Frontiers in PsychologyPub Date : 2026-10-05eCollection Date: 2026-01-01DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1915045
Lihua Wang, Yufang Zhu
{"title":"Family functioning and perceived academic achievement of adolescents from variable-centered and person-centered perspectives: the roles of teacher support and psychological capital.","authors":"Lihua Wang, Yufang Zhu","doi":"10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1915045","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1915045","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Academic achievement is of paramount importance for adolescent development. However, how family functioning affects academic achievement through psychological capital (PsyCap), and the role of teacher support in this process, remain largely unexplored. Moreover, whether PsyCap exhibits heterogeneous profiles and how different environmental factors distinguish among them warrant further investigation.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A survey was conducted among 1,288 students from eight junior high schools in Jiangxi Province, China, using cluster and convenience sampling. Hayes' PROCESS macro was used to test the moderated mediation model. Latent profile analysis (LPA) was conducted to explore the heterogeneous latent taxonomy of PsyCap.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Significant positive correlations were observed among family functioning, PsyCap, teacher support, and perceived academic achievement.PsyCap fully mediated the relationship between family functioning and perceived academic achievement. Teacher support significantly moderated the effect of family functioning on PsyCap and the entire mediating pathway. LPA identified three distinct PsyCap profiles: low (15%), moderate (60%), and high (25%). These profiles showed a stepwise pattern of significant differences in perceived academic achievement. The higher the levels of family functioning and teacher support, the more likely students were to be classified into the moderate or high PsyCap profiles, and teacher support exhibited a stronger effect.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>By integrating variable-centered and person-centered approaches, this study reveals that family functioning indirectly promotes perceived academic achievement by cultivating PsyCap, and that teacher support strengthens this transformative process, highlighting the synergistic effects of the family and school microsystems.</p>","PeriodicalId":12525,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychology","volume":"17 ","pages":"1915045"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2026-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13677540/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149223748","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Frontiers in PsychologyPub Date : 2026-10-05eCollection Date: 2026-01-01DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1754404
Ana María Ruiz-Ruano García, Trine Flensborg-Madsen, Jorge López Puga
{"title":"Dense connectivity in networks of red-flag language milestones among high screen-time children.","authors":"Ana María Ruiz-Ruano García, Trine Flensborg-Madsen, Jorge López Puga","doi":"10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1754404","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1754404","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Screen time may influence language development during early childhood, although its effects may vary depending on contextual factors. While screen use can support development when guided by adults, excessive exposure has been associated with less favorable language outcomes.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data from 16,914 children (51% girls, 78% White; <i>M</i> = 3.03 years, SD = 1.37) were obtained from the 2023 National Survey of Children's Health. Networks of red-flag language milestones were estimated separately for children aged 1-2 and 3-5 years. Participants were classified according to World Health Organization (WHO) screen-time recommendations (<1 h/day vs. ≥1 h/day).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Partially regularized network models revealed denser connectivity among language-development indicators in children with higher levels of screen exposure. This pattern was reflected in a greater number of network edges and fully connected subclusters and was particularly pronounced among children aged 3-5 years.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>The findings suggest that higher screen-time exposure is associated with more interconnected patterns of language-development difficulties during early childhood. These results contribute to a deeper understanding of language development in the context of children's screen use and may provide useful insights for families, educational professionals, and policymakers interested in promoting healthy developmental environments and informed decisions regarding screen exposure.</p>","PeriodicalId":12525,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychology","volume":"17 ","pages":"1754404"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2026-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13677378/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149223812","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Frontiers in PsychologyPub Date : 2026-10-05eCollection Date: 2026-01-01DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1950695
Huei-Tse Hou
{"title":"Beyond single scaffolding: a multidimensional scaffolding framework for flow-driven Game-Based Learning.","authors":"Huei-Tse Hou","doi":"10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1950695","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1950695","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Meta-analytic evidence indicates Game-Based Learning (GBL) to be beneficial for enhancing learning motivation and promoting knowledge construction, with the design and provision of scaffolding within games playing a critical role in enhancing learning outcomes. How to simultaneously foster learners' flow and learning remains a significant challenge in GBL scaffolding design; insufficient or inappropriate scaffolding may negatively impact both the gaming experience and learning outcomes. Recent meta-analyses have found that GBL has a moderate-to-large effect on cognitive outcomes, but the effect sizes show high heterogeneity. Furthermore, no significant improvement was observed in metacognitive outcomes. This imbalance may stem from the limitations of GBL research approaches that focus primarily on a single type of scaffolding. As GBL is a highly interactive and complex learning process, research on multidimensional scaffolding mechanisms has garnered increasing attention in recent years for its potential to enhance GBL effectiveness; however, there is currently a lack of systematic theoretical foundations and design guidelines. This study is a perspective article. Based on recent empirical research on GBL scaffolding, this study proposes a theoretical framework for Multidimensional Scaffolding in Game-Based Learning (MDS-GBL) in accordance with the characteristics of multidimensional forms of Flow Theory and the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) and presents a practical framework for scaffolding design and assessment. This study also draws on the results of recent empirical research on multidimensional scaffolding to support the proposed theoretical framework and presents three design principles for multidimensional scaffolding to serve as a reference for researchers and designers.</p>","PeriodicalId":12525,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychology","volume":"17 ","pages":"1950695"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2026-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13677935/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149223824","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Frontiers in PsychologyPub Date : 2026-10-05eCollection Date: 2026-01-01DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1891424
Wen Hu, Wenbo Chen, Hewen Wu
{"title":"The association between perceived stress and career adaptability: the mediating role of meaning in life and the moderating role of future work self salience.","authors":"Wen Hu, Wenbo Chen, Hewen Wu","doi":"10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1891424","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1891424","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Career adaptability is an important psychosocial resource that helps college students prepare for academic demands, employment uncertainty, and the transition from university to work. However, less is known about how perceived stress is associated with career adaptability in the context of the university-to-work transition. Guided by Conservation of Resources theory, this study examined whether meaning in life statistically accounts for part of the association between perceived stress and career adaptability, and whether future work self salience moderates the association between perceived stress and meaning in life.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this cross-sectional study, 1,893 students from three universities in Shaanxi, Sichuan, and Qinghai completed self-report measures of perceived stress, meaning in life, future work self salience, and career adaptability. Descriptive statistics, Pearson correlations, and regression-based moderated mediation analyses were conducted.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Perceived stress was negatively associated with career adaptability. Meaning in life statistically accounted for part of this association, with higher perceived stress associated with lower meaning in life and lower meaning in life associated with lower career adaptability in the tested model. Future work self salience moderated the association between perceived stress and meaning in life. Specifically, the negative association between perceived stress and meaning in life was weaker among students with higher future work self salience. The conditional indirect association between perceived stress and career adaptability through meaning in life was smaller in absolute magnitude at higher levels of future work self salience.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>The findings in a three-university sample suggest a moderated mediation pattern in which meaning in life statistically accounts for part of the association between perceived stress and career adaptability, and future work self salience moderates the association between perceived stress and meaning in life.</p>","PeriodicalId":12525,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychology","volume":"17 ","pages":"1891424"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2026-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13677823/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149223762","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Frontiers in PsychologyPub Date : 2026-10-05eCollection Date: 2026-01-01DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1838599
Yingying Fan, Xutao Liu
{"title":"Effects of dance-based physical activity on cognitive and psychological health across age groups: a systematic review.","authors":"Yingying Fan, Xutao Liu","doi":"10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1838599","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1838599","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Dance-based physical activity is a multimodal intervention integrating motor, cognitive, emotional, and social components, and has been increasingly recognized for its potential to enhance cognitive function and mental health. However, evidence regarding its effectiveness across different age groups remains fragmented. This systematic review aimed to synthesize current evidence on the effects of dance-based interventions on cognitive and psychological health across different age groups.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This systematic review was conducted in accordance with PRISMA 2020 guidelines and registered in PROSPERO (CRD420261338912). Six electronic databases (PubMed, Web of Science Core Collection, Scopus, APA PsycINFO, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), and SPORTDiscus) were systematically searched from database inception to 28 August 2026. Eligible studies included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and controlled clinical trials (CCTs) that examined the effects of dance-based interventions on cognitive and/or psychological outcomes in participants of any age. Due to substantial heterogeneity in intervention types, outcome measures, and study designs, a narrative synthesis was performed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 22 studies involving 1,645 participants aged 4 to 94 years were included. Favorable findings were reported for selected cognitive outcomes, including global cognition, memory, and attention, whereas findings for executive function were mixed. Some studies also reported favorable changes in depressive symptoms, anxiety, stress, emotional well-being, subjective well-being, and quality of life. However, these findings were not consistent across all studies or outcome measures, and differences in outcome measures and statistical reporting prevented reliable comparison of effect magnitude across studies. Several favorable findings were derived from studies judged to have a high, serious, or critical risk of bias. The evidence was predominantly derived from older adults, particularly those with cognitive impairment, whereas evidence involving children, adolescents, and younger or middle-aged adults remained limited and heterogeneous; therefore, definitive comparisons across age groups could not be made.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Current evidence suggests that dance-based physical activity may have favorable effects on selected cognitive and psychological outcomes, with the evidence most extensively derived from older adults, particularly those with cognitive impairment. However, methodological heterogeneity, small sample sizes, study-level risk of bias, and limited long-term follow-up restrict the strength of these conclusions. Evidence involving children, adolescents, and younger or middle-aged adults remains insufficient for meaningful comparisons across age groups. Further high-quality trials are needed to determine optimal intervention parameters and","PeriodicalId":12525,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychology","volume":"17 ","pages":"1838599"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2026-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13677549/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149223780","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Frontiers in PsychologyPub Date : 2026-10-05eCollection Date: 2026-01-01DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1881426
Xin Lyu, Bin Pan, Liang Chen, Linqin Ji, Wenxin Zhang
{"title":"Validation of the Chinese version of the adaptive functions of music listening scale among Chinese university students.","authors":"Xin Lyu, Bin Pan, Liang Chen, Linqin Ji, Wenxin Zhang","doi":"10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1881426","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1881426","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>A multidimensional measure of music-listening functions is needed in the Chinese context. This study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Adaptive Functions of Music Listening Scale (AFML) among Chinese university students.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 2,829 university students were recruited from Weifang Institute of Technology in Shandong, China. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), measurement invariance testing, reliability analysis, and criterion validity analysis were conducted.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>CFAs supported the original 11-factor structure of the AFML. Multi-group confirmatory factor analyses indicated that this structure was invariant across gender and musical training experience. The subscales demonstrated good to excellent internal consistency. Regression analyses further showed that several adaptive AFML dimensions were associated with better well-being, whereas rumination showed a consistent maladaptive pattern across affective and social indicators. In addition, identity was associated with higher positive affect and life satisfaction, but also with higher negative affect.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The Chinese version of the AFML demonstrated good reliability and validity, supporting its use for assessing the adaptive functions of music listening among Chinese university students.</p>","PeriodicalId":12525,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychology","volume":"17 ","pages":"1881426"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2026-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13677850/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149223819","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Frontiers in PsychologyPub Date : 2026-10-05eCollection Date: 2026-01-01DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1912354
Lamei Deng, Zhicheng Wang, Wei Liu, Chenyong Wei
{"title":"The changing returns to physical exercise in China (2010-2023): a nine-wave repeated cross-sectional study.","authors":"Lamei Deng, Zhicheng Wang, Wei Liu, Chenyong Wei","doi":"10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1912354","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1912354","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Since 2008, when China began to implement its strategy of building a sports power, the institutional context of physical exercise has changed substantially. Yet the temporal dynamics of the socioeconomic correlates of exercise remain underexplored.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To examine whether and how physical exercise participation and its associations with income, self-rated health, and social trust changed over the 2010-2023 study period.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Using nine waves of the Chinese General Social Survey (CGSS 2010-2023, <i>N</i> = 78,467), we estimate annual marginal effects of exercise through ordinary least squares regression with exercise-by-year interactions. Three policy periods corresponding to phases of the Sports Power strategy are compared.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Exercise participation rose from 31.68% in 2010 to 51.26% in 2023. The exercise-income association increased from 0.301 (Period 1, 2010-2012) to 0.367 (Period 3, 2018-2023, +21.9%), although formal cross-period tests did not reach statistical significance; the upward trend is therefore only weakly consistent with Hypothesis 1. The exercise-health association was negative and appeared to deepen across periods, but the cross-period differences lost statistical significance once the non-comparable 2011 wave was excluded, so this apparent change is interpreted cautiously. The exercise-trust association moved from a non-significant -0.013 to -0.101 (SE = 0.014). Subgroup analyses showed larger income associations for men than women (0.420 versus 0.279) and for rural than urban residents (0.449 versus 0.180).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Exercise participation rose markedly over the study period, and the exercise-trust association turned increasingly negative, but the exercise-income association did not strengthen to a statistically significant degree, and the health-selection pattern was sensitive to the exclusion of the 2011 wave. The observed changes are read as population-level associations rather than causal effects of the Sports Power strategy.</p>","PeriodicalId":12525,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychology","volume":"17 ","pages":"1912354"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2026-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13677853/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149223767","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Frontiers in PsychologyPub Date : 2026-10-05eCollection Date: 2026-01-01DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1854538
Mana Ando, Mariko Hattori, Yuichi Yamatani, Satoshi Obata, Takashi Mori, Hiroshi Churei, Akira Nishiyama, Gen Tanabe, Yuka Sumita, Noriyuki Wakabayashi
{"title":"Case Report: Digital fabrication of a music splint oral appliance for lip irritation in a brass player.","authors":"Mana Ando, Mariko Hattori, Yuichi Yamatani, Satoshi Obata, Takashi Mori, Hiroshi Churei, Akira Nishiyama, Gen Tanabe, Yuka Sumita, Noriyuki Wakabayashi","doi":"10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1854538","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1854538","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Playing a wind instrument requires coordinated orofacial function, and oral conditions may influence both comfort and musical performance. Among brass musicians, dental crowding or irregular incisal morphology may cause mechanical irritation of the lip while playing. This case report describes the fabrication and evaluation of a music splint for a professional trombonist with recurrent lower-lip pain while playing. A conventionally fabricated provisional splint was first provided, followed by a definitive splint designed using a digital workflow based on intraoral scanning and computer-aided design. Subjective outcomes were evaluated using a visual analog scale, and objective outcomes were assessed by psychoacoustic and rhythm analyses under multiple performance conditions. Both the provisional and the definitive splints reduced lip pain and improved playing comfort. After adjustment of the definitive splint, the expected dynamic patterns of loudness and sharpness were maintained, while rhythm stability was similar to that observed without a splint, suggesting no marked deterioration in the measured performance characteristics. This case suggests that digitally fabricated music splints may be a useful clinical option for managing lip irritation in brass musicians while preserving musical performance.</p>","PeriodicalId":12525,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychology","volume":"17 ","pages":"1854538"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2026-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13677344/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149223798","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Frontiers in PsychologyPub Date : 2026-10-05eCollection Date: 2026-01-01DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1865636
Aşkay Nur Atasever, Metin Pişkin
{"title":"Career construction model of adaptation: an empirical study among university students in Türkiye.","authors":"Aşkay Nur Atasever, Metin Pişkin","doi":"10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1865636","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1865636","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Grounded in the Career Construction Model of Adaptation (CCMA), this study examined the direct and indirect associations among self-esteem, cognitive flexibility, general self-efficacy, career adaptability, career choice status (whether students chose their current department willingly), and academic satisfaction among university students in Türkiye. Particular attention was given to the joint associations of these personal resources with career adaptability and to career choice status as a potential link between adaptability and academic satisfaction. Cross-sectional data from 485 students at a public university were analyzed. An observed-variable structural equation model was estimated using unweighted least squares with 482 complete records, and uncertainty was assessed using 5,000 participant-level bootstrap resamples. Binary and ordinal logistic models were used as sensitivity analyses for the categorical outcomes. Self-esteem and cognitive flexibility were positively associated with general self-efficacy and career adaptability. The model accounted for 59.8% of the variance in career adaptability and 28.3% in academic satisfaction. Career adaptability was positively associated with career choice status, whereas the direct association between general self-efficacy and career choice status was not statistically significant. Both career adaptability and career choice status were positively associated with academic satisfaction. Bootstrap confidence intervals supported indirect associations of self-esteem and cognitive flexibility with career adaptability through general self-efficacy, of general self-efficacy with career choice status through career adaptability, and of career adaptability with academic satisfaction through career choice status. Sensitivity analyses showed consistent patterns for the corresponding direct associations. These findings provide evidence relevant to the CCMA by considering distinct personal resources and career choice status within an integrated model. However, the cross-sectional design and single-item measures of career choice status and academic satisfaction limit conclusions about developmental processes and causal mediation. The findings identify potential areas for further investigation and university career support.</p>","PeriodicalId":12525,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychology","volume":"17 ","pages":"1865636"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2026-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13677684/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149223842","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Frontiers in PsychologyPub Date : 2026-10-05eCollection Date: 2026-01-01DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1962689
Wooik Shin, Boyoung Kim
{"title":"Perceived organizational silence climate and turnover intention: indirect associations through learned helplessness, psychological withdrawal, and job burnout.","authors":"Wooik Shin, Boyoung Kim","doi":"10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1962689","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1962689","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study analyzed how the perceived organizational silence climate held by members of digital platform service organizations is related to turnover intention through learned helplessness, psychological withdrawal, and job burnout. The perceived organizational silence climate is defined here as an individual-level psychological climate perception: the degree to which an individual employee perceives that a belief is prevalent within the organization that raising problems or expressing opinions is of no use or may lead to disadvantages. A cross-sectional online survey was conducted with 346 employees working at digital platform service firms in South Korea. After the validity of the measurement model was examined through confirmatory factor analysis, the relationships among the variables were analyzed using latent-variable structural equation modeling, and the model-implied indirect associations were estimated with bias-corrected bootstrap confidence intervals based on 5,000 resamples. The results showed that the perceived organizational silence climate was positively associated with learned helplessness, psychological withdrawal, and job burnout. All three variables were also positively associated with turnover intention. Each model-implied indirect association through learned helplessness, psychological withdrawal, and job burnout was statistically significant, whereas the direct association was not. Pairwise comparisons of the three specific indirect associations were not statistically significant, indicating that the three pathways could not be distinguished in magnitude. These findings extend the focus of organizational silence research from individual silence behavior to employees' perception of the organizational silence climate and test, within a single parallel mediation model, the cognitive, behavioral-relational, and affective pathways that connect the organizational silence climate to turnover intention. The findings further suggest that, to manage turnover intention, it is necessary to diagnose employees' perceptions of both the futility and the riskiness of voice and to improve organizational environments in which the usefulness of expressing opinions is perceived to be low or the possibility of disadvantage is perceived to be high. The data are cross-sectional and were collected from a single source. The estimates reported here therefore describe associations rather than causal effects, and the model-implied indirect associations require confirmation in longitudinal or multiwave designs.</p>","PeriodicalId":12525,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychology","volume":"17 ","pages":"1962689"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2026-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13677457/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149223918","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}