Sugiarti Musabiq, Guritnaningsih Prayitno Amir Santoso, Bagus Takwin, Elizabeth Kristi Poerwandari
{"title":"Differential Pattern of Consequences of Self-Compassion Across Gender","authors":"Sugiarti Musabiq, Guritnaningsih Prayitno Amir Santoso, Bagus Takwin, Elizabeth Kristi Poerwandari","doi":"10.1155/2024/5564391","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/5564391","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 <p>Self-compassion is a crucial factor in psychological well-being, particularly among young adults facing various life challenges. This study investigates the multidimensional nature of self-compassion and its impact on flourishing and life satisfaction in 994 college students. We found that the Self-Compassion Scale is best understood as comprising separate “protective” (e.g., self-acceptance and kindness) and “vulnerability” (e.g., self-criticism) factors. Both men and women interpreted the scale similarly, suggesting a shared understanding of self-compassion. However, gender differences emerged in how these dimensions relate to well-being. The “protective” dimension positively influenced flourishing and life satisfaction for both genders. Notably, for women, managing “vulnerability” was a stronger predictor of life satisfaction compared to men. This highlights the importance of fostering self-compassion, particularly by addressing the vulnerability factor, to enhance women’s overall well-being. The study emphasizes the need to consider the multidimensional nature of self-compassion and gender differences when examining its relationship with well-being.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":36271,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Theoretical Social Psychology","volume":"2024 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1155/2024/5564391","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142641904","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Individual and Contextual Factors Associated With the Prevention of Corruption: A Qualitative Study Among Iranian Public Employees","authors":"Saeid Zandi, Masoumeh Esmaeili, Kumars Farahbakhsh","doi":"10.1155/2024/9971954","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/9971954","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 <p><b>Background:</b> Little research has been done to identify the individual-level factors contributing to the prevention of administrative corruption. Specifically, Iranian public employees are an understudied population in terms of individual and contextual factors that contribute to the prevention of administrative corruption. This study aimed to identify the perception of public servants about the psychosocial factors that facilitate the prevention of corruption.</p>\u0000 <p><b>Method:</b> Data were collected using semistructured interviews with 14 individuals working in public sector departments or agencies in Tehran.</p>\u0000 <p><b>Results:</b> Six main themes emerged from the data: <i>cognitive characteristics</i> (including “detachment-promoting thoughts and beliefs” and “consequence-focused thoughts and beliefs”), <i>emotional patterns</i> (including “deterrent negative emotions” and “deterrent positive emotions”), <i>personality characteristics</i> (including “self-oriented conservative personality traits” and “other-oriented prosocial personality traits”), <i>behavioral strategies</i> (including “need-fulfillment strategies” and “self-care strategies”), <i>familial background</i> (including “growing up in a rule-oriented and value-oriented family” and “living with an honest and supportive spouse”), and <i>organizational context</i> (including “employee monitoring” and “rule-based and ethical space of the organization”).</p>\u0000 <p><b>Conclusion:</b> The study reveals some psychological and contextual factors that could be involved in preventing administrative corruption in Iran. These factors can be taken into consideration when designing preventive measures and policies aimed at reducing corrupt behaviors in public agents and promoting ethics in public service.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":36271,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Theoretical Social Psychology","volume":"2024 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1155/2024/9971954","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142435519","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Navigating the Role of Emotional Health and Positive Life Outlook on Work-Life Balance in Professional Married Women","authors":"Saira Maqsood, Sadia Niazi, Tahir Alyas, Hafiza Saliha Ghaffar, Marva Sohail, Shadman Sakib","doi":"10.1155/2024/1159667","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/1159667","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 <p>A diverse workforce is innovative and women are equally contributing to the country’s economic development along with men. In a dynamic business community, women are more enthusiastic and progressively using their potential for financial growth and providing benefits to their families as well. In the subcontinent, women also participate in the workforce and contribute to improving their quality of life and financial responsibilities. The objective of current research is to find out the relationship between emotional health, positive life orientation, and work-life balance in professional married women. A correlational research design and purposive sampling strategy were utilized to conceptualize the study. A total of 300 professional married women who served in various positions in different organizations were selected. Standardized instruments were used to measure study variables along with sociodemographic Performa. Statistical findings of the study revealed a significant positive relationship between emotional wellness, positive life orientation, and work-personal life enhancement ( <sup>∗∗∗</sup><i>p</i> < 0.01, <sup>∗∗</sup><i>p</i> < 0.1, <sup>∗</sup><i>p</i> < 0.05) by using Pearson product-moment correlation. Mediation through PLS revealed that positive life orientation mediates the relationship between emotional wellness and work-life balance. Independent Sample <i>T</i>-test results also revealed that working women living in the nuclear family system have higher work interference with personal life and personal life interference with work than those women who live in a joint family system. This research will be helpful for organizations to design a conducive and women-friendly job environment and use women’s potential for constructive and productive professional growth and organizational progress.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":36271,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Theoretical Social Psychology","volume":"2024 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1155/2024/1159667","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142077961","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Atmosphere at Briefing Sessions and Its Influence on Local Residents’ Intention to Participate in Discussion","authors":"Tomotaka Okuyama, Toshiaki Aoki","doi":"10.1155/2024/7445286","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/7445286","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 <p>Although it is widely recognized that atmosphere influences people’s decision-making process, few studied have examined the effect of atmosphere in the context of consensus building concerning the construction of controversial infrastructures. At local residents’ briefing sessions, the negative words used by certain members of the strong opposition can often create a negative atmosphere, leading to unpleasant arguments. Therefore, in this study, a vignette experiment was conducted to examine the influence of the atmosphere at briefing sessions on local residents’ intention to participate in discussion. The results showed that local residents reported greater intention to participate in discussion in a positive atmosphere compared to a negative atmosphere. As for the cognitive process, however, while in the positive atmosphere only a single factor (i.e., interest) affected local residents’ intention, in the negative atmosphere multifactors (e.g., procedural justice, disbenefit, and mental burden) affected the intention. These findings suggest the importance of choosing an appropriate strategy to increase resident’s intention to participate in discussion depending on the atmosphere (positive or negative). The psychological mechanism of the influence of atmosphere and effective strategies that project implementers should take when the atmosphere becomes negative at a briefing session are discussed.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":36271,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Theoretical Social Psychology","volume":"2024 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1155/2024/7445286","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141980359","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exploring the (Mal)adaptive Consequences of Self-Deceptive Enhancement: A Narrative Review","authors":"Saya Weissman, Eugenia I. Gorlin","doi":"10.1155/2023/2382005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/2382005","url":null,"abstract":"<i>Introduction</i>. Despite the abundance of literature on the nature and functions of self-deceptive enhancement (SDE), there is still a lack of consensus about whether and when SDE is adaptive or maladaptive for individuals. This question of the costs and benefits of SDE is of particular clinical relevance and is the focus of the present literature review. <i>Method</i>. Building on an earlier meta-analytic review by Dufner et al. (2019), a total of 53 additional studies were identified and included in this review. <i>Results</i>. 25 of the studies supported the adaptiveness of SDE, 27 supported the maladaptiveness of SDE, and two supported mixed findings. <i>Discussion</i>. While SDE appears to be commonplace and experienced as beneficial in the short term, its longer-term negative consequences for learning, relationships, ethical behavior, and substance use recovery seem to outweigh its immediate benefits. However, these findings are limited by methodological issues related to the reliance on self-report measures, lack of consensus about the definition of SDE, and lack of clinical studies focused on SDE. Future studies should clarify the construct of SDE versus positive illusions and other related constructs and should examine SDE’s role as a possible maintaining factor for psychopathology beyond substance use disorders.","PeriodicalId":36271,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Theoretical Social Psychology","volume":"58 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138538204","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Effect of Land Cover Protection on Preventing Crime: The Case Study of the State of New York, USA","authors":"M. E. Akıner, Nurdan Akıner, İlknur Akıner","doi":"10.1155/2023/6695542","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/6695542","url":null,"abstract":"The settlements’ traditional character and architectural texture will strengthen people’s sense of belonging and prevent migration, while local urban identity will be the most significant impediment to crime. The study investigates the relationship between the environmental and criminal conditions in New York, the world’s most diverse demographic. In New York, not every county has the same settlement or vegetation homogeneity level. To avoid the immigrant factor, the location where the offenders committed the crime was considered; crime data were statistically analyzed to assess the vegetation-crime relationship. With an interdisciplinary approach, the research also draws attention to the mean-world syndrome regarding crime and urbanization in the current cultural environment in the context of the media-violence relationship. Under the crime index category, the crimes committed were divided into major groups, and statistical analyses were performed on all the groups. The study also touches on proactive policing used in the United States. According to our findings, the keyword of sustainable development, equity, has been successfully realized in the United States. As a result, the classic scenario of income distribution disparities in the state driving citizens to crime does not apply to New York.","PeriodicalId":36271,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Theoretical Social Psychology","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42410253","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Regulation of Personal Security","authors":"P. Carroll, A. Wichman, Robert A. Agler, R. Arkin","doi":"10.1155/2023/7593709","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/7593709","url":null,"abstract":"Although most motivational psychologists recognize that security is important for healthy development and functioning (e.g., attachment theory), we add to prior work by proposing that the ongoing regulation of security under potential threat involves three unique features. Specifically, security regulation involves an initial preconscious system of threat processing (neuroception) and an internally (vs. externally) generated stop signal of goal completion (yedasentience) as well as the sequential activation of avoidance and approach systems (anxiety-to-approach). Throughout, we consider how the integration of these insights across social and biological sciences accounts for both adaptive and maladaptive patterns of security regulation (e.g., obsessive-compulsive disorder, reactive attachment disorder, contingent self-esteem).","PeriodicalId":36271,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Theoretical Social Psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48190044","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rachel S. Rubinstein, L. Jussim, Bryan Loh, Megan Buraus
{"title":"A Theory of Reliance on Individuating Information and Stereotypes in Implicit Judgments of Individuals and Social Groups","authors":"Rachel S. Rubinstein, L. Jussim, Bryan Loh, Megan Buraus","doi":"10.1155/2022/5118325","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/5118325","url":null,"abstract":"We propose a theory of (a) reliance on stereotypes and individuating information in implicit person perception and (b) the relationship between individuation in implicit person perception and shifts in implicit group stereotypes. The present research preliminarily tested this theory by assessing whether individuating information or stereotypes take primacy in implicit judgments of individuals under circumstances specified by our model and then testing the malleability of implicit group stereotypes in the presence of the same (or additional) counterstereotypic individuating information. Studies 1 and 2 conceptually replicated previous research by examining the effects of stereotype-inconsistent and stereotype-consistent individuating information on implicit stereotype-relevant judgments of individuals. Both studies showed that stereotypic implicit judgments of individuals made in the absence of individuating information were reversed when the individuals were portrayed as stereotype-inconsistent and were strengthened when targets were portrayed as stereotype-consistent (though in Study 2 this strengthening was descriptive rather than inferential). Studies 3 and 4 examined whether the strong effects of individuating information found in studies 1 and 2 extended to the social groups to which the individuals belonged. Even in the presence of up to eight counterstereotypic exemplars, there was no evidence of significant shifts in group stereotypes. Thus, the data showed that the shifts in implicit judgments that were caused by individuating information did not generalize to stereotypes of the social groups to which the individuals belong. Finally, we propose modifications to our theory that include potential reasons for this lack of generalization that we invite future research to explore.","PeriodicalId":36271,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Theoretical Social Psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2022-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47790811","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Organizational Justice and Health: Reviewing Two Decades of Studies","authors":"Laura Cachón-Alonso, Marko Elovainio","doi":"10.1155/2022/3218883","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/3218883","url":null,"abstract":"Organizational justice refers to employees’ perceptions of the fairness of decision-making rules and policies in the workplace. Lack of justice is suggested to be a significant psychosocial risk factor that affects employees’ attitudes and health. The aim of this narrative review was to compile the evidence available about the effects of organizational justice on health. To this end, a literature search was carried out using the Web of Science, PubMed, and PsycINFO databases. The final sample consisted of 103 articles that studied the effects of justice on mental health (40 results), job stress (26), sickness absence (15), physical health (14), absenteeism/presenteeism (3), safety at work (3), and health of third parties (2). The results show that perceptions of workplace justice predict employees’ mental health, stress-related health problems, and lower levels of sickness absence were relatively compelling. Future studies should focus on less-researched outcomes and on how these associations are modified by other variables for a better understanding of how justice affects health, with a view to being able to carry out preventive measures more efficiently.","PeriodicalId":36271,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Theoretical Social Psychology","volume":"43 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2022-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138538192","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ann C. Rumble, Kevin Willcox, Hirotaka Imada, Dejah Yansen
{"title":"Beyond Reciprocity: Forgiveness, Generosity, and Punishment in Continuing Dyadic Interactions","authors":"Ann C. Rumble, Kevin Willcox, Hirotaka Imada, Dejah Yansen","doi":"10.1155/2022/7259257","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/7259257","url":null,"abstract":"There is a long-standing debate in philosophy and the social sciences about how selfishness and cooperation function in dyadic social exchanges. Dyads are the foundation of our social lives, and reciprocity has long been considered the dominant strategy for dyadic interactions. We will argue the repertoire of human behavior during social exchanges ranges from punishment to generosity, and that the nuances of the relationship and interaction will dictate which behavior is likely to occur. We will examine emotional consequences of punishment, reciprocity, and forgiveness in long-term dyadic social exchanges. Finally, we argue that dyads move beyond reciprocity to a more forgiving, generous strategy to reestablish cooperation, and continue the relationship when noncooperation arises, once the motivations shift has occurred.","PeriodicalId":36271,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Theoretical Social Psychology","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2022-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43776984","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}