{"title":"To Include, or Not to Include? Accuracy of Personality Judgments from Resumes with and Without Photographs","authors":"Denise Frauendorfer, M. S. Mast, C. Sutter","doi":"10.1024/1421-0185/A000163","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1024/1421-0185/A000163","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract. We investigated whether including an applicant’s photograph on a resume boosts or hampers the accurate assessment of that person’s (Big Five) personality traits and intelligence. A group of 114 participants rated 8 applicants (4 men and 4 women) with respect to their personality traits and intelligence. We used a 3 × 2 (Condition [resume with photograph, resume without photograph, photograph only] × Sex [male, female]) between-subjects design. In all conditions, all personality traits (except Agreeableness) were assessed at better than guessing level. Including a photograph on the resume did not significantly alter the accuracy of personality assessment.","PeriodicalId":46193,"journal":{"name":"Swiss Journal of Psychology","volume":"74 1","pages":"207-215"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2015-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"57225532","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":"Prospective memory, executive functions, and metacognition are already differentiated in young elementary school children: Evidence from latent factor modeling.","authors":"Manuela A. Spiess, B. Meier, Claudia M. Roebers","doi":"10.1024/1421-0185/A000165","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1024/1421-0185/A000165","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract. This study investigated the empirical differentiation of prospective memory, executive functions, and metacognition and their structural relationships in 119 elementary school children (M = 95 months, SD = 4.8 months). These cognitive abilities share many characteristics on the theoretical level and are all highly relevant in many everyday contexts when intentions must be executed. Nevertheless, their empirical relationships have not been examined on the latent level, although an empirical approach would contribute to our knowledge concerning the differentiation of cognitive abilities during childhood. We administered a computerized event-based prospective memory task, three executive function tasks (updating, inhibition, shifting), and a metacognitive control task in the context of spelling. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed that the three cognitive abilities are already empirically differentiable in young elementary school children. At the same time, prospective memory and executive functi...","PeriodicalId":46193,"journal":{"name":"Swiss Journal of Psychology","volume":"74 1","pages":"229-241"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2015-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"57225587","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":"Cohesion as a principle for perceiving objecthood: Does it apply to animate agents?","authors":"Trix Cacchione, F. Amici","doi":"10.1024/1421-0185/A000164","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1024/1421-0185/A000164","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract. Previous research found that cohesion manipulations (e.g., splitting an object into two parts) may have deleterious effects on infants’ object representation. The present study investigated whether the cohesion principle is relevant only when assessing the continuity of inanimate objects, or whether it is equally fundamental for the perception and representation of animate agents. In two experiments, we assessed 8-month-old infants’ tracking behavior in events in which an agent (an animated snail) was either split in half, fused together, or simply changed its shape. Infants managed to individuate fused snails and snails that had changed their shape, but failed to track split snails, even in a perception-based paradigm. This suggests that the effects of cohesion manipulation apply to animate agents as well as inanimate objects. Moreover, these results suggest that infants’ inability to track split snails is not a consequence of a violation of core principles, but rather a consequence of the incr...","PeriodicalId":46193,"journal":{"name":"Swiss Journal of Psychology","volume":"74 1","pages":"217-228"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2015-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"57225542","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}
Anja Blumenthal, R. Silbereisen, C. Pastorelli, Valeria Castellani
{"title":"Academic and Social Adjustment During Adolescence as Precursors of Work-Related Uncertainties in Early Adulthood","authors":"Anja Blumenthal, R. Silbereisen, C. Pastorelli, Valeria Castellani","doi":"10.1024/1421-0185/A000159","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1024/1421-0185/A000159","url":null,"abstract":"This 16-year longitudinal study examines individual uncertainties concerning work and career, as perceived by 213 employed and unemployed Italian young adults, and reflecting the precarious situation in the Italian labor market in times of globalization. Predictors were individuals’ academic and social adjustment during adolescence and current characteristics of educational achievement and employment status. As expected, a two-group path analysis revealed that those employed perceived a lower load of work-related uncertainties than those unemployed. Moreover, the employment status moderated the associations between earlier adjustment and perceived uncertainties in adulthood. Whereas better academic adjustment was significantly related to a lower load of perceived uncertainties in the unemployed group, the association was insignificant in the employed group. Likewise, better social adjustment was only relevant for a lower load of uncertainties in the employed group, but not in the unemployed. The results r...","PeriodicalId":46193,"journal":{"name":"Swiss Journal of Psychology","volume":"74 1","pages":"159-168"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2015-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"57225431","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":"Using Binding Communication to Promote Conservation Among Hotel Guests","authors":"Lohyd Terrier, Bénédicte Marfaing","doi":"10.1024/1421-0185/A000160","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1024/1421-0185/A000160","url":null,"abstract":"This research applies the binding communication model to the sustainable communication strategies implemented in most hotels. The binding communication model links a persuasive message with the implementation of a low-cost commitment to strengthen the link between the attitudes and behavior of those receiving the message. We compared the effectiveness of a classical communication strategy (n = 86) with that of a binding communication strategy (n = 101) to encourage guests to choose sustainable behavior. Our results show that using the binding communication strategy generates significantly more sustainable behavior in guests than using the classical communication strategy. We discuss our results and suggest future avenues of research.","PeriodicalId":46193,"journal":{"name":"Swiss Journal of Psychology","volume":"74 1","pages":"169-175"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2015-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"57225472","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 French Version of the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS) in a Nonclinical Sample","authors":"M. Bouvard, A. Denis, J. Roulin","doi":"10.1024/1421-0185/A000158","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1024/1421-0185/A000158","url":null,"abstract":"This article investigates the psychometric properties of the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS). A group of 704 adolescents completed the questionnaires in their classrooms. This study examines potential confirmatory factor analysis factor models of the RCADS as well as the relationships between the RCADS and the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders-Revised (SCARED-R). A subsample of 595 adolescents also completed an anxiety questionnaire (Fear Survey Schedule for Children-Revised, FSSC-R) and a depression questionnaire (Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale, CES-D). Confirmatory factor analysis of the RCADS suggests that the 6-factor model reasonably fits the data. All subscales were positively intercorrelated, with rs varying between .48 (generalized anxiety disorder-major depression disorder) and .65 (generalized anxiety disorder-social phobia/obsessive-compulsive disorder). The RCADS total score and all the RCADS scales were found to have good internal con...","PeriodicalId":46193,"journal":{"name":"Swiss Journal of Psychology","volume":"74 1","pages":"119-127"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2015-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"57225415","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}
Camille Amoura, Sophie Berjot, Nicolas Gillet, Sylvain Caruana, Joanna Cohen, Lucie Finez
{"title":"Autonomy-Supportive and Controlling Styles of Teaching Opposite or Distinct Teaching Styles?","authors":"Camille Amoura, Sophie Berjot, Nicolas Gillet, Sylvain Caruana, Joanna Cohen, Lucie Finez","doi":"10.1024/1421-0185/A000156","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1024/1421-0185/A000156","url":null,"abstract":"Autonomy-supportive and controlling styles of teaching are usually considered to be the opposite ends of a single continuum. An alternative view, however, is that individuals can perceive both styles simultaneously, which suggests that they are different constructs (Bartholomew, Ntoumanis, Ryan, Bosch, & Thogersen-Ntoumani, 2011). Using cluster analysis, Study 1 (N = 160) confirmed that both teaching styles were perceived by students. Four clusters appeared depending on the student’s score on the measures of autonomy and controlling styles (high autonomy–high control; low autonomy–low control; high autonomy–low control; low autonomy–high control). Participants in the high autonomy–low control cluster reported the highest self-determined motivation in their studies. Using path analysis and mediational analyses, Study 2 (N = 127) tested the independence of the two styles by studying the process through which they influenced motivation. The results showed that need satisfaction (specifically, the need for au...","PeriodicalId":46193,"journal":{"name":"Swiss Journal of Psychology","volume":"74 1","pages":"141-158"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2015-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"57225330","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}
A. Meneghini, D. Romaioli, A. Nencini, Lisa Pagotto, Fabiana Zermiani, M. Mikulincer, P. Shaver
{"title":"Validity and Reliability of the Caregiving System Scale in the Italian Context","authors":"A. Meneghini, D. Romaioli, A. Nencini, Lisa Pagotto, Fabiana Zermiani, M. Mikulincer, P. Shaver","doi":"10.1024/1421-0185/A000157","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1024/1421-0185/A000157","url":null,"abstract":"This study examines the validity and reliability of the Italian adaptation of the Caregiving System Scale (CSS), a recently developed tool designed to tap individual differences in the functioning of the caregiving system. A group of 259 participants took part in the study. Based on confirmatory factor analyses, the original two-factor structure of the CSS (hyperactivation and deactivation) was replicated in the Italian sample. The Balanced Emotional Empathy Scale (BEES) was used to test convergent validity. The results confirm the validity and reliability of the Italian version of the CSS, which may prove to be a useful tool in assessing the caregiving tendency in people from many fields (from parents to volunteers to those in helping professions).","PeriodicalId":46193,"journal":{"name":"Swiss Journal of Psychology","volume":"74 1","pages":"129-139"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2015-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"57225365","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}
M. Pfaltz, Beatrice Mörstedt, A. Meyer, F. Wilhelm, J. Kossowsky, T. Michael
{"title":"Why Can't I Stop Thinking About It? Cognitive Mediators in the Relationship Between Neuroticism and Obsessing","authors":"M. Pfaltz, Beatrice Mörstedt, A. Meyer, F. Wilhelm, J. Kossowsky, T. Michael","doi":"10.1024/1421-0185/A000150","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1024/1421-0185/A000150","url":null,"abstract":"Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a severe anxiety disorder characterized by frequent obsessive thoughts and repetitive behaviors. Neuroticism is a vulnerability factor for OCD, yet the mechanisms by which this general vulnerability factor affects the development of OCD-related symptoms are unknown. The present study assessed a hierarchical model of the development of obsessive thoughts that includes neuroticism as a general, higher-order factor, and specific, potentially maladaptive thought processes (thought suppression, worry, and brooding) as second-order factors manifesting in the tendency toward obsessing. A total of 238 participants completed questionnaires assessing the examined constructs. The results of mediator analyses demonstrated the hypothesized relationships: A positive association between neuroticism and obsessing was mediated by thought suppression, worry, and brooding. Independent of the participant’s sex, all three mediators contributed equally and substantially to the association...","PeriodicalId":46193,"journal":{"name":"Swiss Journal of Psychology","volume":"97 1","pages":"75-82"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2015-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"57225569","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":"Gestural Dimension of the Perceptuomotor Compatibility Effect in the Speech Domain","authors":"G. Olivier, Didier Bottineau","doi":"10.1024/1421-0185/A000153","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1024/1421-0185/A000153","url":null,"abstract":"This behavioral study shows for the first time that the auditory perception of vowels influences silent labial responses. During a perceptual decision task, participants were instructed to choose and execute a silent labial response (lip protrusion versus chin lowering) as quickly as possible depending on the vowel they had perceived auditorily. The main result showed that gestural compatibility between the silent labial response and the articulation of the perceived vowel led to better performance (in terms of response times and errors) than an incompatibility between them. By including a somatic compatibility effect in a more dynamic gestural compatibility effect, this new result suggests that the role of motor activity during speech auditory perception lies in mentally simulating an articulation of the perceived phoneme.","PeriodicalId":46193,"journal":{"name":"Swiss Journal of Psychology","volume":"74 1","pages":"105-110"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2015-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"57225167","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}