{"title":"Emotional Content of Social Representations and Interpersonal Communication.","authors":"Pascal Moliner, Anthony Piermattéo","doi":"10.5334/irsp.919","DOIUrl":"10.5334/irsp.919","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Social representations (SRs) emerge from interactions among members of a group. These interactions enable individuals to share beliefs, build consensus, and maintain shared understandings. While interpersonal communication may initially be driven by the unfamiliarity of SR objects, it can also be motivated by the need for group members to cognitively process these objects when they are perceived as threatening or problematic. Thus, emotions elicited by an object in the social environment may prompt interpersonal communication. Two studies were conducted to test this hypothesis using online questionnaires. The first study (<i>N</i> = 294) revealed a correlation between the emotional tone of individuals' content regarding the SR of AIDS and the number of people with whom they discussed the topic. The second study, focusing on the SR of war (<i>N</i> = 246), confirmed these results. It also showed that social sharing related to \"war\" as an SR object is mediated by epistemic motivation. These findings are interpreted from a dual perspective: SR theory and the social sharing of emotions paradigm. They suggest that when a SR object evokes emotions, those emotions, in turn, drive the motivation to engage in social sharing.</p>","PeriodicalId":45461,"journal":{"name":"International Review of Social Psychology","volume":"38 ","pages":"13"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12372747/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145065961","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}
{"title":"The Cost of Anonymity in the Sharing Economy: Consumers Distrust and Avoid Sellers Without Profile Photos.","authors":"Bastian Jaeger, Emir Efendić","doi":"10.5334/irsp.991","DOIUrl":"10.5334/irsp.991","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sharing economy platforms, such as Airbnb, encourage sellers to display profile photos and other personal information to increase consumer trust and engagement. However, research has shown that consumers rely on this information to discriminate against sellers with certain characteristics (e.g., ethnic minorities). Some sharing economy sellers may therefore choose not to display a profile photo because they wish to conceal their appearance or social identity to prevent discrimination or other unfavorable treatment by consumers or because of general privacy concerns. In four preregistered studies with samples from the United States, United Kingdom, and the Netherlands, we examined the consequences of withholding profile profiles. We tested how the presence (vs. absence) of personal photos affects consumer trust and preferences for different sellers. Three experimental studies (total <i>N</i> = 380) suggest that consumers distrust and avoid hosts without a profile photo. In Study 4, we analyzed 461 ride-sharing listings and found that drivers with a profile photo charge higher prices for otherwise equivalent rides. In sum, our results suggest that sharing economy sellers face a tradeoff between anonymity and earning opportunities.</p>","PeriodicalId":45461,"journal":{"name":"International Review of Social Psychology","volume":"38 ","pages":"12"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12396182/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145066036","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}
{"title":"Moral Foundations and Obesity: The Role of Binding vs. Individualizing Foundations in Shaping Weight Stigma.","authors":"Cristian Catena-Fernández, Alejandro Magallares","doi":"10.5334/irsp.1068","DOIUrl":"10.5334/irsp.1068","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Weight stigma significantly affects the quality of life for individuals with obesity in Western societies. While previous research has used moral foundations theory to predict attitudes toward stigmatized groups, such as the poor, immigrants, and sexual minorities, its application to weight-related stigma remains underexplored. This research explores the relationship between moral foundations, the moralization of obesity, and weight stigma in an underrepresented European context. In a pre-registered correlational study (Study 1), we found that binding and individualizing foundations differentially predicted the moralization of obesity and weight stigma. A follow-up pre-registered experiment (Study 2) suggested that highlighting the societal benefits of purity, a binding moral foundation, over care, an individualizing moral foundation, may increase the moralization of obesity and heighten weight stigma. These findings contribute to deepening understanding of the moral roots of weight stigma and underscore the importance of considering moral values in efforts to mitigate it.</p>","PeriodicalId":45461,"journal":{"name":"International Review of Social Psychology","volume":"38 ","pages":"11"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12372685/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145066034","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}
{"title":"Why are the Relatively Deprived Reluctant to Improve Themselves? The Crucial Role of Perceived Upward Economic Mobility.","authors":"Zhenzhen Liu, Rongzi Ma, Xiaomin Sun","doi":"10.5334/irsp.918","DOIUrl":"10.5334/irsp.918","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A large number of studies found that relative deprivation leads to destructive behaviors. However, the effects of relative deprivation on behaviors typically deemed constructive, such as self-improvement, remain uncertain. In four studies, the current research provides robust evidence for the negative effect of relative deprivation (X) on self-improvement (Y) and the mediating role of perceived upward economic mobility (M). Specifically, Study 1 (<i>n</i> = 220) preliminarily provided correlational evidence for the above mediation model with well-established measurements. Study 2a (<i>n</i> = 260) and Study 2b (<i>n</i> = 130) applied double randomization designs to manipulate relative deprivation and perceived upward economic mobility separately and showed that direct causal links of each path (X → M, X → Y, and M → Y) existed. Study 3 (<i>n</i> = 780) applied blockage manipulation and showed that intervening in perceived upward economic mobility is a potential cure for relative deprivation. The theoretical and practical implications of the results in the current study as well as future research directions are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":45461,"journal":{"name":"International Review of Social Psychology","volume":"38 ","pages":"10"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12372791/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145066052","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}
Philippine Chachignon, Emmanuelle Le Barbenchon, Lionel Dany
{"title":"Mindfulness in Psychosocial Research: An Integrative Literature Review of What is Studied and How.","authors":"Philippine Chachignon, Emmanuelle Le Barbenchon, Lionel Dany","doi":"10.5334/irsp.1000","DOIUrl":"10.5334/irsp.1000","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In the mindfulness field, reviews of its clinical effects prevail, along with critical articles on its applications serving neoliberalism. Conversely, less is known of the psychosocial perspective on mindfulness. To address this question, knowledge needs to be gathered on the applied fields and research topics, theoretical frameworks, study designs and methodologies mobilized, main results and levels of explanation in social psychology. We conducted an integrative review of the literature in February 2022, following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses methodology using PsychInfo/PsychArticles. One hundred and nine papers met the inclusion criteria. Applied fields encompass well-being, daily social relationships, health and organizations. Only 21 references were embedded in theories. Forty-two percent of the theories were identified as social psychology theories. Most studies were correlational (46%) or experimental (47%) with quantitative methods. The effects of mindfulness are primarily beneficial, with a strong focus on emotion regulation and stress management at both intra- and inter-individual levels, while less attention is given to group or ideological contexts. We argue that research on mindfulness is predominantly conducted using Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic samples, often without considering participants' socio-economic backgrounds. Additionally, the prevailing psychosocial perspective on mindfulness tends to adopt a positivist epistemology, largely situated within micro-level contexts, while overlooking the broader macro-social dimensions of human experience.</p>","PeriodicalId":45461,"journal":{"name":"International Review of Social Psychology","volume":"38 ","pages":"9"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12372696/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145066005","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}
{"title":"Fear of Being Supplanted: Intergroup Competition Over Prototypicality and Identity Threats Within Social Movements.","authors":"Pauline Grippa, Laurent Licata","doi":"10.5334/irsp.951","DOIUrl":"10.5334/irsp.951","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We investigated reactions to the emergence of supplanting subgroups among members of dominant subgroups of a social movement. Supplanting subgroups are ideologically and strategically distinct from dominant subgroups and attract social recognition from the general public; thus, they could be perceived as competitors for the status of the movement's prototypical subgroup. Across three experimental studies, we investigated reactions to supplanting subgroups in comparison to allied subgroups within the movement and ideologically opposing groups to the movement. Supplanting subgroups triggered less negative reactions than ideologically opposing groups but more than allied subgroups. Moreover, they triggered similar levels of symbolic and realistic threat and as much (Study 3) or more (Study 2) competition over prototypicality than ideologically opposing groups. Symbolic threat and competition over prototypicality mediated some of the effects of the type of group on intergroup relations. These findings suggest that, along with symbolic threat, competition over prototypicality can play an important role in shaping conflicts within social movements.</p>","PeriodicalId":45461,"journal":{"name":"International Review of Social Psychology","volume":"38 ","pages":"8"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12372776/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145066045","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}
{"title":"'Do Good, Expect the Worst': The Indirect Effect of Social Cynicism on Prosocial Behavior via Empathy and Trust.","authors":"Denis Coca, Alin Gavreliuc","doi":"10.5334/irsp.1009","DOIUrl":"10.5334/irsp.1009","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Do cynical individuals still engage in prosocial behaviors when they expect the worst from others? While prior research suggests cynical beliefs reduce empathy and trust-key drivers of prosociality-this pathway remains underexplored. We tested four structural equation models (manifest and latent) using data from 239 Romanian adults. Only the manifest model supported an indirect effect via empathic concern; latent models accounting for measurement error did not. This discrepancy highlights how item-level variance may inflate observed relationships. Theoretical and methodological implications are discussed considering the social axioms model and empathy-trust mechanisms in prosocial behavior.</p>","PeriodicalId":45461,"journal":{"name":"International Review of Social Psychology","volume":"38 ","pages":"7"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12372807/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145065879","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}
{"title":"Concerns About Replicability Across Two Crises in Social Psychology.","authors":"Daniël Lakens","doi":"10.5334/irsp.1036","DOIUrl":"10.5334/irsp.1036","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Twice in the history of social psychology has there been a crisis of confidence. The first started in the 1960s and lasted until the end of the 1970s, and the second crisis dominated the 2010s. Drawing on extensive quotes from articles published during both crises, I examine the similarities and differences between these psychological crises. In this first of two articles, I focus on how researchers discussed fundamental concerns about the replicability of findings across the two crises. I reflect on five possible reasons why concerns about failed replications received more attention during the second crisis, the continuing lack of incentives to perform replication studies, and the importance of large-scale research projects to instigate change.</p>","PeriodicalId":45461,"journal":{"name":"International Review of Social Psychology","volume":"38 ","pages":"5"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12372764/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145065566","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}
{"title":"Concerns About Theorizing, Relevance, Generalizability, and Methodology Across Two Crises in Social Psychology.","authors":"Daniël Lakens","doi":"10.5334/irsp.1038","DOIUrl":"10.5334/irsp.1038","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>During two crises in social psychology, the first from the 1960s to the end of the 1970s, and the second starting in 2010 and still ongoing, researchers discussed the strength of theories in the field, the societal relevance of research, the generalizability of effects, and problematic methodological and statistical practices. Continuing on the first part of this review, which focused on replicability, I compare similarities in the concerns raised across both crises. I consider which issues have prompted meaningful reforms and which have yet to result in significant progress. Finally, I reflect on the extent that the incentives contributed to these crises and argue that a more coordinated approach to scientific research is needed to prevent these concerns from resurfacing in a future third crisis.</p>","PeriodicalId":45461,"journal":{"name":"International Review of Social Psychology","volume":"38 ","pages":"6"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12372686/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145065896","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}
Lope Tejero-Peregrina, Guillermo Willis, Ángel Sánchez-Rodríguez, Rosa Rodríguez-Bailón
{"title":"From Perceived Economic Inequality to Support for Redistribution: The Role of Meritocracy Perception.","authors":"Lope Tejero-Peregrina, Guillermo Willis, Ángel Sánchez-Rodríguez, Rosa Rodríguez-Bailón","doi":"10.5334/irsp.1013","DOIUrl":"10.5334/irsp.1013","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Economic inequality negatively impacts the welfare in our societies, yet there is reluctance to support measures aimed at alleviating its effects. To enhance our comprehension of how inequality influences support for redistribution, this paper investigates the mediating role of descriptive meritocracy (i.e., the degree to which meritocracy is perceived to exist in society). Using a cross-sectional study (N = 1536) and a follow-up experimental-causal-chain design in two subsequent experiments (N = 530), we show that the perception of inequality leads to the perception that society is not meritocratic, which, in turn, promotes support for redistribution. These results underscore the significance of perceiving economic inequality in order to dismantle the normative meritocratic narratives that hinder its reduction. We discuss these findings as part of the effects of economic inequality on the normative climate that influences our individual outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":45461,"journal":{"name":"International Review of Social Psychology","volume":"38 ","pages":"4"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12372799/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145065973","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}