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Psychology, Social
Erin Carbone, George Loewenstein, Irene Scopelliti, Joachim Vosgerau
Summary: Research on gender differences in (self-)disclosure has produced mixed results, and the measures employed may have influenced the outcomes. The present paper explores whether gender can account for differences in the desire and likelihood to disclose information. In three studies, it is found that gender interacts with information valence, with men being less likely to want to share negative information and act on that desire compared to women. Men disclose more for self-enhancement, while women perceive their sharing behavior as normative. Gender differences in disclosure behaviors can result in different advantages and consequences in the digital age.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
(2024)
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Psychology, Social
Bojana Veckalov, Vukasin Gligoric, Marija B. Petrovic
Summary: Analytic thinking is negatively correlated with belief in conspiracy theories, but evidence for reducing belief in conspiracies through increasing analytic thinking is scarce. This study aimed to replicate two previous studies and found no evidence that specific tasks could increase analytic thinking or reduce belief in conspiracy theories. Further research is needed to identify effective methods for inducing analytic thinking and assess its potential impact on belief in conspiracies.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
(2024)
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Psychology, Social
Crystal M. Shackleford, Michael H. Pasek, Allon Vishkin, Jeremy Ginges
Summary: This research explores how religious belief influences intergroup conflict and finds that people have negatively biased predictions about the beliefs of outgroup members, which may hinder intergroup cooperation.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Family Studies
Jie Liu, Yan Yao, Xun Deng, Xiongwei Xu, Wen He
Summary: This study examines the relationship between emotional abuse and adolescent NSSI urges and finds that self-esteem and ego depletion may mediate this relationship, while resilience can moderate the impact of emotional abuse on ego depletion.
CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT
(2024)
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Psychology, Social
Reihane Boghrati, Marissa A. Sharif, Siavash Yousefi, Arsalan Heydarian
Summary: This paper examines the impact of tracking daily emotions on emotional and subjective well-being. The results show that positive emotions are more likely to linger the next day compared to negative emotions. These findings shed light on the importance and benefits of tracking emotions for improving consumers' mental health.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Family Studies
M. Mofizul Islam
Summary: This study examined the relationship between child discipline practices and early childhood development (ECD). The findings suggest that children who experience nonviolent disciplinary measures are more likely to be on track in their ECD, while those who experience violent disciplinary measures are more likely to have delayed development.
CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT
(2024)
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Psychology, Social
Kimberly E. Chaney, Diana T. Sanchez
Summary: This research examined whether White women show increased automatic attentional bias towards ingroup threats after experiencing outgroup prejudice. The findings showed that White women demonstrated greater automatic attentional adhesion to sexism when anticipating interacting with someone who displayed racist or sexist tendencies, but not racism. However, exposure to a similarly stigmatized expert reduced automatic attentional adhesion to sexism in a threatening context for White women.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Family Studies
Huiping Zhang, Weiwei Wang, Jamie M. Lachman
Summary: This study demonstrates the effectiveness of the online Parenting for Lifelong Health for Young Children (PLH-YC) program in preventing child maltreatment in Chinese families, specifically reducing corporal punishment, emotional abuse, and general maltreatment while promoting positive parenting strategies.
CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT
(2024)
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Psychology, Social
Katrina A. Rufino, Marcus T. Boccaccini, Nicholas Kavish, Samuel W. Hawes, Joye C. Anestis
Summary: Existing research suggests possible associations between psychopathic traits and suicidal ideation and behavior. This study found that Boldness was negatively correlated with suicidal ideation and behavior for both female and male inpatients, while Meanness and Disinhibition were associated with multiple prior suicide attempts in male inpatients. The results also showed a significant interaction between Boldness and Disinhibition, with low Boldness being associated with higher suicidal ideation at all levels of Disinhibition.
PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
(2024)
Article
Psychology, Social
Kit S. Double, Michael Cavanagh
Summary: Affective forecasting involves predicting emotional response to future events. Previous research has found that individuals tend to overestimate the intensity of their emotional reactions, known as impact bias. This study utilizes dual-process models to explore individual differences. Results indicate that individuals with high need for cognition make more accurate forecasts overall, but this depends on the situational demands during the forecast.
PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
(2024)
Article
Psychology, Social
Stephanie C. Goodhew, Mark Edwards
Summary: The present study found that individuals with high levels of trait anxiety experience difficulties in attentional control, which can have implications in important real-world domains such as driving. The Cognitive Failures Questionnaire (CFQ) is suggested to be used in future research investigating the relationship between attentional control and trait anxiety, as it provides unique insights beyond other measures. Additionally, the use of reappraisal as an emotion regulation strategy is not a factor in the relationship between attentional control and trait anxiety.
PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
(2024)
Article
Psychology, Social
Fiona tho Pesch, Jason Dana
Summary: A growing body of literature shows that people are reluctant to give to charity, and they often choose not to donate when they have an excuse. This study reveals that injecting attributional ambiguity into charitable decisions significantly reduces donations, as it weakens perceptions of social pressure to give. Participants in the study tended to keep more money for themselves when there were two different charities, indicating a hidden preference for selfishness.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Psychology, Social
Goran Pavlov
Summary: In this study, we compared item similarity estimates obtained using two commonly used instruction sets and found substantial differences between them. These differences have important implications for item desirability matching and the construction of fake-resistant forced-choice tests. We provide recommendations for researchers and test developers.
PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
(2024)
Article
Psychology, Social
Diana R. Samek, Mary Rose Dawson
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the long-term associations between negative emotionality, perceived stress, and depressive symptoms in first-year college students. The results showed that these variables were influenced by stable, trait-like patterns and were moderately to strongly correlated. After controlling for between-person effects, there was little evidence of within-person change in one variable leading to meaningful change in another. The results support a co-development model of negative emotionality, perceived stress, and depressive symptom development.
PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
(2024)
Article
Psychology, Social
William Hart, Charlotte K. Cease, Joshua T. Lambert
Summary: There is a positive relationship between narcissistic admiration and narcissistic rivalry, which is more prominent among individuals with lower self-esteem. Self-esteem may protect narcissistic individuals from developing narcissistic rivalry.
PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
(2024)
Article
Psychology, Social
Menelaos Apostolou, Elli Michaelidou
Summary: This study aimed to understand the reasons for involuntary singlehood in contemporary post-industrial societies. The findings showed that for women, poor flirting capacity, poor sexual functioning, high choosiness, and low agreeableness were associated with a higher probability of being involuntarily single. For men, poor flirting capacity, higher neuroticism, lower self-perceived mate value, lower self-esteem, and not having children from previous relationships were associated with a higher probability of being involuntarily single.
PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
(2024)
Article
Psychology, Applied
Erik Dane
Summary: Reflecting societal trends, organizations are seeking to embrace personal distinctiveness and self-expression. Personal identity is complex and dynamic, making it challenging for individuals to have a comprehensive understanding of themselves. This paper introduces a novel method of employee development - creating sudden, transformative realizations or epiphanies - to help organizations navigate this complexity and promote self-transformation.
ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR AND HUMAN DECISION PROCESSES
(2024)
Article
Psychology, Social
Emily L. Dix, Patricia G. Devine
Summary: Research suggests that White people are more likely to accept the reality of ongoing racial bias and be receptive to Black people's concerns about bias if they understand the cumulative burden of bias and recognize the limitations of their own perspective on bias frequency and impact.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Psychology, Social
Vivian L. Xiao, Brian S. Lowery
Summary: This study expands on previous research by considering the characteristics of both the perceptual target and the perceiver in relation to gender associations. The findings suggest that individuals have a cognitive association between racial in-group members and gender, which influences the processing of gender information. This association is observed across different racial groups and in various contexts.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Psychology, Social
Guy Itzchakov, Harry T. Reis, Kimberly Rios
Summary: Perceived responsiveness from others can reduce prejudice by increasing intellectual humility and attitude ambivalence, leading to more open-minded attitudes.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
(2024)
