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{"title":"Exploring the Role of Workaholism and Social Support in Social Anxiety and Loneliness. Findings and Implications From a Cross-Sectional Study in a Romanian Sample.","authors":"Veronica Ciobanu, Tudor-Daniel Huțul, Adina Karner-Huțuleac, Andreea Huțul","doi":"10.1177/00332941251347224","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00332941251347224","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The aim of the present cross-sectional study was to address a gap in the literature regarding the potential role of workaholism and social support in the development of social anxiety and loneliness. This study involved 338 individuals from Romania, with 53.8% females and 45.9% males, ranging in age from 18 to 45 (M = 24.79, SD = 4.75). Participants completed instruments assessing workaholism, social anxiety, loneliness, social support, and socio-demographic data. Our findings showed that workaholism and social support predicted social anxiety and loneliness. This study may contribute to the existing body of knowledge on key constructs related to workaholism, while highlighting its potential negative impact on mental health. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed, along with recommendations, while acknowledging the limitations of the research design and the inability to infer causal relationships from the data.</p>","PeriodicalId":21149,"journal":{"name":"Psychological Reports","volume":" ","pages":"332941251347224"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144161753","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}

{"title":"Disentangling Students' Dropout Intentions: The Role of Person-Environment Fit and Academic Motivation.","authors":"Alessio Tesi, Daniela Di Santo, Antonio Aiello","doi":"10.1177/00332941251340315","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00332941251340315","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Drawing on person-environment fit and self-determination theory, this study examined the relationships among person-environment (P-E) fit, autonomous motivation, and dropout intentions in a sample of university students. P-E fit refers to the perceived congruence between individuals' personal values and those shared within their environment, while autonomous motivation reflects engagement in academic activities driven more by intrinsic satisfaction and enjoyment. In particular, we conducted a cross-lagged panel study to disentangle the directionality of the associations between the study variables and indirect effects. We enrolled 161 students from a university social work program who voluntarily completed an anonymous self-report questionnaire. The questionnaire was administered twice, with a six-month interval between administrations. The results showed that increases over time in both P-E fit and autonomous motivation significantly reduced dropout intentions. Analyses also revealed that autonomous motivation at the beginning of the first semester predicted P-E fit at the end of the semester; in contrast, P-E fit did not predict subsequent autonomous motivation, indicating a unidirectional influence. An analysis of the indirect effect revealed that the initial levels of autonomous motivation reduced dropout intentions at the end of the semester, mediated by P-E fit. These findings highlight that autonomous motivation contributes to the internalization of degree program values, thereby reducing dropout intentions.</p>","PeriodicalId":21149,"journal":{"name":"Psychological Reports","volume":" ","pages":"332941251340315"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144111108","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}

{"title":"Career Dysfunctional Thoughts, Work-Family Conflict, and Administrative Burnout in a Sample of Female Educational Administrators: Implications for Resilience Counselling.","authors":"Moses Onyemaechi Ede, Daphney Mawila-Chauke","doi":"10.1177/00332941251343532","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00332941251343532","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Evidence has shown that female administrators often juggle domestic and administrative roles in both their families and workplaces. These roles can sometimes place demands on them that are beyond their control, leading to vulnerability to burnout and work-family conflict. In light of this, we sought to investigate the impact of cognitive behavior therapy on occupational dysfunctional thoughts, work-family conflict, and administrative burnout among female educational administrators. To do this, we utilized a randomized control design. A total of 68 school principals and 18 primary school headteachers were recruited to participate in the study. The principals were assessed at pretest, posttest, and follow-up test using scales measuring occupational dysfunctional thoughts, work-family conflict, and job burnout. Following the initial assessment, treatment sessions were conducted by experts in the field. The data collected was analyzed using repeated measures of analysis of variance, partial eta square, and univariate analysis. The results indicated a significant improvement in career thoughts, a reduction in work-family conflict, and administrative burnout among female administrators who underwent cognitive behavior therapy. Additionally, there was a statistically significant effect of time on career thoughts, work-family conflict, and administrative burnout. The follow-up results showed that the effectiveness of CBT was maintained over time in reducing dysfunctional career thoughts, work-family conflict, and administrative burnout. In conclusion, the study suggests that female administrators who receive CBT are better able to understand, perceive, and manage conflicting work-family issues, leading to reduced work burnout and work-family conflict.</p>","PeriodicalId":21149,"journal":{"name":"Psychological Reports","volume":" ","pages":"332941251343532"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144111106","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}

{"title":"The High Five Model as a Predictor of the Optimal Occupational and Personal Functioning of Workers Through Machine Learning Algorithms.","authors":"Alejandro Castro Solano, Maria Laura Lupano Perugini","doi":"10.1177/00332941251343544","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00332941251343544","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this study, the predictive power of positive personality traits from the High Five Model (HFM) for optimal personal and work functioning in employees was analyzed via machine learning algorithms. A total of 645 active workers participated (409 women and 236 men). Data were collected through the High Five Inventory (HFI), the Mental Health Continuum-SF (MHC-SF), the Symptoms Checklist-27 (SCL-27), the Argentine Work Engagement Scale (AWES), a job satisfaction survey, and a job performance survey. With respect to optimal personal functioning, all the HFM traits (except honesty) were strong predictors. For optimal work functioning, erudition and tenacity predicted high levels of job satisfaction, job performance, and work engagement. ML algorithms (SVM, random forest, KNN) predict personal functioning more effectively than work functioning.</p>","PeriodicalId":21149,"journal":{"name":"Psychological Reports","volume":" ","pages":"332941251343544"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144093577","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}

{"title":"The Associations Between Deviation From the Balanced Time Perspective and Depression and Anxiety: The Moderator Role of Mindfulness in a Two-Wave Study.","authors":"Ayse Altan-Atalay, Hamed Abdollahpour Ranjbar, Seda Altıntaş","doi":"10.1177/00332941251343535","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00332941251343535","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Deviation from the balanced time perspective (DBTP) refers to difficulties in switching between different time frames in a flexible way by considering the situational demands. DBTP is associated with higher levels of depression and anxiety. Mindfulness acts as a protective mechanism against depression and anxiety. The current study examined the moderator role of mindfulness in the relationship between DBTP and psychological distress. The participants were 243 university students (53.09% women) between ages 18 and 29 (M = 19.88, SD = 1.42) who answered self-report measures of time perspective, mindfulness, anxiety, and depression at two-time points with a five-week time interval. The results showed that the interaction between DBTP and mindfulness measured at time one could prospectively predict both anxiety and depression measured at time two. Mindfulness plays a significant moderating role in the relationship between DBTP and anxiety and depression. The data indicate that for individuals with low levels of DBTP, those with higher mindfulness experience significantly lower anxiety and depression compared to those with lower mindfulness. However, as DBTP increases, anxiety and depression levels in the high mindfulness group rise significantly, ultimately converging with those observed in the low mindfulness group. This indicates that while high mindfulness offers buffering effects against anxiety and depression, these effects diminish under increased DBTP.</p>","PeriodicalId":21149,"journal":{"name":"Psychological Reports","volume":" ","pages":"332941251343535"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144094900","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}

{"title":"Being Precrastination or Active Procrastination? The Dominance/ Prestige Based Social Status Strategies and Construal Level Decided.","authors":"Kaiyun Li, Mingxue Wang, Keke Fu, Yimiao Lin, Shuai Chen, Fanlu Jia, Gongxiang Chen","doi":"10.1177/00332941251343531","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00332941251343531","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>When carrying out a task, some people start working on it early, while others plan well in advance but begin working only when the deadline is close. The former behavior is defined as precrastination, while the latter behavior is defined as active procrastination. The current study was piloted to examine whether the individual's dominance based or prestige based social status would influence the choice between precrastination and active procrastination behavior, and the role of individual cognitive style - construal level - in this relationship. Study 1 examined whether individuals' precrastination and active procrastination behavior can be affected by their dominance-prestige strategy orientation at the trait level (Study 1a) and primed at the state level (Study1b). The results found that participants in the dominance-oriented strategies group and the dominance-primed strategies group both tended to choose procrastination, while the participants in the prestige-oriented strategies group and the prestige-primed strategies group both tended to choose active procrastination. Study 2 utilized experimental designs to establish a causal relationship to investigate the role of construal level in the influence of the dominance/prestige strategies on individuals' choice between precrastination and active procrastination. Study 2a examined the type of individuals' construal level (high/low) when participants with no obvious tendency to dominate or prestige strategies but under the dominance/prestige strategies state by priming through situational manipulation. The results revealed that the priming of dominance strategies prompted individuals to engage in low construal level representation, while the priming of prestige strategies prompted individuals to perform high construal level representation. Study 2b further investigated individuals' choice between precrastination and active procrastination in the high/low construal level primed state. The results indicated that low construal level representation enhanced individuals' tendency to choose behaving precrastination, whereas high construal level representation enhanced individuals' tendency to choose behaving active procrastination. Study 3 used mediation design to investigate the role of construal level in the influence of the dominance/prestige strategies on individuals' choice between precrastination and active procrastination, and results revealed that construal level played the partial mediating effect. Three studies firstly indicated that individuals who tend to adopt the dominance strategies to acquire or maintain their social status are more likely to represent events with low construal level, which in turn motivates them to behaving more precrastination; whereas individuals who tend to adopt the prestige strategies to acquire or maintain their social status are more inclined to represent events with high construal level, which in turn is more likely to lead to active procrastination.</p>","PeriodicalId":21149,"journal":{"name":"Psychological Reports","volume":" ","pages":"332941251343531"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144102492","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}

{"title":"All Resources Lead to Rome: A Multi-Study Investigation on the Complementary Association of Core Self-Evaluations and Emotional Intelligence on Well-Being.","authors":"Sergio Mérida-López, Keri A Pekaar, Octavio Luque-Reca, Natalio Extremera","doi":"10.1177/00332941251343533","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00332941251343533","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This multi-study investigation examined what magnitude of personal resources people need to flourish in their personal life and at work. We specifically looked at the interplay between emotional intelligence (EI) and core self-evaluations (CSE) in relation to flourishing, happiness, and work engagement. Guided by job demands-resources theory, this investigation was conducted through two separate studies (<i>N</i>_s1 = 391; <i>N</i>_s2 = 703) using path analysis with Spanish employees. Study 1 revealed that EI moderated the positive relationship between CSE and flourishing and work engagement so that this relationship was weaker among employees high (vs. low) in EI. Study 2 replicated this pattern for the relationships with happiness and work engagement. Facet-level analyses revealed that use of emotions was driving the moderation on flourishing in Study 1, whereas other-emotion appraisal was driving the moderation on work engagement in Study 2. Overall, these findings suggest that individuals low in CSE might benefit from higher levels of EI to enhance their flourishing. Implications for improving well-being through the development of personal resources are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":21149,"journal":{"name":"Psychological Reports","volume":" ","pages":"332941251343533"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144086300","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}

{"title":"Help-Seeking Matters: Exploring the Dual Effects of Stress Mindsets on Academic Behaviors.","authors":"Jianwei Zhang, Guangxia Guo, Mengmeng Fu, Wenya Yang, Changyue Li, Yunshan Jiang","doi":"10.1177/00332941251343550","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00332941251343550","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Due to the increasing academic pressure, it is almost impossible for college students to flourish without seeking any help from others. Yet, how individuals' beliefs about stress impact help-seeking and its outcomes lacks adequate attention. Despite a growing recognition of help-seeking, less is known about whether help-seeking always benefits students under pressure, and how different stress mindsets motivate help-seeking in different ways. We adopt the two-dimensional theory of help-seeking to highlight how stress mindsets influence academic behaviors via help-seeking. A three-wave survey of 488 students in China revealed that: (1) Autonomous help-seeking (AHS) enhances academic engagement and inhibits academic burnout, whereas dependent help-seeking (DHS) exacerbates academic burnout and weakens academic engagement. (2) Stress-is-enhancing mindset (SIEM) drives AHS, and stress-is-debilitating mindset (SIDM) drives DHS. (3) SIEM contributes to academic engagement via AHS, and SIDM contributes to academic burnout via DHS. By examining the distinctive drivers of two-dimensional help-seeking and the differential impact of help-seeking on academic behaviors, our study seeks to build on previous research by using help-seeking to develop a new theoretical model of stress mindsets and academic behaviors, theorizing and testing multiple antecedents and consequences associated with the bright and dark sides of help-seeking. In doing so, our research reveals the paradoxical mediation effects of help-seeking between stress mindsets and academic behaviors, providing a more in-depth depiction of the nature of help-seeking that advances the understanding of the existing literature.</p>","PeriodicalId":21149,"journal":{"name":"Psychological Reports","volume":" ","pages":"332941251343550"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144086301","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}

{"title":"Coronavirus Anxiety Associated With Heightened Orthorexia Nervosa Symptoms and Reduced Cognitive Flexibility.","authors":"Niki Hayatbini, Katherine Knauft, Vrinda Kalia","doi":"10.1177/00332941251343542","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00332941251343542","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Evidence suggests that eating behaviors changed during the COVID-19 pandemic due to fear of the virus. Within this context we sought to examine the relationship between disordered eating and coronavirus anxiety, which is debilitating anxiety about becoming ill and dying from the COVID-19 virus. We focused on orthorexia nervosa because it is an eating disorder that is characterized by an obsession with clean and healthy eating, and healthy eating is essential for healthy living. Community adults (<i>N</i> = 324) completed questionnaires on coronavirus anxiety (Coronavirus Anxiety Scale), orthorexia nervosa symptoms (Eating Habits Questionnaire), and cognitive flexibility (Cognitive Flexibility Inventory). Our primary hypothesis was that individuals who experienced high levels of coronavirus anxiety would also report enhanced symptoms of orthorexia nervosa. Additionally, we explored whether cognitive flexibility would mediate the relation between orthorexia nervosa and coronavirus anxiety as reduced cognitive flexibility is implicated in disordered eating. Our data supported our primary hypothesis; coronavirus anxiety was associated with enhanced symptoms of orthorexia nervosa. Individuals with high levels of coronavirus anxiety also reported high levels of orthorexia nervosa symptoms. Further, mediation regression analyses revealed cognitive flexibility partially mediated the relationship between coronavirus anxiety and problems associated with healthy eating, a key symptom of orthorexia nervosa. Individuals with higher levels of cognitive flexibility were less likely to report problems with healthy eating even if they had high levels of coronavirus anxiety. Our work suggests that coronavirus anxiety may have enhanced symptoms of orthorexia nervosa through reduced flexibility in appraising everyday challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p>","PeriodicalId":21149,"journal":{"name":"Psychological Reports","volume":" ","pages":"332941251343542"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144079974","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}

{"title":"Development and Validation of the Fomsumerism Scale (FOMS): A New Measure for Fear of Missing Out-Driven Consumerism.","authors":"Mirko Duradoni, Franca Paola Severino, Giulia Colombini, Andrea Guazzini","doi":"10.1177/00332941251343548","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00332941251343548","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In an increasingly digital world, shopping and virtual dynamics have converged, leading people to shop online for various reasons. Recently, a new concept has emerged: purchasing driven by Fear of Missing Out (FoMO), leading to the phenomenon of \"Fomsumerism,\" a fusion of \"FoMO\" and \"consumerism.\" In the literature, Fomsumerism is typically measured by separately assessing FoMO and consumerism-related factors, with an assumed correlation between them. Given the absence of an integrated tool, this article describes the development and validation of the FOMS (Fomsumerism) scale, designed to capture the most recognized factors in online consumption behaviors driven by FoMO. The study examined the connections between FOMS scores, FoMO, and Need for Online Social Feedback (NfOSF). In the first study, we included 397 Italian-speaking participants (55.9% female) with an average age of 26.83 years (SD = 9.39). An exploratory factor analysis (EFA) revealed a four-factor structure, identifying the dimensions of self-determination, social comparison, social belongingness, and personal agency. The second study included 418 Italian-speaking participants (63.2% female) with an average age of 29.27 years (SD = 11.57). The four-factor structure demonstrated strong reliability for each subscale and was confirmed through confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The study found a positive but not fully overlapping link between FoMO and Fomsumerism, indicating that FoMO is a construct distinct from Fomsumerism. Additionally, FOMS scores showed positive associations with NfOSF outcomes, highlighting that as the perceived need for feedback increases, so does the tendency to display purchases on social media to receive it. Overall, the FOMS Scale proved to be a valid and reliable tool for measuring FoMO-induced purchase propensity in a comprehensive and integrated manner.</p>","PeriodicalId":21149,"journal":{"name":"Psychological Reports","volume":" ","pages":"332941251343548"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144079978","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}