{"title":"Trust in Leader as Antecedent to Trust in Team Members, Team Cooperation, and Team Performance: A Multilevel, Longitudinal, Mediational Perspective.","authors":"Michelle Chin Chin Lee, Roziah Mohd Rasdi","doi":"10.1177/00332941251377383","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00332941251377383","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Trust in leaders plays a central role in shaping how teams function and perform. While prior research has explored leadership styles and outcomes, the mechanism by which trust in leaders influences team dynamics remains underexplored; particularly from a multilevel, longitudinal perspective. The current study investigated the role of trust in team members as a mediator in the relationship between trust in the leader and team cooperation, and team cooperation as a mediator in the relationship between trust in team members and team performance. Drawing on social contagion theory, this study develops and tests a cascading trust model in which trust in the leader fosters trust among team members, enhances team cooperation, and ultimately improves team performance. Data were collected in two waves over three months from 307 employees across 71 teams in Malaysian private-sector organizations. Using multilevel modelling, the results showed that trust in the leader had a positive relationship with trust in team members, team cooperation, and team performance. Trust in team members also mediated the relationship between trust in the leader and team cooperation, while team cooperation mediated the relationship between trust in team members and team performance. This study extends existing trust and leadership literature by uncovering the affective processes through which trust flows within teams and by highlighting the leader's role in cultivating a high-trust, high-performing team environment, particularly salient in collectivist, relationship-focused contexts. Practical implications for cultivating high-trust, high-performing teams are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":21149,"journal":{"name":"Psychological Reports","volume":" ","pages":"332941251377383"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145092479","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":"Examining the Mood States and Self-Representations of Psychology Students Through the Cactus Drawing Test and Discourse Analysis.","authors":"Volkan Demir, Bahar Akoğlu","doi":"10.1177/00332941251380140","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00332941251380140","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>By use of the Draw a Cactus Test and discourse analysis, this study investigates the emotional states and self-representations of psychology students. Under a qualitative research model, the study included 150 psychology students whose drawings were assessed utilizing a projective evaluation method. Thirty participants-selected based on pre-defined theme criteria-were also semi-structured in-depth interviews whose responses were subjected to discourse analysis. Chi-square tests were used to investigate the correlation between drawing traits and psychosocial tendencies; logistic regression analysis was then used to find important predictive elements. The results show interesting correlations between individuals' psychological characteristics and drawing preferences. Especially, externalized hostility and domesticity turned out to be important factors affecting the dependent measurements. The discourse analysis also showed that those who strongly felt inclined to defend personal boundaries tended to show big, spiky cactus, whilst those who were emotionally tired usually showed solitary, isolated cacti. On the other hand, those showing more adaptability and suppleness created cactus with more symmetrical and ordered structures. These findings highlight the need of combining projective approaches with discourse analysis to better grasp personal inner psychological processes. Combining drawing-based projective techniques with qualitative analytical methods can provide a complete way of evaluating psychology students' professional progress and psychosocial traits, the study underlines.</p>","PeriodicalId":21149,"journal":{"name":"Psychological Reports","volume":" ","pages":"332941251380140"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145076177","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":"A Pre-Registered Examination of the Relationship Between Personality, Stress, and Academic Cheating in the Age of Online Learning.","authors":"Luke R Mungall, George R Fazaa, Julie Blais","doi":"10.1177/00332941251379435","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00332941251379435","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The shift to online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic provided university students with many more opportunities for academic cheating. Using survey data from 530 Canadian undergraduate students collected during the winter semester of 2021, we examined the relationships between stress due to COVID-19, attitudes, personality traits (i.e., HEXACO, psychopathy, grandiose and vulnerable narcissism, Machiavellianism), demographic variables, and engagement in academic cheating during the fall 2020 semester. Cheating was assessed using both a binary self-report (yes/no) and a checklist of 14 specific cheating behaviours. Overall, 67.5% of students admitted to engaging in at least one form of cheating (e.g., using textbooks during online exams), and 86.6% believed that moving classes online increased cheating rates among other students. Regression analyses indicated that younger age, positive attitudes toward cheating, and lower honesty-humility (e.g., dishonest, greedy, immodest) were associated with higher cheating engagement across both measures. On the other hand, grandiose narcissism was uniquely related to the behavioural checklist, whereas vulnerable narcissism was uniquely related to the binary cheating outcome. Contrary to our expectations, COVID-related stress was unrelated to cheating. Considering our findings, we discuss avenues for targeted interventions that may help promote academic integrity in current university settings.</p>","PeriodicalId":21149,"journal":{"name":"Psychological Reports","volume":" ","pages":"332941251379435"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145081451","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}
Virginia B Wickline, Heaven Divinity, Bell Wood, Michael Woodcock, Wilkes Jones, Stephen Nowicki
{"title":"Does Format Matter? Investigating the Impact of Test Format on Facial Emotion Recognition Ability.","authors":"Virginia B Wickline, Heaven Divinity, Bell Wood, Michael Woodcock, Wilkes Jones, Stephen Nowicki","doi":"10.1177/00332941251377421","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00332941251377421","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Diagnostic Analysis of Nonverbal Accuracy 2, Adult Faces subtest (DANVA2-AF), a tool that measures accuracy in facial emotion recognition ability, has been used in hundreds of studies in the United States and at least a dozen other countries. Myriad traditional and digital formats have been used in its administration, with the assumption they would produce the same results. The current study investigated whether presentation format impacted error rates, as well as whether participants would score similarly to other individuals in their age group when compared to previously published norms. Eighty-eight university students, faculty, and staff (70% female, 53% European American) were shown each of the basic 24 facial expression photos for 2 seconds then asked to select whether the facial expression was happy, sad, angry, or fearful. Participants were randomly assigned to one of three conditions of the facial emotion recognition test: physical photobook, Qualtrics online survey, and Python computer program. No significant differences were found in the overall error rates by test format. Current results also did not differ from previously published norms. Although these preliminary findings provide initial evidence that DANVA2-AF is robust with comparable findings over the three most frequently used administration formats, continuing evaluation of comparability needs to be done.</p>","PeriodicalId":21149,"journal":{"name":"Psychological Reports","volume":" ","pages":"332941251377421"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145070420","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}
Masoumeh Alavi, Anchal Garg, Ching Sin Siau, Wilbert Kilian
{"title":"Depression and Subjective Well-Being in University Students: The Mediating Roles of Meaning in Life and Perceived Negative Interactions.","authors":"Masoumeh Alavi, Anchal Garg, Ching Sin Siau, Wilbert Kilian","doi":"10.1177/00332941251378460","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00332941251378460","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Meaning in life is recognised as an important determinant of subjective well-being and is linked to a decreased risk of depression and despair. Additionally, the quality of social interactions significantly influences students' well-being. This study investigates the relationship between depression and subjective well-being among university students and explores the potential mediating roles of meaning in life and perceived negative interactions. A sample of 198 university students aged 18 to 29 completed an online survey comprising of the Satisfaction with Life Scale, Positive and Negative Affect Schedule, The Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale, The Meaning in Life Questionnaire, and The Test of Negative Social Exchange. The results indicated a negative relationship between depression and subjective well-being (<i>p</i> < .001), including meaning in life as a mediator (<i>p</i> < .001), whereas perceived negative interactions was not a mediator. These findings offer valuable insights in relation to mental health as they emphasise the importance of understanding correlates of students' well-being, which are relevant for researchers and educators.</p>","PeriodicalId":21149,"journal":{"name":"Psychological Reports","volume":" ","pages":"332941251378460"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145041185","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":"Effects of Songwriting on Recovery Measures in Adults on an Acute Care Mental Health Unit: A Cluster-Randomized Pilot Study.","authors":"Michael J Silverman","doi":"10.1177/00332941251378469","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00332941251378469","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>There has been an increasing emphasis on recovery as the expectation for people with mental health conditions. Within acute care mental health settings, music therapists can facilitate recovery by motivating service users to identify self-directed goals that increase their ability to remain in communities of their choice and have lives of hope, meaning, and purpose. The purpose of this cluster-randomized pilot effectiveness study was to determine if a single group songwriting session can impact quantitative measures of recovery in adults on an acute care mental health unit. Participants (<i>N</i> = 59) were cluster-randomized to one of two conditions: (1) An educational songwriting condition addressing motivations for and pathways to recovery or (2) a control condition. Because of the temporal limitations of the acute care unit, songwriting participants only completed a posttest and control participants only completed a pretest in this single-session study. Results indicated no significant between-group difference. However, the songwriting condition tended to have slightly more favorable recovery mean subscale scores than the control condition. Although not statistically significant, results support that songwriting may have an immediate clinical impact on recovery for people in an acute care mental health setting despite the challenges associated with a single session. Highly structured educational songwriting may constitute an ideal way to address motivations for and pathways to recovery in acute care settings. Implications for clinical practice, limitations, and suggestions for future research are provided.</p>","PeriodicalId":21149,"journal":{"name":"Psychological Reports","volume":" ","pages":"332941251378469"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145034057","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":"How Deep Work Drives Student Engagement Amid Smartphone Distraction and Attention Control: A Mediation-Moderation Analysis.","authors":"Afrin Mazid, Narendra Nath Samantaray, Sandhyarani Moirangthem","doi":"10.1177/00332941251377396","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00332941251377396","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In the modern, digitally driven world, deep work (DW) offers a valuable antidote to pervasive interruptions, yet its role in academic settings remains underexplored. This study aims to empirically investigate the influence of deep work on student engagement (SE) by proposing a mediation-moderation framework. The mediating variables include basic psychological needs (BPN), dispositional mindfulness (DM), and meaning in life, while smartphone distraction (SD) and attention control (AC) are examined as moderators. A cross-sectional study with 482 university students (mean age = 22.23 years) was conducted using validated scales for DW, SE, BPN, DM, SD, and AC. Regression analysis, mediation, and moderation analysis were computed, which showed that DW predicted SE with DM and meaning in life having significant mediating effects, with meaning in life being the strongest contributor. Further, SD and AC had significant moderating effects, with the strongest effect demonstrated in the presence of high levels of SD and low levels of AC. These findings underline deep work as a potential protective factor against digital distractions and low attention control, pointing toward possible deep work importance in enhancing academic engagement. We conclude by emphasizing the finding value of shaping policies on device usage and developing interventions to enhance mindfulness, meaning, and focus, with benefits extending beyond academia.</p>","PeriodicalId":21149,"journal":{"name":"Psychological Reports","volume":" ","pages":"332941251377396"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145024188","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}
Adem Kantar, İlhan Yalçın, Oya Onat Kocabıyık, Christopher Barry
{"title":"Joy of Missing Out (JOMO) and Its Role in Reducing Social Media Addiction: The Serial Mediating Role of Loneliness and Psychological Distress.","authors":"Adem Kantar, İlhan Yalçın, Oya Onat Kocabıyık, Christopher Barry","doi":"10.1177/00332941251378710","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00332941251378710","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The widespread use of social media has led to growing concerns about its impact on mental health. As digital dependency rises, the Joy of Missing Out (JOMO) has emerged as a potential means to help individuals find satisfaction in offline activities and reduce social media addiction. This study examines the serial mediating role of loneliness and psychological distress in the relationship between JOMO and social media addiction while also validating the JOMO scale's psychometric properties. Data were collected from 932 participants across 29 provinces in Türkiye. Study I confirmed the JOMO scale's reliability and validity through confirmatory factor analysis, measurement invariance testing, and Item Response Theory. In Study II, structural equation modeling revealed that JOMO was negatively associated with social media addiction through lower loneliness and psychological distress. These findings suggest that JOMO may help reduce social media addiction and promote a better balance between online and offline activities.</p>","PeriodicalId":21149,"journal":{"name":"Psychological Reports","volume":" ","pages":"332941251378710"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145024168","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}
CaSandra L Swearingen-Stanbrough, Lauren Smith, Olive Baron
{"title":"Mom, Dad, and Me: Personality Moderates the Relationships Between Parenting Traits, Shame, and Morality.","authors":"CaSandra L Swearingen-Stanbrough, Lauren Smith, Olive Baron","doi":"10.1177/00332941251377392","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00332941251377392","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The current study explores the complex interactions between an individual's personality, perception of parenting styles, and morality including moral identity and responses to guilt and shame. Specifically, the study investigated the effects of the individual's perception of warm and cold parenting traits for both mothers and fathers on guilt, shame proneness, and moral identity and whether personality moderates any of these relationships. The study contained ninety-nine participants from a Midwestern university in the United States that were primarily white and female with an average age of 19.7 years. Participants completed two parenting questionnaires about their mother/mother figure and father/father figure. In addition, participants completed personality and guilt and shame proneness scales about themselves. Results found that the perception of the mother having a warm parenting style was related to the individual's shame and guilt and was moderated by the individual's agreeableness and neuroticism. The perception of the father having a cold parenting style was related to the individual's moral integrity and was moderated by the individual's neuroticism. This study provides insight into the distinct roles and impacts that mothers and fathers have on their children and the complex process of shame and moral identity.</p>","PeriodicalId":21149,"journal":{"name":"Psychological Reports","volume":" ","pages":"332941251377392"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144993392","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}