{"title":"Self-efficacy dimensions and job search strategies","authors":"Isabelle Fort , Flora Puget","doi":"10.1016/j.erap.2021.100748","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.erap.2021.100748","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><p>This study explored the paths between dimensions of self-efficacy and job search strategies. An examination of social cognitive career theory and career adaptability enabled us to consider several paths between dimensions of self-efficacy and job search strategies, as well as among self-efficacy dimensions.</p></div><div><h3>Method</h3><p>Scales measuring these concepts were administered to a sample of 120 jobseekers.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Structural analyses allowed us to confirm expected paths. Barrier coping efficacy is significantly related to career decision self-efficacy. Career decision self-efficacy and job search self-efficacy are related to exploratory strategy and to job search strategy.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Results are discussed with reference to the literature and in terms of practical implications. They highlight the need to implement interventions in order to increase barrier coping efficacy and career decision self-efficacy.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":46883,"journal":{"name":"European Review of Applied Psychology-Revue Europeenne De Psychologie Appliquee","volume":"72 3","pages":"Article 100748"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42286388","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}
Münevver Özdemir , Şeyda Eruyar , Hikmet Yazıcı , Yi Wen Tan
{"title":"The contribution of self-compassion in the relationship between social support and posttraumatic growth","authors":"Münevver Özdemir , Şeyda Eruyar , Hikmet Yazıcı , Yi Wen Tan","doi":"10.1016/j.erap.2021.100747","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.erap.2021.100747","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><p>Despite well-established evidence on the relationship between social support and posttraumatic growth (PTG), there remains a paucity of evidence regarding the mechanism that underlie this relationship.</p></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><p>This study examined the relationship between social support and PTG, while exploring self-compassion as an intermediatory factor in this association.</p></div><div><h3>Method</h3><p>A cross-sectional study with 447 college students was conducted in Trabzon, Turkey. The data were analyzed using Structural Equation Modelling (SEM).</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Results indicated that perceived social support and self-compassion were associated with PTG. Furthermore, a significant indirect effect between social support and PTG via self-compassion emerged.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Based on the study findings, tailored intervention programs targeting self-compassion and perceived social support in trauma-exposed young adults may be useful for promoting posttraumatic growth.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":46883,"journal":{"name":"European Review of Applied Psychology-Revue Europeenne De Psychologie Appliquee","volume":"72 3","pages":"Article 100747"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45181235","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":"Religiousness, collectivism, and helping behavior: The invigorating role of abusive supervision","authors":"D. De Clercq , I.U. Haq , M.U. Azeem","doi":"10.1016/j.erap.2021.100702","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.erap.2021.100702","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><p>Voluntary helping behaviors are important for spurring organizational effectiveness.</p></div><div><h3>Objectives</h3><p>This study investigates how employees’ religiousness and collectivism might enhance their propensity to help their peers on a voluntary basis, as well as how this relationship might be invigorated by the presence of abusive supervision.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>Survey data were collected from employees and their supervisors in Pakistan-based organizations. The hypotheses were tested with hierarchical regression analysis.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Religiousness relates positively to helping behavior, and this relationship is stronger when employees experience abusive supervision, possibly because their religiousness motivates them to protect their colleagues against the hardships created by such a resource-draining leadership style. Although collectivism does not have a direct significant relationship with helping behavior overall, abusive supervision invigorates this relationship.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>For organizations seeking to increase voluntary work behaviors, the results show that religiousness and collectivism are two personal resources that can enhance an organizational culture that promotes collegiality and mutual support, particularly when employees believe that their supervisors are hostile to followers and abuse their leadership positions.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":46883,"journal":{"name":"European Review of Applied Psychology-Revue Europeenne De Psychologie Appliquee","volume":"72 2","pages":"Article 100702"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47180223","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}
Vincent Leleu , Stéphane Rusinek , Céline Douilliez
{"title":"French adaptation of the Attentional Control Scale: Confirmatory factor analyses and relationship with trait anxiety and efficiency of orienting, alerting, and executive control attentional networks","authors":"Vincent Leleu , Stéphane Rusinek , Céline Douilliez","doi":"10.1016/j.erap.2021.100712","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.erap.2021.100712","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>The Attentional Control Scale (ACS) is a self-report questionnaire that measures individual differences in attentional control.</p></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><p>This study compared four models of the French version of the ACS and examined its links to trait anxiety and three attentional networks (orienting, alerting, and executive control) measured with the Attention Network Test (ANT).</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Confirmatory analyses conducted with a sample of 284 university students supported a two-factor (focusing and shifting) model. For 59 participants who completed the ANT, we found a positive correlation between focusing and the executive control network, while shifting was negatively correlated with alerting and orienting. Trait anxiety was negatively correlated with focusing and the alerting and executive control networks.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Results are discussed with a view to improving the assessment of attentional control, a key executive dimension for emotion regulation and attentional disengagement in anxiety.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":46883,"journal":{"name":"European Review of Applied Psychology-Revue Europeenne De Psychologie Appliquee","volume":"72 2","pages":"Article 100712"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48308728","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":"Pro-environmental attitudes, pro-environmental behaviours and nature-relatedness: Differences based on place preference","authors":"Stephanie Wilkie, Hannah Trotter","doi":"10.1016/j.erap.2021.100705","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.erap.2021.100705","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><p>This study explored whether place preference, an individual's relationship with place, differentiated people on pro-environmental attitudes, nature-relatedness and pro-environmental behavior.</p></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><p>The aim was to provide a way to segment people and potentially inform behavior change messaging strategies targeting pro-environmental action.</p></div><div><h3>Method</h3><p>Online participants reported an urban/nature place preference, completed a sense of place measure in reference to this categorisation, followed by counter-balanced nature-relatedness, pro-environmental attitudes and pro-environmental behaviour measures.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Participants reported moderate-to-high levels of sense of place generally and place attachment specifically. Positive associations between sense of place, nature relatedness, pro-environmental attitudes and behaviours existed; but differed by place preference. Correlations were positive in the nature preference group but negative or non-significant in the urban preference group. Individuals with a nature preference reported higher nature-relatedness, pro-environmental attitudes and pro-environmental behavior.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>The results suggest place preference can discriminate individuals on a range of pro-environmental concepts and may have potential for behavior change strategies targeting these outcomes.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":46883,"journal":{"name":"European Review of Applied Psychology-Revue Europeenne De Psychologie Appliquee","volume":"72 2","pages":"Article 100705"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48592748","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":"Structure factorielle et qualités psychométriques du questionnaire d’auto-évaluation pour adolescents (Youth Self-Report) d’Achenbach et Rescorla","authors":"Djaouida Petot, Jean-Michel Petot, Damien Fouques","doi":"10.1016/j.erap.2021.100701","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.erap.2021.100701","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><p>Recent research on the prognostic significance of subthreshold comorbid disorders highlighted the need for instruments allowing for the comprehensive exploration of symptomatology of adolescents.</p></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><p>To verify the factor structure and psychometric properties of the Achenbach and Rescorla's Youth Self-Report French translation, which allows this investigation.</p></div><div><h3>Method</h3><p>We had 1450 adolescents 11–17- year old (747 girls) complete the YSR in secondary schools in the Paris metropolitan area.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Confirmatory Factor Analyses and Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling supported the 8-syndrome structure. However, since ESEM allows cross-loadings, the number of indicators for each factor in the ESEM models is much higher than in the CFA models. Internal consistency and test-retest reliability were satisfactory, and multigroup analyses confirmed the metric and scalar invariance across age and gender of most of the items examined (70 out of 89). We can therefore affirm that girls score lower on <em>Social problems</em> than boys, 15–17-year-old adolescent score higher on <em>Thought problems, Attention problems</em>, and <em>Rule-Breaking Behavior</em> than the younger, and these differences are substantive and independent of differential item functioning.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>These results are likely to encourage the use of YSR in research and clinical practice with French-speaking adolescents.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":46883,"journal":{"name":"European Review of Applied Psychology-Revue Europeenne De Psychologie Appliquee","volume":"72 2","pages":"Article 100701"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48208539","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}
C. Maïano , A.J.S. Morin , J. April , L.M. Barnett , C. St-Jean , C. Gagnon , A. Aimé
{"title":"Psychometric Properties of the French Version of the Pictorial Scale of Perceived Movement Skill Competence for Young Children (PMSC)","authors":"C. Maïano , A.J.S. Morin , J. April , L.M. Barnett , C. St-Jean , C. Gagnon , A. Aimé","doi":"10.1016/j.erap.2021.100700","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.erap.2021.100700","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><p><span>The objective of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of a French version of the pictorial scale of Perceived Movement Skill Competence for Young Children (PMSC), which is aligned with the third version of the Test of </span>Gross Motor Development.</p></div><div><h3>Method</h3><p>A sample of 219 French-speaking Canadian children (5 to 12 years old) participated in this study.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Results supported the factor validity and reliability of a 13-item version of the PMSC encompassing two factors (i.e., ball skills and locomotor skills). Subsequent analyses supported the weak, partial strong, and partial strict invariance of responses to the PMSC as a function of sex. Additionally, analyses revealed that boys displayed significantly higher perceived ball skill competence than girls. Results also supported a lack of differential item functioning (DIF) and latent mean differences as a function of body mass index and physical activity/sport involvement, but revealed evidence of DIF and latent mean differences as a function of age. More precisely, these results show that older children displayed significantly: (a) higher scores on the sliding item and lower scores on the kicking item relative to younger children; and (b) lower scores on perceived locomotor skills competence than younger children.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Overall, results suggest that the French version of the PMSC has acceptable psychometric properties and can be confidently used in research or practice to assess children's perceived movement skill competence.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":46883,"journal":{"name":"European Review of Applied Psychology-Revue Europeenne De Psychologie Appliquee","volume":"72 2","pages":"Article 100700"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41724138","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}
Alfonso Landolfi , Margherita Brondino , Monica Molino , Alessandro Lo Presti
{"title":"Don’t worry, be happy! Positive affect at work, greater balance at home. A daily diary study on work-family balance","authors":"Alfonso Landolfi , Margherita Brondino , Monica Molino , Alessandro Lo Presti","doi":"10.1016/j.erap.2021.100715","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.erap.2021.100715","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><p>The dynamics pertaining to work-family interface such as conflict, enrichment, etc. have received considerable scholarly attention in social sciences. However, the daily processes that are involved have been examined to a lesser extent, least of all including the role played by emotions.</p></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><p>This study aimed at examining, consistently with the Affective Events Theory, if positive and negative affect experienced during the working day played a mediational role in the associations between daily levels of work-family conflict and work-family enrichment on one side, and work-family balance on the other. Moreover, the moderating cross-level role of trait emotional stability was examined.</p></div><div><h3>Method</h3><p>The study included a convenience sample of 104 Italian employees who completed a diary-book over five consecutive working days.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Multilevel-modelling results highlighted, controlling for emotional stability, a mediational role of only daily positive affect in the relationships between both work-family conflict and enrichment on the one side and work-family balance on the other side.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>This study contributed to the literature emphasizing the role of positive affective states experienced at the workplace and their connections with the private life. Limitations and implications for research and practice are described.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":46883,"journal":{"name":"European Review of Applied Psychology-Revue Europeenne De Psychologie Appliquee","volume":"72 1","pages":"Article 100715"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44059736","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}
A. Congard , S. Le Vigouroux , P. Antoine , E. Andreotti , P. Perret
{"title":"Psychometric properties of a French version of the Implicit Theories of Emotion Scale","authors":"A. Congard , S. Le Vigouroux , P. Antoine , E. Andreotti , P. Perret","doi":"10.1016/j.erap.2021.100728","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.erap.2021.100728","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><p>Inspired by Carol Dweck's work on naive theories of intelligence, the implicit theory of emotions refers to beliefs regarding the general functioning of emotions, specifically, their controllability. Some individuals view emotions as uncontrollable (entity theory), while others think that emotions can be modulated (incremental theory). These beliefs guide the emotional regulation strategies that individuals use and influence subjective well-being.</p></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><p>The present study explores the psychometric properties of the French version of the Implicit Theories of Emotion Scale developed by Tamir et al. (2007).</p></div><div><h3>Method</h3><p>One hundred seventy-seven participants aged 18 to 72 years old (<em>M</em> <!-->=<!--> <!-->34 years old) completed the Implicit Theories of Emotion Scale in conjunction with two other questionnaires: subjective well-being and emotional regulation strategies.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Factor analyses identified a one-dimensional structure; the internal reliability (<em>alpha</em> <!-->=<!--> <!-->.81) and test-retest reliability indices (<em>r</em> <!-->=<!--> <!-->.69) were satisfactory. The study replicated the main results of contemporary international studies concerning the mediating role of cognitive reappraisal and further documents the pivotal role of positive reappraisal in the association between implicit theories and well-being.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>The discussion highlights clinical and theoretical interests and the usefulness of the Implicit Theories of Emotion Scale.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":46883,"journal":{"name":"European Review of Applied Psychology-Revue Europeenne De Psychologie Appliquee","volume":"72 1","pages":"Article 100728"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48332667","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":"Multidimensional eating profiles associated with personality traits during emerging adulthood: A cluster-analytic approach","authors":"C. Potard","doi":"10.1016/j.erap.2021.100730","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.erap.2021.100730","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><p>Personality traits can give a fuller understanding for eating behaviors, such as food choice, (un)healhty eating.</p></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><p>To examine eating styles with a multidimensional perspective considering cognitive, affective and conative (or behavioral) components of eating styles in emerging adulthood, and how they may be related to the Big Five and impulsivity traits.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p><span>Self-reported questionnaires were used to explore the association between the eating styles, Big five traits and facets of impulsivity among young French adults (</span><em>n</em> <!-->=<!--> <!-->450; <em>Mean Age</em> <!-->=<!--> <!-->20.84<!--> <!-->years; <em>SD</em> <!-->=<!--> <!-->2.4, with 79.6% of women).</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>On the basis of cluster analysis, six eating styles were identified: <em>Healthier</em>, <em>Uninhibited</em>, <em>Dysregulated</em>, <em>Stress-related</em>, <em>Restrictive</em> and <em>Ethical restraint</em> eaters. Results suggest that <em>Uninhibited</em> eaters reported lower scores on Conscientiousness and higher scores on Negative and Positive urgency. The <em>Dysregulated</em><span> group had lower scores on Extraversion, and high scores on Neuroticism<span>, Negative urgency and Lack of premeditation. </span></span><em>Restrictive</em> eaters showed low levels of Openness and Lack of premeditation. The <em>Ethical restraint</em><span> style was characterized by low scores on Agreeableness and Positive urgency. The ability or inability to cope with both emotional distress and positive and negative impulsive behaviors was related to young adult's eating cognitions and behaviors.</span></p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Considering the existence of subtypes of eaters and separate associated personality-related traits, an individual differences perspective (e.g., age, gender, disposition to control one's emotional experiences) should be incorporated.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":46883,"journal":{"name":"European Review of Applied Psychology-Revue Europeenne De Psychologie Appliquee","volume":"72 1","pages":"Article 100730"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42324654","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}