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Psychology, Social
Oriane A. M. Georgeac, Aneeta Rattan
Summary: The study found that organizational diversity cases, particularly the business case, are prevalent but undermine the sense of belonging and interest in joining organizations among underrepresented groups such as LGBTQ+ individuals, STEM women, and African Americans. This effect is driven by the social identity threat caused by the business case. These findings suggest that the most common organizational diversity case paradoxically hinders diversity goals by undermining belonging.
JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Social
Yu Peng, Huiling Zhou, Bin Zhang, Huili Mao, Rongting Hu, Huaibin Jiang
Summary: This study found that, during the COVID-19 epidemic, rumination played a mediating role between perceived stress and mobile phone addiction among college students, while self-control moderated this indirect relationship. Differences in the moderating effect of self-control were also observed between the COVID affected group and the unaffected group.
PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Social
Anton Gollwitzer, Killian McLoughlin, Cameron Martel, Julia Marshall, Johanna M. Hohs, John A. Bargh
Summary: Research shows that self-reported social distancing can predict objective social distancing behavior, and this correlation is particularly evident during the COVID-19 pandemic.
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PERSONALITY SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Social
Michael Kardas, Amit Kumar, Nicholas Epley
Summary: The study found that people tend to underestimate the care and interest of strangers in their own intimate revelations, leading to awkwardness in deep conversations with strangers. However, the results of the experiments show that deep conversations are less awkward than expected, and can create more connectivity and happiness. Therefore, more accurate expectations help to promote deeper conversations.
JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Applied
Stuart Mills
Summary: One criticism of behavioural nudges is the lack of precision, which can be addressed through personalized nudging. This paper proposes a two-component framework that suggests personalization can be applied to both the choices being nudged and the method of nudging. To achieve personalization, choice architects will need access to diverse data. The paper also considers the challenges of personalization to the universality of laws and data access.
BEHAVIOURAL PUBLIC POLICY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Social
Rabindra Ratan, Dave B. Miller, Jeremy N. Bailenson
Summary: Viewing self-video during videoconferences can lead to negative self-focused attention, resulting in increased virtual meeting fatigue. This study highlights facial dissatisfaction as a psychological mechanism of virtual meeting fatigue, and its differential impact on participants of different genders and races/ethnicities.
CYBERPSYCHOLOGY BEHAVIOR AND SOCIAL NETWORKING
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Social
Elizabeth A. Canning, Elise Ozier, Heidi E. Williams, Rashed AlRasheed, Mary C. Murphy
Summary: The studies suggest that STEM professors' fixed mindset beliefs may trigger stereotype threat among women in STEM courses, impacting their performance and grades.
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PERSONALITY SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Family Studies
Veronica Renov, Lauren Risser, Rachel Berger, Tammy Hurley, Andres Villaveces, Sarah DeGue, Abigail Katz, Cynterria Henderson, Kelly Premo, Janine Talis, Judy C. Chang, Maya Ragavan
Summary: This study explores the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on CPS caseworkers and administrators in the United States, revealing changes in their investigation and service provision methods. Additionally, CPS workers faced personal barriers during the pandemic and implemented creative solutions to support children and families.
CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Social
Lukasz Stasielowicz
Summary: This article presents a three-level meta-analysis that synthesizes the existing literature on the relationship between personality traits and conspiracy theories. The findings suggest that individuals who believe in pseudoscience, suffer from paranoia or schizotypy, are narcissistic or religious/spiritual, and have relatively low cognitive ability are more likely to believe in conspiracy theories. The article also discusses the implications of these findings for developing tailored interventions.
JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN PERSONALITY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Social
Anita Schmalor, Steven J. Heine
Summary: Research suggests that economic inequality has both objective and subjective components, with the relationship between subjective perception of inequality and psychological variables varying by country background. Subjective inequality only shows modest correlations with objective inequality and varies by sociodemographic background.
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PERSONALITY SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Social
Theresa M. Entringer, Samuel D. Gosling
Summary: Loneliness levels increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, especially among women, younger individuals, and those who are extraverted, neurotic, and conscientious. The impact of loneliness varied among different demographic groups.
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PERSONALITY SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Social
Wenjuan Gao, Yunfeng Luo, Xiaojie Cao, Xinqiao Liu
Summary: This longitudinal study examined the gender differences in the relationship between self-esteem and depression among Chinese college students. The results showed significant negative correlations between self-esteem and depression. The study also found that the negative impacts of low self-esteem on depression were similar for males, but developmental for females over years.
JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN PERSONALITY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Social
Shauna M. Bowes, Thomas H. Costello, Caroline Lee, Stacey McElroy-Heltzel, Don E. Davis, Scott O. Lilienfeld
Summary: The research indicates a negative correlation between intellectual humility and political myside bias, which is robust across different paradigms and political topics. The study also finds that the relationship between intellectual humility and political myside bias is statistically equivalent among individuals on the political left and right, establishing intellectual humility as a psychological feature that predicts less political myside bias.
PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY BULLETIN
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Social
Jennifer S. Trueblood, Abigail B. Sussman, Daniel O'Leary
Summary: The development of an effective COVID-19 vaccine is seen as a key solution to the current health crisis, but having the vaccine available is not enough to stop disease spread. Policy makers need to address the challenge of rapid widespread adoption, taking into account individual differences in risk preferences that impact vaccine uptake.
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PERSONALITY SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Social
Jonah Koetke, Karina Schumann, Tenelle Porter
Summary: When confronted with misinformation about COVID-19, people can engage in investigative behaviors to scrutinize the validity of the information, and these behaviors are influenced by intellectual humility.
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PERSONALITY SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Social
Tonglin Jiang, Constantine Sedikides
Summary: The emotion of awe can awaken self-transcendence, which in turn invigorates pursuit of the authentic self and has implications for prosociality. Awe is positively associated with pursuing the authentic self through self-transcendence, and awe-induced authentic-self pursuit is linked with higher general prosociality and lower inauthentic prosociality.
JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Julie J. Park, Young K. Kim, Cinthya Salazar, M. Kevin Eagan
Summary: Student-faculty interaction is beneficial for students, but different groups do not seem to benefit equally, possibly due to racial discrimination.
JOURNAL OF DIVERSITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION
(2022)
Article
Family Studies
Michelle Haikalis, Hannah Doucette, Matthew K. Meisel, Kelli Birch, Nancy P. Barnett
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to increased anxiety and depression symptoms among U.S. college students, particularly when facing pandemic-related challenges, academic impacts, and loneliness. Perceived positive changes due to COVID-19 can mitigate the increase in anxiety and depression, while greater stress prior to the pandemic may also help lessen these symptoms over time.
EMERGING ADULTHOOD
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Social
Emily P. Courtney, Roxanne N. Felig, Jamie L. Goldenberg
Summary: The studies found that activating a collectivist mindset when mortality salience is present can increase intentions to engage in COVID-19 control behaviors, while activating an individualistic mindset may decrease intentions for vaccination. Therefore, COVID-19 communication should emphasize the dangers of the virus and focus on collective action.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Ethnic Studies
Moin Syed, Kate C. McLean
Summary: This article introduces a structural-psychological approach to bridge the gap between individuals and the social structures they live in. By utilizing various research methods, it aims to understand the impact of social structures on individuals and how individuals interact with them.
CULTURAL DIVERSITY & ETHNIC MINORITY PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
