
Summary: The study examined the mediating role of affective balance and resilience in the relationship between meaningful living and psychological health issues among young Turkish adults facing COVID-19. Results indicated that meaningful living positively predicted resilience and positive affect, while having a negative impact on psychological health challenges and negative affect. Resilience and affective balance were found to mediate the effect of meaningful living on psychological health outcomes, suggesting their importance in meaning-focused interventions aimed at promoting resilience, positive affectivity, and overall psychological well-being.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Substance Abuse
Samuel F. Acuff, Justin C. Strickland, Jalie A. Tucker, James G. Murphy
Summary: During the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, approximately one-fourth of study samples reported increases in alcohol consumption, while another one-fourth reported decreases. The changes in consumption were found to be influenced by per capita gross domestic product and country factors.
PSYCHOLOGY OF ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Zhenhuan Li, Dake Wang, Jaffar Abbas, Saad Hassan, Riaqa Mubeen
Summary: This study examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the travel and tourism industry, and addresses the role of technological innovation in crisis management and recovery. It proposes a research model to facilitate sustainable development and revival of international tourism activities.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Patti M. Valkenburg, Adrian Meier, Ine Beyens
Summary: Literature reviews on the impact of social media use on adolescent mental health have been accumulating rapidly, with most reviews interpreting the associations as 'weak' or 'inconsistent,' while a few suggest the associations are 'significant' and 'harmful.' There is still a lack of higher-level integration of evidence in this area, with suggestions for future research to address the identified gaps.
CURRENT OPINION IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Carmen Cecilia Caballero-Dominguez, Maria Paola Jimenez-Villamizar, Adalberto Campo-Arias
Summary: The study aimed to estimate the high suicide risk among the Colombian population during the COVID-19 lockdown. The findings showed that approximately 7.6% of participants reported a high suicide risk, which was associated with high perceived stress related to COVID-19, risk of depressive episode, and insomnia. The results need to be further corroborated in a representative sample.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Merideth Gattis, Alice Winstanley, Florence Bristow
Summary: This study compared self-reported parenting beliefs with observed parenting behaviors and found that beliefs about attunement were related to responsive parenting behaviors, while beliefs about structure were weakly related to demanding parenting behaviors.
Review
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Yosi Yaffe
Summary: Parenting is a broad construct that includes attitudes and behaviors regarding child-rearing. Differences in parenting styles between mothers and fathers are theoretically expected, but the research literature in this field is limited. This systematic review aims to synthesize existing research on the differences between mothers and fathers in parenting styles and practices.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Carl A. Latkin, Lauren Dayton, Meghan Moran, Justin C. Strickland, Karina Collins
Summary: COVID-19 skepticism is associated with reduced engagement in COVID-19 prevention behaviors, with younger age, better health, and more politically conservative individuals more likely to endorse skepticism. Those with higher levels of skepticism are less likely to believe people close to them would die from COVID-19 and engage in preventive behaviors, and are more likely to believe conspiracy theories about China spreading the virus purposefully.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
