Frontiers in PsychologyPub Date : 2025-09-22eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1658880
Kwon-Hyuk Jeong, Jeongmyeong Song
{"title":"Effect of eco-friendly management of golf clubs on golfers' behavioral intention to return: green image, perceived quality as mediator and green marketing as moderator.","authors":"Kwon-Hyuk Jeong, Jeongmyeong Song","doi":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1658880","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1658880","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Amid growing concerns about environmental sustainability, the sports and leisure industry has seen increased interest in green management practices. However, few empirical studies have explored how such practices influence consumer behavior in golf clubs. This study addresses that gap by examining how eco-friendly management affects golfers' behavioral intention to revisit. Specifically, the study investigates the mediating roles of green image and perceived quality, and the moderating effect of green marketing in this relationship.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>To empirically test the proposed model, data were gathered from 252 South Korean golfers using structured field surveys. The questionnaire measured five constructs: eco-friendly management, green image, perceived service quality, green marketing exposure, and behavioral intention. Analytical methods included frequency analysis, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to test construct validity, reliability testing (Cronbach's <i>α</i>), descriptive statistics, and Pearson's correlation. To test mediation and moderation effects, regression-based analyses were conducted using Hayes' (2013) PROCESS macro.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The statistical findings revealed three key insights. First, green image fully mediated the effect of eco-friendly management on behavioral intention, implying that consumers' perception of the club's environmental responsibility significantly influences their revisit decisions. Second, perceived quality also acted as a full mediator, indicating that environmental initiatives enhance service evaluations, thereby affecting loyalty behavior. Third, green marketing moderated the relationship between eco-friendly management and green image, suggesting that when marketing efforts are more active and visible, the positive impact on green image is amplified.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>This research offers valuable contributions to the literature on environmental psychology and sustainable service management. It uncovers the psychological mechanisms-specifically green image and perceived quality-through which eco-friendly practices influence consumer behavior. Moreover, it highlights the role of green marketing in shaping environmental perceptions. For golf clubs aiming to enhance customer retention, this study suggests that sustainability initiatives must be effectively communicated and designed to improve both image and service quality. The results underscore the strategic importance of aligning operational greening with targeted environmental messaging.</p>","PeriodicalId":12525,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychology","volume":"16 ","pages":"1658880"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12497605/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145244305","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 : 2025-09-22eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1496528
Pu Sun, Lifang Wang, Ling Yan
{"title":"Mediation of coping style between academic self-efficacy and academic stress in middle school students.","authors":"Pu Sun, Lifang Wang, Ling Yan","doi":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1496528","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1496528","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To explore the mediating role of coping styles between academic self-efficacy and academic stress among middle school students and to provide insights into potential intervention strategies to alleviate academic stress.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 2,720 middle school students participated in the survey, which utilized the Academic Self-Efficacy Scale, Academic Pressure Scale, and Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire. The sample included 1,336 boys (49.1%) and 1,384 girls (50.9%), with ages ranging from 11 to 18 years and an average age of 14.48 ± 1.47 years.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Academic stress was negatively correlated with academic self-efficacy and positive coping style (<i>r</i> = -0.37, -0.3, <i>p</i> < 0.001), and positively correlated with negative coping style (<i>r</i> = 0.32, <i>p</i> < 0.001). Both coping styles significantly mediated the relationship between academic self-efficacy and academic stress, with positive and negative coping accounting for 47.38 and 18% of the total effect, respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Academic self-efficacy has both direct and indirect effects on academic stress, with coping styles playing a critical mediating role. These findings suggest that fostering academic self-efficacy and encouraging positive coping strategies can effectively alleviate academic stress, providing insights for intervention programs aimed at promoting student wellbeing.</p>","PeriodicalId":12525,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychology","volume":"16 ","pages":"1496528"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12497801/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145244321","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 : 2025-09-22eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1693555
Jun-Jun Tang
{"title":"Correction: Psychological capital of entrepreneur teams and human resource development.","authors":"Jun-Jun Tang","doi":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1693555","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1693555","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00274.].</p>","PeriodicalId":12525,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychology","volume":"16 ","pages":"1693555"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12498915/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145244280","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 : 2025-09-22eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1663670
Xiaoling Zhan, Weijia Zhu
{"title":"Influencing factors of short-form video addiction among Chinese university students: a systematic review.","authors":"Xiaoling Zhan, Weijia Zhu","doi":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1663670","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1663670","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>This systematic review explores the influencing factors of short-form video addiction (SVA) among Chinese university students over the past 5 years. It offers theoretical and practical implications for understanding and preventing SVA among university students and suggests future research directions.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This review identified 28 eligible peer-reviewed articles from seven English and Chinese databases. The protocol was pre-registered in PROSPERO (CRD420251030636).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The findings indicate that SVA among university students is prevalent and multifactorial. Influencing factors include eight domains: demographic, psychological, personality traits, behavioral, social, family, motivation for media use, and platform-induced factors.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Guided by the I-PACE model, the review organized these domains into the person-affect-cognition-execution framework. Personal factors include demographic and personality traits; social and family factors represent persons' external environmental influences; affective and cognitive components comprise psychological factors and media use motivations; and execution factors include behavioral and platform-induced influences. These components interact with each other and collectively predict SVA throughout university students' development. Psychological and personality trait factors often serve as mediating or chained mediating variables for other influencing factors. Conflicting findings regarding demographic, personality, and psychological influences may result from sample homogeneity and research design limitations. Research gaps remain in policy factors and longitudinal or intervention-based studies.</p><p><strong>Systematic review registration: </strong>https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD420251030636, PROSPERO: CRD420251030636.</p>","PeriodicalId":12525,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychology","volume":"16 ","pages":"1663670"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12498229/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145244266","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 : 2025-09-22eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1531142
Giulia Cossu, Alina Riefler, Andrea Sabrina Hartmann
{"title":"Food and mood: how clean eating content on social media influences affect and body satisfaction in women.","authors":"Giulia Cossu, Alina Riefler, Andrea Sabrina Hartmann","doi":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1531142","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1531142","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Body-related content is omnipresent in social media. Its consumption has shown to impact body image and affect. Clean eating content is often related to body-related content but its relation to the aforementioned constructs has not been examined.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In an experimental study, 129 female individuals viewed clean eating or \"foodie\" content (control condition) on Instagram profiles for 5 min. Positive and negative affect, as well as body satisfaction were measured before and afterwards. We also assessed the behavioral choice of a food after profile viewing, and whether pre-existing vulnerabilities (body dissatisfaction, eating disorder or orthorexic symptoms) impact the change in affect and body satisfaction.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There was no significant profile × time interaction effect for positive affect, however it decreased over time (<sub>p</sub>𝜂<sup>2</sup> = 0.21). Negative affect was reduced after foodie content consumption as opposed to the respective other profile (<sub>p</sub>𝜂<sup>2</sup> > 0.03). An additional interaction effect in body satisfaction did not substantiate in simple main effects. Pre-existing vulnerabilities did not impact reactivity of individuals to CE content.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>There was no impact of profile on choice of foods. The change in positive affect underlines previously shown potentially detrimental effects of Instagram consumption in general. The findings also give tentative hints toward the potential negative influence of clean eating content consumption on affect and body dissatisfaction. Thus, also a focus on clean eating might need to be incorporated when targeting media literacy in prevention programs.</p>","PeriodicalId":12525,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychology","volume":"16 ","pages":"1531142"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12497578/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145244250","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 : 2025-09-22eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1653061
Jorge A Elgueta, Martin Grill
{"title":"The bidirectional relationship between destructive leadership and organizational commitment.","authors":"Jorge A Elgueta, Martin Grill","doi":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1653061","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1653061","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>This study aimed to determine how destructive leadership and organizational commitment relate to each other across time.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Over 18 months, a self-rated questionnaire was distributed at four timepoints to employees of local government organizations in a municipality in Sweden; 582 employees responded to the questionnaire on at least one occasion. The Destructive Leadership Scale was used to measure destructive leadership, and the Commitment to the Workplace scale was used to measure organizational commitment. A second-order parallel-process latent growth curve model was used to test if initial levels of destructive leadership predict later change in organizational commitment, if initial levels of organizational commitment predict later change in destructive leadership, and if changes in destructive leadership are associated with simultaneous changes in organizational commitment.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The results show that the initial levels of destructive leadership negatively predicted change in organizational commitment (<i>β</i> = -0.66, <i>p</i> < 0.001), the initial levels of organizational commitment negatively predicted change in destructive leadership (<i>β</i> = -0.84, <i>p</i> < 0.002), and the rate of change in destructive leadership was strongly and negatively associated with the rate of change in organizational commitment (<i>r</i> = -0.96, <i>p</i> < 0.001).</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>The findings indicate that destructive leadership affects the work environment in a negative way by undermining employee's organizational commitment. At the same time, managers are negatively affected by uncommitted employees, exacerbating destructive leadership behaviors.</p>","PeriodicalId":12525,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychology","volume":"16 ","pages":"1653061"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12497764/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145244303","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 : 2025-09-22eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1652365
Alexander Nynes, David McGhie, Morten Andreas Aune, Tore Kristian Aune
{"title":"Asymmetry in contralateral muscle excitation in proximal vs. distal muscles in upper extremities.","authors":"Alexander Nynes, David McGhie, Morten Andreas Aune, Tore Kristian Aune","doi":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1652365","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1652365","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The purpose of the study was to investigate potential asymmetry in contralateral muscle excitation (CME) in proximal versus distal muscles. Given the dominant arm's greater accuracy in unilateral tasks, reinforced by habitual use and neural specialization, along with neurophysiological constraints in the central nervous system and functional differences between proximal and distal muscles, higher CME was hypothesized in both the dominant compared to non-dominant and proximal compared to versus distal muscles. Secondly, a proximal-distal gradient of asymmetry in CME was hypothesized, with more pronounced bilateral asymmetry for distal compared to proximal muscles.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Isometric shoulder and index finger flexion on the dominant and non-dominant arm was performed at 25, 50, 75, and 100% of maximum isometric force. Muscle excitation was measured using sEMG placed on the non-active contralateral flexor carpi radialis (FCR; distal condition) and on the anterior deltoid (proximal condition) on both the dominant and non-dominant arm.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In the unilateral shoulder flexion (proximal condition), no CME asymmetry between the non-active anterior deltoid on the dominant and non-dominant arm was observed. In contrast, in unilateral index finger flexion (distal condition), a pronounced asymmetry in CME was observed, with the FCR on the dominant arm exhibiting greater CME compared to the FCR on the non-dominant arm.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>These findings highlight neurophysiological distinctions of the dominant side, especially in distal muscles where refined neural circuits support greater CME. In contrast, the absence of asymmetry in proximal muscles is consistent with their stronger bilateral communication, facilitated by denser interhemispheric and spinal commissural pathways. Overall, the results indicate that CME asymmetries are shaped by both cortical specialization and structural differences in neural connectivity, offering new insight into how dominance and proximal-distal distinctions interact in motor control.</p>","PeriodicalId":12525,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychology","volume":"16 ","pages":"1652365"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12499600/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145244261","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}
{"title":"Cutaneous sensory symptoms and emotional regulation in non-clinical healthy students: a near-infrared spectroscopy study.","authors":"Sachiyo Ozawa, Hiromasa Yoshimoto, Hajime Tanabe, Shinsuke Koike","doi":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1619280","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1619280","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>In an era of increasing societal stress, greater attention must be given to the mental health and well-being of non-clinical populations. Many individuals in these groups report cutaneous sensory symptoms-such as pain, crawling sensations, and burning-linked to underlying mental stress. To investigate the relationship between these stress indicators and well-being, this study examines whether university students with higher versus lower levels of these symptoms differ in their ability to regulate emotions through distraction.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data were collected from 57 university students (mean age: 19.26 ± 1.03 years, range: 18-23 years, 22 males), including near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) data from 53 participants. Students were categorized into higher (<i>n</i> = 21) and lower (<i>n</i> = 36) cutaneous symptom groups based on the mean Cutaneous9 score. In the experiment, the participants first rated their Cutaneous9 symptoms, then completed an emotion-induction task by recalling stressful interpersonal events. Next, they performed the Sustained Attention to Response Tasks (SART) as a distraction. The SART is a type of go/no-go task that includes spontaneous thought probes at pseudo-random intervals to assess attentional state or degree of off-task thoughts. Prefrontal activity during the SART was assessed using NIRS. Emotional states were assessed before induction, after induction, and after distraction using the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Participants with higher cutaneous symptoms struggled more with maintaining attention during SART and showed less reduction in unpleasant emotions. Only those with lower symptoms experienced a decrease in unpleasant emotions. Furthermore, participants with higher cutaneous symptoms exhibited medial prefrontal cortex activation during distraction, with no significant activation differences in the lateral prefrontal cortex.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>These findings suggest that university students with higher cutaneous symptoms face greater challenges in regulating emotions compared with those with lower symptoms. Their reduced ability to benefit from distraction may stem from difficulties in maintaining attentional focus or increased absorption in off-task thoughts, rather than impaired emotional inhibition. Addressing these challenges through targeted interventions may enhance the mental well-being and overall quality of life in non-clinical populations.</p>","PeriodicalId":12525,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychology","volume":"16 ","pages":"1619280"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12498142/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145244274","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 : 2025-09-22eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1614851
Ibtisam Titi, Nuha El Sharif
{"title":"Satisfaction and quality of life of Palestinian women with newly diagnosed breast cancer: a one-year follow-up study.","authors":"Ibtisam Titi, Nuha El Sharif","doi":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1614851","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1614851","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Breast cancer significantly impacts women's quality of life (QoL), particularly in low-resource settings like Palestine. Evaluating changes in QoL and satisfaction with care is essential to improve patient-centred oncology services.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>This study aimed to assess satisfaction with care and quality of life (QoL) among newly diagnosed women with breast cancer in the southern West Bank, Palestine.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A prospective follow-up study included 144 newly diagnosed women with breast cancer treated at governmental hospitals in the southern West Bank. Quality of life was assessed at diagnosis and one year later using the Arabic versions of the EORTC QLQ-C30 and QLQ-BR23, while satisfaction with care was measured by the EORTC IN-PATSAT32. Descriptive statistics, bivariate analysis and multiple linear regression were performed to identify factors associated with QoL after treatment.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The mean global health score (QLQ-C30) was 45.78, with functional and symptom scores of 43.17 and 37.19 (QLQ-BR23), respectively. Age was positively associated with body image (<i>B</i> = 22.61, 95% CI: 14.6-30.5) but negatively linked to sexual functioning (<i>B</i> = -14.44, 95% CI: -20.4-8.4), sexual enjoyment (<i>B</i> = -13.66, 95% CI: -21.1-6.1), and increased systemic side effects (<i>B</i> = 12.57, 95% CI: 6.8-18.3). Marital status improved sexual functioning (<i>B</i> = 33.89, 95% CI: 25.2-42.5) and enjoyment (<i>B</i> = 26.50, 95% CI: 15.5-37.4). Satisfaction with healthcare providers was associated with better body image (<i>B</i> = 0.34, 95% CI: 0.2-0.4) and sexual functioning (<i>B</i> = 0.19, 95% CI: 0.01-0.3). Clean, comfortable services and skilled nurses were linked to fewer therapy side effects (<i>B</i> = -0.24, 95% CI: -0.3-0.1) and less distress from symptoms like hair loss (<i>B</i> = -0.19, 95% CI: -0.35-0.0). However, Access to services was positively associated with systemic therapy side effects (<i>B</i> = 0.25, 95% CI: 0.01-0.4).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study demonstrated significant changes in QoL and satisfaction with care among newly diagnosed Palestinian women with breast cancer, notably exacerbated by the challenges of a country in conflict. Improving patient-centered care is essential for enhancing patient experience and treatment outcomes in Palestine's resource-limited and frequently unstable healthcare context. Healthcare services should emphasize efficient symptom management, open communication, and enhanced psychosocial support networks for cancer patients, acknowledging the unique stressors and limited infrastructure characteristic of a conflict-affected area.</p>","PeriodicalId":12525,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychology","volume":"16 ","pages":"1614851"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12499494/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145244324","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 : 2025-09-22eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1635677
Asma Benachour, Vladimir Medvedev, Oksana Zinchenko
{"title":"Mouse-tracking as a tool for investigating strategic behavior in Public Goods Game: an experimental pilot study.","authors":"Asma Benachour, Vladimir Medvedev, Oksana Zinchenko","doi":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1635677","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1635677","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Recent research has demonstrated the potential of utilizing mouse-tracking as a viable alternative method for examining attention-related attributes within the context of a multifaceted activity.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this study, a mouse-tracking technique was utilized to gather data from individuals who were involved in an online format of the Public Goods Game.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>It was observed that participants exhibited distinct approaches to acquiring information while formulating decisions to propose high, moderate, or low offers. The mouse-tracking algorithm effectively distinguished between various types of offers made toward group funding, as evidenced by the measured distance of the cursor.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>These findings suggest that mouse-tracking is a valuable tool for capturing decision-making processes and differentiating behavioral patterns in economic game contexts, offering insights into attention and choice mechanisms.</p>","PeriodicalId":12525,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychology","volume":"16 ","pages":"1635677"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12497583/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145244289","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}