Psychological ReportsPub Date : 2025-04-01Epub Date: 2023-03-17DOI: 10.1177/00332941231164334
Einav Levy, Lisa M Warner, Lena Fleig, Michelle R Kaufman, Yori Gidron
{"title":"Associations Between Implicit and Explicit Condom Use Measures With Condom Use Barriers: Relationships Make A Difference.","authors":"Einav Levy, Lisa M Warner, Lena Fleig, Michelle R Kaufman, Yori Gidron","doi":"10.1177/00332941231164334","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00332941231164334","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The association between explicit and implicit psychological measures might be affected by the similarity of the assessment method and by the overlap of the components of the constructs being assessed. This study examined the association between condom use barriers and explicit and implicit measurements of condom use and the moderating role of sexual intercourse in these associations.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>This was a cross sectional correlational study. An analysis of baseline data from a randomized controlled trial including 149 university students was included.</p><p><strong>Main measures: </strong>These included a questionnaire assessing condom use barriers, an implicit condom use test (a structured semi-projective test), and an explicit condom use question. Hierarchical regressions and correlations were examined in the full sample and by groups of participants with and without sexual intercourse.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In those without sexual intercourse, all barriers sub-scales were significantly and negatively correlated with implicit condom use and unrelated to explicit condom use. In contrast, among those engaged in sexual intercourse, barriers were significantly and negatively correlated with the explicit condom use measure, and only barriers concerning partner and motivation correlated with implicit condom use tendencies.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Having a sexual partner plays a major role in the relations between barriers and implicit and explicit condom use measures. The pattern of the results is discussed in relation to cognitive and social factors.</p>","PeriodicalId":21149,"journal":{"name":"Psychological Reports","volume":" ","pages":"617-637"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9117086","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Psychological ReportsPub Date : 2025-04-01Epub Date: 2023-03-28DOI: 10.1177/00332941231166604
Rosa Angela Fabio, Alex Marcuzzo, Chiara Calabrese
{"title":"Cognitive Load and Peace Attitude Influence Cooperative Choices in the Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma Game.","authors":"Rosa Angela Fabio, Alex Marcuzzo, Chiara Calabrese","doi":"10.1177/00332941231166604","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00332941231166604","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Human society and its development are based on the principle of cooperation. The choice of a cooperative strategy in a context of uncertainty, such as the iterated Prisoner's Dilemma game, can be influenced by many factors, both individual and situational. However, there is limited evidence regarding how these factors affect strategic choices when players are subjected to cognitive load conditions. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of situational factors, such as cognitive load, and two individual factors, namely peace attitude and personality, on strategic decision-making. Fifty-six adults participated in the iterated Prisoner's Dilemma game under two conditions that differed in cognitive load: in the first condition, they had to make decisions about the Prisoner's Dilemma task with working memory load, while in the second condition, they had to make decisions about the same task without working memory load. Additionally, participants completed the Peace Attitude Scale and the Italian 10-Item Big Five Inventory. The results indicated that both individual and situational factors influenced strategic choices. Specifically, cognitive load increased the cooperative strategy in the iterated Prisoner's Dilemma game. Furthermore, individual factors influenced strategic choices only in the condition with cognitive load: people with higher levels of peace attitude and conscientiousness tended to be more cooperative than those with lower peace attitude.</p>","PeriodicalId":21149,"journal":{"name":"Psychological Reports","volume":" ","pages":"986-1003"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9194542","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Psychological ReportsPub Date : 2025-04-01Epub Date: 2023-02-11DOI: 10.1177/00332941231156815
Imelu G Mordeno, Jimayma D Bigcas, Emelyn R Mordeno
{"title":"Examining the Latent Dimensions of Social Anxiety Disorder.","authors":"Imelu G Mordeno, Jimayma D Bigcas, Emelyn R Mordeno","doi":"10.1177/00332941231156815","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00332941231156815","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>While the body of literature has investigated the latent dimensions of Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD), only few have directly anchored in the DSM-5 SAD symptoms. Similarly, a continuing issue on measuring mental health disorders pertains to whether a symptom's frequency, intensity, or both, are appropriate and sufficient indicators of severity. To address this gap, the present study developed and validated a DSM-5-based measurement tool, the Social Anxiety Symptom Severity Inventory (SASSI), which assesses both the intensity (intensity of disturbance) and frequency (frequency of occurrence) of SAD symptoms. In study 1 (<i>n</i> = 6458, college students), the results revealed a two-factor structure using exploratory structural equation modeling. In study 2 (<i>n</i> = 425, left-behind emerging adults), confirmatory factor analysis, measurement invariance testing, and latent class analysis were used. Findings demonstrated the importance of using both frequency and intensity of symptoms in assessing SAD severity. Moreover, a five-class solution best fitted the sample. Studies 1 and 2 demonstrated the good psychometric properties of SASSI and filled an important gap among available measures in assessing SAD severity through symptom frequency and intensity.</p>","PeriodicalId":21149,"journal":{"name":"Psychological Reports","volume":" ","pages":"483-517"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10747556","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Psychological ReportsPub Date : 2025-04-01Epub Date: 2023-02-23DOI: 10.1177/00332941231159611
Heng Li
{"title":"I'm Offering You My Pain: Priming COVID-19 Salience Increases Everyday Sadism.","authors":"Heng Li","doi":"10.1177/00332941231159611","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00332941231159611","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The COVID-19 pandemic and its link to the emergence of everyday sadism is a matter of public concern worldwide. However, previous studies are nearly silent regarding the causal relationship between the two variables. We address this gap by theorizing that exposure to information about coronavirus can increase sadistic behavior by inducing state boredom. We conducted three complementary controlled experiments, which comprised multiple participants populations (<i>N</i> = 784, student and community samples) and measurement techniques of sadism, to test our theoretical perspective. Based on self-report measures, Study 1 found that Chinese university students who were exposed to a reminder of COVID-19 exhibited a higher level of everyday sadism than participants in the control condition. Study 2 replicated this finding in a more generalized population. Additionally, results revealed that state boredom mediated this effect. Moving beyond subjective self-report data in Studies 1 and 2, Study 3 assessed a different behavioral operationalization of sadistic tendencies, namely, shredding worms. As expected, priming COVID-19 salience has an immediate, statistically significant influence on sadistic behavior in impactful real-world contexts. Overall, these findings suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic not only has grave effects on economy and society, but has implications for the malevolent side of human nature.</p>","PeriodicalId":21149,"journal":{"name":"Psychological Reports","volume":" ","pages":"881-898"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9950809/pdf/10.1177_00332941231159611.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10813383","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Psychological ReportsPub Date : 2025-04-01Epub Date: 2023-04-03DOI: 10.1177/00332941231168558
Yangwenjie Qu
{"title":"The Relationship Between Dispositional Awe and Reactive Aggression: The Serial Mediation Role of Trait Anger and Self-Control.","authors":"Yangwenjie Qu","doi":"10.1177/00332941231168558","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00332941231168558","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Previous research has shown that state awe will decrease aggressive behavior in individuals and reduce implicit trait aggression. However, hardly any studies have been conducted to show the relationship between individual dispositional awe and reactive aggression as well as the underlying psychological mechanisms. Based on the broaden-and-build theory of positive emotion and the expanded model of awe, this study explored the effects of trait anger and self-control on the relationship between dispositional awe predicting reactive aggression. The trait anger, self-control, dispositional awe, and reactive aggression scales were completed by a total of 611 college students who were recruited from universities. The findings demonstrated a negative correlation between dispositional awe and reactive aggression (<i>r</i> = -<i>.</i>35<i>, p < .01</i>). The link between dispositional awe and reactive aggression is mediated by trait anger (<i>β =</i> -<i>.</i>201, 95% CI [-.25, -.15]) and self-control (<i>β</i> = -.038, 95% CI [-.07, -.01]). Additionally, a serial mediation effect of trait anger and self-control was observed between dispositional awe and reactive aggression (<i>β</i> = -.022, 95% CI [-.04, -.01]). This study reveals the relationship between dispositional awe and reactive aggression and its mechanism of effect which has some practical implications for the prevention and reduction of reactive aggression among college students.</p>","PeriodicalId":21149,"journal":{"name":"Psychological Reports","volume":" ","pages":"1024-1041"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9248482","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Psychological ReportsPub Date : 2025-04-01Epub Date: 2023-02-17DOI: 10.1177/00332941231159607
Phuong Tran Huy, Ngan Vu Hoang
{"title":"Career Impact of High-Performance Work System: A Kaleidoscope Perspective.","authors":"Phuong Tran Huy, Ngan Vu Hoang","doi":"10.1177/00332941231159607","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00332941231159607","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>High-performance work system (HPWS) is considered a solid predictor of individual outcomes, but there is less evidence about the impact HPWS on subjective career success (SCS). The current study examines the direct impact of HPWS on SCS through the lens of the Kaleidoscope Career Model. In addition, employability orientation is expected to mediate the relationship while employees' HPWS attribution is hypothesized to moderate the HPWS-SCS linkage. A quantitative research design with two-wave survey collected data from 365 employees working in 27 firms in Vietnam. Partial least square structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) is used to test the hypotheses. Results indicate that HPWS is significantly associated with SCS through the achievements of career parameters. In addition, employability orientation mediates the above relationship while HPWS external attribution moderates the relationship between HPWS and SCS. This research suggests that HPWS may influence employees' outcomes beyond the current employment, such as career success. HPWS fosters employability orientation which may encourage the employees to seek career advancements outside the current employer. Therefore, HPWS-implementing organizations should provide career opportunities to the employees. In addition, attention should be paid to employees' evaluative reports of HPWS implementation.</p>","PeriodicalId":21149,"journal":{"name":"Psychological Reports","volume":" ","pages":"1162-1186"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10740770","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Psychological ReportsPub Date : 2025-04-01Epub Date: 2023-02-12DOI: 10.1177/00332941231156809
Mehmet Engin Deniz, Hacer Yıldırım Kurtuluş
{"title":"Self-Efficacy, Self-Love, and Fear of Compassion Mediate the Effect of Attachment Styles on Life Satisfaction: A Serial Mediation Analysis.","authors":"Mehmet Engin Deniz, Hacer Yıldırım Kurtuluş","doi":"10.1177/00332941231156809","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00332941231156809","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study examined the effect of attachment styles on the life satisfaction of adults and the serial mediating effect of self-efficacy, self-love, and fear of compassion in this effect for the first time in the literature to the best of our knowledge. The study group consisted of a total of 639 adults. As a result of the study, it is seen that secure attachment affects life satisfaction positively. This process is mediated by the variables of high self-efficacy, high self-love, and low fear of compassion. However, avoidant attachment seems to negatively affect life satisfaction. This process is mediated by low self-efficacy, low self-love, and high fear of compassion variables. Apart from these results, it was observed that anxious-ambivalent attachment negatively affected life satisfaction, but this relationship was not mediated by self-efficacy, self-love, and fear of compassion. This result may be due to the fact that people with anxious-ambivalent attachment style perceive others positively despite seeing themselves as worthless and inadequate. These people may not want to show compassion for themselves because they have low self-worth, but they may show compassion for others because they find them valuable.</p>","PeriodicalId":21149,"journal":{"name":"Psychological Reports","volume":" ","pages":"457-482"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10701038","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Psychological ReportsPub Date : 2025-04-01Epub Date: 2023-03-01DOI: 10.1177/00332941231161797
Feng Wang, Zihui Zhang, Wendian Shi
{"title":"The Effect of Work-Leisure Facilitation on Employee Voice Behaviour: A Dual-Path Model From the Perspective of Resource Interaction.","authors":"Feng Wang, Zihui Zhang, Wendian Shi","doi":"10.1177/00332941231161797","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00332941231161797","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>With the enhancement of leisure consciousness, people pay increasing attention to leisure. When individuals perceive that the training, affect and skills obtained from work have a positive effect on their leisure, will they take the initiative to engage in actions that are beneficial for the development of the enterprise? Previous studies have not explored this. Therefore, in view of this shortcoming, this study explored the relationship between work-leisure facilitation (WLF) and employee voice behaviour based on resource conservation theory, as well as the dual mediation path role of work vigour and organizational identification in this relationship. In addition, this study explored the influence of leader-member exchange (LMX) on the dual mediation path. In this study, 110 employees were sampled for five consecutive working days, and a multilevel model was constructed for data analysis. The results showed that WLF was significantly positively correlated with employee voice behaviour and that both work vigour and organizational identification played significant mediating roles. LMX shows differences in the moderation of the dual mediation path. Specifically, LMX significantly moderated the indirect effect of WLF on voice behaviour through work vigour, but it did not moderate the relationship between WLF and organizational identification. This study not only reveals the relationship between WLF and voice behaviour but also make suggestions to management for improving employee voice behaviour.</p>","PeriodicalId":21149,"journal":{"name":"Psychological Reports","volume":" ","pages":"1204-1229"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10806966","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Psychological ReportsPub Date : 2025-04-01Epub Date: 2023-03-16DOI: 10.1177/00332941231164079
Mehmet A Orhan, Brian Collisson, Jennifer L Howell, Marta Kowal, Thomas V Pollet
{"title":"Comparing Foodie Calls in Poland, the United Kingdom, and the United States: A Registered Replication Report.","authors":"Mehmet A Orhan, Brian Collisson, Jennifer L Howell, Marta Kowal, Thomas V Pollet","doi":"10.1177/00332941231164079","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00332941231164079","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Collisson et al. (2020) found Dark Triad traits and gender role beliefs predicted \"foodie calls,\" a phenomenon where people go on a date with others, to whom they are not attracted, for a free meal. Because gender roles and dating norms differ across cultures, we conducted a registered replication across different cultures by surveying 1838 heterosexual women from Poland, the United Kingdom (UK), and the United States (US). Relying on the structural equation modeling, as conducted in the original study, our findings revealed gender role beliefs best predicted foodie calls and their perceived acceptability, whereas the Dark Triad's general factor was nonsignificant. Analyses at the country level yielded mixed results. The original findings were replicated in the UK and Poland, but not in the US, where only narcissism predicted foodie calls. In the US, gender role beliefs predicted foodie call acceptability, but the Dark Triad general factor did not. Potential reasons for why traditional gender roles, but not the Dark Triad, predicted foodie calls in the US are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":21149,"journal":{"name":"Psychological Reports","volume":" ","pages":"1004-1023"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11894866/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9313433","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Psychological ReportsPub Date : 2025-04-01Epub Date: 2023-03-29DOI: 10.1177/00332941231166611
Ceren Yoldaş Örs, Haktan Demircioğlu
{"title":"Investigation of the Predictive Effect of Parents' Life Positions on Preschool Children's Behavior Problems.","authors":"Ceren Yoldaş Örs, Haktan Demircioğlu","doi":"10.1177/00332941231166611","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00332941231166611","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The aim of the study was to examine the effect of parents' life position on the prediction of behavioral problems of preschool children. The sample of the study consisted of 364 children enrolled in independent kindergartens and preschools of primary schools affiliated to Altındağ District Directorate of National Education in Turkey and their parents (290 mothers and 97 fathers). In the study, the survey model, which aims to determine the current situation among quantitative research methods, and the relational model, which aims to reveal the link between two or more variables and the strength of the link, were used (Frankel et al., 2011). The data obtained from the study in which \"Family Information Form, Preschool and Kindergarten Behavior Scale and Life Positions Scale\" were used as data collection tools were analyzed with Pearson Correlation Coefficient and Multiple Regression analysis methods. When the findings of the research were examined, it was found that as the \"I am Okey, You are Okey\" life position of the parents increased, the children's total behavior problems, which consisted of internalizing, externalizing and a combination of internalizing and externalizing behavior problems, decreased whereas \"I am not Okey, You are Okey\" and \"I am not Okey, You are not Okey\" life positions increased, the children's internalizing, externalizing and total behavior problems increased. Moreover, the regression analysis results of the study showed that parents' life positions had a statistically significant effect in predicting their children's behavior problems.</p>","PeriodicalId":21149,"journal":{"name":"Psychological Reports","volume":" ","pages":"1121-1133"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9613732","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}