Psychological ReportsPub Date : 2025-04-01Epub Date: 2024-09-03DOI: 10.1177/00332941241281816
Uğur Takım, Hasan Gökçay
{"title":"Examination of Excessive Mind-Wandering Following Attention-Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder Treatment in Adults.","authors":"Uğur Takım, Hasan Gökçay","doi":"10.1177/00332941241281816","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00332941241281816","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Although mind-wandering (MW) is a part of attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), the impact of psychostimulants on excessive MW remains unclear. We aimed to elucidate how psychostimulants impact the MW of adult ADHD patients post treatment. This cross-sectional cohort study consisted of 54 randomly selected ADHD patients who applied to our psychiatry outpatient clinic and 40 healthy controls. The ADHD patients were administered methylphenidate or atomoxetine. A Semi-Structured Sociodemographic and Clinical Data Form, the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS), and the Mind Excessively Wandering Scale (MEWS) were applied. Routine psychiatric assessments in the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd months of pharmacological treatment were carried out by a psychiatrist. The pre-treatment MEWS score of the ADHD patients was 26.09 ± 1.92, which significantly decreased to 12.78 ± 2.54 post-treatment (F = 715.250, <i>p</i> < .001). A statistically significant difference was identified between the mean pre-treatment ASRS total score (44.07 ± 10.09) and post-treatment score (27.34 ± 11.22; F = 50.364, <i>p</i> < .001). A lifetime history of alcohol/substance use was positively associated with the MEWS score. ADHD pharmacotherapy led to significant reductions in MW. Recognizing the interaction between MW and ADHD could help in the design of more specific and comprehensive interventions.</p>","PeriodicalId":21149,"journal":{"name":"Psychological Reports","volume":" ","pages":"816-826"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142126525","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: 2023-03-08DOI: 10.1177/00332941231161789
Tomasz Besta, Julia Nęcka, Michał Jaśkiewicz
{"title":"Perceived Government Transparency and COVID-19 Conspiracy Beliefs: The Mediating Role of Conspiracy Mentality.","authors":"Tomasz Besta, Julia Nęcka, Michał Jaśkiewicz","doi":"10.1177/00332941231161789","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00332941231161789","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>As transparency is believed to be a key factor linked to trust in the government, we explore the link between the perceived lack of transparency and COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs. Two studies were conducted (<i>N</i>1 = 264 and <i>N</i>2 = 113) using both correlational (Study 1) and experimental (Study 2) designs. The results show a positive relationship between the perception of a lack of transparencies in the context of pandemic policies (Study 1), general lack of transparency in the decision-making process (Study 2), and belief in conspiracy theories about the emergence of the COVID-19 virus and vaccines' related fake news. This effect was mediated by a general conspiracy mentality. That is, people who evaluated policies as non-transparent presented a higher conspiracy mentality, and this, in turn, was related to belief in specific COVID-19 conspiracy theories.</p>","PeriodicalId":21149,"journal":{"name":"Psychological Reports","volume":" ","pages":"938-950"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10009001/pdf/10.1177_00332941231161789.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9122132","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: 2023-03-04DOI: 10.1177/00332941231161277
Denise D Tran, Holly E R Morrell
{"title":"E-Cigarette Use: The Effects of Psychological Vulnerabilities, Perceptions, and Intentions to Use E-Cigarettes.","authors":"Denise D Tran, Holly E R Morrell","doi":"10.1177/00332941231161277","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00332941231161277","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Little research has examined the effects that psychological vulnerabilities (i.e., difficulty with emotion regulation, depressed mood, distress tolerance) have on the perceptions of e-cigarettes, intent to use e-cigarettes, and actual e-cigarette use. Data were collected via an online survey from 837 adults (55.6% male, <i>M</i><sub><i>age</i></sub> = 29.2, 71.7% Caucasian). The two path analytic models predicting lifetime and current use fit the data well. Difficulty with emotion regulation was positively associated with depressed mood and negatively associated with distress tolerance, while distress tolerance was negatively associated with depressed mood. Depressed mood was positively associated with perceived benefits of e-cigarette use, and perceived benefits was positively associated with intent to use. Perceived benefits and intent to use were significantly associated with both lifetime and current use. Findings enhance our understanding of the effects that mood and emotion-related factors have on perceptions of, intent to use, and actual use of e-cigarettes, which may have important implications for prevention and cessation.</p>","PeriodicalId":21149,"journal":{"name":"Psychological Reports","volume":" ","pages":"578-595"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10833227","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: 2023-03-06DOI: 10.1177/00332941231162006
Zhenyong Lyu, Panpan Zheng, Dongquan Kou
{"title":"Social Comparison and Female Adolescents' Selfie Behaviors: Body Surveillance as the Mediator and Self-Esteem as the Moderator.","authors":"Zhenyong Lyu, Panpan Zheng, Dongquan Kou","doi":"10.1177/00332941231162006","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00332941231162006","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The current study aimed to examine whether body surveillance mediated the relation between social comparison and selfie behaviors, and whether this mediating process was moderated by self-esteem. A sample of 339 female adolescents were recruited to participate in the present study and completed self-report measures of selfie behaviors, upward and downward appearance comparisons with peers, self-objectification and self-esteem. Results indicated that body surveillance mediated the association between upward physical appearance comparison and selfie behaviors. In addition, self-esteem moderated the relation between body surveillance and selfie behaviors. These findings add to the extant literature by suggesting that selfies may be some new ways of body surveillance and physical appearance comparison, which have some theoretical and practical implications.</p>","PeriodicalId":21149,"journal":{"name":"Psychological Reports","volume":" ","pages":"920-937"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10850196","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: 2023-03-24DOI: 10.1177/00332941231161753
A Wilson Fadiji, P A de la Rosa, V Counted, J H De Kock, W L R Bronkhorst, S Joynt, A Tesfai, P Nyamaruze, K Govender, R G Cowden
{"title":"Flourishing During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Longitudinal Study in South Africa.","authors":"A Wilson Fadiji, P A de la Rosa, V Counted, J H De Kock, W L R Bronkhorst, S Joynt, A Tesfai, P Nyamaruze, K Govender, R G Cowden","doi":"10.1177/00332941231161753","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00332941231161753","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this longitudinal study, we examine changes in psychological distress and multidimensional well-being from before to during the COVID-19 pandemic among South African adults. As a secondary purpose, we explore whether pre-pandemic flourishing is protective against subsequent psychological distress during the public health crisis. The analytic sample (<i>n</i> = 293; <i>M</i><sub>age</sub> = 44.27, <i>SD</i> = 14.28; female = 65.19%) completed measures of anxiety symptoms, depression symptoms, and well-being shortly before the stringent nationwide lockdown started in South Africa (T<sub>1</sub>). A follow-up assessment was completed approximately 6 months later (T<sub>2</sub>). Paired samples <i>t</i>-tests supported very small improvements in anxiety (<i>d</i> = -0.09) and depression symptoms (<i>d</i> = -0.13). For domains of well-being, small increases were found in close social relationships (<i>d</i> = 0.25) and financial and material stability (<i>d</i> = 0.19). Positive changes in the domains of character and virtue (<i>d</i> = 0.10) and meaning and purpose (<i>d</i> = 0.07) were very small. Changes in physical and mental health (<i>d</i> = -0.03) and life satisfaction and happiness (<i>d</i> = 0.02) were more negligible. Results from the generalized linear models indicated that continuous scores of secure flourishing assessed before the COVID-19 pandemic were associated with lower subsequent psychological distress (particularly depression symptoms) during the public health crisis. We discuss the implications of the findings for the development and delivery of interventions to promote and sustain human flourishing during public health crises, especially in contexts of social-structural vulnerability.</p>","PeriodicalId":21149,"journal":{"name":"Psychological Reports","volume":" ","pages":"678-701"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10040464/pdf/10.1177_00332941231161753.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9567323","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: 2023-02-23DOI: 10.1177/00332941231159615
Amy Isham, Tim Jackson
{"title":"Flow Experiences in Shopping Activities: Testing Materialistic Goal Orientation as an Antecedent.","authors":"Amy Isham, Tim Jackson","doi":"10.1177/00332941231159615","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00332941231159615","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Given that flow experiences when shopping can encourage positive brand attitudes and purchase behaviours, consumer psychologists are interested in the antecedents to flow within retail environments. Emerging findings suggest that a materialistic goal orientation can undermine an individual's tendency to have optimal experiences of flow. However, this existing work has been conducted largely within the field of Environmental Psychology and thus focused on flow experiences that occur in more ecologically sustainable activities. We hypothesized that materialism may not have the same flow-limiting effects when participants are engaged in shopping activities, which are more in line with the goals of highly materialistic individuals. Across two studies, we tested the relationship between materialism and the experience of flow during shopping activities using cross-sectional (<i>N</i> = 886) and experimental (<i>N</i> = 140) methods. Contrary to our hypothesis, both studies documented a negative effect of materialism on flow experiences when shopping, and this was not moderated by the type of store browsed. Accordingly, it appears that a materialistic goal orientation limits the extent to which people can have enjoyable flow experiences even during activities which are consistent with the life goals of highly materialistic individuals. We discuss the implications of these findings for wellbeing, marketing, and sustainability.</p>","PeriodicalId":21149,"journal":{"name":"Psychological Reports","volume":" ","pages":"852-880"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11894835/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10765564","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: 2023-03-27DOI: 10.1177/00332941231166614
Benjamin H Nam, Alexander S English
{"title":"Collective Resilience and Coping Mechanisms Among International Faculty Members Amid Snap Lockdowns During the Delta and Omicron Variant Outbreaks in East China.","authors":"Benjamin H Nam, Alexander S English","doi":"10.1177/00332941231166614","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00332941231166614","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study explores international faculty members' resilience and the active challenges to establishing coping mechanisms while facing a mental health crisis provoked by the Delta and Omicron lockdowns in China. Grounded in a qualitative approach, this study used a transcendental phenomenological methodology to examine 16 international faculty members affiliated with higher education institutions in Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Nanjing. The findings showed that participants had various mental health issues amid snap lockdowns and persistent nucleic acid application tests. They perceived the most influential sources of coping mechanisms to be (a) social and emotional support; (b) prosocial behavior; and (c) engagement with the public and social services alongside the domestic faculty members. This study emphasizes the significance of collective resilience and prosocial behaviors, calling on future scholars to pay more attention to the host group's cultural values and community resilience as coping mechanisms during the public health crisis provoked by the pandemic.</p>","PeriodicalId":21149,"journal":{"name":"Psychological Reports","volume":" ","pages":"744-771"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9543204","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: 2023-04-06DOI: 10.1177/00332941231166615
Siyi Fan, Si Yu, Wei Xu
{"title":"Longitudinal Relationship Between Mindful Awareness, Acceptance and Mental Health Problems: A Mediation Model.","authors":"Siyi Fan, Si Yu, Wei Xu","doi":"10.1177/00332941231166615","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00332941231166615","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Mental health problems among college students are increasingly prominent. The negative effects of emotional distress on college students' mental health have been supported empirically. It is important to understand the psychological processes underlying this relationship. Using a longitudinal design, the present study aimed to reveal the explanatory mechanism of the association between dimensions of dispositional mindfulness and mental health problems among Chinese college students by testing the mediating effects of experiential avoidance and intolerance of uncertainty. A total of 907 Chinese college students (57% male; Mage = 20.33 years) were invited to complete self-report questionnaires at two time points. Mindful awareness, acceptance and mental health problems (depression, anxiety and stress) were assessed at baseline (T0). Experiential avoidance, intolerance of uncertainty and mental health problems were assessed at the 6 month follow-up (T1). Following structural equation modeling (SEM) analyses, the results show that high levels of mindful awareness and acceptance may diminish mental health problems by decreasing the levels of experiential avoidance among college students. However, only mindful acceptance diminished mental health problems through decreased intolerance of uncertainty. In addition, our study found that mindful awareness and acceptance may have different functions when working alone. Specifically, these two constructs may have different relationships with mental health. Identifying these mechanisms by which dispositional mindfulness is associated with college students' mental health over time has potential value for the prevention of potential mental health issues and timely interventions.</p>","PeriodicalId":21149,"journal":{"name":"Psychological Reports","volume":" ","pages":"772-790"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9627008","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: 2023-02-28DOI: 10.1177/00332941231161278
Ana Junça-Silva, Cristiana Vilela
{"title":"The Black Unicorn Effect: Micro-daily Events and Satisfaction Decrease the COVID-19 Xenophobia, but Only for Those With Low Levels of Neuroticism.","authors":"Ana Junça-Silva, Cristiana Vilela","doi":"10.1177/00332941231161278","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00332941231161278","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Drawing on the behavioral concordance model and the trait activation theory, this study examined how and when daily micro-events influence COVID-19 xenophobic attitudes. First, we examined the mediating role of satisfaction, and then, tested the moderating role of neuroticism in the mediated relationship. Overall, 340 working adults volunteered to participate in this study. The findings revealed that (1) satisfaction mediated the negative relationship between daily micro-events and xenophobic attitudes and (2) neuroticism moderated this relationship such that xenophobic attitudes increased for neurotic individuals, even when their satisfaction increased. Our findings contribute to understanding the relationship between daily micro-events and COVID-19 xenophobia and provide empirical evidence for the combined effects of personality factors and affective factors on xenophobic attitudes. Furthermore, we evidence the existence of the black unicorn effect, that is, neurotic individuals tend to transpose their neurotic cognitions and emotions to xenophobic attitudes despite the uplifting and satisfying nature of positive events.</p>","PeriodicalId":21149,"journal":{"name":"Psychological Reports","volume":" ","pages":"899-919"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9978234/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9077254","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: 2023-03-22DOI: 10.1177/00332941231164348
Richard J Harnish, Nicole C Ryerson, Piotr Tarka
{"title":"Purchasing Under the Influence of Alcohol: The Impact of Hazardous and Harmful Patterns of Alcohol Consumption, Impulsivity, and Compulsive Buying.","authors":"Richard J Harnish, Nicole C Ryerson, Piotr Tarka","doi":"10.1177/00332941231164348","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00332941231164348","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The current research examined how hazardous and harmful patterns of alcohol consumption, problematic online shopping when drinking alcohol, impulsivity, and compulsive buying were associated with and predicted the frequency of making purchases while under the influence of alcohol. A sample of American adults between the ages of 25 and 64 who reported having at least one drink per week over the past 6 months were surveyed. Regression-based path modeling revealed for those who made online purchases while moderately intoxicated, hazardous and harmful patterns of drinking alcohol and, problematic online shopping when drinking alcohol, predicted the frequency of making purchases while intoxicated. For those who made online purchases while heavily intoxicated, hazardous and harmful patterns of drinking alcohol, impulsivity, problematic online shopping when drinking alcohol, and compulsive buying predicted the frequency of making purchases while intoxicated. We explain our findings by suggesting individuals engage in frequent drunk purchases because they are motivated to alleviate their negative mood states.</p>","PeriodicalId":21149,"journal":{"name":"Psychological Reports","volume":" ","pages":"638-677"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11894914/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9164130","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}