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{"title":"Erratum: Familial Resilience in Crisis: Navigating the Mediating Landscape of Depressive Symptoms Between Uncertainty Stress and Suicide Behavior Among Chinese University Students [Corrigendum].","authors":"","doi":"10.2147/PRBM.S515074","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S515074","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>[This corrects the article DOI: 10.2147/PRBM.S445252.].</p>","PeriodicalId":20954,"journal":{"name":"Psychology Research and Behavior Management","volume":"18 ","pages":"1-2"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11701919/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142954100","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":"Longitudinal Relations Between Father Hunger and Adolescent Hyper-Competitiveness: Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction as a Mediator and Mother-Child Attachment as a Moderator.","authors":"Cong Peng, Zhenyun Zhang, Yuhua Wang, Yan Liu, Xingyue Li, Yujie Yao, Xinyu Zheng, Huiying Fan","doi":"10.2147/PRBM.S492138","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S492138","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>While previous studies have investigated the adverse effects of hyper-competitiveness on individual development, research addressing its underlying causes from a family systems perspective remains relatively scarce. This study provides a comprehensive, longitudinal analysis of how the father hunger impacts adolescent hyper-competitiveness, thoroughly investigating the roles of basic psychological needs satisfaction and mother-child attachment within the broad context of family dynamics.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We employ Father Presence Theory, Attachment Theory and Basic Psychological Needs Theory as our theoretical frameworks. Data were gathered from 417 high school students in Central China at two time points (December 15, 2023, and May 15, 2024). Descriptive statistics and tests of the moderated mediation model were performed using SPSS 23.0.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Our results reveal that increased levels of father hunger are associated with greater adolescent hyper-competitiveness. Basic psychological needs satisfaction (BPNS) functions as a significant mediator, with higher levels of satisfaction correlating with lower hyper-competitiveness. Additionally, mother-child attachment serves as a significant moderator in both the first and second halves of the model, indicating its protective role in mitigating the adverse effects of elevated father hunger on BPNS. Furthermore, mother-child attachment can buffer the negative impact of unmet psychological needs on adolescent hyper-competitiveness.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The present study reveals that father hunger leads to adolescent hyper-competitiveness through the basic psychological needs satisfaction whilst mother-child attachment moderates the indirect effects of father hunger on hyper-competitiveness. The findings enhance our theoretical understanding of the interplay between father hunger and adolescent hyper-competitiveness and provides a foundational basis for future research aimed at improving father-child relationships and developing targeted interventions for managing adolescent hyper-competitiveness.</p>","PeriodicalId":20954,"journal":{"name":"Psychology Research and Behavior Management","volume":"17 ","pages":"4463-4479"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11699831/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142932645","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":"Self-Esteem and College Students' Online Impulse Buying: The Independent and Interactive Moderating Role of Interdependent Self-Construal and Interpersonal Relationships.","authors":"Tengfei Guo, Chenzhi Cai, Yanzhen Xu, Maoyong Huang, Yakun Ni","doi":"10.2147/PRBM.S494636","DOIUrl":"10.2147/PRBM.S494636","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Despite the extensive research examining the antecedents and consequences of impulse behavior, empirical studies exploring the role of self-esteem in college students' online impulse buying remain relatively scarce. Drawing on the theory of compensatory consumption, the current study aimed to examine the influence of self-esteem on college students' online impulse buying and the independent and interactive moderating role of interdependent self-construal and interpersonal relationships.</p><p><strong>Patients and methods: </strong>This study recruited 323 college students through random sampling and invited them to complete self-reported questionnaires measuring self-esteem, online impulse buying, interdependent self-construal, and interpersonal relationships. To test the research hypotheses, SPSS 27.0 was used for reliability analysis, correlation analysis, tests of convergent and discriminant validity, hierarchical linear regression analyses, and simple slope analyses to examine moderation effects.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The study found that self-esteem is negatively associated with online impulse buying among college students. More importantly, interdependent self-construal strengthens this negative relationship, with the effect being significantly stronger for students who exhibit higher levels of interdependent self-construal. Furthermore, a three-way interaction revealed that the inhibitory effect of self-esteem on online impulse buying is strongest when students have both high interdependent self-construal and low-quality interpersonal relationships, compared to other combinations of these factors.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study enhances our understanding of the relationship between self-esteem and online impulse buying by examining the moderating effects of interdependent self-construal and interpersonal relationships. Specifically, the inhibitory effect of self-esteem on online impulse buying is strongest among college students with low-quality interpersonal relationships and a high level of interdependent self-construal. These findings explore how interpersonal factors shape the relationship between self-esteem and online impulse buying, offering practical guidance for preventing and intervening in online impulse buying among college students.</p>","PeriodicalId":20954,"journal":{"name":"Psychology Research and Behavior Management","volume":"17 ","pages":"4447-4461"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11694021/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142922775","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":"Age Differences in the Associations Between Interpersonal Relationships and Short-Form Video Addiction Symptoms: A Network Analysis.","authors":"Hanning Lei, Chengwei Zhu, Yun Wang, Tingting Shao, Furong Lu, Cai Zhang","doi":"10.2147/PRBM.S486149","DOIUrl":"10.2147/PRBM.S486149","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>A considerable body of evidence indicated that interpersonal relationships were significantly associated with short-form video addiction (SFVA) among adolescents, but how they are related on a symptom level at different ages remains unclear. This study aimed to explore the central symptoms of SFVA and distinct associations between three primary interpersonal relationships (ie, teacher-student relationships, parent-child relationships, peer relationships) and SFVA symptoms in early and middle adolescence.</p><p><strong>Participants and methods: </strong>After completing scales of SFVA, teacher-student relationship, parent-child relationship and peer relationship in 2022, a sample of 1579 fourth-grade students (age range: 10-12; <i>M</i> _age = 10.91, <i>SD</i> = 0.48; 38.6% females) and 2229 eighth-grade students (age range: 13-15; <i>M</i> _age = 14.82, <i>SD</i> = 0.36; 44.5% females) who were at high risk of SFVA were included in this study. A network analysis approach was conducted to analyze the data.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>SFVA3 <i>hard to control</i> and SFVA2 <i>increasing time for satisfaction</i> were the most central symptoms of SFVA in both early and middle adolescence. Among interpersonal relationships, teacher-student relationships and peer relationships were the most influential bridge nodes that exerted the largest impact on SFVA in early and middle adolescence, respectively. Comparison of the networks indicated no significant differences in overall network structures, global strength and most edge connections between early and middle adolescence.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>These findings uncover the interconnections between heterogeneous SFVA symptoms and underscore the unique importance of teacher-student relationships and peer relationships on SFVA in different stages of adolescence, which can be harnessed in the design of future preventive interventions.</p>","PeriodicalId":20954,"journal":{"name":"Psychology Research and Behavior Management","volume":"17 ","pages":"4431-4445"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11682666/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142903128","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":"Development and Validation of a Nomogram for Predicting Suicidal Ideation Among Rural Adolescents in China.","authors":"Yunjiao Luo, Yuhao Wang, Yingxue Wang, Yihan Wang, Na Yan, Blen Dereje Shiferaw, Louisa Esi Mackay, Ziyang Zhang, Caiyi Zhang, Wei Wang","doi":"10.2147/PRBM.S498396","DOIUrl":"10.2147/PRBM.S498396","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Suicidal mortality is high in rural areas, and suicidal ideation, an early psychology of suicidal behavior, is particularly important for the early prevention and intervention of suicide. This study aimed to establish a nomogram model to predict high-risk groups among rural adolescents who might develop suicidal ideation.</p><p><strong>Patients and methods: </strong>This study conducted a cross-sectional survey of 1900 rural secondary school students in Xuzhou, China. The samples were randomly divided into a training set (1330) and a validation set (570), and a nomogram prediction model was constructed using the potential predictors of suicidal ideation screened from the training set using Lasso-Logistic regression. The model was validated using ROC, calibration, and clinical decision curves.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The reported rate of suicidal ideation among rural adolescents is 18.9%. Lasso-Logistic regression found that emotional abuse, emotional neglect, hostility, subjective sleep quality, daytime dysfunction, withdrawal/escape, and depression were significant risk factors for suicidal ideation. A nomogram was built using the above 7 predictors. The area under the ROC curve (AUC) of our predictive model was 0.821 in the training set and 0.765 in the validation set, with corrected C-indices of 0.817 and 0.764, respectively. Furthermore, the calibration curves demonstrated good alignment with the ideal line (<i>P</i> > 0.05), and the decision curve analysis results indicated positive clinical utility.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The nomogram model constructed in this study may be an effective tool for predicting suicidal ideation in rural middle school students. It helps identify high-risk groups with suicidal ideation and provides more reliable information for the early prevention and intervention of suicide.</p>","PeriodicalId":20954,"journal":{"name":"Psychology Research and Behavior Management","volume":"17 ","pages":"4413-4429"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11683410/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142907554","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":"Family Functioning, Anxiety and Depression in Chinese Higher Vocational School Students: A Network Analysis.","authors":"Linlin Ye, Shujuan Chen, Qing-Wei Chen, Xue Luo","doi":"10.2147/PRBM.S490712","DOIUrl":"10.2147/PRBM.S490712","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Network analysis is a statistical method that explores the complex interrelationships among variables by representing them as nodes and edges in a network structure. This study aimed to examine the interconnections between family functioning, anxiety, and depression among vocational school students through network analysis approach.</p><p><strong>Participants and methods: </strong>A sample of 2728 higher vocational school students participated in a survey utilizing the Family APGAR Index Questionnaire (APGAR), Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7), and Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9). Meanwhile, a network analysis was conducted to investigate the interrelationships between family functioning, anxiety, and depression symptoms among the higher vocational school students.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The network analysis revealed that node APGAR2 (\"Partnership\") exhibited the highest strength, followed by node GAD5 (\"Restlessness\"); node GAD7 (\"Negative future anticipation\"), PHQ9 (\"Suicidal ideation\"), and PHQ6 (\"Guilty\") were bridge nodes linking family functioning, anxiety and depressive symptoms in the sample. The results of the Network comparisons test between male and female indicated that the edge weights and global strength did not exhibit a statistically significant difference.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>These results emphasized that certain anxiety symptoms and family functioning nodes are more central than others, and thus play a more critical role in the family functioning-anxiety-depression network, which highlight potential targeting symptoms to be considered in future interventions.</p>","PeriodicalId":20954,"journal":{"name":"Psychology Research and Behavior Management","volume":"17 ","pages":"4399-4412"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11682667/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142903130","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":"Maternal Psychological Aggression, Problem Behaviors, and the Mediating Roles of Psychological Resilience and Self-Control in Preschoolers.","authors":"Tianqi Qiao, Xinxin Wang, Pingzhi Ye","doi":"10.2147/PRBM.S497806","DOIUrl":"10.2147/PRBM.S497806","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study examines the relationship between maternal psychological aggression (PA) and preschoolers' problem behaviors (PB), focusing on the mediating roles of psychological resilience (PR) and self-control (SC), and gender differences.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Mothers of 1141 preschoolers (52.9% boys, 47.1% girls; M_age = 4.26, SD = 0.85) participated in three waves of a longitudinal survey, each two months apart. Mothers participating in this study reported basic demographic information and PA at T1. PR and SC were reported at T2. PB of preschoolers was reported at T3. Path analysis models were employed to ascertain the relationship between PA and PB, as well as the mediating roles of PR and SC. Multiple group analyses were employed to ascertain the moderating role of gender.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Maternal PA (T1) was positively associated with preschoolers' PB (T3) (β=0.220, <i>p</i><0.001). PR (T2) and SC (T2) independently and sequentially mediated the relationship between maternal PA (T1) and preschoolers' PB (T3). Maternal PA (T1) was negatively associated with preschoolers' PR (T2) only in boys (<i>β</i> =-0.155, <i>p</i><0.001), not in girls (<i>β</i> =-0.030, <i>p</i>>0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study reveals the impact and underlying mechanisms of maternal PA on preschoolers' PB and highlights gender differences. These findings underscore the importance of protective factors in fostering positive adaptive behaviors in children subjected to maternal PA. Interventions should focus on preventing maternal PA and enhancing children's PR and SC, particularly in boys, to promote healthy and positive behaviors.</p>","PeriodicalId":20954,"journal":{"name":"Psychology Research and Behavior Management","volume":"17 ","pages":"4383-4398"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11673682/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142903131","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":"How Physical Exercise Reduces Problematic Mobile Phone Use in Adolescents: The Roles of Expression Suppression, Depression, Anxiety, and Resilience.","authors":"Fa Ji, Qilong Sun, Wei Han, Yansong Li, Xue Xia","doi":"10.2147/PRBM.S484089","DOIUrl":"10.2147/PRBM.S484089","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Problematic mobile phone use has become a pressing concern among adolescents due to its widespread prevalence and associated health risks. Physical exercise has been suggested as a potential intervention, but the psychological mechanisms underlying its effects remain unclear. This study explores how physical exercise impacts problematic mobile phone use through expression suppression, emotional problems (depression and anxiety), and resilience, offering actionable insights for intervention strategies.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study involved 2,032 Chinese adolescents who completed standardized self-report questionnaires assessing physical exercise, expression suppression, emotional problems, resilience, and problematic mobile phone use. Statistical analyses were conducted using a moderated serial mediation model.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among the participants, 25.5% reported problematic mobile phone use, while 37.5% experienced both depression and anxiety. Physical exercise was negatively associated with problematic mobile phone use (<i>β</i> = -0.195, <i>p</i> < 0.001) through its effects on expressive suppression, depression, and anxiety. Indirect effects mediated by expressive suppression and depression/anxiety accounted for 52.0% and 44.4% of the total effect, respectively. Additionally, resilience moderated the pathway linking expressive suppression to depression and anxiety (interaction effect for depression: <i>β</i> = -0.080, 95% CI: -0.111 to -0.048; for anxiety: <i>β</i> = -0.065, 95% CI: -0.097 to -0.033), with low resilience amplifying the negative emotional impacts of expressive suppression.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Physical exercise can directly reduce problematic mobile phone use and indirectly alleviate its associated risks by improving emotion regulation and reducing emotional problems. Expressive suppression and depression/anxiety play significant mediating roles, while resilience moderates these pathways, highlighting its protective effect. By targeting both behavioral and psychological factors, interventions that combine physical activity promotion with resilience training show promise in addressing problematic mobile phone use and associated emotional issues in adolescents.</p>","PeriodicalId":20954,"journal":{"name":"Psychology Research and Behavior Management","volume":"17 ","pages":"4369-4382"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11669333/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142897080","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":"The Relationship Between Childhood Emotional Abuse and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Among Chinese College Students: The Mediating Role of Depression and the Moderating Effect of Reciprocal Filial Piety.","authors":"Ling Yang, Yang Li, Wenchao Wang","doi":"10.2147/PRBM.S498812","DOIUrl":"10.2147/PRBM.S498812","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a serious issue among college students, which might affect the development of their mental health. Based on Nock's integrated model of NSSI and the biosocial development model, the present study constructed a moderated mediation model to explore the psychological mechanism between childhood emotional abuse and NSSI.</p><p><strong>Patients and methods: </strong>Self-reporting data on emotional abuse, depression, NSSI, and filial piety were collected from 3720 (57.5% female) college students in China using a two-wave design survey. Structural equation modeling was used to test the effect of mediation and moderation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Emotional abuse, depression, and NSSI were significantly and positively correlated with each other. RFP was negatively correlated with emotional abuse, depression, and NSSI, whereas AFP demonstrated a positive correlation with depression, and NSSI. A significant positive indirect relation of emotional abuse to NSSI through depression was found (β = 0.06, <i>SE</i> = 0.01, 95% CI = [0.05, 0.08]). Moreover, the mediating effect was moderated by reciprocal filial piety (RFP) but not authoritarian filial piety (AFP). Specifically, a higher level of RFP buffered the relationship between emotional abuse and depression (β = 0.43, <i>p</i> < 0.001) and the relationship between depression and NSSI (β = 0.07, <i>p</i> = 0.007).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study reveals the mechanism of the relationship between childhood emotional abuse and NSSI in Chinese college students, and emphasizes the role of depression and RFP. What's more, AFP did not exert a significant effect. It also suggests that interventions focusing on depression and cultivation of RFP may reduce the effect of childhood emotional abuse on NSSI.</p>","PeriodicalId":20954,"journal":{"name":"Psychology Research and Behavior Management","volume":"17 ","pages":"4345-4354"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11669354/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142897103","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":"Personality and Situational Determinants of Sustained Helping Towards Ukrainian War Refugees in 2022.","authors":"Radosław Walczak, Katarzyna Błońska, Przemysław Zdybek, Zofia Kardasz","doi":"10.2147/PRBM.S483264","DOIUrl":"10.2147/PRBM.S483264","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The aim of the research was to determine the personality and situational predictors of helping behavior towards war refugees from Ukraine in 2022.</p><p><strong>Patients and methods: </strong>A survey with repeated measurement was conducted, in which 720 people participated in the first date in March 2022 and in the next one in June 2022, n = 127. The study was conducted online, and the respondents were recruited through advertisements on websites and groups helping refugees. In the context of personality factors, five basic personality traits (IPIP-20), the degree of altruism (IPIP Altruism scale) and locus of control (Drwal's Delta Scale), and trait anxiety (STAI) were measured. The main situational factors included the sense of threat of armed conflict (GAD-7), the level of state anxiety (STAI) and the amount of time spent following information about the war in the media. In addition, the level of social distance towards Russians and Ukrainians was measured (Bogardus Scale), and basic birth data were recorded.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Based on the above variables, a significant linear regression model was built, explaining more than half of the variance in the phenomenon of continuous helping. The important role of both personality factors - altruism, and situational factors such as state anxiety or social distance towards Russians was demonstrated. Moreover, people with a high level of altruism keep helping the refugees regardless of their level of feeling threatened after the war's outbreak, while people with a lower level of altruism keep on helping only when their sense of threat is high.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The level of altruism, perceived situational anxiety and attitude towards the aggressor (in this case Russia) are important factors supporting continuous helping refugees from Ukraine.</p>","PeriodicalId":20954,"journal":{"name":"Psychology Research and Behavior Management","volume":"17 ","pages":"4355-4367"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11669353/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142897097","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}